De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in SETD5, Encoding a Methyltransferase in a 3p25 Microdeletion Syndrome Critical Region, Cause Intellectual Disability

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• 作者：Detelina Grozeva¹ ; Keren Carss² ; Olivera Spasic-Boskovic¹ ; Michael J. Parker³ ; Hayley Archer⁴ ; Helen V. Firth⁵ ; Soo-Mi Park⁵ ; Natalie Canham⁶ ; Susan E. Holder⁶ ; Meredith Wilson⁷ ; Anna Hackett⁸ ; Michael Field⁹ ; James A.B. Floyd² ; ¹⁰ ; UK10K Consortium 2
• 刊名：The American Journal of Human Genetics
• 出版年：3 April, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：94
• 期：4
• 页码：618-624
• 全文大小：1229 K

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To identify further Mendelian causes of intellectual disability (ID), we screened a cohort of 996 individuals with ID for variants in 565 known or candidate genes by using a targeted next-generation sequencing approach. Seven loss-of-function (LoF) mutations鈥攆our nonsense (c.1195A>T [p.Lys399^{鈭?/sup>], c.1333C>T [p.Arg445鈭?/sup>], c.1866C>G [p.Tyr622鈭?/sup>], and c.3001C>T [p.Arg1001鈭?/sup>]) and three frameshift (c.2177_2178del [p.Thr726Asnfs鈭?/sup>39], c.3771dup [p.Ser1258Glufs鈭?/sup>65], and c.3856del [p.Ser1286Leufs鈭?/sup>84])鈥攚ere identified in SETD5, a gene predicted to encode a methyltransferase. All mutations were compatible with de novo dominant inheritance. The affected individuals had moderate to severe ID with additional variable features of brachycephaly; a prominent high forehead with synophrys or striking full and broad eyebrows; a long, thin, and tubular nose; long, narrow upslanting palpebral fissures; and large, fleshy low-set ears. Skeletal anomalies, including significant leg-length discrepancy, were a frequent finding in two individuals. Congenital heart defects, inguinal hernia, or hypospadias were also reported. Behavioral problems, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, hand flapping with ritualized behavior, and autism, were prominent features. SETD5 lies within the critical interval for 3p25 microdeletion syndrome. The individuals with SETD5 mutations showed phenotypic similarity to those previously reported with a deletion in 3p25, and thus loss of SETD5 might be sufficient to account for many of the clinical features observed in this condition. Our findings add to the growing evidence that mutations in genes encoding methyltransferases regulating histone modification are important causes of ID. This analysis provides sufficient evidence that rare de novo LoF mutations in SETD5 are a relatively frequent (0.7%) cause of ID.}