Investigation of (Epi)genetic causes in syndromic short children born small for gestational age
PMID: 37758162
Gene: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
Investigation of (Epi)genetic causes in syndromic short children born small for gestational age
PMID: 37758162
Gene: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
39187771
Article ID
patient is the only daughter of non-consanguineous parents of Italian origin. At the age of 5 years, she had repeated episodes of hematochezia, which progressively evolved into chronic bloody mucous diarrhea lasting for over 4 weeks (9). When the girl was firstly evaluated at 5.5 years of age, physical examination was normal, and growth was regular. Her family and personal history were unremarkable, without any opportunistic or severe infection. Stool culture for bacteria and stool tests for viruses and parasites were negative. Fecal calprotectin showed repeatedly elevated results (>2,100 μg/g, normal value < 50 μg/g), while C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were normal. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) were negative. Sugar intestinal permeability was markedly altered (lactulose/mannitol ratio 0.09, normal value < 0.03). Upper and lower gastrointestinal digestive endoscopy showed numerous small nodules throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract from the stomach to the rectum (Figures 1A–F), whose histopathologic features were consistent with the diagnosis of NLH (Figures 1G–I). No signs of chronic intestinal inflammation or autoimmune enteropathy, such as enterocyte apoptosis, were observed in the multiple biopsies taken at endoscopy.
PMID: 34692603 Case: Italian, Female child, 7-8yo DiseaseAssertion: NLH FamilyInfo: non-consanguineous parents, Italian, family and personal history were unremarkable, without any opportunistic or severe infection. CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0032203; HP:0011956, hematochezia, which progressively evolved into chronic bloody mucous diarrhea lasting for over 4 weeks, activated PI3 kinase δ syndrome (APDS) CaseHPOFreeText: Sugar intestinal permeability was markedly altered (lactulose/mannitol ratio 0.09, normal value < 0.03). Upper and lower gastrointestinal digestive endoscopy showed numerous small nodules throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract from the stomach to the rectum (Figures 1A–F), whose histopathologic features were consistent with the diagnosis of NLH (Figures 1G–I). No signs of chronic intestinal inflammation or autoimmune enteropathy, such as enterocyte apoptosis, were observed in the multiple biopsies taken at endoscopy. CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005202, HP:0034890, HP:0032247, HP:0033624, HP:0033431, HP:0033185, HP:0031693, HP:0020072, HP:0033508, HP:0033509, HP:0005215, HP:0002720, HP:0004433, HP:0011837 CaseNotHPOFreeText: HIV, bacterial Yersinia enterocolitica, cow's milk protein allergy, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) (ORPHA:342), and other inborn errors of immunity (IEI) CasePreviousTesting: Stool culture, Fecal Calprotein, CRP, Erythrocyte sedimentation, ANCA, ASCA, GI endoscopy GenotypingMethod: Whole exome sequencing, Cell Culture, Western Blot. PreviouslyPublished: NR Variant: 582515, p.Glu525Gly (c.1574A>G) ClinVarID: 557431 CAID: CA338303813 gnomAD: n/a SupplementalData: The patient received a short course of steroids (oral prednisone at an initial dose of 1.5 mg/kg/day) with complete resolution of symptoms and normalization of calprotectin during treatment but rapid clinical and biochemical (i.e., calprotectin elevation) relapse upon discontinuation.
Whole-exome sequencing with phenotype-driven analysis was performed, focusing on genes primarily implicated in immunological diseases (11, 12), revealing the presence of the heterozygous variant p.Glu525Gly (c.1574A>G) in the PIK3CD gene. Sanger sequencing confirmed the presence of this variant, and segregation analysis demonstrated its de novo occurrence (Figures 2A,B). The variation affects the same codon of two previously reported PIK3CD variants causing APDS, namely, c.1573G>A, p.(Glu525Lys) and c.1573A>C, p.(Glu525Ala) (Figure 2C) (13, 14). It has not been identified previously, and it is absent from the largest allele frequency databases (gnomAD, EVS, and 1000 Genomes Project).
case of a girl with isolated diffuse NLH (extending from the stomach to the rectum) caused by activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) due to the novel p.Glu525Gly variant in PIK3CD
The gain-of-function effect of the variant was confirmed by demonstration of over activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway in the patient's cells. APDS diagnosis led to treatment with sirolimus, which resulted in the complete remission of NLH and in the prevention of extra intestinal complications. In conclusion, we identify APDS as a novel cause of isolated NLH and suggest that patients with severe pan-enteric NLH should be screened for this disorder that may not be apparent on first-line immunological testing.
PIK3CD (p.Glu525Gly)
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte‐associated antigen‐4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms in a cohort of Egyptian patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
PMID:38485815
Gene:CTLA4
HGNC:2505
Phenotypic and Immunological Characterization of Patients with Activated PI3Kδ Syndrome 1 Presenting with Autoimmunity
PMID:38634985
Gene:PIK3CD
HGNC:8977
P1
Case#: P1, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000540 (Hypermetropia/Hyperopia), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin), HP:0001256 (Intellectual disability, mild/Mild impairment),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have readily visible veins and delayed bone age.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1615_1617del (p.Ile539del).
ClinVar: 60761.
CAID: CA344796.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P2
Case#: P2, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin), HP:0001256 (Intellectual disability, mild/Mild impairment),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have readily visible veins and delayed bone age.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A..
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1465G>A (p.Glu489Lys).
ClinVar: 60762.
CAID: CA344798.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P3
Case#: P3, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/Hyperextensibility of joints), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000558 (Rieger anomaly), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000540 (Hypermetropia/Hyperopia), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0000565 (Esotropia), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0000138 (Ovarian cyst), HP:0001256 (Intellectual disability, mild/Mild impairment), HP:0003100 (Slender long bone/Gracile long bones)
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have delayed bone age and mild impairment and/or speech delay
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A..
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P4
Case#: P4, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0040195 (Decreased head circumference), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000540 (Hypermetropia/Hyperopia), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to readily visible veins, normal mental development.
Proband was not evaluated for insulin resistance, ovarian cysts, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have hyperextensibility of joints, inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, diabetes, frequent illnesses, mild impairment and/or speech delay.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P5
Case#: P5, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/Hyperextensibility of joints), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000558 (Rieger anomaly), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000545 (Myopia), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, frequent illnesses, ovarian cysts, normal mental development,
Proband was not evaluated for delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, hyperopia, astigmatism, esotropia, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, mild impairment and/or speech delay.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P6
Case#: P6, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was not evaluated for inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, teeth delay, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, lack of subcutaneous fat, insulin resistance, diabetes, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, frequent illnesses, ovarian cysts, normal mental development, mild impairment and/or speech delay, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have hyperextensibility of joints,
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P7
Case#: P7, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: : Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, ovarian cysts, normal mental development,
Proband was not evaluated for hyperextensibility of joints, ocular depression, hyperopia, myopia, esotropia, Triangular face, Mild midface hypoplasia, frequent illnesses, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, mild impairment and/or speech delay,
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P8
Case#: P8, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, frequent illnesses, normal mental development,
Proband was not evaluated for hyperextensibility of joints, teeth delay, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, ovarian cysts, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, mild impairment and/or speech delay.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1943dup (p.Arg649ProfsTer5).
ClinVar: 60764.
CAID: CA344800.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P9
Case#: P9, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, normal mental development, mild impairment and/or speech delay,
Proband was not evaluated for height/length, occipitofrontal circumference, hyperextensibility of joints, teeth delay, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, frequent illnesses, ovarian cysts, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, Prominent forehead, Mild midface hypoplasia,
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1892G>A (p.Arg631Gln).
ClinVar: 126459.
CAID: CA347796.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
14-year old female index patient
Case#: 14-year old female index patient, F, Age of Report:, Ethnicity: Austrian.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001252 (Hypotonia), HP:0001945 (Fever), HP:0025297 (Prolonged), HP:0001873 (Thrombocytopenia), HP:0002155 (Hypertriglyceridemia), HP:0025435 (Increased circulating lactate dehydrogenase concentration/increased lactate dehydrogenase), HP:0003281 (Increased circulating ferritin concentration/markedly elevated ferritin), HP:0012156 (Hemophagocytosis),
CaseHPOFreeText: Here we investigated a 14-year old female index patient, born to non-consanguineous healthy Austrian parents, who was hospitalized with severe hypotonia and prolonged fever. She had neither lymphadenopathy nor hepatosplenomegaly, and no infectious agent was found. Initial laboratory findings showed a mild thrombocytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and markedly elevated ferritin (Table 1 and Figure 1A), prompting work up for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Hemophagocytosis was indeed visible in the bone marrow aspirate (Figure 1B). Soluble CD25 was mildly elevated at 2204 U mL-1 (Table 1) but below the levels typically seen in HLH.6 NK-cell activity as measured by CD107a expression upon stimulation was in the low normal range in the initial diagnostic (Table 1). The presence of fever, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperferritinemia and hemophagocytosis, did not allow the diagnosis of HLH, but gave evidence of macrophage activation in the context of a hyperferritinemic inflammatory syndrome (Table 1).6We initiated treatment with dexamethasone, leading to clinical improvement and normalization of LDH and ferritin levels. Tapering of dexamethasone resulted in clinical deterioration and rise in ferritin (Figure 1A), and was accompanied by the development of autoimmune neutropenia as documented by HNA-1b antibodies. As the disease was distinct from classical HLH,6 we decided to treat the patient with recombinant human anti-IL-1β (Anakinra, 100 mg twice daily) in combination with dexamethasone, rather than using the etoposide-based HLH-94 protocol. We discontinued dexamethasone treatment after eight weeks and, one month later, reduced the Anakinra dose to a maintenance dose of 100 mg daily. The patient has remained clinically stable and is currently receiving Anakinra (decreased to 60 mg once daily) without any inflammatory manifestations. Immunological characterization of patient peripheral blood in the asymptomatic phase after ceasing dexamethasone revealed reduced absolute natural killer (NK)-cell counts and low frequency of monocytes, and slightly low absolute lymphocyte counts (Table 1)..
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: She had neither lymphadenopathy nor hepatosplenomegaly, and no infectious agent was found.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: Variant 1: NM_001282426.2:c.145C>A (p.Arg49Ser) . Variant 2: NM_001282426.2:c.3254A>G (p.Asn1085Ser).
ClinVar: Variant 1: 1675220. Variant 2: 1675219.
CAID: Variant 1: CA4429087. Variant 2: CA368817268.
gnomAD: Variant 1: Frequency: 0.001519. Link: https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr7-106867706-C-A?dataset=gnomad_r4. Variant 2: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
A.1
Case#: A.1, F, Age of Report: 9 y.o., Ethnicity: European-American.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0012378 (Fatigue), HP:0001878 (Hemolytic anemia), HP:0006510 (Chronic pulmonary obstruction/early obstructive pulmonary impairment), HP:0003651 (Foam cells), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating antibody concentration/Hypogammaglobulinemia), HP:0001873 (Thrombocytopenia), HP:0001888 (Lymphopenia), HP:0001880 (Eosinophilia), HP:0100721 (Mediastinal lymphadenopathy), HP:0034388 (Hilar lymph node enlargement), HP:0001744 (Splenomegaly), HP:0004387 (Enterocolitis), HP:0002014 (Diarrhea), HP:0002027 (Abdominal pain), HP:0002583 (Colitis), HP:0005425 (Recurrent sinopulmonary infections), HP:0410018 (Recurrent ear infections), HP:0001581 (Recurrent skin infections), HP:0000010 (Recurrent urinary tract infections), HP:0001742 (Nasal congestion), HP:0011010 (Chronic), HP:0000964 (Eczematoid dermatitis/Eczema),
CaseHPOFreeText: A female patient (hereafter called A.1) from a European-American family presented at nine years of age with fatigue and hemolytic anemia followed by early obstructive pulmonary impairment. A subsequent chest CT scan revealed bilateral nodular infiltrates and areas of patchy, peripheral-basal consolidation in lungs, and histological examination revealed a pattern of interstitial CD3+ lymphocytic infiltration, foamy histiocytes, scattered noncaseating granulomas, and luminal obstruction initially characterized as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (Fig. 1a–b). Further follow up and analysis revealed clinical progression to hypogammaglobulinemia, thrombocytopenia, various lymphopenias, eosinophilia, mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly (Table 1). More recently, at sixteen years of age, patient A.1 developed enterocolitis with diarrhea and abdominal pain. Histological assessment of gut tissue revealed interstitial infiltrate of more than 25 CD3+ lymphocytes per 100 epithelial cells (Fig. 1b, bottom). Episodes of pneumonitis and colitis continue to recur intermittently, have an apparent noninfectious etiology (with separate incidences of infectious colitis), and respond to pulse doses of corticosteroids and steroid-sparing measures including mycophenolate mofetil.
The childhood of patient A.1 was remarkable for recurrent sinopulmonary, ear, skin, and urinary tract infections (commonly with S. aureus), chronic nasal congestion, and eczema. Additional episodes of colitis were sometimes associated with stool cultures positive for C. difficile and Salmonella. Vaccination responses were protective for tetanus, borderline protective for diphtheria, and protective for 4 of 23 pneumococcal strains. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia at nine years of age (preceding the initial pneumonitis by several months) was treated with steroids and blood transfusions; a recurrence of autoimmune cytopenias at seventeen years prompted CD20+ B cell depletion with rituximab. Patient A.1 is currently treated with immunoglobulin replacement therapy to restore humoral protection and mycophenolate mofetil to suppress inflammation.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES and Sanger.
Variant: NM_001282426.2:c.3062G>C (p.Arg1021Pro).
ClinVar: 1675218.
CAID: CA164129242.
gnomAD: Frequency: 0.00002988. Link: https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr7-106905140-G-C?dataset=gnomad_r4.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: Patient A.1 inherited an allele from her healthy mother in whom a single base-pair deletion causes a frameshift beginning at R982 of p110γ, and an allele from her healthy father in whom a missense mutation results in an R1021P amino acid substitution in the kinase domain.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
15-year-old female
Case#: 15-year-old female, F, Age of Report: 15 y.o., Ethnicity: From China.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001511 (Intrauterine growth retardation/Intrauterine growth restriction), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0000684 (Delayed eruption of teeth/teething delay), HP:0000858 (Irregular menstruation/irregular menstrual cycle), HP:0001007 (Hirsutism), HP:0000820 (Abnormality of the thyroid gland/thyroid disease), HP:0005328 (Progeroid facial appearance/Progeroid facial appearance), HP:0000545 (Myopia), HP:0000678 (Dental crowding/overcrowded teeth), HP:0000855 (Insulin resistance)
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have "characteristic facial gestalts/"characteristic facial dysmorphim", low weight at birth,
The proband was admitted to our department due to irregular menstrual cycle and hirsutism with short stature, who had a history of intrauterine growth restriction and presented with short stature, teething delay, characteristic facial gestalts, hirsutism, and thyroid disease. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing revealed c.1960C > T, a novel de novo nonsense mutation, leading to the termination of protein translation (p. Gln654*).
This is the first case report of SHORT syndrome complicated with thyroid disease in China, identifying a novel de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation in PIK3R1 gene (p. Gln654*).
The phenotypes are mildly different from other cases previously described in the literature, in which our patient presents with lipoatrophy, facial feature, and first reported thyroid disease. Thyroid disease may be a new clinical symptom of patients with SHORT syndrome.
The patient was a girl born to a physically healthy and non-consanguineous couple by spontaneous delivery at the 37th week. Birth weight was 2150 g (− 3.39SD) and birth length was 44 cm (− 3.41SD), indicating that the patient had intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The proband also had teething delay, getting the first tooth at 1 year old. During childhood, the patient was bothered by short stature. Psychomotor and speech development was normal. The height of proband’s father and mother was 168 cm and 155 cm respectively. The patient also had a healthy 20-month-old brother.
At the age of 15 years and 4 months, the proband was referred to our department due to irregular menstrual cycle and hirsutism with a height of 149 cm (− 2.04SD), weight of 43 kg (− 1.22SD) and body mass index (BMI) of 19.4 kg/m2. The height of the proband had remained 149 cm, ever since 13 years old. Physical examination showed a triangular-shaped face, small chin, large low-set ears, thin lip, downturned mouth, obvious beard and bushy eyebrows (Fig. 1a,b,c,d). Oral examination showed overcrowded and irregular teeth, hypodontia, and severe dental caries (Fig. 1g). Pubertal development was assessed according to the Tanner stage, with pubic hair at PH5 stage and breast at B2 stage. The second phalanx of little finger in the left hand was short and thicken, which was confirmed with X-ray (Fig. 1e,f). Ultrasound of neck showed diffuse thyroid disease. Ultrasound biomicroscopy of the eyes, examination of ocular fundus, abdominal ultrasound, reproductive system ultrasound, and chest X-ray were normal. The cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated a small posterior pituitary.
Not evaluated on the proband: OFC at birth, thin, wrinkled skin with readily visible veins, inguinal hernia,
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have: Hyperextensibility of joints, ocular depression, Riegar anomaly, lipoatrophy, glaucoma, hyperopia, astigmatism, delayed bone age, intellectual deficiency, speech delay, diabetes, hearing loss, frequent infections, congenital heart diseases, pulmonary stenosis and ovarian cysts.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1960C>T (p.Gln654Ter).
ClinVar: N/A.
CAID: CA359884699.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: A novel de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation in the PIK3R1 gene (p. Gln654*) was found in the proband.
WES was performed to make a clear clinical diagnose. The candidate variants were first screened by a minor allele frequency < 3% against the 1000 Genomes Project, the NHLBI exome variant server or in 50 HapMap control exomes. Then, short stature, facial abnormalities were selected as the filtering clinical symptoms to analyze the screened candidate variants. According to the guidelines recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, a pathogenic variant of PIK3R1 gene was identified to contribute to the patient’s conditions. Sequencing result indicated c.1960C > T of PIK3R1 gene a novel nonsense mutation, leading to the termination of protein translation (p. Gln654*), which was confirmed by sanger sequencing (Fig. 2). In addition, direct sequencing results showed the genotypes of proband’s parents were wild-type, suggesting it was a de novo mutation.
CaseAddInfo: The height of proband’s father and mother was 168 cm and 155 cm respectively. The patient also had a healthy 20-month-old brother.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
patient
Case#: patient, M, Age of Report: newborn, Ethnicity: Korean.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0040195 (Decreased head circumference), HP:0003074 (Hyperglycemia), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0009125 (Lipodystrophy), HP:0000023 (Inguinal hernia), HP:0001642 (Pulmonic stenosis), HP:0001684 (Secundum atrial septal defect/ASD secundum), HP:0000684 (Delayed eruption of teeth)
CaseHPOFreeText: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of SHORT syndrome with TNDM.
The patient was a newborn male and the only child of a healthy non-consanguineous Korean couple with a non-contributory family history. The height of his father and mother was 170 cm (−0.70 SD score) and 160 cm (−0.04 SD score), respectively. They had no dysmorphic features. The mother had regular antenatal check-up and did not have any history of medical and obstetric problems during pregnancy. He was born at 38 weeks of gestation but displayed features of IUGR during pregnancy. His birth weight was 1.8 kg (<3rd percentile), length 44 cm (<3rd percentile), and head circumference 31 cm (<3rd percentile) according to the Korean reference for birth weight based on gestational age and sex. The initial blood glucose level was 70 mg/dl. The baby was exclusively breastfed starting on day 3 and was in generally good condition. However, blood glucose level was between 218 and 263 mg/dl at 5 day of age. At the age of 20 day, his blood glucose level was still high (205–260 mg/dl), and the infant was referred to the endocrine clinic for persistent hyperglycemia assessment. On physical examination, several dysmorphic features (triangular-shaped face, prominent forehead, ocular depression, lipodystrophy at the lumbar region) and inguinal hernia were present. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements were 74 and 42 mmHg, respectively. The serum c-peptide and insulin levels were 2.83 ng/ml (normal: 1.0–3.5) and 120 μU/ml (normal: 2.8–13.5), respectively. Baseline chemistry including serum blood urea nitrogen was 15.3 mg/dl (normal: 7.0–20.0), creatinine 0.9 mg/dl (normal: 0.6–1.2), aspartate aminotransferase 38 U/L (normal: 14–40), and alanine aminotransferase 16 U/L (normal: 9–45), as well as complete blood count profile were within normal range. Urinalysis showed no glucose or ketones. There was no sign of ketoacidosis and the patient had no type 1 diabetes autoantibodies (antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet cell, islet antigen-2, and insulin). The liver and pancreas ultrasonography revealed no structural abnormality. Echocardiography at the age of 1 month confirmed mild pulmonary stenosis and ASD secundum (2 mm) which did not require surgical intervention. Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) was suspected on the basis of hyperglycemia occurring within the first month of life that lasted for >2 weeks and required insulin therapy. At age of 25 day, clinical exome sequencing was performed to identify the genetic cause of NDM.
To monitor the glycemic level, his blood glucose was measured at the beginning of each feeding session. The patient was treated with subcutaneous insulin, and blood glucose level gradually stabilized. The blood glucose levels ranged from 110–250 mg/dl during the next 10 days. An adequate glucose level was achieved at 6 weeks of age without insulin treatment. His body weight was 4.4 kg (<3rd percentile) and his length was 61.6 cm (<3rd percentile) at 10 months of age. The patient experienced no hyperglycemic episode and the glycated hemoglobin was 5.0% and insulin level 2.8 μU/ml. At 10 months of age, the patient had no teeth erupted in the oral cavity.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Urinalysis showed no glucose or ketones. There was no sign of ketoacidosis and the patient had no type 1 diabetes autoantibodies (antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet cell, islet antigen-2, and insulin). The liver and pancreas ultrasonography revealed no structural abnormality.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: TruSight One sequencing panel and Sanger sequencing.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: Segregation analysis could not be performed due to the unavailability of parental samples.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
proband
Case#: proband, M, Age of Report: 8 y.o., Ethnicity: British.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0008846 (Severe intrauterine growth retardation), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0040195 (Decreased head circumference), HP:0001510 (Growth delay), HP:0011968 (Feeding difficulties/behavioral feeding difficulties), HP:0001263 (Global developmental delay/psychomotor development delay), HP:0000252 (Microcephaly), HP:0000684 (Delayed eruption of teeth/Dentition), HP:0100543 (Cognitive impairment/delayed intellectual development), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000582 (Upslanted palpebral fissure/upward-slanting palpebral fissures), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin), HP:0001187 (Hyperextensibility of the finger joints), HP:0010485 (Hyperextensibility at elbow), HP:0009125 (Lipodystrophy)
CaseHPOFreeText:The proband, 8 years of age, is the first child of non-consanguineous Caucasian parents. There are no manifestations of SHORT syndrome in the family. There is no family history of microcephaly or intellectual disability. Following an otherwise uneventful pregnancy, delivery was induced at 38 weeks of gestation on discovery of severe intrauterine growth restriction. His birth weight was 1.97 kg (<0.4th centile, −3.7 SD).
Despite adequate nutritional intake, the patient's growth was significantly delayed. At 12 months of age, his weight was 6.88 kg (<0.4th centile, −3.2 SD), length was 69.5 cm (1st centile, −2.98 SD) and head circumference was 39.5 cm (<0.4th centile, −5.26 SD). Enteral tube feeding was initiated at 9 months of age, which the patient continues to remain dependent on today. Despite extensive investigation of the proband's feeding disorder, no organic cause was identified, and he was diagnosed with behavioral feeding difficulties. Follow-up consultations revealed a persistent development delay and sustained striking microcephaly. Dentition did not start until the age of 2.5 years. At 6 years of age, his weight was 16.2 kg (1st centile, −2.39SD), length was 105.4 cm (1st centile, −2.47 SD) and head circumference was 43.8 cm (<0.4th centile, −6.16 SD). Skeletal survey and extensive endocrine investigation did not find any abnormalities. The patient has not been formally diagnosed with diabetes and is awaiting an oral glucose tolerance test.
Intellectual and psychomotor development is moderate to severely delayed. The patient first walked at 20 months, first smiled at 3 months and spoke his first words aged 3 years. At his current age of 8 years, he attends a special needs school and requires substantial multidisciplinary support. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and electroencephalogram performed at 12 months of age was normal. Neurometabolic investigation was also normal. Recurrent ophthalmology investigations revealed a myopic left eye and hypermetropic right eye at 4 years of age. No anterior chamber defects were noted and his ocular pressure was reported as normal. His hearing was formally assessed and reported as normal.
Facial dysmorphic features are subtle but present (see Figure 2): triangular face, prominent forehead, broad eyebrows, slight upward-slanting palpebral fissures, and hypoplastic alae nasi leading to an impression of low columnella nasi. The patient has thin, wrinkled skin with visible veins, most prominently seen on his chest wall. He has hyperextensibility in his finger and elbow joints. Of note, local lipodystrophy of his proximal finger phalanges is also observed.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Skeletal survey and extensive endocrine investigation did not find any abnormalities. The patient has not been formally diagnosed with diabetes and is awaiting an oral glucose tolerance test.
No anterior chamber defects were noted and his ocular pressure was reported as normal.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Chromosome breakage studies, Angelman methylation studies and a 60 gene developmental delay and epilepsy panel were normal. Comparative genomic hybridization microarray identified a likely benign maternally inherited Xp11.4 duplication (GRch X:38646145-38687854). Trio-exome sequencing revealed a de novo heterozygous missense variant, c.1456G>A (p.Ala486Thr) in PIK3R1 (NM_181523.3).
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1456G>A (p.Ala486Thr).
ClinVar: N/A.
CAID: CA359881414.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo:N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
17-year-old female
Case#: 17-year-old female, F, Age of Report:17 y.o., Ethnicity: Cuban descent.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001510 (Growth delay), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0000696 (Delayed eruption of permanent teeth/secondary tooth eruption delay), HP:0000858 (Irregular menstruation/irregular menses), HP:0100607 (Dysmenorrhea), HP:0012384 (Rhinitis), HP:0002099 (Asthma), HP:0001025 (Urticaria), HP:0031796 (Recurrent), HP:0000403 (Recurrent otitis media), HP:0010606 (Hordeolum/hordeolums), HP:0031796 (Recurrent), HP:0012204 (Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis/vaginal candidiasis), HP:0032168 (Clostridium difficile colitis), HP:0004315 (Decreased circulating IgG concentration/low IgG levels), HP:0045082 (Decreased body mass index/low BMI), HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/hyperextensible joints), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0009765 (Low hanging columella), HP:0000219 (Thin upper lip vermilion/thin upper lip), HP:0007495 (Prematurely aged appearance/aged appearance), HP:0010976 (B lymphocytopenia/low absolute B cells), HP:0410376 (Increased proportion of naive CD8 T cells/elevated CD8 T cell),
CaseHPOFreeText: This is a 17-year-old female of Cuban descent, born to nonconsanguineous parents at 36 weeks gestational age to an uncomplicated pregnancy. Her birth weight and length were average for gestational age (7 pounds, 18 in.). She presented with a history of growth delay, short stature, and secondary tooth eruption delay. She measured below her growth curve at 1 year of age. She had growth hormone testing which resulted normal; however, she received growth hormone therapy from 3 to 10 years of age with a good response. At that time, she underwent genetic testing for short stature; however, no genetic causes of short stature were found. She has a history of irregular menses and dysmenorrhea with work-up for possible etiologies, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), resulting negative. She has met all developmental milestones appropriately and has normal cognition.
She has nonallergic rhinitis, mild intermittent asthma, and acute recurrent urticaria. Her history of infections includes recurrent episodes of otitis media since she was toddler requiring placement of 3 sets of ear tubes and tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She has a history of recurrent hordeolums and frequent episodes of vaginal candidiasis attributed to the many courses of antibiotics she has received for her various infections. She had one episode of Clostridium difficile colitis 6 months prior to presentation to our clinic. Prior immunologic evaluation at a different institution at 9 years of age was remarkable for low IgG levels, which ranged from 435 to 511 mg/dL [ref 759–1549 mg/dL]. A skin prick test to aeroallergens resulted negative. She did not receive intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy at that time.
Her physical exam was relevant for short stature (1 percentile, z = − 2.33), low weight for age (< 1 percentile, z = − 2.69), low BMI (15 percentile), and hyperextensible joints. Her facial features were significant for a prominent forehead, triangular face, low-hanging columella, thin upper lip, and aged appearance. Given concern for immune deficiency, a complete immune evaluation was obtained. Her results revealed hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG of 610 mg/dL [ref 694–1618 mg/dL]), with IgM and IgA within the reference range. The lymphocyte subset panel revealed remarkably low absolute B cells (34 cells/μL [ref 130–800 cells/μL]) and percentage (1% [ref 9–30%]). CD4 T cells were within the reference range, and CD8 T cell counts (1091 cells/μL [ref 240–890 cells/μL]) and percentage (40% [ref 17–36%]) were elevated. She had low CD4:CD8 ratio (0.84 [ref 1.00–2.90]). Follow-up B cell panel corroborated the finding of low absolute B cells (70 cells/μL [ref 100–500 cells/μL]) and revealed increased transitional B cells (6.6% CD19 + CD27-CD21-IgM+ [ref 0.5–2.8%]) and naïve B cells (5.9% CD19 + CD27-CD21-CD38- [ref 0.3–2.3%]). ImmunoCAP IgE to aeroallergens was negative, and total IgE was 2 kU/L [ref < 114 kU/L]. Vaccine boosters to S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, diphtheria, and tetanus were given. Subsequent titers revealed protective antibodies to S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and diphtheria and absent response to tetanus. Her lymphocyte mitogen proliferation showed normal lymphocyte responses to phytohaemagglutinin, concanavalin A, and pokeweed mitogen. Viral testing was not performed. At this time, the decision was made to start amoxicillin prophylaxis and monthly IVIG replacement therapy.
After initiating treatment with IVIG, our patient did not have new episodes of ear or sinus infections. IgG levels have remained within normal limits with monthly IVIG therapy. Given the finding of a PIK3R1 pathogenic variant and its known associations with SHORT syndrome, she was referred to ophthalmology and endocrinology. Of note, she started complaining of frequent headaches, not associated with administration of IVIG. Brain and cervical spine MRI revealed a Chiari I malformation for which she is being evaluated by neurosurgery.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: She did not have protective titers to tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcus, or influenzae.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Invitae primary immunodeficiency 207-gene panel was obtained.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1425+1G>C (n.336+1G>C).
ClinVar: 156009.
CAID: CA170736.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: Results revealed a heterozygous “pathogenic variant” in PIK3R1 (c.1425 + 1G > C) with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance in association with APDS2. This variant is a missense point mutation affecting a donor splice site in intron 11, resulting in exclusion of exon 11 (Fig. 1). Her parents are not carriers of this pathogenic variant, indicating this is a de novo mutation.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
Novel PIK3R1 mutation of SHORT syndrome: A case report with a 6‐month follow up
CTLA4 Alteration and Neurologic Manifestations: A New Family with Large Phenotypic Variability and Literature Review
TLA4 Alteration and Neurologic Manifestations: A New Family with Large Phenotypic Variability and Literature Review
PMID:40149457 Gene:CTLA4 HGNC:HGNC:2505
PIK3R1 mutations in individuals with insulin resistance or growth retardation: Case series and in silico functional analysis
PMID: 40420664
GENE: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
Atypical diabetes arising from SHORT syndrome: a case report
PMID: 39735640
Gene: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
Homozygous Loss of Function PIK3CD Mutation in Multiple Siblings Leading To B Cell Dysregulation and Autoimmunity
PMID: 41026257 GENE: PIK3CD HGNC: 8979
Case Report: Aplastic anemia related to a novel CTLA4 variant
PMID: 39220156 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC:2505
Neuroinflammation in CTLA-4 Haploinsufficiency: Case Report of a New Variant with Remarkable Response to Targeted Therapy
PMID: 41009791 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
A mutation in PIK3CD gene causing pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
PMID: 31045771
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Clinical and genetic features of CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency: a prospective study in China
PMID: 41904601 GENE: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
Abatacept Induces Long-Term Reconstitution of the B-Cell Niche in a Patient With CTLA-4 Haploinsufficiency
PMID: 39689284 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
CNS demyelination associated with immune dysregulation and a novel CTLA-4 variant
PMID: 34097529
Gene: CTLA4
HGNC: 2505
Immune dysregulation from a novel CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency variant
PMID: 41608053 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
Figure 1. Ptpn11E76K/+ mutation in Nestin+ MSPCs aberrantly activates neighbouring wild-type HSCs, inducing MPN in Ptpn11E76K/+Nestin-Cre+ mice.
OS2
According to the “2-hit” theory of Knudson, the first hit of the VHL syndrome is an inherited germline mutation of the VHL gene, whereas the development of HGB in VHL syndrome is caused by a second “hit” occurring in the tissue in which the tumor arises (15).
OP2
Loss of function of the VHL tumor suppressor gene is implicated in most cases of hemangioblastoma, both familial and sporadic.
OVS1
Hemophagocytic inflammatory syndrome in ADA-SCID: report of two cases and literature review
PMID: 37435083
proband at age 5, targeted testing of ABCA4
Case#: 1
DiseaseAssertion: stargardt disease originally but didn;t have fishtail flecks
FamilyInfo: both unaffected parents carrying heterozygous MFSD8 variants
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0001272
CaseHPOFreeText:at 5 years old BCVA was measured at a Snellen equivalent at 0.13 in both eyes, at age 8, BCVA had decreased to 0.07 in both eyes, complete absence of all retinal responses on full‐field flash ERG, No fishtail flecks typical of Stargardt disease were observed
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText:n/a
Genotyping Method: HaloPlex target enrichment kit amplified and sequenced using illumina, then WES
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.3113C>T p.(Ala1038Val)
ClinVar: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7894/
SupplementalData: MFSD8 variants identified
A 19-year-old female
Case#: 19 year old woman
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD)
FamilyInfo: no family history of ocular disease
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0025158
CaseHPOFreeText:20/25 in the right eye and 20/25-1 in the left eye, small irregular perifoveal lesions of both increased and decreased autofluorescence
CaseNotHPOs:na
CaseNotHPOFreeText:na
Genotyping Method: next gen sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: na
Variant: c.6079C > T, p.(Leu2027Phe) c.4139C > T, p.(Pro1380Leu)
ClinVar: not found not found
CAID: not found not found
SupplementalData: “black shadow” in the right eye after getting hit by a volley ball
Superotemporal predisposition to traumatic subretinal fibrosis in Stargardt disease: A case report
PMID:39917552
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A 43-year-old white female
Case#: 43 year old woman II:2
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD1)
FamilyInfo: none of family had co-existing systemic disorders, father carried variant, probands affected suster did not
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0000007
CaseHPOFreeText: loss of ellipsoid zone, mascular dystrophy with features of bull's eye maculopathy,
CaseNotHPOs: na
CaseNotHPOFreeText: na
Genotyping Method: sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.4685 T > C, p.(I1562T)
ClinVar: not found
CAID: not found
SupplementalData: probands affected sister did not carry the ABAA4 variant, indicating ABCA4 was not relevant to mascular dystrophy in family, CRX variant was also found
The proband
Case#:case 1 II:4
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD1)
FamilyInfo: mother has identical phenotype as proband, dad and sister asymptomatic, brother was symptomatic at 8 years old, other brother symptomatic at 15 years old.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000007
CaseHPOFreeText: at age 50, with central visual imparement in right eye, 20/40 right, 20/20 left, linear and branching hyperautofluorescent subretinal deposits and extrafoveal RPE atrophy in both eyes,
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method:
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.6031_6044delins18M/p.(Ile2003LeufsTer41)
ClinVar: not found
CAID: not found
SupplementalData:
A10M c.4139C>T:p(P1380L
Case#: 10 years old
DiseaseAssertion:See Table 1
FamilyInfo: Not Mentioned
CasePresentingHPOs: Not specified
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/a
CasePreviousTesting: See Table 2
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4139C>T (p.Pro1380Leu)
ClinVar: 7904 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7904/
CAID: CA129033
gnomAD: 0.00030430 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr1-94031110-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Table 2
A01Fa c.4793C>A:p(A1598D)
Case#: Age is not specified (Age of onset: 15 years old, with the time from onset: 8 years)
DiseaseAssertion: Presented with macular flecks and alterations in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) subretinal deposits.
FamilyInfo: Consanguinity within the family
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000608, HP:0008035 (Macular Degeneration, Retinis pigmentosa inversa)
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Visual Acuity: 20/20
CasePreviousTesting: See Table 2
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):C.4793C>A (p.Ala1598Asp)
ClinVar: 99321 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99321/
CAID: CA227239
gnomAD: 0.00002631 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-94021695-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r3
SupplementalData: Table 2, Results Section
Transcription factor protein interactomes reveal genetic determinants in heart disease
PMID: 35182466 Gene: GATA4 HGNC ID: 4173
Insight into the 8p23.1 duplication syndrome: Case report of a young women with infert
PMID: 37123967 Gene: GATA4 HGNC: 4173
GATA4 Regulates Developing Endocardium Through Interaction With ETS1
PMID:36263775 Gene: GATA4 HGNC ID:4173
Case: only patient, female,
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0011463 Childhood onset, hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), oroticaciduria (HP:0003218), low plasma citrulline (HP:0003572), vomiting (HP:0002013),
Case HPO FreeText : episodes of nausea, stomachache and temporary elevated trans- aminase
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text: Sanger sequencing revealed no pathogenic mutation. real-time PCR was conducted on blood DNA from the patient and a male control subject using the Applied Biosystems 7300 real time PCR system (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Several primer pairs were designed for OTC (upstream of exon 1 and intron 6) and RPP30 that was used as an autosomal single copy gene reference to generate amplicons suitable for real-time PCR
Test results plasma ammonia: 220 μg/dl (ref 12~ 60 μg/dl) plasma glutamine:1212 nmol/ml (ref 420–700) plasma citrulline: 18.4 nmol/ml (ref 17–43), urinary orotate: 234.3 μmol/g Cr (ref 4.7 ~ 15.9 μmol/g creatinine) Arg: 32.2 nmol/ml (ref 54–130).
Case Previous Testing:
Supplemental Data: Genetic analysis section,
Notes: No variant mutation detected but was found first documented case of OTCD caused by an exonic duplication (exons 1 to 6) of the OTC gene. Further analysis indicated that it resulted from complex rearrangements.
Treatment: protein-restricted diet and by oral sodium phenylbutyrate and arginine.
Variant: NM_000531.6:-
ClinVarID: -
CAID: -
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient is named case #2, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), oriticaciduria (HP:0003218), low plasma citrulline (HP:0003572), neonatal onset(HP:0003623), Hyperglutaminemia (HP:0003217)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: GDNA was isolated from lymphocytes. To examine the small mutations in the coding region of the OTC gene, all 10 exons and their flanking intron regions were amplified using PCR, and the nucleotide sequences of the amplified products were determined. To determine the intron 5 sequence of case 2, PCR was performed using primers OTCex5F and OTCint5R, and primers OTCint5F and OTCex6R (Table 1, Fig. 3). The amplified products were subcloned into the pT7 vector and the inserted DNA was sequenced using an automated DNA sequencer. Allopurinol test
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.540+265G>A
ClinVarID: NA
CAID: CA658658977
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient Proband SS, Female, Caucasian
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: De novo inheritance, no family history of disease
CasePresentingHPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), oroticaciduria (HP:0003218), Childhood onset (HP:0011463)
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs: Positive allopurinol test
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: Genomic DNA isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes or cultured skin fibroblasts. Amplification by PCR used. SSCP analysis performed. Sequencing of both free and immobilized single strands carried out by dideoxy chain termination method.
SupplementalData: Table 1: Mutations in the Ornithine Transcarbamylase Gene of 17 Females
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.77+1G>A
ClinVarID: 97313
CAID: CA224773
gnomAD:
Case: Female Patient #1, Female, Japanese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: Childhood onset (HP:0011463)
CaseHPOFreeText: Onset at 2 years
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: 16% OTC activity
CasePreviousTesting:
Variant: NM_000531.5:c.67C>T (p.Arg23*)
ClinVarID: 97292
CAID: CA224742
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #38, Female, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: No family history of disease, mutation is inherited
CasePresentingHPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), oroticaciduria (HP:0003218), vomiting (HP:0002013), coma (HP:0001259), lethargy (HP:0001254), seizures (HP:0001250), childhood onset (HP:0011463)
CaseHPOFreeText: Elevated plasma ammonia at 190 umol/L (Normal: 9-30 umol/L), Elevated urinary orotate at 202 mmol/mmol creatinine (Normal: 0-1.5 mmol/mmol creatinine)
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: Normal plasma glutamine at 13.5 umol/L (Normal: 6-30 umol/L), Normal plasma citrulline at 15.75 umol/L (Normal: 7-35 umol/L)
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.67C>T (p.Arg23*)
ClinVarID: 97292
CAID: CA224742
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #4, Female, Caucasian
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987),
CaseHPOFreeText: Elevated plasma ammonia concentration at 123 uM/L
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: Anxiety, plasma citrulline at 2 uM/L
CasePreviousTesting: N/A
Variant: NM_000531.5:c.67C>T (p.Arg23*)
ClinVarID: 97292
CAID: CA224742
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #16, Male
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623), Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987)
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: N/A
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.77+2dupT
ClinVarID: 567293
CAID: CA891844248
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #50, Male
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623), Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987)
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: N/A
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.174G>A (p.Trp58*)
ClinVarID: 97127
CAID: CA224490
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #85, Male
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs:
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs: Late Onset
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: Milder phenotype
CasePreviousTesting: N/A
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.298+1G>T
ClinVarID: 97160
CAID: CA224544
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #32, Female
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: N/A
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.140dup (p.(Asn47LysfsTer8))
ClinVarID:
CAID:
gnomAD:
Case: Patient #7, Female
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: N/A
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.29_32del (p.Asn10fs)
ClinVarID: 97157
CAID: CA224540
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #15, Female
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.77+1G>A
ClinVarID: 97313
CAID: CA224773
gnomAD:
Case: patient#5 , female, Italian
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: irritability(HP:0000737), lethargy(HP:0001254), vomiting(HP:0002013), Oriticaciduria (HP:0003218), low plasma citrulline (HP:0003572), Elevated circulating alanine aminotransferase concentration(HP:0031964), Elevated circulating aspartate aminotransferase concentration (HP:0031956), childhood onset (HP:0011463)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Total RNA was isolated from peripheral blood lymphocytes or lymphoblastoid cell lines and from frozen liver biopsy as described in Chomczynski and Sacchi (1987). For each patient two cDNA syntheses were performed: 10mg of total RNA with 800-1000 ng of oligo dT or 500ng of specific primer NR, mapping in the 3’UTR of OTC cDNA Identification of genetic lesions by amplification of the OTC mRNA, expressed in the liver tissue and intestine, from a non-specific tissue like PBL or lymphoblastoid cell lines. Some mutations, particularly those affecting splicing sites, may have a different expression in liver and PBL . In females, including manifesting carriers, this method allows the identification of deletions and gene rearrangements with certainty, but mutations, decreasing mRNA stability, are unlikely to be detected because the normal allele will constitute the majority of the RNA available for RT-PCR and will be preferentially amplified.
Supplemental Data: Case report section Notes: Hepatomegaly. This mutation, previously reported (Reish et al., 1993), has been correlated with a lethal disease form in a male patient, therefore the mild phenotype in our patient could be explained by a not completely unfavorable X-lyonization
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.928G>T(p.Glu310*)
ClinVarID: 97361
CAID: CA224838
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: 24 yo Laotse patient , female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs:Hyperammonemia(HP:0001987), Adult onset (HP:0003581), Elevated circulating alanine aminotransferase concentration(HP:0031964), Elevated circulating aspartate aminotransferase concentration(HP:0031956), oriticaciduria(HP:0003218), Aminoaciduria(HP:0003355, Prolonged prothrombin time(HP:0008151), Cerebral edema(HP:0002181),
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: " Genomic DNA from the patient was isolated from cultivated fibroblasts. Nine pairs of primers were designed from the published sequence of the OTC gene6,7 to allow amplification of all 10 exons including adjacent intron sequences. Single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis of the polymerase chain reaction–amplified individual exon 8 yielded an unusual migration pattern of exon 9
Supplemental Data: Case report section Notes: Patient had a pregnancy 2 years prior and lost the baby. In this case report, She was a 14weeks pregnant(2nd pregnancy) 24yo . She died during this of severe hyperammonemia 5 days after being administered amino acids through parenteral nutrition. She developed signs of encephalopathy stage 4 with maximal dilated unresponsive pupils, brisk oculocephalic reflex, and severe hyperventilation, requiring mechanical ventilation. MRI revealed revealed diffuse cortical edema with loss of white to gray matter distinction. Increased excretion of Gly, Gln, Ser, Thr, and Lys was found in her urine. Treatment with benzoate was started but didn't save the patient.
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.892_893del(p.Trp298Aspfs*15)
ClinVarID: 97348
CAID: CA224820
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #11, female, 35yo, slovenian
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: family history of the disease,
Case Presenting HPOs: Adult onset(HP:0003581), hyperammonemia(HP:0001987), protein avoidance (HP:0002038)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Sequencing was performed at a 3rd-party sequencing center using a standardized seq of procedures following PCR-free WGS library preparation protocol Illumina TrueSeq DNA Nano and sequenced on Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform with a mean autosomal depth greater than 30×. Variants were interpreted by a medical doctor specialized in the NGS sequencing data analysis and those classified as likely pathogenic or pathogenic according to the ACMG/AMP standards and guidelines were considered for reporting, while variants of uncertain clinical significance, were not considered. Likely pathogenic and pathogenic variants were further evaluated by the referring clinical geneticist and were considered and reported if they were classified as both a likely diagnostic finding and if they were compatible with the clinical presentation of referral.
Supplemental Data: Table 4 and section 3.1(Case description) Notes:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.540+265G>A
ClinVarID: 449382
CAID: CA658658977
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #113, Male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset(HP:0003623), Hyperammonemia HP:0001987
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: GDNA from blood, cultured skin fibroblasts, liver from patients suspected for otc deficiency was used to amplify all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries using primers listed in Table 1. The amplified DNA fragments were then screened by single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) and the abnormally migrating DNA fragments were sequenced directly from PCR products (w/o subcloning) to identify the mutation. The amino acid residue substitution created by the mutation is examined using an alignment of 26 OTCase sequences from 23 species.
Supplemental Data: Table 4 Notes:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.867+1G>A
ClinVarID: 97342
CAID: CA224813
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #20, Male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), oriticaciduria (HP:0003218), low plasma citrulline (HP:0003572), neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Genomic DNA was isolated using PUREGENE blood kit from peripheral leukocytes of patients and related family members with informed consents. Amplification by PCR of all 10 exons of the OTC gene was performed using nine pairs of primers designed to span all exons and their adjacent intronic regions. PCR products were subsequently sequenced using ABI3100 Genetic analyzer with BigDye termination ver.3.0.To analyze the activity of OTC protein expressed in the COS-7, high-pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) analysis was performed with a Water system, consisting of a model 510 pump and a UV-visible 420 detector.
Supplemental Data: Table 1 Notes:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.796_805del(p.Ile265AspfsX20)
ClinVarID: NA
CAID: CA2695233326
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #1, female Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), Juvenile onset (HP:0003621)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "DNA samples were obtained from either peripheral white blood cells or liver biopsies of probands. Patient 1 total liver RNAs were extracted by the acid-phenol-guanidium method and reverse-transcribed in cDNA by hexanucleotide priming using Superscript 11' (Life Technologies, Cergy-Pantoia, France). First strand cDNA was further PCR-amplified using forward and reverse primers specificons 7 and 9 of the OTC gene, respectively. Sequence comparisons were conducted using the FASTA option of the BISANCE package. Secondary protein conformational changes induced by sequence mutations were predicted using the algorithms of the BISANCE package. Nucleotidic changes potentially altering splice sites were studied using the Senapathy's algorithm from the BISANCE package."
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.731_739del(p.Leu244Profs)
ClinVarID: 97307
CAID: CA224765
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #273, Male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: NA
Supplemental Data: Supplemental table file Notes:
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.818del (p.Glu273Glyfs*16)
ClinVarID: 97338
CAID: CA224807
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient MW
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: NA
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: NA
Supplemental Data: NA Notes: mutation might cause exon 8 kipping durring splicing.
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.718-2A>G
ClinVarID: 97303
CAID: CA224761
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #5, male, German Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: Family history of the disease, Variant found in mother of the patient
Case Presenting HPOs: infantile onset (HP:0003593), oritic aciduria(HP:0003218), hyperammonemia(HP:0001987), hyperglutaminemia(HP:0003217), low plasma citrulline (HP:0003572)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Liver tissues were used to extract RNA that was later used to synthesize cDNA. The products were compared to healthy controls in order to detect variants. gDNA, in order to determine the size of deletions in patient 3 and 4 , a set of intronic primers presumably flanking the deletions was used and specific primers allowed sequencing of exactly those critical regions(sequencing on paper). To estimate the relevance of the identified intronic variants in terms of their capability to induce splicing, we used a score developed by Shapiro and Senapathy. This splice score offers information about the usage of a certain splice site
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes: died at 11 months, was given medication and low protein diet and was asymptomatic during that time. Died from sever cerebral edema.
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.1005+1091C>G
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA2695233334
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #1, male, turkish
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: Family history of the disease, Variant found in mother of the patient
Case Presenting HPOs: infantile onset (HP:0003593), coma(HP:0001259), episodic hyperammonemia(HP:0001951), oriticaciduria(HP:0003218)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Liver tissues were used to extract RNA that was later used to synthesize cDNA. The products were compared to healthy controls in order to detect variants. gDNA, in order to determine the size of deletions in patient 3 and 4 , a set of intronic primers presumably flanking the deletions was used and specific primers allowed sequencing of exactly those critical regions(sequencing on paper). To estimate the relevance of the identified intronic variants in terms of their capability to induce splicing, we used a score developed by Shapiro and Senapathy. This splice score offers information about the usage of a certain splice site
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes: very mild movement disorder, the diagnosis was prenatal so measures were taken from birth,. 2 biopsies were performed and the revealed respectively a 30% and 50 % decrease on OTC activity.
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.867+1126A>G
ClinVarID: 571311
CAID: CA891843643
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #2, male, Saudi Arabian
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: Family history of the disease, Variant found in mother of the patient, Brother died of hyperammonemic crisis
Case Presenting HPOs: intellectual disability (HP:0001249), Neonatal onset (HP:0003623), seizure(HP:0001250), episodic hyperammonemia(HP:0001951), intellectual disability (HP:0001249)
Case HPO FreeText: hyperammonemic encephalopathy
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Liver tissues were used to extract RNA that was later used to synthesize cDNA. The products were compared to healthy controls in order to detect variants. gDNA, in order to determine the size of deletions in patient 3 and 4 , a set of intronic primers presumably flanking the deletions was used and specific primers allowed sequencing of exactly those critical regions(sequencing on paper). To estimate the relevance of the identified intronic variants in terms of their capability to induce splicing, we used a score developed by Shapiro and Senapathy. This splice score offers information about the usage of a certain splice site
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Patient was severely mentally retarded after the age of 2. Low OTC activity
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.540+265G>A(p.Gln180_Glu181insX4)
ClinVarID: 449382
CAID: CA658658977
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient #ID, female Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: NA
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: NA
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes: NA
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.665del(p.(Gly222ValfsTer8)
ClinVarID: 97289
CAID: CA224738
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient #ID, female Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: NA
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: NA
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes: NA
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.663+2T>C
ClinVarID: 97285
CAID: CA224732
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient #ID, male Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: NA
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: NA
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes: NA
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.663+1G>A
ClinVarID: 97283
CAID: CA224730
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient #ID, female Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: NA
Case Presenting HPOs: NA
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: NA
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, Notes: NA
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.77+1G>T
ClinVarID: 97314
CAID: CA224774
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient ID#, 36yo donor , female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: adult onset (HP:0003581), oriticaciduria (HP:0003218), irritability (HP:0000737), protein avoidance
Case HPO FreeText: hyperammonemic encephalopathy
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: N/A
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, She is vegeterian. The symptoms of OTCD started showing after the patient donated 60% of liver to her sibling. the information reported in this is the biochemical results during hyperammonemic episode following the transplantation. the patient became irritable and confused, and her level of consciousness deteriorated markedly. After hemodialysis the patient recovered.
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.429T>A(p.Tyr143*)
ClinVarID: 1072591
CAID: CA412723166
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
7063
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2304.02112
Resource: (BDSC Cat# 7063,RRID:BDSC_7063)
Curator: @bandrow
SciCrunch record: RRID:BDSC_7063
Case: no patient ID#, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: GDNA was extracted from blood or liver tissues using salt and ethanol precipitation. multiplex amplification for exons 1, 5 and 9 to screen male patients with large deletions. Band intensities were measured using a molecular dynamics phosphoimager.
Supplemental Data: TABLE 2
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.541-2A>G
ClinVarID: 97243
CAID: CA224675
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient ID#, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: GDNA was extracted from blood or liver tissues using salt and ethanol precipitation. multiplex amplification for exons 1, 5 and 9 to screen male patients with large deletions. Band intensities were measured using a molecular dynamics phosphoimager.
Supplemental Data: TABLE 2,
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.437C>G(p.Ser146*)
ClinVarID: 97201
CAID: CA224606
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #573, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs:hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: GDNA extracted from blood leukocytes using the proteinase K/phenol extraction procedure on a model 340 A nucleic acid extractor (Applied Biosystems). 5mg samples of DNA were digested with BamHI, MspI, or TaqI restriction endonuclease, electrophoresed through 1 % agarose gels, and transferred to a nylon membrane by standard procedures. The blots were then hybridized with a radiolabeled full-length cDNA probe for human OTC.
Supplemental Data: TABLE 3,
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.67C>T(p.Arg23*)
ClinVarID:97292
CAID: CA224742
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient SM, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info:
Case Presenting HPOs: Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: GDNA extracted from blood leukocytes using the proteinase K/phenol extraction procedure on a model 340 A nucleic acid extractor (Applied Biosystems). 5mg samples of DNA were digested with BamHI, MspI, or TaqI restriction endonuclease, electrophoresed through 1 % agarose gels, and transferred to a nylon membrane by standard procedures. The blots were then hybridized with a radiolabeled full-length cDNA probe for human OTC.
Supplemental Data: TABLE 3,
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.274C>T(p.Arg92*)
ClinVarID:97151
CAID: CA224530
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient from family 1, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: Family history of the disease
Case Presenting HPOs: coma(HP:0001259), lethargy(HP:0001254), hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), Neonatal Onset HP:0003623
Case HPO FreeText: Poor feeding, poor spirit
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: Genomic DNA was extracted using the QIAamp DNA Blood Midi Kit (Qiagen, Duesseldorf, Germany). Quality control assessment of DNA samples was performed using the NanoDrop 2000 ultra-microvolume nucleic acid and protein spectrophotometer (Thermo, Waltham, MA, USA). The purity of DNA was required to be between 1.8 and 2.0.
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1, admitted to neonatal department because of poor feeding, poor spirit, coma, and lethargy. The maternal grandmother of the proband in this family had given birth to 3 boys and 2 girls. Two boys died within 1 month after birth
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.867+1G>C
ClinVarID:N/A
CAID: CA412723994
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #5, female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: gDNA testing involves PCR amplification of all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries followed by screening for mutations or sequencing of all fragments, For these patients, confirmation of the diagnosis requires enzymatic assays. No specifications about the test
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.53del (p.His18Profs*20)
ClinVarID: 97239
CAID: CA224671
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #85, female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs:
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: gDNA testing involves PCR amplification of all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries followed by screening for mutations or sequencing of all fragments, For these patients, confirmation of the diagnosis requires enzymatic assays. No specifications about the test
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.449_451del(p.Leu151Trpfs*36)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA2759533410
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #154, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: gDNA testing involves PCR amplification of all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries followed by screening for mutations or sequencing of all fragments, For these patients, confirmation of the diagnosis requires enzymatic assays. No specifications about the test
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.664-1G>A
ClinVarID: 97288
CAID: CA224811
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #188, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: gDNA testing involves PCR amplification of all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries followed by screening for mutations or sequencing of all fragments, For these patients, confirmation of the diagnosis requires enzymatic assays. No specifications about the test
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.835C>T(p.Gln279*)
ClinVarID: 97341
CAID: CA224811
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #213, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: gDNA testing involves PCR amplification of all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries followed by screening for mutations or sequencing of all fragments, For these patients, confirmation of the diagnosis requires enzymatic assays. No specifications about the test
Supplemental Data: TABLE 1
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.962C>A(p.Ser321*)
ClinVarID: 97373
CAID: CA224859
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #220, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: gDNA testing involves PCR amplification of all 10 exons and exon/intron boundaries followed by screening for mutations or sequencing of all fragments, For these patients, confirmation of the diagnosis requires enzymatic assays. No specifications about the test
Supplemental Data: Table 1
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.1005+2T>C
ClinVarID: 97090
CAID: CA224431
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #335, female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs:
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: No specific functional tests indicated
Supplemental Data: In supplemental data files
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.861_862insAC (p.Met288Thrfs*2)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA2759522140
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #303, female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs:
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: No specific functional tests indicated
Supplemental Data: In supplemental data files
Variant: NM_000531.6: c.766G>T(p.256Gly*)
ClinVarID: 870326
CAID: CA412722685
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #212, female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs:
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: No specific functional tests indicated
Supplemental Data: In supplemental data files
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.561delA(p.Gly188Valfs*18)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA2499307429
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #198, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Neonatal onset (HP:0003623)
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: No specific functional tests indicated
Supplemental Data: In supplemental data files
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.538C>T(p.Gln180*)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412724187
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #16, female, Japanese
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs:
Case HPO FreeText:
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: The severity of missense mutations was assessed using conservation and solvent accessible area of the replaced amino acid, calculated destabilization of mutant proteins and their SIFT and PolyPhen2 scores
Supplemental Data: Kido_et_al_2022_fgene_Data Sheet 2
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.77+1G>T
ClinVarID: 97314
CAID: CA224774
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #55, male, Japanese
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Seizure (HP:0001250), Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987), Intellectual disability (HP:0001249)
Case HPO FreeText: abnormal brain MRI and brain waves, acute liver failure, corneal opacity
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: The mRNA ref seq were, wherein the “A” nucleotide of the start codon ATG constituted as +1 numbering of the cDNA sequence. Met encoded by the start codon ATG also represented +1 for the amino acid numbering as set forth by the preprotein seq. PolyPhen-2, SIFT, and I-Mutant 3 tools were used for predicting the potential impact of an amino acid alteration in missense mutations on the function of each enzyme.
Supplemental Data: Table 1
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.c.929_931del(p.Glu310Valfs*45)
ClinVarID: 858012
CAID: CA916083888
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #56, female, Japanese
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: ,Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987)
Case HPO FreeText: N/A
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: The mRNA ref seq were, wherein the “A” nucleotide of the start codon ATG constituted as +1 numbering of the cDNA sequence. Met encoded by the start codon ATG also represented +1 for the amino acid numbering as set forth by the preprotein seq. PolyPhen-2, SIFT, and I-Mutant 3 tools were used for predicting the potential impact of an amino acid alteration in missense mutations on the function of each enzyme.
Supplemental Data: Table 1, patient had a liver transplant at 12yo.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.940G>T(p.Glu314*)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412726302
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #52, female, Japanese
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: ,Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987)
Case HPO FreeText: N/A
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: The mRNA ref seq were, wherein the “A” nucleotide of the start codon ATG constituted as +1 numbering of the cDNA sequence. Met encoded by the start codon ATG also represented +1 for the amino acid numbering as set forth by the preprotein seq. PolyPhen-2, SIFT, and I-Mutant 3 tools were used for predicting the potential impact of an amino acid alteration in missense mutations on the function of each enzyme.
Supplemental Data: Table 1
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.894G>A(p.Trp298*)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412725724
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #51, male, Japanese
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: neonatal(HP:0003623), intellectual disability (HP:0001249), seizure (HP:0001250),Hyperammonemia (HP:0001987)
Case HPO FreeText: Hypertonus, Autism, Acute liver failure. very high blood ammonia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: The mRNA ref seq were, wherein the “A” nucleotide of the start codon ATG constituted as +1 numbering of the cDNA sequence. Met encoded by the start codon ATG also represented +1 for the amino acid numbering as set forth by the preprotein seq. PolyPhen-2, SIFT, and I-Mutant 3 tools were used for predicting the potential impact of an amino acid alteration in missense mutations on the function of each enzyme.
Supplemental Data: Table 1
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.867+1G>C
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412723994
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: patient #50, male, Japanese
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: Seizure HP:0001250, hyperammonemia HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: Hepatomegaly, Abnormal brain MRI and brain waves, Acute liver failure, Corneal opacity
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: The mRNA ref seq were, wherein the “A” nucleotide of the start codon ATG constituted as +1 numbering of the cDNA sequence. Met encoded by the start codon ATG also represented +1 for the amino acid numbering as set forth by the preprotein seq. PolyPhen-2, SIFT, and I-Mutant 3 tools were used for predicting the potential impact of an amino acid alteration in missense mutations on the function of each enzyme.
Supplemental Data: Table 1
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.834_840del(p.Gln279Serfs*8)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA2695233329
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient ID, Female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0001951, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: episodic hyperammonemia, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Genomic DNAs were extracted from leukocytes, The ten exons and intron-exon boundaries of the OTC gene were PCR amplified and analyzed by Sanger sequencing on an ABI3100 sequencer. Intragenic deletions/duplications were searched for by Multiple Ligation Probe Dependent Amplification assay. Potential impact of non truncating variants on mRNA and protein was predicted using Splice Site Prediction. OTC variants were split into two groups, “severe” and “mild,” based on their impact on the clinical phenotype and on the OTC protein.
Supplemental Data: Table 3, All nuclear family members were tested but no information about their genotype. the condition to be part of this study was the presence of at least one heterozygous female in the pedigree of the patient.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.1052delA(p.Lys351Serfs*44)
ClinVarID: 915468
CAID: CA1139667400
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient ID, Female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0003623, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: Neonatal onset, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Genomic DNAs were extracted from leukocytes, The ten exons and intron-exon boundaries of the OTC gene were PCR amplified and analyzed by Sanger sequencing on an ABI3100 sequencer. Intragenic deletions/duplications were searched for by Multiple Ligation Probe Dependent Amplification assay. Potential impact of non truncating variants on mRNA and protein was predicted using Splice Site Prediction. OTC variants were split into two groups, “severe” and “mild,” based on their impact on the clinical phenotype and on the OTC protein.
Supplemental Data: Table 3, All nuclear family members were tested but no information about their genotype. the condition to be part of this study was the presence of at least one heterozygous female in the pedigree of the patient.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.766G>T(p.Gly256*)
ClinVarID: 870326
CAID: CA412722685
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient ID, Female
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0001951, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: episodic hyperammonemia, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Genomic DNAs were extracted from leukocytes, The ten exons and intron-exon boundaries of the OTC gene were PCR amplified and analyzed by Sanger sequencing on an ABI3100 sequencer. Intragenic deletions/duplications were searched for by Multiple Ligation Probe Dependent Amplification assay. Potential impact of non truncating variants on mRNA and protein was predicted using Splice Site Prediction. OTC variants were split into two groups, “severe” and “mild,” based on their impact on the clinical phenotype and on the OTC protein.
Supplemental Data: Table 3, All nuclear family members were tested but no information about their genotype. the condition to be part of this study was the presence of at least one heterozygous female in the pedigree of the patient.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.568dupA(p.Thr190Asnfs*35)
ClinVarID: 870328
CAID: CA916083887
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: no patient ID, male
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0003623, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: Neonatal onset, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Genomic DNAs were extracted from leukocytes, The ten exons and intron-exon boundaries of the OTC gene were PCR amplified and analyzed by Sanger sequencing on an ABI3100 sequencer. Intragenic deletions/duplications were searched for by Multiple Ligation Probe Dependent Amplification assay. Potential impact of non truncating variants on mRNA and protein was predicted using Splice Site Prediction. OTC variants were split into two groups, “severe” and “mild,” based on their impact on the clinical phenotype and on the OTC protein.
Supplemental Data: Table 3, All nuclear family members were tested but no information about their genotype. the condition to be part of this study was the presence of at least one heterozygous female in the pedigree of the patient.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.217-2A>G(IVS2)
ClinVarID: 915470
CAID: CA412716751
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #27, male, Korean
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0003593, HP:0003218, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: Infantile onset, oroticaciduria, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Potential impact of mutations on OTC function and/or folding assessed by multiple alignments of orthologous protein sequences and human OTC and structural data from Protein Data Bank (1C9Y and available orthologs). In M patients, the approximate extent of the deletions assessed by inspection of presence/absence of PCR products. In F patients, the deletions determined by the SALSA multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) KIT P079 OTC (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and the Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array (Santa Clara, CA). Sequence spanning 38,211,736 – 38,300,703 bp region on chromosome X (GRCh37) and including OTC was scanned for motifs CCTCCCT, CCTCCTT, CCTCCCTT, CCCCACCCC, CCNCCNTNNCCNC, GGNGGNAGGG and their complements known as being associated with recombination hotspots. Repeats capable of non-B DNA structure formation implicated in double strand breaks (DSBs) were sought by complexity analysis . X-inactivation ratio determined by analysis of methylation status of the human androgen-receptor locus (HUMARA)
Supplemental Data: Table 1&2, The minimum plasma ammonia, orotic acid and Gln+Glu concentrations depends on certain age range: Plasma ammonia: neonates <90μmol/l, other <60μmol/l. Urinary orotic acid: 0–1year <6.6mmol/mol creatinine, 1 – 10 years <3.5 mmol/mol creatinine, over 10 years <2.4 mmol/mol creatinine. Serum glutamate + glutamine: 0 – 1 month 200–1200μmol/l, 1 month–1year 200–1100μmol/l, 1year–18years 200–900μmol/l, over 18years 200–800μmol/l.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.929_931del(p.Glu310Valfs*45)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA916083888
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #37, female, Korean
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0003218, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: Childhood onset, oroticaciduria, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Potential impact of mutations on OTC function and/or folding assessed by multiple alignments of orthologous protein sequences and human OTC and structural data from Protein Data Bank (1C9Y and available orthologs). In M patients, the approximate extent of the deletions assessed by inspection of presence/absence of PCR products. In F patients, the deletions determined by the SALSA multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) KIT P079 OTC (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and the Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array (Santa Clara, CA). Sequence spanning 38,211,736 – 38,300,703 bp region on chromosome X (GRCh37) and including OTC was scanned for motifs CCTCCCT, CCTCCTT, CCTCCCTT, CCCCACCCC, CCNCCNTNNCCNC, GGNGGNAGGG and their complements known as being associated with recombination hotspots. Repeats capable of non-B DNA structure formation implicated in double strand breaks (DSBs) were sought by complexity analysis . X-inactivation ratio determined by analysis of methylation status of the human androgen-receptor locus (HUMARA)
Supplemental Data: Table 1&2, The minimum plasma ammonia, orotic acid and Gln+Glu concentrations depends on certain age range: Plasma ammonia: neonates <90μmol/l, other <60μmol/l. Urinary orotic acid: 0–1year <6.6mmol/mol creatinine, 1 – 10 years <3.5 mmol/mol creatinine, over 10 years <2.4 mmol/mol creatinine. Serum glutamate + glutamine: 0 – 1 month 200–1200μmol/l, 1 month–1year 200–1100μmol/l, 1year–18years 200–900μmol/l, over 18years 200–800μmol/l.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.1043delA(p.Gln348Argfs*47)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA2695233335
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #35, female, Korean
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0003218, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: childhood onset, oroticaciduria, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Potential impact of mutations on OTC function and/or folding assessed by multiple alignments of orthologous protein sequences and human OTC and structural data from Protein Data Bank (1C9Y and available orthologs). In M patients, the approximate extent of the deletions assessed by inspection of presence/absence of PCR products. In F patients, the deletions determined by the SALSA multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) KIT P079 OTC (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and the Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array (Santa Clara, CA). Sequence spanning 38,211,736 – 38,300,703 bp region on chromosome X (GRCh37) and including OTC was scanned for motifs CCTCCCT, CCTCCTT, CCTCCCTT, CCCCACCCC, CCNCCNTNNCCNC, GGNGGNAGGG and their complements known as being associated with recombination hotspots. Repeats capable of non-B DNA structure formation implicated in double strand breaks (DSBs) were sought by complexity analysis . X-inactivation ratio determined by analysis of methylation status of the human androgen-receptor locus (HUMARA)
Supplemental Data: Table 1&2, This is a large deletion. The minimum plasma ammonia, orotic acid and Gln+Glu concentrations depends on certain age range: Plasma ammonia: neonates <90μmol/l, other <60μmol/l. Urinary orotic acid: 0–1year <6.6mmol/mol creatinine, 1 – 10 years <3.5 mmol/mol creatinine, over 10 years <2.4 mmol/mol creatinine. Serum glutamate + glutamine: 0 – 1 month 200–1200μmol/l, 1 month–1year 200–1100μmol/l, 1year–18years 200–900μmol/l, over 18years 200–800μmol/l.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.853C>T(p.Gln285*)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412723777
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #34, female, Korean
Disease Assertion: UCD/OTCD
Family Info: N/A
Case Presenting HPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0003218, HP: 0001987
Case HPO FreeText: childhood onset, oroticaciduria, hyperammonemia
Case NOT HPOs:
Case NOT HPO Free Text:
Case Previous Testing: "Potential impact of mutations on OTC function and/or folding assessed by multiple alignments of orthologous protein sequences and human OTC and structural data from Protein Data Bank (1C9Y and available orthologs). In M patients, the approximate extent of the deletions assessed by inspection of presence/absence of PCR products. In F patients, the deletions determined by the SALSA multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) KIT P079 OTC (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and the Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array (Santa Clara, CA). Sequence spanning 38,211,736 – 38,300,703 bp region on chromosome X (GRCh37) and including OTC was scanned for motifs CCTCCCT, CCTCCTT, CCTCCCTT, CCCCACCCC, CCNCCNTNNCCNC, GGNGGNAGGG and their complements known as being associated with recombination hotspots. Repeats capable of non-B DNA structure formation implicated in double strand breaks (DSBs) were sought by complexity analysis . X-inactivation ratio determined by analysis of methylation status of the human androgen-receptor locus (HUMARA)
Supplemental Data: Table 1&2, This is a manifesting heterozygote. Serum Gln+Glu was considered elevated. The minimum plasma ammonia, orotic acid and Gln+Glu concentrations depends on certain age range: Plasma ammonia: neonates <90μmol/l, other <60μmol/l. Urinary orotic acid: 0–1year <6.6mmol/mol creatinine, 1 – 10 years <3.5 mmol/mol creatinine, over 10 years <2.4 mmol/mol creatinine. Serum glutamate + glutamine: 0 – 1 month 200–1200μmol/l, 1 month–1year 200–1100μmol/l, 1year–18years 200–900μmol/l, over 18years 200–800μmol/l.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.717+1G>T(IVS7+1G>T)
ClinVarID: 97298
CAID: CA224753
gnomAD:
Gene Name: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #30, female, Korean
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: childhood onset, oroticaciduria,
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: "Potential impact of mutations on OTC function and/or folding assessed by multiple alignments of orthologous protein sequences and human OTC and structural data from Protein Data Bank (1C9Y and available orthologs). In M patients, the approximate extent of the deletions assessed by inspection of presence/absence of PCR products. In F patients, the deletions determined by the SALSA multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) KIT P079 OTC (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and the Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array (Santa Clara, CA). Sequence spanning 38,211,736 – 38,300,703 bp region on chromosome X (GRCh37) and including OTC was scanned for motifs CCTCCCT, CCTCCTT, CCTCCCTT, CCCCACCCC, CCNCCNTNNCCNC, GGNGGNAGGG and their complements known as being associated with recombination hotspots. Repeats capable of non-B DNA structure formation implicated in double strand breaks (DSBs) were sought by complexity analysis . X-inactivation ratio determined by analysis of methylation status of the human androgen-receptor locus (HUMARA)
Supplemental Data: Table 1&2, Serum Gln+Glu was considered elevated, the minimum plasma ammonia, orotic acid and Gln+Glu concentrations depends on certain age range: Plasma ammonia: neonates <90μmol/l, other <60μmol/l. Urinary orotic acid: 0–1year <6.6mmol/mol creatinine, 1 – 10 years <3.5 mmol/mol creatinine, over 10 years <2.4 mmol/mol creatinine. Serum glutamate + glutamine: 0 – 1 month 200–1200μmol/l, 1 month–1year 200–1100μmol/l, 1year–18years 200–900μmol/l, over 18years 200–800μmol/l.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.491C>G(p.Ser164*)
ClinVarID: 97220
CAID: CA224642
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #6, male, Korean
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: Neonatal onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria,
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: "Potential impact of mutations on OTC function and/or folding assessed by multiple alignments of orthologous protein sequences and human OTC and structural data from Protein Data Bank (1C9Y and available orthologs). In M patients, the approximate extent of the deletions assessed by inspection of presence/absence of PCR products. In F patients, the deletions determined by the SALSA multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) KIT P079 OTC (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and the Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array (Santa Clara, CA). Sequence spanning 38,211,736 – 38,300,703 bp region on chromosome X (GRCh37) and including OTC was scanned for motifs CCTCCCT, CCTCCTT, CCTCCCTT, CCCCACCCC, CCNCCNTNNCCNC, GGNGGNAGGG and their complements known as being associated with recombination hotspots. Repeats capable of non-B DNA structure formation implicated in double strand breaks (DSBs) were sought by complexity analysis . X-inactivation ratio determined by analysis of methylation status of the human androgen-receptor locus (HUMARA)
Supplemental Data: Table 1&2, the minimum plasma ammonia, orotic acid and Gln+Glu concentrations depends on certain age range: Plasma ammonia: neonates <90μmol/l, other <60μmol/l. Urinary orotic acid: 0–1year <6.6mmol/mol creatinine, 1 – 10 years <3.5 mmol/mol creatinine, over 10 years <2.4 mmol/mol creatinine. Serum glutamate + glutamine: 0 – 1 month 200–1200μmol/l, 1 month–1year 200–1100μmol/l, 1year–18years 200–900μmol/l, over 18years 200–800μmol/l.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.461_471del(p.Glu154Alafs*18)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID:CA2695233305
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #15, male, Korean
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003572
CaseHPOFreeText: Neonatal onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria, low plasma citrulline
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. A total of 10 coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene were amplified by PCR with customized primers. PCR products were directly sequenced with the same primers . Sequencing results were compared with the established human OTC sequences(NM_000531.5). Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for patients in whom no OTC mutations were identified by direct sequencing using the OTC MLPA kit.
Supplemental Data: Table 1, mother is a carrier, no range was given for blood ammonia concentration, range given in the tables for glutamine and urine orotate is slightly different than the one in the results paragraphs.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.796_805del(p.Ile265_Gly268delinsAspfs*19)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID:CA2695233326
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #45, female, Korean
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: variant in mother (father not tested) and brother
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003593, HP:0001987, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: infantile onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. A total of 10 coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene were amplified by PCR with customized primers. PCR products were directly sequenced with the same primers . Sequencing results were compared with the established human OTC sequences(NM_000531.5). Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for patients in whom no OTC mutations were identified by direct sequencing using the OTC MLPA kit.
Supplemental Data: Table 1, mother is a carrier, the mutation was also found in patient 13(her brother), no range was given for blood ammonia concentration, range given in the tables for glutamine and urine orotate is slightly different than the one in the results paragraphs.
Variant: NM_000531.6c.664_667delinsAC(p.Gly222Thrfs*2)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID:CA2695233319
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #42, female, Korean
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: Childhood onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. A total of 10 coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene were amplified by PCR with customized primers. PCR products were directly sequenced with the same primers . Sequencing results were compared with the established human OTC sequences(NM_000531.5). Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for patients in whom no OTC mutations were identified by direct sequencing using the OTC MLPA kit.
Supplemental Data: Table 1, no range was given for blood ammonia concentration, range given in the tables for glutamine and urine orotate is slightly different than the one in the results paragraphs.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.958C>T(p.Arg320*)
ClinVarID: 97371
CAID:CA285809
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #44, female, Korean
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: variant in mother (father not tested)
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003217
CaseHPOFreeText: Childhood onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria, hyperglutaminemia
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText:
CasePreviousTesting: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. A total of 10 coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene were amplified by PCR with customized primers. PCR products were directly sequenced with the same primers . Sequencing results were compared with the established human OTC sequences(NM_000531.5). Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for patients in whom no OTC mutations were identified by direct sequencing using the OTC MLPA kit.
Supplemental Data: Table 1, mother is a carrier, no range was given for blood ammonia concentration, range given in the tables for glutamine and urine orotate is slightly different than the one in the results paragraphs.
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.799_800insA (p.Ser267Lysfs*26)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID:CA2695233327
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #30, male, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: no family history of the disease
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003593, HP:0001987, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: infantile onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: No neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, drug treatment(L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate)
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.929_931del(p.Glu310Valfs*45)
ClinVarID: 858012
CAID:CA916083888
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #61, female, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo:
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003572
CaseHPOFreeText: childhood onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria, low plasma citrulline
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, drug treatment(L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate)
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.868-1G>C
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID:CA412725475
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #52, female, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: family history of the disease, variant in probands mother and father
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003572
CaseHPOFreeText: childhood onset,, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria, low plasma citrulline
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, inherited mutation, drug treatment(L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate), low protein diet treatment, and continuous veno venous hemodialfiltration
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.703C>T
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412721652
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #20, male, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo:
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: childhood onset, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: No neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, drug treatment (L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate), deceased
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.794G>A(p.Trp265*)
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID:CA412722994
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #60, female, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: family history of the disease
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003572
CaseHPOFreeText: childhood onset,, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria, low plasma citrulline
CaseNOTHPOs:
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, inherited mutation, drug treatment(L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate), low protein diet treatment, and continuous veno venous hemodialfiltration
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.718-1G>A
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412722112
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #58, female, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: variant pin proband's mother and father CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003593, HP:0002038, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003572
CaseHPOFreeText: infantile onset , protein avoidance, hyperammonemia, oroticaciduria, low plasma citrulline
CaseNOTHPOs: N/A
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purifed and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplifcation analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, low protein diet treatment and drug treatment(L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate), neurological damage
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.540+265G>A
ClinVarID: 449382
CAID: CA658658977
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #3, male, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: Family history of the disease, variant in probands mother and father
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003623, HP:0001987, HP:0003218
CaseHPOFreeText: neonatal, hyperammonemia , oroticaciduria
CaseNOTHPOs: N/A
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: No neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, no therapy received, mutation inherited, family history, deceased
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.579G>A
ClinVarID: N/A
CAID: CA412725369
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
Case: Patient #59, female, Chinese
DiseaseAssertion: UCD/OTCD
FamilyInfo: variant in proband's mother and father
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003621, HP:0001987, HP:0003218, HP:0003217
CaseHPOFreeText:juvenile onset, hyperammonemia , oroticaciduria, hyperglutaminemia
CaseNOTHPOs: N/A
CaseNOTHPOFreeText: No neurological damage
CasePreviousTesting: gDNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. PCR all coding exons and exon–intron boundaries of the OTC gene using 9 pairs of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, and the primer sequences and annealing temperature. PCR products were then purified and bidirectionally sequenced. The library was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq4000 and generated 150 bp paired-end reads. Data analysis was performed as previously described [Sun Y, Hu G, Liu H, Zhang X, Huang Z, Yan H, et al. Further delineation of the phenotype of truncating KMT2A mutations: the extended Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017;173:510–4.]. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed for samples in which Sanger sequencing or WES failed to detect any disease-causing mutation.
SupplementalData: Table 3, drug treatment(L-arginine, L-Citrulline, sodium benzoate, and sodium phenylbutyrate)
Variant: NM_000531.6:c.664-1G>A
ClinVarID: 97288
CAID: CA224737
gnomAD:
GeneName: OTC (ornithine transcarbamylase)
RRID: AB_2891124
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06314-2
Resource: (Suraj Unniappan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan Cat# 131202-1-PAC(NUCB2[29-47]), RRID:AB_2891124)
Curator: @AniH
SciCrunch record: RRID:AB_2891124
RRID:IMSR_JAX:000691
DOI: 10.1038/s41684-024-01376-5
Resource: (IMSR Cat# JAX_000691,RRID:IMSR_JAX:000691)
Curator: @AniH
SciCrunch record: RRID:IMSR_JAX:000691
DICER1 syndrome encompasses a variety of benign and malignant manifestations including multinodular goitre
Gene: DICER1 PMCID: PMC8451242 PMID: 34552563 Pathogenic Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant MultipleDiseaseEntities Disease Entity: DICER1 syndrome, multinodular goitre, cystic nephroma, anaplastic renal sarcoma, Wilms tumour, differentiated thyroid carcinoma, gynandroblastoma, ciliary body medulloepithelioma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, pineoblastoma, pituitary blastoma, kidney cyst, pulmonary cyst, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor. Mutation: Germline MultipleGeneVariants Variant & Clinvar IDs: c.3452_3453del (485534), c.316del (no ClinVar ID), c.171_172insAC (no ClinVar ID), c.3434del (no ClinVar ID), c.988C>T (933007), c.5388dup (no ClinVar ID) Zygosity: None provided. Case: At time of operation, the goitre patients living in Denmark were ages 21, 12, 21, 8, 14, and 16. Four underwent total thyroidectomies, and two underwent partial thyroidectomies. The patient originally aged 21 previously had a kidney cyst at age 14 and a pulmonary cyst at an unknown age. The patient aged 14 at time of partial thyroidectomy later manifested a Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor at age 15. All six patients were female. CasePresentingHPO: None provided. CasePreviousTesting: thyroidectomy gnomAD: ENSG00000100697.10, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/gene/ENSG00000100697 Mutation Type: Frameshift, Nonsense
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple cancer types.
GeneName: DICER1 PMID: 29762508 HGNCID: N/A Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal dominant Disease Entity: Cancer Mutation: Germline Zygosity: Heterozygosity Variant: Unregistered Family Information: 12% of children with pleuropulmonary blastomas have cystic nephromas Case: 11 year old patient with Hodgkin lymphoma with DICER1 mutation in 2016.
GeneName: DICER1 syndrome (pleuropulmonary blastoma familial tumor susceptibility syndrome), PMID (PubMed ID): 29762508, HGNCID: 17098, Inheritance pattern: autosomal-dominant disease, Disease entity: Plueropulomary Blastoma, Mutation: Somatic, Zygosity: heterozygous, Variant: multiple variants, Family information: NA, Case: young children, CasePresentingHPO: N/A, CasePreviousTesting: N/A, Gnomade #: N/A , Mutation type: deletion
DICER1 syndrome is an autosomal-dominant, pleiotropic, tumor-predisposition disorder arising from pathogenic germline variants in DICER1, which encodes an endoribonuclease integral to processing microRNAs (1).
Gene Name: DICER1 PMCID: PMC5443331 PMID: 28323992 HGNCID: not found Inheritance Pattern: autosomal dominant Disease Entity: thyroid cancer and familial multinodular doiter Mutation: germline loss-of-function mutation Zygosity: not provided Variant: c.1870C>T; p.Arg624a, c.1870C>T; p.Arg624a, c.1870C>T; p.Arg624a, c.1870C>T; p.Arg624a, c.3726C>A; p.Tyr1242a, c.3675C>G; p.Tyr1225a, c.3675C>G; p.Tyr1225a Family Information: 145 individuals with a DICER1 germline mutation and 135 controls from 48 families Case: family members used; both males and females used and no significant differences seen among sex; ages range from 20-40 with carriers being significantly younger than controls; no significant differences seen among ethnicity but participants located from the US, UK, and Great Britain CasePresentingHPOs: thyroid cancer or MNG diagnosis common to those with a DICER! mutation but with no chemotherapy or radiation treatment yet CasePreviousTesting: tested levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroxine, thyroxine-binding globulin, and serum albumin; thyroid palpation; thyroid ultrasound; Sanger or next-generation sequencing assays gnomAD: n/a Mutation Type: missense
DICER1 gene is located on chromosome 14q32.13 and plays a crucial role in the control of protein translation; its product, dicer protein, is a ribonuclease (RNase) III endoribonuclease which is essential for the production of microRNAs (miRNA) which are formed by the cleavage of pre-miRNA or double-stranded RNA1–4. RNase III contains two domains, IIIa and IIIb which cleave 3p miRNA and 5p miRNA from the 3′ and 5′ pre-miRNA, respectively. These cleavages require magnesium ions at the interface between the IIIa and IIIb domains and the miRNA; this magnesium dependent catalytic processing occurs at specific residues, E1320, E1564, E1813 and D17092–4. miRNA has a pivotal role in regulating the expression of over 30% of protein-coding genes by its interaction with mRNA5. Given the impact of DICER1 in post-translational events, it is not entirely surprising that functional DICER1 is essential for vertebrate development as evidenced by developmental arrest and death of the embryo when both alleles are lost6,7. Conceptually, DICER1 can be regarded as either a tumor suppressor gene due to loss-of-function mutations or an oncogene due to gain-of-function mutations; it is thought to function as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor gene with the loss of one allele leading to tumor progression but loss of both alleles having an inhibitory effect for tumor development implying that one intact allele is needed for cell survival8.A study led by one of the authors (DAH) identified germline loss-of-function DICER1 mutations affecting the RNase IIIb domain in affected families with pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB)9, a rare dysembryonic lung malignancy of childhood which was not the only manifestation of this familial tumor predisposition syndrome; germline and somatic DICER1 mutations were subsequently identified in several other familial associated tumors in several extrapulmonary sites (Table 1). Individuals with germline DICER1 mutations also had non-neoplastic conditions including macrocephaly, renal structural anomalies, retinal abnormalities, dental perturbations, and the GLOW syndrome (global developmental delay, lung cysts, overgrowth and Wilms tumor). These associations encircle the DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man numbers 606241, 601200 and 138800), with the estimation that 90% of those affected by this syndrome inherited a germline mutation from one of their parents, with a pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance10.
DICER1 syndrome is an autosomal-dominant, familial pleiotropic tumor-predisposition disorder1 caused by pathogenic germline variants in DICER1, an essential component of the microRNA processing pathway.
GeneName: DICER1 PMID: 30715996 HGNCID: N/A Inherritence pattern: autosomal dominant Disease Entity: multiple gene variants mutation: germline Zygosity: N/A Variant: Not found Family Info: N/A
Pathogenic germline variants in DICER1 underlie an autosomal dominant, pleiotropic tumor-predisposition disorder.
gene name: DICER 1 PMID (PubMed ID): 33570641 HGNCID: n/a Inheritance Pattern: autosomal dominant Disease Entity: benign and malignant tumor mutation Mutation: somatic Zygosity: heterozygous Variant: n/a Family Information: n/a Case: people of all sexes, ages, ethnicities and races participated CasePresentingHPOs: individuals with DICER1-associated tumors or pathogenic germline DICER1 variants were recruited to participate CasePreviousTesting: n/a gnomAD: n/a
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic condition predisposing to hereditary cancer and caused by variants in the DICER1 gene.
GeneName: DICER1 PMID: 33552988 HGNCID: Unavailable Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant with reduced penetrance Disease Entity: Cystic nephroma, familial pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (SLCT), cervix embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, multinodular goiter, Wilms' Tumor, Ciliary body medulloepithelioma, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, differentiated thyroid carcinoma, pituitary blastoma, pineoblastoma, sarcomas of different sites. Mutation: germline mutation Zygosity: heterozygous Variant: ClinVar ID not listed Family Information: No family cases listed Case: No specific case mentioned gnomAD: N/A Mutation Type: Frameshift, Nonsense mutation
Germline pathogenic variation in DICER1 underlies a tumor-predisposition disorder with increased risk for cervical embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors, particularly Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors.
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) of the uterus has recently been shown to frequently harbor DICER1 mutations.
HGNCID:
DICER1 variants cause a hereditary cancer predisposition
-Gene: DICER1 -PMID: 29343557 -Inheritance Pattern: DICER1 is inherited as an autosomal dominant condition with decreased penetrance -Disease Entity: earlier onset disease, multisite disease, 0-2 site disease, cystic lung disease, familial disease, bilateral disease, stage IA/IB, bilateral disease -mutation: germline loss-of-function mutation, missense mutation, Intronic mutations, hotspot mutation, second somatic mutation, truncating mutations, biallelic mutation -zygosity: heterozygosity -Family History: -testing should be considered for those with a family history of DICER1-associated conditions so that appropriate surveillance can be undertaken. -Individuals at 50% risk of a germline pathogenic variant based on family history who do not pursue genetic testing should follow surveillance guidelines as -if they have a DICER1 mutation unless/until genetic testing confirms that they did not inherit the familial mutation When a pulmonary cyst is identified in a young child with a pathogenic germline -DICER1 variant or family history of a DICER1-associated condition, it should be assumed to be Type I PPB until proven otherwise
Other Information: -Case: Risk for most DICER1-associated neoplasms is highest in early childhood and decreases in adulthood -affected phenotype may simply result from probabilities of generating the characteristic “loss-of-function plus hotspot” two hit typical of a DICER1 syndrome neoplasm. -Caseprevioustesting: presymptomatic testing of a minor child, should be discussed and factored into the decision process, as some individuals may choose, and have the right to choose, not to know their/their child’s genetic status. -gnomAD: n/a
We previously identified germline loss-of-function DICER1 mutations in a human syndrome defined by the childhood lung neoplasm, pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), which arises during lung development.
GeneName: DICER1 PMCID: PMC4398601, PMID: 25500911 HGNCID: not avaliable InheritancePattern: autosomal dominant DiseaseEthnicity: Pleuropulmonary blastoma Mutation: germline Zygosity: heterozygotes most common Variant: ClinVarID unavaliable FamilyInformation: family disease not mentioned gnomAD: not avaliable MutationType: missense
DICER1 syndrome is an autosomal-dominant, pleiotropic tumor-predisposition disorder
Gene Name:DICER1 PMID: 30715996 HGNCID: Not on document Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant Disease Entity: Pleiotropic Tumor-Predisposition Disorder Mutation: Pathogenic Germline Variants Zygosity: Not in document Variant: Not in document Family Information: An individual was found who had family members who were also affected by this mutation. Because of this, those family members were also chosen to participate in this study. Mutation Type: Missense Case: The study was done on more than one individual. Roughly more than half of the individuals were female
The DICER1 syndrome
Gene: DICER1 PMID: 30672147 HGNCID: n/a Inheritance Pattern: autosomal dominant Disease Entity: Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Cystic Nephroma, Sertoli-Leydig tumors, Multinodular goiter, thyroid cancer, rhabdomysarcoma, pineoblastoma Mutation: Germline Zygosity: n/a MultipleGeneVariants Variant: p.Gly1824Val, p.Ser1160Tyr, p.Ala1578Thr, p.Leu1469Pro, p.Ser1160Tyr, p.Ile528Thr, p.Pro1836Leu, p.Glu904*, p.Tyr1835Ser, p.Ile528Thr, p.Arg1342His, p.Phe1650Cys, p.Trp1481Arg, p.Arg201His, p.Asp1390His, p.Trp1397Arg, p.Ala1578Thr <br /> Family Info: n/a gnomAD: n/a
The DICER1 syndrome is an autosomal dominant tumor‐predisposition disorder
Gene: DICER1 PMID: 30672147 HGNCID: Not found Inheritance Pattern: autosomal dominant Disease Entity: Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Cystic Nephroma, Sertoli-Leydig tumors, Multinodular goiter, thyroid cancer, rhabdomysarcoma, pineoblastoma Mutation: germline Zygosity: not stated Variant: p.Asp1810Asn, c.4206+1G>C [splice],p.Gly1824Val, p.Ser1160Tyr, p.Ala1578Thr, p.Leu1469Pro, p.Ser1160Tyr, p.Ile528Thr, p.Pro1836Leu, p.Glu904, p.Tyr1835Ser, p.Ile528Thr, p.Arg1342His, p.Phe1650Cys, p.Trp1481Arg, p.Arg201His, p.Asp1390His, p.Asp1810Asn c.4206+1G>C, p.Trp1397Arg, p.Ala1578Thr Family Info: none provided
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic condition predisposing to hereditary cancer and caused by variants in the DICER1 gene.
Gene Name: DICER1 PMID:33552988 HGNCID: Unavailable Inheritance Pattern:Autosomal Dominant Disease Entity: familial pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB),cystic nephroma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (SLCT), multinodular goiter, cervix embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms’ tumor, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, ciliary body medulloepithelioma, differentiated thyroid carcinoma, pituitary blastoma, pineoblastoma, and sarcomas of different sites. Mutation: Nonsense, Frameshift<br /> Zygosity: Heterosygosity Variant:No ClinVar ID present Family Information:no diseases mentioned in family Case: no specified case in this article gnomAD: n/a Mutation type: Nonsense. frameshift
DICER1 syndrome is a cancer-predisposing disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the DICER1 gene
Gene: DICER1 PMCID: PMC7859642 PMID: 33552988 HGNCID: Unavailable Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant Disease Entity: familial pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB),cystic nephroma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (SLCT), multinodular goiter, cervix embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms’ tumor, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, ciliary body medulloepithelioma, differentiated thyroid carcinoma, pituitary blastoma, pineoblastoma, and sarcomas of different sites. Mutation: Germline Zygosity: Heterozygosity most common Variant: ClinVarID not available Family Information: No mention of disease within family Case: No case specified GnomAD: N/A Mutation Type: Nonsense or Frameshift
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple cancer
GeneName: DICER1 PMID: 29762508 HGNCID: Can't find Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant Disease Entities: Endocrine and Reproductive Tumors Mutation: Somatic and germline Zygosity: Heterozygous Mutant: Can't find Family: Can't find
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple cancer types
GeneName: DICER1 PMID (PubMed ID): 29762508 HGNCID: Unavailable Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant Disease Entity: cancer, rare genetic disorder, pleuroplumonary blastomas, cystic nephroma, rhabdomyosarcoma, multinodular goiter, thyroid cancer, overian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, and other meoplasias Mutations: Germline mutations or Somatic mutations Zygosity: Heterozygosity Variant: unregistered Family Information: Cystic nephromas has been reported in approximately 12% of children with pleuripulmonary blastomas or those with a family member with cystic nephroma. Patient with two DICER1 mutations and several of his family members shared these mutations. All members developed a least one type of tumor with differing origins. The patient was an 11-year old boy with a rare Hodgkin lymphoma with DICER1 in 2016. (c.5299delC and c.4616C>T).
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple cancer types.
GeneName = DICER1 PMID = 29762508 HGNCID = Can't find Inheritance pattern = Autosomal dominant Disease entity = cancer, multinodular goiter, pleuropulmonary blastoma, cystic nephroma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor Mutation = germline OR somatic Zygosity = causes loss of heterozygosity Variant = unregistered Family = those with the mutation almost always passed it on
DICER1 Syndrome
GeneName: DICER1 PMID: 28323992 PMCID: PMC5443331 *No HGNCID found Inheritance pattern: autosomal-dominant Disease Entity: multinodular goiter and thyroid cancer Mutation: Germline Zygosity: not listed Variant: c.3726C>A; p.Tyr1242a, c.3675C>G; p.Tyr1225a Family Information: 145 individuals with DICER1 germline mutations from 48 family controls (135 individuals) that lacked the DICER1 mutation Case: male and female carriers as well as family members were studied. Ages: 20, 30, and 40 for both populations (DICER1 carriers were significantly younger than controls}. Population from Great Britain, UK, and USA (no significant difference between race, ethnicity, or sex found). CasePresentingHPOs: no previous therapeutic radiation or chemotherapy. Thyroid cancer or MNG diagnoses were likely reported with the DICER1 mutation CasePreviousTesting: Sequencing performed with Sanger or next-generation sequencing assays. DICER1 carriers underwent testing to obtain thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroxine, thyroxine-binding globulin, and serum albumin levels as well as medical history and physical examinations (+thyroid palpation). Participants were also given thyroid US examinations. gnomAD: n/a Mutation Type: missense
DICER1 syndrome (OMIM 606241, 601200)
Gene Name: OMIN PMID: 34599283 Autosomal Dominant Gynandroblastoma cERMS Pediatric Paratesticular Sarcomas nephrolithiasis or nephrocalcinonsis Cystic Nephroma Anaplastic Sarcoma of Kidney Wilms tumor Cystic Hepatic Neoplasm Hamartomatous polyps
Germline mutation heterozygosity Multiple Gene Variants There is usually a family history or a carrier for the mutation it rarely occurs out of nowhere.
The DICER1 syndrome is an autosomal dominant tumor‐predisposi-tion disorder associated with pleuropulmonary blastoma, a rare pediatric lung cancer
GeneName:DICER1 PMID (PubMed ID): PMCID: PMC6418698 PMID: 30672147 HGNCID: NOT LISTED<br /> Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant Disease Entity: Cancer; benign and malignant tumors including pleuropulmonary blastoma, cystic nephroma, Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, multinodular goiter, Thryoid cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma, and pineoblastoma. Mutation: Somatic missense variation Mutation type: missense Zygosity: None stated Variant: unregistered…. Family Information: Characterize germline variants in familial early-onset clorectal cancer patients; The observation of germline DICER1 variation with uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma merits additional investigation. CasePresentingHPOs: uterine and rectal cancers in germline mutation
Morris water maze function and histologic characterizationof two age-at-injury experimental models of controlled corticalimpact in the immature rat
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes mutations among high risk breast cancer patients in Jordan
PMID:33067490
Gene: BRCA2
Functional characterization of 84 PALB2 variants of uncertain significance
A global functional analysis of missense mutations reveals two major hotspots in the PALB2 tumor suppressor
Functional analysis of genetic variants in the high-risk breast cancer susceptibility gene PALB2
High-Throughput Reclassification of SCN5A Variants
Blood functional assay for rapid clinical interpretation of germline TP53 variants
Multiple Gene Variants in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Next-Generation Sequencing
PMID: 28790153
Gene: MYH7
HGNC:7577
TMEM260
TP53
RNA analysesFrozen tissue (optimal cutting temperature [OCT]) sections were obtained from the nPOD [18] and DiViD tissue collections. Tissue slides were fixed and laser-capture of islets conducted as previously described [19]. All islets in two to five sections of tissue from each donor were captured and pooled and RNA extracted using the Arcturus PicoPure RNA Isolation Kit (Applied Biosystems, Grand Island, NY, USA). Quality and quantity of RNA was determined on a Bioanalyzer 2100 instrument (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA). Samples with sufficient quantity and quality of RNA were then subjected to gene expression analysis using Affymetrix expression arrays (GeneChip Human Gene 2.0 ST) and scaled normalised gene expression values produced as previously described [20]. The normalised expression data for 70 genes of interest were then subjected to analysis as described below.
(GeneChip HUman Gene 2.0 ST)
MicroRNA expression profiles and target-gene predictionTwo-hundred Treg and Tconv cells were purified by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (Supplementary Figure 1) and microRNAs were analyzed with the human Megaplex RT-stem-loop microRNA Pool A v2.1 (Life Technologies, CA-USA). Expression of hsa-miR-125a-5p (here named miR-125a-5p) was also tested by TaqMan microRNA single assay qPCR on preamplified products using the following assays: hsa-miR-125a-5p (ID002198), snRNAU6 (ID001973), snRNAU44 (ID001094), and snRNAU48 (ID1006) (Life Technologies). Expression levels of each microRNA are reported as Cycles to Threshold (Ct) of PCR and Ct are normalized (dCt) using small RNAs endogenous controls (RNU6A, RNU48, RNU44). MicroRNAs were considered differentially expressed when the cutoff fold change was <0.5 or >2.0 and when the cutoff p-value was <0.05 using the 2-tailed “Student t-test” on normally distributed dCt values. Undetermined values were set to a maximum Ct of 40. Each amplification plot for every microRNA was manually checked to avoid false positive Ct and only microRNAs with a Ct <35 and with adequate efficiency amplification plots in all sample replicates were taken into consideration for 2−dCT calculations and subsequent statistical analyses. Targetscan6.2 and PICTAR algorithms were used to identify potential microRNA target genes.
Human Sample QuantificationsFigures 3A and 3B for quantifications of immunostaining on human donor pancreas sections, 7-10 islets were scored for each donor for each marker: non-diabetic (n = 6), autoantibody-positive (n = 6) and autoantibody-positive T1D (n = 6) and data are represented as mean ± SD of the donors (Figures 3A and 3B) or total islets scored in each group (Figure S3D). Each dot represents a donor for the plots in Figure 3. For donor information see Figure S3A.Figure S3C for quantifications of SA-βgal+ beta cells 15-20 islets were scored from two pairs of age-matched non-diabetic and T1D donors. Comparisons were made between the groups using unpaired, two-tailed T-test and considered significant at p < 0.05.Figure S3D the same data from Figure 3 is shown, except broken down showing each islet stained in the donor groups for each marker. Each dot represents an islet.General comments on IHC: Stainings for different markers were performed from sections cut from at least two different regions of pancreas (e.g. pancreas head, body, tail).
Immunofluorescence Staining of Pancreas SectionsImmunohistochemistry of FFPE mouse and human pancreas sections was performed as described (Dhawan et al., 2015Dhawan S. Tschen S.I. Zeng C. Guo T. Hebrok M. Matveyenko A. Bhushan A. DNA methylation directs functional maturation of pancreatic β cells.J. Clin. Invest. 2015; 125: 2851-2860Crossref PubMed Scopus (58) Google Scholar). Briefly, five micron tissue sections were rehydrated with xylene and graded ethanol washes, immersed for 10 minutes in 1% peroxide and subjected to heat-mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate pH 6.0 for 7.5 minutes at 100% and 14 minutes at 50% power in a 1250W microwave. Sections were cooled to room temperature with tap water and then permeabilized with TBS containing 0.1% Triton-X-100 for 5 minutes. Sections were blocked with 2% normal donkey serum in protein block buffer (Dako) for 15 minutes and then incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies. Primary antibodies used for immunohistochemistry are listed in the Key Resources Table. FITC or Cy3-conjugated secondary antibodies (Jackson Immunoresearch) were used to detect primary antibodies and sections were counterstained with DAPI (Vectashield). Images were taken on a Zeiss Axioscope2 wide-field fluorescence microscope with AxioVision software, image processing for figure preparation was performed on ImageJ.
Islet MorphometryIslet morphometry was analyzed with Volocity version 6.1.1 (PerkinElmer) (12,19). Axio Imager (Zeiss) with X-Y stage and Orca-ER digital camera (Hamamatsu) was used to acquire thousands of islet images, with tens of thousands of nuclei analyzed per sample (Supplementary Table 4). All visible islets within one pancreatic section per individual were imaged for insulin with long exposure imaging (≥20× shutter time of standard exposure). Acinar and ductal tissue images were captured as negative controls for insulin staining.
Blinded Study 1: Classifying Insulinlow IsletsVirtually all islets in a pancreatic section were identified by DAPI and imaged. Negative control images (nonislet containing) were inserted into image stacks for subsequent blinded classification. For classification of insulinlow cells, T1D islets were separated into those exhibiting strong, moderate, or no insulinlow (described in detail below). Two examiners blinded to disease duration or phenotype independently classified and quantified insulinlow phenotypes in T1D islets. Islets were defined as containing five or more islet endocrine cells.
Blinded Study 2: Calculating Insulinlow Islet AbundanceMost, if not all, T1D islets were imaged for synaptophysin, insulin, and Nkx6.1 for 10 control and 15 T1D pancreatic sections. Control islets were imaged with standard exposure; T1D islets were imaged with long exposure for insulin only. Blinded investigators quantified insulinlow islets as percentage of total synaptophysin-positive islets.
Islet and Blood Vessel Segmentation Islet and blood vessel segmentation was performed in a similar manner as cell segmentation with the following modifications: i) for ilastik pixel classification, images were divided into islet, blood vessels, and “other” (that is non-islet, non-vessel) compartments based on substacks containing informative markers (i.e., SYP, CD99, CD31, CD45, AMY2A, KRT19, and Iridium); ii) in CellProfiler, islets and blood vessels were directly defined as primary objects. Distance to islet rim was measured by combining islet and cell masks, using a custom CellProfiler plugin (https://github.com/BodenmillerGroup/ImcPluginsCP)
Cell Segmentation CellProfiler (Kamentsky et al., 2011) was subsequently used to define cell masks and quantify marker expression. To define cell borders, nuclei were first identified as primary objects based on ilastik probability maps and expanded through the cytoplasm compartment until either a neighboring cell or the background compartment was reached. Cell masks were generated for identification of single cells and used to extract single-cell information (marker abundance, spatial and neighborhood data) from the original images. The results were exported as csv tables for further analysis.
in-situ ZnT8186–194 MMr staining on frozen pancreatic sections
from supplement: In-situ staining was performed as described (2). Briefly, unfixed, frozen sections were dried for 2 h, loaded with 1 µg of MMrs overnight at 4°C, washed gently with phosphate-buffered saline and fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde for 10 min. After a further wash, endogenous peroxidase activity was blocked with 0.3% H2O2. Sections were then incubated serially with rabbit anti-phycoerythrin, horseradish peroxidaseconjugated swine anti-rabbit and 3,3'-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride substrate (Thermo Scientific). After a final wash, sections were counterstained with hematoxylin, dehydrated via sequential passages in 95-100% ethanol and xylene, mounted and analyzed using a Nikon Eclipse Ni microscope with NIS-Elements Analysis D software v4.40.)
Multiplex ImmunofluorescenceMultiplex immunofluorescence was conducted using 4 primary antibodies to detect all neuroendocrine cells: secretogranin 3 (SCG3), beta-cells (insulin), vascular endothelium (CD34, CD31), and SMA following methods previously described27 (Table 2). Control stains showed that islet vessels were uniformly labeled by both CD34 and CD31 (Supplemental Fig. 1). Paraffin sections were dewaxed and rehydrated with TBS and with 0.05% TBST. Nonspecific binding was blocked by incubation in 10% goat serum in TBST for 1 hr at room temperature. Sections were incubated in primary antibodies to SCG3 for 1 hr at room temperature followed by tyramine signal amplification (TSA) with Opal 520 (PerkinElmer; Waltham, MA) conjugate followed by anti-CD34 for 1 hr at room temperature and TSA with Opal 670 conjugate. Sections were reblocked before incubation with anti-insulin antibody overnight at 4C, followed by TBST washes and incubation with goat antiguinea pig Alexa 405 (ThermoFisher Scientific; Waltham, MA) for 1 hr at room temperature. Tissues were reblocked and mouse anti-SMA-Cy3 antibody applied overnight at 4C. Sections were mounted with ProLong Gold Antifade (Life Technologies; Grand Island, NY). Additional sections were stained in 4 control donors and 8 donors with type 1 diabetes for SCG3, CD3, glucagon, and insulin and insulitis determined as previously described.27
Morphometric AnalysesEndocrine and exocrine vessel morphometric analyses were performed using custom Python scripts created for FIJI software (v2.0; https://fiji.sc).28 Total islet area was identified by thresholding the SCG3+ area and applying morphological filters to acquire a smoothed islet boundary to include all SCG3+, CD34+, and SMA+ areas (Fig. 1). Islets were categorized for insulin immunopositivity (INS+/–) using a background-corrected insulin intensity and visual confirmation for every islet. Islet CD34+ area (%), insulin area (%), and SMA+ area (%) were determined via thresholding of the immunostained area divided by total islet area. Particle analysis was used to determine CD34+ islet vessel density (vessels/μm2 islet area) based on previously described methods for individual vessel counts and area (%).29 The plug-in Geodesic Diameters was used to determine vessel diameters via maximum inscribed circles for each vessel, and average vessel diameter was determined for each islet.30 Similar calculations were performed in the same image field for the peri-islet exocrine microvasculature excluding islets and major vessels and ducts.
Proliferation AnalysisKi67+ islet endocrine (synaptophysin), α-cell (glucagon), PP, SS, ghrelin, and cytoplasmic Sox9 (Sox9Cyt) proliferation were calculated as % total cells. A subset of high proliferators was quantified as % intra-islet Ki67+ cells for insulin and all other markers. High proliferation was defined as having an islet endocrine cell replication rate >0.71%, corresponding to z score of 0.5.
ImmunohistochemistryParaffin sections were incubated with primary antisera (Supplementary Table 3), followed by the appropriate secondary antisera conjugated to aminomethylcoumarin (AMCA), Cy2, Cy3, or Cy5 (Jackson ImmunoResearch) and DAPI (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR) as previously described (1). Primary antisera were as follows: 1:100, ARX (AF7068; R&D Systems), β3 tubulin (NB100-1612; Novus Biologicals), CD3 (PA1-37282; Thermo Fisher Scientific), CD31 (ab28364; Abcam), chromagranin A (ab8204; Abcam), ghrelin (H-031-77; Phoenix Pharmaceuticals), GLUT1 (07-1401; Millipore), ISL1&2 (39.4D5; DSHB), INSM1 (sc-271408; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), NeuN (MAB377; Millipore), Nkx2.2 (ab191077; Abcam), Nkx6.1 (F55A12; DSHB), pancreatic polypeptide (PP) (18-0043; Invitrogen), PCNA (2586S; Cell Signaling Technology), PC1/3 (AB10553; Millipore), Pdx1 (NBP2-38865; Novus Biologicals), phospho-histone H3 (9701S; Cell Signaling Technology), proinsulin (GN-ID4; DSHB), SNAP25 (MAB331; Millipore), somatostatin (SS) (18-0078; Invitrogen), synaptotagmin 1A (ab133856; Abcam), Sox9 (AB5535; Millipore), Sox9 (pS181) (ab59252; Abcam), and synaptophysin (18-0130, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and AB6245, Abcam); 1:250, glucagon (ab8055 and ab10988; Abcam) and Ki67 (550609; BD Biosciences); and 1:1,500, insulin (A0564; Dako).
Islet MorphometryIslet endocrine and α-cell morphometry were assessed with Volocity 6.1.1 (PerkinElmer) as previously described (9). Zeiss AxioImager M1 (Carl Zeiss Microscopy) with automated X-Y stage and Orca ER camera (Hamamatsu) acquired images of tens of thousands of individual nuclei/sample (Supplementary Table 4).
TUNELApoptosis analysis was performed in a subset of available control and T1D samples as previously described (1). Total terminal deoxynucleotide TUNEL-positive islet endocrine cells were assessed in >85,000 islet cells/condition. Total TUNEL+ Sox9Cyt cells were assessed in 993 islet cells/condition. In every sample, TUNEL+ pancreatic ducts were imaged to ensure adequate TUNEL staining.
The residual β-cell mass was found to be 763 mg (methods as previously described by Campbell-Thompson et al. [11])
2.2. In situ hybridizationTo detect IL-1β mRNA expression level, RNAscope® 2.0 High Definition BROWN Assay (ACD, Hayward, CA) was used according to the manufacturer’s instructions (see Supplementary material for more details).
2.3. Indirect immunofluorescencePancreas sections were subjected to a standard triple indirect immunofluorescence (IF) staining protocol to determine the expression of IL-1β at the protein level and its localization in α and β cells (see Supplementary Materials for more details).
For CD8 quantification, pancreas sections were stained, and an average of 10–15 images (surface area of 1.215 mm2) from each tissue section were acquired using a Nikon digital DXM1200C camera and Nikon ACT-1C Camera Controller Software unless otherwise indicated. To determine the number of CD8 T cells infiltrating the pancreas, image analysis was performed by using a custom macro developed in MATLAB (The Mathworks, Inc., Natick, MA) and ImageJ (National Institutes of Health). Briefly, islet regions were identified as contiguous areas of insulin or glucagon staining at or above a threshold intensity value. The periphery of the islet was defined using a dilation tool and expanding its perimeter by 100 × 100 pixels (15–20 µm). CD8+ cells were identified as areas of CD8 staining using optimized and identical threshold values for intensity and size for all the images. A comparison between manual counts and software-assisted counts was performed in 15 images in order to validate the macro used to quantify CD8+ cells. In addition, all software-processed images were manually checked to identify any possible errors. For CD4 and CD11c counts, five images from each donor were analyzed manually. Average infiltration rates (cells/mm2) were calculated for each donor and used as individual and independent samples in the subsequent statistical analyses.β- and α-cell areas were determined as the percentage of the total area of the image that was positive for insulin or glucagon staining using a custom macro developed for ImageJ (National Institutes of Health).
Stromal cell analysis and sorting We identified the four LNSC populations among CD45− cells using the aforementioned PDPN and CD31 markers, as well as HLA-DRhigh CD45low cells among CD45+ cells. The latter were also of interest as: (1) they had been included in previous LNSC studies because of their lower expression of CD45 and radioresistance; and (2) they are enriched in autoimmune regulator (AIRE)+ dendritic cells [16, 17]. In addition, human cells were stained for HLA-DR (MHC-II), HLA-A,B,C (MHC-I) and PD-L1, and mouse cells for I-Ag7 (MHC-II; detected with the cross-reacting anti-I-Ak antibody), H2-Kd (MHC-I) and PD-L1 (ESM Table 2). After staining, cells were acquired using a Fortessa cell analyser (BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) and FCS Express 6 (DeNovo Software, Glendale, CA, USA) was used for data analysis. Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) values were normalised in each sample against CD45+ MHC-II− cells as control and represent a fold change. If the number of cells was sufficient, cell populations were sorted into TRI Reagent LS (Sigma, St Louis, MO, USA) using the BD Influx cell sorter and stored at −80°C.
Targeted analysis of gene expression in LNSCs from human PLNs using Biomark Total RNA was isolated from cells sorted in TRI Reagent LS, using a modified protocol of chloroform extraction followed by purification using an RNeasy Micro Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). cDNA was synthesised from 200 ng of total RNA for each sample using iScript Reverse Transcription Supermix (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). All Delta Gene primers (Fluidigm, South San Francisco, CA, USA) were purchased pre-validated for assay performance (ESM Table 3). Samples were pre-amplified using a pool of all primers (minus endogenous controls; 50 nmol/l final) and 18 cycles, as per the Biomark protocol. Samples (16 in triplicates) were loaded onto Biomark 48 × 48 IFC chips (Fluidigm) and assayed against the 48 Eva Green-based assays (primers at 5 μmol/l final) listed in ESM Table 4. Target gene expression was calculated using the comparative method for relative quantification after normalisation to expression of the housekeeping HPRT1 gene, the expression of which was the most homogeneous across multiple samples compared with other housekeeping genes. An insufficient number of sorted cells, poor RNA quality (assessed using BioAnalyzer PicoChip; Agilent Technology, Waldbronn, Germany) or failed amplification were criteria for sample exclusion in the gene expression analysis. For comparison of relative gene expression between human and mouse LNSC subsets (our data vs Immunological Genome Project [ImmGen] RNA-Seq data [www.immgen.org]), we normalised gene expression to 100% in subsets in which it was most highly expressed in each set of data independently. Biomark data were deposited at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/d9rdzdmvyf/1 [18].
Antibody labeling and image acquisition Four to eight μm FFPE sections were stained with an antibody cocktail (Table S1) containing all antibodies. Briefly, tissue sections were de-paraffinized with xylene and carried through sequential rehydration from 100% Ethanol to 70% Ethanol before being transferred to PBS. Heat-induced antigen retrieval was performed in a decloaking chamber (Biocare Medical) at 95°C for 30 min in Tris/EDTA buffer (10mM Tris, 1mM EDTA, pH9.2). Slides were cooled to room temperature (RT) and were subsequently blocked with PBS+3%BSA for 1h at RT. Meanwhile, the antibody cocktail was prepared in PBS+1%BSA buffer, with the appropriate dilution for each of the antibodies (Table S1). Each slide was incubated with 100 μl of the antibody cocktail overnight at 4°C. The next day, slides were washed 3 times with PBS and labeled with 1:400 dilution of Intercalator-Ir (Fluidigm 201192B) in PBS for 30 min at RT. Slides were briefly washed with H2O three times and air dried for at least 30 minutes before IMC acquisition. The IMC was purchased from Fluidigm (Fluidigm, Hyperion Imaging System™). All IMC operation was performed following Fluidigm’s operation procedure. Briefly, following daily tuning of IMC, image acquisition was carried out following manufacturer’s instruction at a laser frequency of 200 Hz. 1000 μm x 1000 μm regions around islets were selected based on bright field images.
Pancreas immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analysisFFPE pancreatic sections (5 μm thickness) were analyzed as briefly follows. After deparaffinization and rehydration, sections were incubated with Tris-buffered saline (TBS, Sigma-Aldrich) supplemented with 3% H2O2 to block endogenous peroxidases (only for immunohistochemical experiments) and with TBS supplemented with 3% bovine serum albumin (BSA, Sigma-Aldrich) to reduce nonspecific reactions. Antigen retrieval was performed with 10 mM citrate buffer, pH 6.0.For immunohistochemical analysis, sections were incubated with rabbit polyclonal anti–human MPO (Abcam, ab45977) and swine polyclonal anti-rabbit IgG-HRP (DAKO, P0217) as secondary antibody. MPO signal was detected with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB Quanto, ThermoFisher Scientific, TA-060-HDX). Sections were then incubated with Mayer’s hematoxylin solution (Sigma-Aldrich) to counterstain nuclei, dehydrated, and mounted with Eukitt (Bio-Optica). Sections from the Siena cohort were also incubated with mouse monoclonal anti–human glucagon (R&D Systems, clone 181402, MAB1249) and goat anti-mouse IgG–alkaline phosphatase (ThermoFisher Scientific, 31320) as secondary antibody. Glucagon signal was detected with Liquid Fast Red (ThermoFisher Scientific, TA-060-AL) supplemented with levamisole endogenous alkaline phosphatase inhibitor (DAKO, Agilent Technologies, X3021).For immunofluorescence analysis, sections were incubated with rabbit polyclonal anti–human MPO (Abcam) and mouse anti–citrullinated histone H3 (anti-CitH3; citrulline R2 + R8 + R17, clone 7C10, LifeSpan Biosciences, LS-C144555) antibodies and with goat anti-rabbit IgG Alexa Fluor 488 (Molecular Probes, ThermoFisher Scientific, A11034) and goat anti-mouse IgG Alexa Fluor 594 (Molecular Probes, ThermoFisher Scientific, A11032) as secondary antibodies. nPOD sections were also stained with polyclonal guinea pig anti-glucagon antibody (LifeSpan Biosciences, LS-{"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"C20275","term_id":"1632546","term_text":"C20275"}}C20275) and goat anti-guinea pig IgG Alexa Fluor 647 (Molecular Probes, ThermoFisher Scientific, A21450) as secondary antibody. DNA was counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (ThermoFisher Scientific, 62249). Finally, sections were mounted using Vectashield (Vector Laboratories, H1000) mounting medium.OCT-embedded tissues (5 μm thickness) were methanol/acetone (1:1, –20°C) fixed, then blocked (PBS supplemented with 1% denatured BSA) and incubated with primary antibodies: mouse monoclonal anti-MPO (Bio-Rad, clone 4A4, 0400-0002) and polyclonal rabbit anti-CitH3 (citrulline R2 + R8 + R17, Abcam, ab5103). Sections were washed and incubated with the proper secondary antibodies: goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L) Alexa Fluor 488 (Jackson ImmunoResearch, 115-545-003) and goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) Alexa Fluor 546 (ThermoFisher Scientific, A11035). DNA was counterstained with Hoechst 33342. Sections were mounted on slides with homemade Mowiol mounting medium (glycerol, G5516; Mowiol 4-88, 81381; and Dabco 33-LV, 290734, Sigma-Aldrich).
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded pancreas sections were available from the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) collection of organ donor pancreases. Analyses were performed with five healthy control (HC), four nondiabetic autoantibody-positive (AutoAb+) subjects, and eight individuals with T1D for whom formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens were available. All tissue processing procedures were conducted by the nPOD Organ Processing and Pathology Core in accordance with federal guidelines for organ donation and the University of Florida institutional review board. The case identification number, disease condition, patient clinical parameters, tissue histopathological scoring, and serum immunological testing data provided by the nPOD are listed in Supplemental Table 1. The institutional review board of IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute (Milan Italy) approved all work reported. In situ hybridization was performed as previously described (36) to visualize viral RNA and CXCL10 RNA using the Quantigene ViewRNA technique based on branched DNA signal amplification technology, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. A probe set containing multiple oligonucleotides was used, designed to hybridize to human CXCL10 (Quantigene probes, CXCL10 gene; NCBI reference sequence, NM_001565) Tissue sections from the pancreas head, body, tail, and duodenum were analyzed, depending on availability. Quantification of cells positive for each probe was performed within eight randomly chosen fields for section (magnification ×20). The percentage of positive cells examined was scored as 0 (negative), 1 (≤20 cells per field), 2 (20 to 40 cells per field), and 3 (>40 cells per field). All the analyses were performed in blinded fashion.
ImmunostainingSections from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded donor-derived pancreata were obtained from the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors With Diabetes (nPOD) repository, the Diabetes Virus Detection (DiViD) study, and the tissue bank of A.C.P. at Vanderbilt University (including age-matched control subjects without diabetes). Full details on all donors are listed in Supplementary Table 1. Paraffin sections were rehydrated, and antigen retrieval was performed in a decloaking chamber (Biocare Medical) in 50 mmol/L citrate buffer (pH 6). The following primary antibodies were used: guinea pig anti-insulin (1:400; DAKO), mouse antiglucagon (1:200; Abcam), rabbit anti-53BP1 (1:200; Bethyl), mouse anti-γ−H2AX Ser139 (1:3,000; Millipore), mouse anti-CD45 (1:100; DAKO), rabbit antiphosphorylated (phospho)-Kap1 (1:100; Bethyl), rabbit anti-p53 (1:400; Novocastra), rat anti-CD3 (1:300; Millipore), and rabbit anti–human growth hormone (hGH) (1:200; Abcam). Fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibodies used were donkey anti–guinea pig Alexa Fluor 488, donkey anti-rabbit Cy3/Cy5, and donkey anti-mouse Alexa Fluor 488/Cy3 (The Jackson Laboratory). DAPI (Invitrogen) was used as a nuclei marker. Horseradish peroxidase–conjugated secondary antibody was donkey anti-rabbit (Histofine; Nichirei Biosciences). Diaminobenzidine (Lab Vision) was used as chromogen. Fluorescent images were taken with a Nikon C1 confocal microscope at 400× magnification. Bright-field images were taken with an Olympus BX53 at 400× magnification. Image quantification was performed using the ImageJ software.
In-Situ HLA-A2 MMr StainingIn-situ immunohistochemistry staining was performed as described (Culina et al., 2018Culina S. Lalanne A.I. Afonso G. Cerosaletti K. Pinto S. Sebastiani G. Kuranda K. Nigi L. Eugster A. Osterbye T. et al.Islet-reactive CD8+ T cell frequencies in the pancreas, but not in blood, distinguish type 1 diabetic patients from healthy donors.Sci. Immunol. 2018; 3: eaao4013Crossref PubMed Scopus (31) Google Scholar). Unfixed, frozen sections were dried for 2 h, loaded with 1 μg of PE-labeled MMrs overnight at 4°C, washed gently with PBS and fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde for 10 min. After a further wash, endogenous peroxidase activity was blocked with 0.3% H2O2. Sections were then incubated serially with a rabbit anti-PE Ab (Abcam), horseradish peroxidase-conjugated swine anti-rabbit Ig (Dako) and 3,3′-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride substrate (ThermoFisher). After a final wash, sections were counterstained with hematoxylin, dehydrated via sequential passages in 95%–100% ethanol and xylene, mounted, and analyzed using a Nikon Eclipse Ni microscope with NIS-Elements D software v4.40.In-situ immunofluorescence staining was performed similarly, but non-specific reactions were blocked with 5% goat serum for 2 h at room temperature before serial incubations with rabbit anti-PE Ab (1:250, 1.5 h at room temperature) and Alexa Fluor 594-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (ThermoFisher; 1:500, 1 h at room temperature). After a further wash, sections were incubated for 1 h at room temperature with rat anti-CD8 mAb (Abcam; 1:100) together with mouse anti-CD45RO mAb (BioLegend; 1:200) followed, after one wash, by one final incubation for 1 h at room temperature with Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated goat anti-rat IgG together with Alexa Fluor 647-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (1:500/each; both from ThermoFisher). After DNA counterstaining with DAPI, sections were mounted and analyzed using a Leica TCS SP5 confocal laser scanning microscope with LAS software v2.6.0.7266.
HLA-A2 MMr AssaysAll peptides were synthesized at >90% purity (Synpeptides). HLA-A2 MMrs were produced and used as described (Culina et al., 2018Culina S. Lalanne A.I. Afonso G. Cerosaletti K. Pinto S. Sebastiani G. Kuranda K. Nigi L. Eugster A. Osterbye T. et al.Islet-reactive CD8+ T cell frequencies in the pancreas, but not in blood, distinguish type 1 diabetic patients from healthy donors.Sci. Immunol. 2018; 3: eaao4013Crossref PubMed Scopus (31) Google Scholar). Each pHLA-A2 complex was used at a final concentration of 8-27 nM and conjugated with fluorochrome-labeled streptavidin at a 1:4 ratio. The combinatorial MMr panel was first set up by staining HLA-A2+ PBMCs with the same set of fluorescent streptavidin-labeled MMrs, all loaded with the Flu MP58-66 epitope. Compensations were set using fluorescence-minus-one samples (i.e. omitting one streptavidin at a time). The concentration of each fluorescent MMr was corrected for the variable staining index of each streptavidin, in order to obtain a distinct double-MMr+ population for each fluorochrome pair. The identification of the same MMr+ population by each pair validated the panel. PBMCs were isolated by density gradient centrifugation using 50 ml Leucosep tubes (Greiner/Dominique Dutscher), washed twice in RPMI medium supplemented with AB human serum (Sigma), counted on a ThermoFisher Countess II automated counter and frozen in pre-chilled 10% DMSO solution in AIM-V medium (ThermoFisher) using CoolCell containers (Biocision) stored overnight at −80°C prior to transfer into liquid nitrogen. At thawing, PBMCs were immediately diluted in pre-warmed AIM-V medium. Following centrifugation and one additional wash in AIM-V, PBMCs were counted and rested in the presence of 50 nM dasatinib for 30 min at 37°C before magnetic depletion of CD8– cells (StemCell Technologies). Staining was performed for 20 min at 20°C in 20 μl PBS-dasatinib for 107 cells with the combinatorial double-coded MMr panels (Culina et al., 2018Culina S. Lalanne A.I. Afonso G. Cerosaletti K. Pinto S. Sebastiani G. Kuranda K. Nigi L. Eugster A. Osterbye T. et al.Islet-reactive CD8+ T cell frequencies in the pancreas, but not in blood, distinguish type 1 diabetic patients from healthy donors.Sci. Immunol. 2018; 3: eaao4013Crossref PubMed Scopus (31) Google Scholar) detailed in Figure 3, followed, without washing, by mAb and Live/Dead Aqua staining at 4°C for 20 min. After one wash, cells were acquired using a FACSAria III cytometer configured as detailed in Table S6. Candidate epitopes binding to HLA-A2 (Figure S2) that did not yield any appreciable MMr staining provided negative controls for each panel. Data were analyzed with FlowJo software as described in Figure 3. Cells were sequentially gated on small lymphocytes, singlets, live cells (Live/Dead Aqua–), CD3+CD8+ T cells and total PE+, PE-CF594+, APC+, BV650+, BV711+ and BV786+ MMr+ T cells. Using Boolean operators, these latter gates allowed to selectively visualize each double-MMr+ population by including only those events positive for the corresponding fluorochrome pair. For example, UCN31-9 MMr+ cells (PE+PE-CF594+) were visualized by gating on events that were PE+PE-CF594+APC−BV650−BV711−BV786−. Events negative for all MMr fluorochromes (PE−PE-CF594−APC−BV650−BV711−BV786−) were represented in the same PE/PE-CF-594 dot plot to set the double-MMr+ gate, as shown in Figures 4A–4F. CD45RA and CCR7 staining was subsequently visualized by gating on these MMr+ cells. Each dot plot of Figures 3B and 3C displays a color-coded overlay of each double-MMr+ fraction and of the MMr− population to visualize the separation of each epitope-reactive CD8+ T-cell fraction relative to the others.
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)A JEOL 2010F transmission electron microscope (TEM) was used for imaging the crystals. The crystals were about evenly distributed across the used 314-square, 3 mm diameter, 200 mesh copper grids with type-B carbon supports (Ted Pella Redding CA, catalog number 1810). Typically, crystals of 3 squares were TEM imaged, that is, 1% of the applied crystals were counted and examined. Crystallinity was confirmed by the crystals’ electron diffraction, and then elemental compositions were determined by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. In the elemental analyses the peaks of all elements excepting carbon were integrated. The reported values are percentages of the integrals.
Immunofluorescence Stainings and Image Acquisition Paraffinized sections (mouse and human) were prepared for immunofluorescence staining by heating the slides for 15 min at 55°C in an oven, deparaffinized (2 x 100% xylene 5 min each, 2 x 100% ethanol 5 min each, 2 x 95% ethanol 5 min each, 70% ethanol for 5 min) and rinsed in dH2O for 5 min. Antigen retrieval was performed by heating the slides at 95°C for 20 min in HistoVT pH 7.0 (Nacalai USA) for all antibodies used. Specimens were blocked in 5% goat serum PBS-T for 15 min at RT before incubating with primary antibody diluted in 1% goat serum PBS-T overnight at 4°C. For primary antibodies produced in goat, donkey serum was used as the blocking agent. Each slide was rinsed three times in PBS, for 5 min each. Specimens were incubated in fluorochrome-conjugated secondary antibody diluted in 1% goat serum PBS-T for 1 hr at RT in the dark. After rinsing as above, VectorShield with DAPI and coverslip were mounted and slides were allowed to cure overnight at 4°C in the dark before image acquisition. For apoptosis assessment, we used DeadEnd Fluorometric TUNEL (Promega) and performed the staining as recommended by manufacturer. A list of antibodies used can be found in Key Resources Table.Images were acquired using either ApoTome.2 (Zeiss) without structured illumination or LSM780 (Zeiss) and analyzed using ImageJ software unless otherwise stated.
For human samples, analysis of H3K27me3, H3, Insulin and DAPI intensities were automated using customized Cell Profiler pipeline (available upon request).
(Cell Profiler pipeline)
Immunostained sections were examined with a Nikon Eclipse E600 epifluorescence-bright field microscope and digital images recorded. Group assignment was blinded to the investigator, except groups 1 and 4 where many islets were insulin-deficient. From each pancreatic section, islets with approximately ≥20 endocrine cells were imaged for the presence of IL-1β, insulin, glucagon, CD68 cells (macrophage marker) and CD3 cells (T cell marker). Each of the specific image sets from multiple acquisitions were merged with Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA, USA) following conversion of IL-1β immunostained cells to a greyscale fluorescence mode. Fifteen exocrine fields that were devoid of islet and ductal areas were selected randomly by microscopically traversing different regions of each pancreatic section and imaged at ×20 objective. The number of IL-1β-positive cells in each field was enumerated and the mean number per field per section determined. All data were included in the study. For each section, the number of IL-1β-positive cells in the peri- and intra-islet regions was enumerated and the mean number of cells per insulin-positive and -negative islet determined. Islets that showed immunostaining for IL-1β in alpha cells were scored microscopically as negative, weak or moderate intensity.
The immunohistochemical specificity of anti-IL-1β (catalogue no. 12242; Cell Signaling Technology) has been validated by the manufacturer. Thus, by immunohistochemistry, it successfully detects IL-1β immunoreactive cells in human colonic sections from individuals with chronic colitis. Further, by western blotting, the same antibody detects mature recombinant human and mouse IL-1β and the human precursor (molecular mass of 34 kDa) in extracts of Raw 264.7 and human monocyte-derived THP-1 cells, following exposure to Brefeldin and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), respectively. Anti-IL-1β was replaced with diluent to act as negative controls. As further controls, paraffin sections of THP-1 cells, harvested after incubation with LPS (100 ng/ml for 3 h) and without (from Cell Signaling Technology), were evaluated in this laboratory for IL-1β immunohistochemical specificity. The immunostaining protocol for IL-1β was tested with formalin-fixed tonsil sections, supplied by Department of Surgery, University of Auckland. Sections from selected pancreas and tonsil were immunostained for IL-1β in two separate sections. They were then exposed to rabbit anti-CD68 or rabbit anti-CD3, followed by donkey anti-rabbit IgG-biotin and then streptavidin–Alexa 568. Pancreatic sections were immunostained subsequently for insulin as above, followed by donkey anti-guinea pig IgG–Alexa 488.
Histology and immunohistochemistryFor quantitative analyses of HS, HSPGs, insulin and glucagon localization in human islets, paraffin sections (4 μm thickness) of nPOD human pancreases and isolated human islets fixed in 10% neutral-buffered formalin were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) or by immunohistochemistry. Antigen retrieval for HS and Col18 was performed using 0.05% pronase (Calbiochem, Japan) [27, 28], whereas heat/citrate buffer (pH 6) was used for Sdc1 and heparanase [27, 28]. HS and HSPG core proteins were detected immunohistochemically using 10E4 anti-HS (1/5-1/10; https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kvzcw76), anti-Col18 (1/100; https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kvzcw76) and rat anti-mouse Sdc1 (CD138, 1/10; BD Biosciences) (https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kv3cw8n) mAbs, with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated rabbit anti-mouse or anti-rat Ig (Dako, Carpinteria, USA). Heparanase was localized using the HP130 mouse anti-human heparanase mAb (1/5; Insight Biopharmaceuticals, Rehovot, Israel), biotinylated anti-mouse IgG (1/250) and avidin-biotin-complex (ABC reagent; PK-2200, Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA) (https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kv4cw8w). Background staining was checked using the corresponding isotype control Ig and human pancreatic lymph node (PLN) was used as a positive control. Insulin and glucagon were detected using mouse anti-insulin (ascites; 1/250) or mouse anti-glucagon (ascites; 1/500) mAbs (Sigma-Aldrich) and biotinylated anti-mouse IgG/ABC reagent (https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kv6cw9e). 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole (AEC; Sigma-Aldrich) was used as the chromogen. Specimens were de-identified prior to morphometric analysis. Image J software with color deconvolution plugin was used for the quantitative analysis of the % of islet area stained [27, 28] in 7–10 islets/donor pancreas.
Development of an automated morphometric analysis processα-cell area was quantified on glucagon-stained slides (4 slides by patient, 2 from the head and 2 from the tail), β-cell area on insulin-stained slides (2 slides by patient, 1 from the head and from the tail), and non-exocrine-non-endocrine (non-acinar, non-insular) pancreatic tissue area on both insulin- and glucagon-stained slides (i.e. 6 slides by patient, 3 from the head and 3 from the tail).On each slide, three different areas were evaluated: the total pancreatic tissue area, the non-exocrine-non-endocrine pancreatic tissue area and the Fast Red-stained area, the latter corresponding either to alpha-cells or to beta-cells area, depending on the immunostaining.In R software, a picture is converted into 3 matrices, corresponding respectively to the blue, green and red color levels, each matrix element accounting for one pixel. The principles used for the selection of the pixels, belonging to the 3 predefined areas were the following.For total pancreatic tissue area delineation, the first step consisted in resizing the original picture to one hundredth of its full-resolution initial size. In other words, the original picture, whose size was between 1x108 and 6x108 pixels, was divided into squares of 10-pixel sides, each of these squares being integrated, in the resized picture, into one single central pixel, whose blue, green and red color levels were respectively the mean of blue, green and red levels from the 10x10 corresponding pixels in the original picture. This step allowed the smoothing of the existing discontinuities in the original picture to define a continuous pancreatic tissue surface (S2 Fig). The next step consisted then in the selection of any colored pixel, i.e. any pixel whose blue, green and red color levels were superior to the respective color levels of background pixels in the resized picture (Fig 1). The main difficulty in automating this process was to be able to take into account the differences in contrast and staining intensity between slides. The choice was therefore made to build an R script aimed at generating several propositions for total pancreatic tissue selection, by varying the color level threshold used by the different filters applied in the script (S1 File). An additional step of visual selection of the most accurate proposition by one investigator (FBS), in comparison to the original picture, was further carried out, allowing a critical step of visual control in the automated process (Fig 1).Open in a separate windowFig 1Example on the slide 14262.The first R script, used for the selection of the pixels belonging to total pancreatic tissue, generated 22 different propositions. The choice of the investigator is framed in red and the subsequent result indicated under the picture. An example of background pixel has been also pointed out on the picture miniature.For exocrine+endocrine pancreatic tissue area delineation, the first step also consisted in resizing the original picture, like in the total area delineation, but to a bigger size than for total pancreatic tissue, i.e. to one twentieth of its initial size. The next step consisted in the selection of either hematoxylin-stained blue pixels, i.e. colored pixels, whose blue level was superior to green and red levels, or to diaminobenzidine, brown, pixels or Fast Red, red, pixels, defined as colored pixels, whose red level was superior to green level. The R script intentionally generated automatically several propositions for exocrine+endocrine pancreatic tissue selection (S2 File). The choice of the most adequate selection by the investigator added a second step of visual control in the automated process (Fig 2).Open in a separate windowFig 2Example on the slide 14262.The second R script, used for the selection of the pixels belonging to functional pancreatic tissue, generated 16 different propositions. The choice of the investigator is framed in red and the subsequent results indicated under the picture.Given the small size of Fast Red-stained regions, the use of the full resolution picture was necessary for appropriate selection of the corresponding area. However, given the large size of the original picture, this required its split into several smaller pictures to allow easy manipulations within R software. The final Fast Red-stained selected area was then calculated by summing the results obtained on each small picture. The selection principle of Fast Red-stained pixels relied on the selection of colored pixels whose red level was higher than blue and green levels. However, the main difficulty encountered in this process was the presence of light pink artifact pixels on some slides, most often organized into large very slightly colored sheets, but sometimes with a color intensity similar to that of some weakly Fast Red-stained alpha- or beta islet cells. Thus, to gain detection sensitivity without losing specificity, a multi-step selection R-script was built (Fig 3) (S3 File). Briefly, assumption was made that every truly positive Fast Red-stained pixel should either display a high red level itself or a high red level pixel in its vicinity; artifact pixels being low in intensity and located in expanded regions only containing low red level pixels. Hence, the first step of the script selected high red level pixels (Fig 3B); the second step drew circles with a 50-pixel radius around each selected pixel (Fig 3C), thus pinpointing the regions where true Fast Red-stained pixels were located; and the final step identified the red pixels with a lower threshold within these circles as Fast Red-stained pixels (Fig 3D). The main drawback of this approach should be the inappropriate selection of islet neighboring tissue submitted to bleeding of the overstaining existing on some slides. However, the validation of the present methodology on some well-established parameters, as beta-cell mass, suggested that this effect was negligible (Fig 4). The whole process of picture analysis has been summarized on a flowchart (S3 Fig) (S4 File).
IHC-IF.Six sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded pancreas specimens (4 μm thick and 30–200 μm apart) were labeled for each marker. All murine and human pancreas sections were stained with primary and secondary antibodies for detection of insulin, amyloid, CC3, TUNEL, RAGE, AGEs, S100B, and IAPP. Images were taken using a Leica fluorescence microscope. Quantitative analysis using MetaMorph LASF imaging software was performed by an investigator blinded to the experimental condition. Detailed methods for histological studies can be found in Supplemental Table 1 and the Supplemental Methods.
(insulin, amyloid, CC3, TUNEL, RAGE, AGEs, S100B, IAPP)
Immunohistochemistry and image digitalisationEach pancreas received was divided into a head, body and tail region, each of which was subjected to serial transverse sectioning. Within each region, tissue pieces were consecutively and alternately used for preparation of both formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded and frozen tissue blocks. Three consecutive paraffin sections were cut at 4 µm from one representative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue block within each region. All sections were deparaffinised and rehydrated with serial passage through changes of xylene and graded ethanol. All slides were subjected to heat-induced antigen retrieval in Target Retrieval Solution (Dako, Carpinteria, CA, USA). The tissue sections were double stained for insulin (polyclonal guinea pig anti-insulin,1:2000 dilution; catalogue no. A0564, RRID:AB_10013624; Dako) and one of the following markers: CD68 for macrophages (monoclonal mouse anti-CD68, 1:2000 dilution; catalogue no. M0814, RRID:AB_2314148; Dako); CD45 for leucocytes (monoclonal mouse anti-CD45, 1:200 dilution; catalogue no. M0701, RRID:AB_2314143; Dako) or Ki67 for DNA replication (monoclonal mouse anti-Ki67, 1:160 dilution; catalogue no. M7240, RRID:AB_2142367; Dako) as previously described [8]. Antigen–antibody binding was visualised using the EnVision G/2 Doublestain (peroxidase-DAB and alkaline phosphatase-Permanent Red; catalogue no. K5355; Dako) polymer system. Subsequently, the slides were counterstained with Mayer’s Hematoxylin (catalogue no. S3309; Dako), dehydrated in ethanol and mounted with Cytoseal XYL media (Richard-Allan Scientific, Kalamazoo, MI, USA). Stained slides were then digitalised and processed in preparation for statistical analysis (see ESM Methods for image acquisition and processing details).
(Ins, CD68, CD45, Ki67)
CD3, CD68, and glucagon stainingThe coimmunostaining for CD3, CD68, and glucagon was performed on the automated platform Discovery XT-VENTANA. After deparaffinization and antigen retrieval using CC1 solution, slides were incubated 1 hour at 37°C with a mix of anti-CD3 (A0452, Dako) and anti-CD68 (M0876, Dako) antibodies, before incubating anti-mouse (FP-SC 4110, Interchim) and anti-rabbit (FP-SB 5110, Interchim) secondary antibodies for 45 minutes at 37°C. Anti–glucagon-FITC antibody (BS-3796-A488, Interchim) was subsequently incubated for 45 minutes at 37°C. Slides were digitalized with the slide scanner NANOZOOMER 2.0RS/C10730-12 (Hamamatsu; objective ×20, resolution 0.46 μm/pixel). Image analysis was performed on the whole pancreas slide by using an algorithm from HALO platform combined with a tissue classifier (Indica Labs). Segmentation between exocrine/endocrine pancreas and other tissue types (connective tissues) were processed using Tissue Classifier based on color, texture, and contextual features. Islet regions were identified as a contiguous area of glucagon. CD3 and CD68 cells were detected according to thresholds of intensity within the endocrine and exocrine pancreas. The algorithm calculates the total number of cells within each pancreas part, the number of CD3+ cells, the number of CD68+ cells, and the areas of endocrine and exocrine parts of the pancreas. Quantification was performed under blinded conditions, with anonymized slides from control and T1D donors.
The HERV-W-Env IHC was performed on the automated platform Benchmark (Ventana, Roche) with the detection kit UltraView DAB (brown chromogen), without pretreatment. GN_mAb_Env03 monoclonal antibody was developed by GeNeuro and has already been validated in several publications (24, 25, 30). GN_mAb_Env03 monoclonal antibody was used at a concentration of 5 μg/ml for the 77 slides. Eight additional slides (4 T1D, 4 non-T1D) were used as controls, with mouse IgG2a isotype. Counterstaining was applied with hematoxylin II and bluing reagent. Slides were digitized with the slide scanner (Hamamatsu), objective ×20, and quantification was made using Indica Labs HALO platform. An algorithm was designed based on pattern recognition that discriminates pancreas tissue (analyzed areas) from fatty inclusions, vasculo-nervous structures, and surrounding connective tissue (excluded areas). Image analysis based on red, green, and blue (RGB) spectra was used to detect brown staining (DAB) within the positive areas (pancreas). The algorithm was designed to allow the detection of specific brown staining according to a threshold of intensity, and nonspecific edge staining of sections was not taken into account. It calculates pancreas area (mm²), staining area (mm²), and percentage (% stained area/pancreas area). Quantification was performed under blinded conditions, with anonymized slides from control and T1D donors.
Immunohistochemistry Sections (4μm) from formalin fixed paraffin embedded pancreas tissues were deparaffinized and rehydrated with serial passage through changes of xylene and graded ethanol. All slides were subjected to heat induced antigen retrieval in Target Retrieval Solution (Dako). The tissue sections were stained for insulin as a part of routine collection protocol for nPOD tissues (previously described (Campbell-Thompson et al., 2016; Campbell-Thompson et al., 2012b)) or double stained for insulin (polyclonal guinea pig anti-insulin,1:1000 dilution, Dako (Santa Clara, CA)) and glucagon (monoclonal mouse anti-glucagon, 1:5000 dilution, Abcam, Cambridge, MA) by immunohistochemistry (IHC), scanned using an Aperio CS Scanscope (Leica/Aperio, Vista, CA), and stored in the nPOD online digital pathology database (eSLIDE version 12, Leica/Aperio). For donors indicated in Table S1, scanned images of insulin-stained slides available from the block(s) nearest to the tissues used for total protein extraction (described above) were evaluated for fractional insulin area using Indica Labs, Inc image analysis software (Corrales, NM). For insulin and glucagon double stained slides, antigen-antibody binding was visualized using the EnVision G/2 Doublestain System (Dako). For control (n=5) and T1D subjects (n=11), glucagon + insulin positive islets, glucagon positive islets, insulin positive single cells, and clusters of two to five insulin positive cells were annotated by hand using the Aperio viewing platform and analyzed using Image Scope, Leica Biosystems analysis software (Version 12.1.0.5029, Buffalo Grove, IL).
Proinsulin, Insulin, C-peptide, Islet Amyloid Polypeptide and Glucagon by ELISA and Luminex Commercially available kits from ALPCO (Salem, NH) were utilized to measure total proinsulin, insulin and C-peptide from pancreas protein extracts as indicated in Table S1. The proinsulin, insulin and C-peptide assays are specific and do not cross react with each other. Glucagon was measured with a commercial ELISA assay provided by Mercodia (Winston Salem, NC). Islet amyloid polypeptide was measured by an assay from Millipore (Billerica, MA) using magnetic bead technology (Luminex). A total protein Bradford assay from Thermo-Fisher (Waltham, MA) was performed on each supernatant and used to normalize mass and extraction efficiency.
In situ hybridizationSections were dried for 1 hour at 60°C, pretreated and hybridized with an hs-ITPR2 probe (Homo sapiens inositol 145-trisphosphate receptor type 2 (ITPR2) mRNA) for 2 hours at 40°C. Probes were custom-designed and labeled for use with RNAscope 2.5HD (Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Newark, CA, USA). Some sections were stained with Hs-PPIB or dapB probes as positive and negative controls, respectively. Amplification steps were performed prior to the detection of signals with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine. Sections were counterstained and mounted with Permount (Fisher scientific, Waltham MA, USA).