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Date publication

mai 2024

Journal

Human genetics

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr FAIVRE Laurence , Dr NAMBOT Sophie , Pr THAUVIN-ROBINET Christel


Tous les auteurs :
Vos N, Haghshenas S, van der Laan L, Russel PKM, Rooney K, Levy MA, Relator R, Kerkhof J, McConkey H, Maas SM, Vissers LELM, de Vries BBA, Pfundt R, Elting MW, van Hagen JM, Verbeek NE, Jongmans MCJ, Lakeman P, Rumping L, Bosch DGM, Vitobello A, Thauvin-Robinet C, Faivre L, Nambot S, Garde A, Willems M, Genevieve D, Nicolas G, Busa T, Toutain A, Gérard M, Bizaoui V, Isidor B, Merla G, Accadia M, Schwartz CE, Ounap K, Hoffer MJV, Nezarati MM, van den Boogaard MH, Tedder ML, Rogers C, Brusco A, Ferrero GB, Spodenkiewicz M, Sidlow R, Mussa A, Trajkova S, McCann E, Mroczkowski HJ, Jansen S, Donker-Kaat L, Duijkers FAM, Stuurman KE, Mannens MMAM, Alders M, Henneman P, White SM, Sadikovic B, van Haelst MM

Résumé

Chung-Jansen syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability, behavioral problems, obesity and dysmorphic features. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the PHIP gene that encodes for the Pleckstrin homology domain-interacting protein, which is part of an epigenetic modifier protein complex. Therefore, we hypothesized that PHIP haploinsufficiency may impact genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm). We assessed the DNAm profiles of affected individuals with pathogenic and likely pathogenic PHIP variants with Infinium Methylation EPIC arrays and report a specific and sensitive DNAm episignature biomarker for Chung-Jansen syndrome. In addition, we observed similarities between the methylation profile of Chung-Jansen syndrome and that of functionally related and clinically partially overlapping genetic disorders, White-Kernohan syndrome (caused by variants in DDB1 gene) and Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome (caused by variants in PHF6 gene). Based on these observations we also proceeded to develop a common episignature biomarker for these disorders. These newly defined episignatures can be used as part of a multiclass episignature classifier for screening of affected individuals with rare disorders and interpretation of genetic variants of unknown clinical significance, and provide further insights into the common molecular pathophysiology of the clinically-related Chung-Jansen, Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann and White-Kernohan syndromes.

Référence

Hum Genet. 2024 05 24;: