TY - JOUR
T1 - Phenotypes and genotypes in individuals with SMC1A variants
AU - Huisman, Sylvia
AU - Mulder, Paul A
AU - Redeker, Egbert
AU - Bader, Ingrid
AU - Bisgaard, Anne-Marie
AU - Brooks, Alice
AU - Cereda, Anna
AU - Cinca, Constanza
AU - Clark, Dinah
AU - Cormier-Daire, Valerie
AU - Deardorff, Matthew A
AU - Diderich, Karin
AU - Elting, Mariet
AU - van Essen, Anthonie
AU - FitzPatrick, David
AU - Gervasini, Cristina
AU - Gillessen-Kaesbach, Gabriele
AU - Girisha, Katta M
AU - Hilhorst-Hofstee, Yvonne
AU - Hopman, Saskia
AU - Horn, Denise
AU - Isrie, Mala
AU - Jansen, Sandra
AU - Jespersgaard, Cathrine
AU - Kaiser, Frank J
AU - Kaur, Maninder
AU - Kleefstra, Tjitske
AU - Krantz, Ian D
AU - Lakeman, Phillis
AU - Landlust, Annemiek
AU - Lessel, Davor
AU - Michot, Caroline
AU - Moss, Jo
AU - Noon, Sarah E
AU - Oliver, Chris
AU - Parenti, Ilaria
AU - Pie, Juan
AU - Ramos, Feliciano J
AU - Rieubland, Claudine
AU - Russo, Silvia
AU - Selicorni, Angelo
AU - Tümer, Zeynep
AU - Vorstenbosch, Rieneke
AU - Wenger, Tara L
AU - van Balkom, Ingrid
AU - Piening, Sigrid
AU - Wierzba, Jolanta
AU - Hennekam, Raoul C
N1 - © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - SMC1A encodes one of the proteins of the cohesin complex. SMC1A variants are known to cause a phenotype resembling Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). Exome sequencing has allowed recognizing SMC1A variants in individuals with encephalopathy with epilepsy who do not resemble CdLS. We performed an international, interdisciplinary study on 51 individuals with SMC1A variants for physical and behavioral characteristics, and compare results to those in 67 individuals with NIPBL variants. For the Netherlands all known individuals with SMC1A variants were studied, both with and without CdLS phenotype. Individuals with SMC1A variants can resemble CdLS, but manifestations are less marked compared to individuals with NIPBL variants: growth is less disturbed, facial signs are less marked (except for periocular signs and thin upper vermillion), there are no major limb anomalies, and they have a higher level of cognitive and adaptive functioning. Self-injurious behavior is more frequent and more severe in the NIPBL group. In the Dutch group 5 of 13 individuals (all females) had a phenotype that shows a remarkable resemblance to Rett syndrome: epileptic encephalopathy, severe or profound intellectual disability, stereotypic movements, and (in some) regression. Their missense, nonsense, and frameshift mutations are evenly spread over the gene. We conclude that SMC1A variants can result in a phenotype resembling CdLS and a phenotype resembling Rett syndrome. Resemblances between the SMC1A group and the NIPBL group suggest that a disturbed cohesin function contributes to the phenotype, but differences between these groups may also be explained by other underlying mechanisms such as moonlighting of the cohesin genes.
AB - SMC1A encodes one of the proteins of the cohesin complex. SMC1A variants are known to cause a phenotype resembling Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). Exome sequencing has allowed recognizing SMC1A variants in individuals with encephalopathy with epilepsy who do not resemble CdLS. We performed an international, interdisciplinary study on 51 individuals with SMC1A variants for physical and behavioral characteristics, and compare results to those in 67 individuals with NIPBL variants. For the Netherlands all known individuals with SMC1A variants were studied, both with and without CdLS phenotype. Individuals with SMC1A variants can resemble CdLS, but manifestations are less marked compared to individuals with NIPBL variants: growth is less disturbed, facial signs are less marked (except for periocular signs and thin upper vermillion), there are no major limb anomalies, and they have a higher level of cognitive and adaptive functioning. Self-injurious behavior is more frequent and more severe in the NIPBL group. In the Dutch group 5 of 13 individuals (all females) had a phenotype that shows a remarkable resemblance to Rett syndrome: epileptic encephalopathy, severe or profound intellectual disability, stereotypic movements, and (in some) regression. Their missense, nonsense, and frameshift mutations are evenly spread over the gene. We conclude that SMC1A variants can result in a phenotype resembling CdLS and a phenotype resembling Rett syndrome. Resemblances between the SMC1A group and the NIPBL group suggest that a disturbed cohesin function contributes to the phenotype, but differences between these groups may also be explained by other underlying mechanisms such as moonlighting of the cohesin genes.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics
KW - De Lange Syndrome/diagnosis
KW - Exome/genetics
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Netherlands/epidemiology
KW - Proteins/genetics
KW - Rett Syndrome/diagnosis
KW - Spasms, Infantile/diagnosis
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.a.38279
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.a.38279
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28548707
SN - 1552-4825
VL - 173
SP - 2108
EP - 2125
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A
IS - 8
ER -