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Expanding the Oro-Dental and Mutational Spectra of Kabuki Syndrome and Expression of KMT2D and KDM6A in Human Tooth Germs.

ABSTRACT: Kabuki syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinct dysmorphic facial features, intellectual disability, and multiple developmental abnormalities. Despite more than 350 documented cases, the oro-dental spectrum associated with kabuki syndrome and expression of KMT2D (histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2D) or KDM6A (lysine-specific demethylase 6A) genes in tooth development have not been well defined. Here, we report seven unrelated Thai patients with Kabuki syndrome having congenital absence of teeth, malocclusion, high-arched palate, micrognathia, and deviated tooth shape and size. Exome sequencing successfully identified that six patients were heterozygous for mutations in KMT2D, and one in KDM6A. Six were novel mutations, of which five were in KMT2D and one in KDM6A. They were truncating mutations including four frameshift deletions and two nonsense mutations. The predicted non-functional KMT2D and KDM6A proteins are expected to cause disease by haploinsufficiency. Our study expands oro-dental, medical, and mutational spectra associated with Kabuki syndrome. We also demonstrate for the first time that KMT2D and KDM6A are expressed in the dental epithelium of human tooth germs.

SUBMITTER: Porntaveetus T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5930470 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Expanding the Oro-Dental and Mutational Spectra of Kabuki Syndrome and Expression of KMT2D and KDM6A in Human Tooth Germs.

Porntaveetus Thantrira T Abid Mushriq F MF Theerapanon Thanakorn T Srichomthong Chalurmpon C Ohazama Atsushi A Kawasaki Katsushige K Kawasaki Maiko M Suphapeetiporn Kanya K Sharpe Paul T PT Shotelersuk Vorasuk V

International journal of biological sciences 20180309 4

Kabuki syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinct dysmorphic facial features, intellectual disability, and multiple developmental abnormalities. Despite more than 350 documented cases, the oro-dental spectrum associated with kabuki syndrome and expression of KMT2D (histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2D) or KDM6A (lysine-specific demethylase 6A) genes in tooth development have not been well defined. Here, we report seven unrelated Thai patients with Kabuki syndrom ...[more]

PMID: 29725259

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Project description:BackgroundKabuki syndrome type 1 (KS1), a rare multisystem congenital disorder, presents with characteristic facial features, intellectual disability, persistent fetal fingertip pads, skeletal abnormalities, and postnatal growth delays. KS1 results from pathogenic variants in the KMT2D gene, which encodes a histone methyltransferase protein involved in chromatin remodeling, promoter and enhancer regulation, and scaffold formation during early development. KMT2D also mediates cell signaling pathways, responding to external stimuli and organizing effector protein assembly. Research on KMT2D's molecular mechanisms in KS1 has primarily focused on its histone methyltransferase activity, leaving a gap in understanding the methyltransferase-independent roles in KS1 clinical manifestations.MethodsThis scoping review examines KMT2D's role in gene expression regulation across various species, cell types, and contexts. We analyzed human pathogenic KMT2D variants using publicly available databases and compared them to research organism models of KS1. We also conducted a systematic search of healthcare and governmental databases for clinical trials, studies, and therapeutic approaches.ResultsOur review highlights KMT2D's critical roles beyond methyltransferase activity in diverse cellular contexts and conditions. We identified six distinct groups of KMT2D as a cell signaling mediator, including evidence of methyltransferase-dependent and -independent activity. A comprehensive search of the literature, clinical databases, and public registries emphasizes the need for basic research on KMT2D's functional complexity and longitudinal studies of KS1 patients to establish objective outcome measurements for therapeutic development.ConclusionWe discuss how KMT2D's role in translating external cellular communication can partly explain the clinical heterogeneity observed in KS1 patients. Additionally, we summarize the current molecular diagnostic approaches and clinical trials targeting KS1. This review is a resource for patient advocacy groups, researchers, and physicians to support KS1 diagnosis and therapeutic development.

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Expanding the Oro-Dental and Mutational Spectra of Kabuki Syndrome and Expression of KMT2D and KDM6A in Human Tooth Germs.

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Expanding the Oro-Dental and Mutational Spectra of Kabuki Syndrome and Expression of <i>KMT2D</i> and <i>KDM6A</i> in Human Tooth Germs.

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