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SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity.

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Purpose

To evaluate the role of germline SDHA mutation analysis by (1) comprehensive literature review, (2) description of novel germline SDHA mutations and (3) in silico structural prediction analysis of missense substitutions in SDHA.

Patients and methods

A systematic literature review and a retrospective review of the molecular and clinical features of patients identified with putative germline variants in UK molecular genetic laboratories was performed. To evaluate the molecular consequences of SDHA missense variants, a novel model of the SDHA/B/C/D complex was generated and the structural effects of missense substitutions identified in the literature, our UK novel cohort and a further 32 "control missense variants" were predicted by the mCSM computational platform. These structural predictions were correlated with the results of tumor studies and other bioinformatic predictions.

Results

Literature review revealed reports of 17 different germline SDHA variants in 47 affected individuals from 45 kindreds. A further 10 different variants in 15 previously unreported cases (seven novel variants in eight patients) were added from our UK series. In silico structural prediction studies of 11 candidate missense germline mutations suggested that most (63.7%) would destabilize the SDHA protomer, and that most (78.1%) rare SDHA missense variants present in a control data set (ESP6500) were also associated with impaired protein stability.

Conclusion

The clinical spectrum of SDHA-associated neoplasia differs from that of germline mutations in other SDH-subunits. The interpretation of the significance of novel SDHA missense substitutions is challenging. We recommend that multiple investigations (e.g. tumor studies, metabolomic profiling) should be performed to aid classification of rare missense variants before genetic testing results are used to influence clinical management.

SUBMITTER: Casey RT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441402 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity.

Casey Ruth T RT Ascher David B DB Rattenberry Eleanor E Izatt Louise L Andrews Katrina A KA Simpson Helen L HL Challis Benjamen B Park Soo-Mi SM Bulusu Venkata R VR Lalloo Fiona F Pires Douglas E V DEV West Hannah H Clark Graeme R GR Smith Philip S PS Whitworth James J Papathomas Thomas G TG Taniere Phillipe P Savisaar Rosina R Hurst Laurence D LD Woodward Emma R ER Maher Eamonn R ER

Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20170302 3

<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate the role of germline <i>SDHA</i> mutation analysis by (1) comprehensive literature review, (2) description of novel germline <i>SDHA</i> mutations and (3) in silico structural prediction analysis of missense substitutions in SDHA.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>A systematic literature review and a retrospective review of the molecular and clinical features of patients identified with putative germline variants in UK molecular genetic laboratories was performed. To evalua ...[more]

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SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity.

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Patients and methods

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SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity.

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