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Loss-of-Function Variants in PPP1R12A: From Isolated Sex Reversal to Holoprosencephaly Spectrum and Urogenital Malformations.

ABSTRACT: In two independent ongoing next-generation sequencing projects for individuals with holoprosencephaly and individuals with disorders of sex development, and through international research collaboration, we identified twelve individuals with de novo loss-of-function (LoF) variants in protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 12a (PPP1R12A), an important developmental gene involved in cell migration, adhesion, and morphogenesis. This gene has not been previously reported in association with human disease, and it has intolerance to LoF as illustrated by a very low observed-to-expected ratio of LoF variants in gnomAD. Of the twelve individuals, midline brain malformations were found in five, urogenital anomalies in nine, and a combination of both phenotypes in two. Other congenital anomalies identified included omphalocele, jejunal, and ileal atresia with aberrant mesenteric blood supply, and syndactyly. Six individuals had stop gain variants, five had a deletion or duplication resulting in a frameshift, and one had a canonical splice acceptor site loss. Murine and human in situ hybridization and immunostaining revealed PPP1R12A expression in the prosencephalic neural folds and protein localization in the lower urinary tract at critical periods for forebrain division and urogenital development. Based on these clinical and molecular findings, we propose the association of PPP1R12A pathogenic variants with a congenital malformations syndrome affecting the embryogenesis of the brain and genitourinary systems and including disorders of sex development.

SUBMITTER: Hughes JJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042489 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Loss-of-Function Variants in PPP1R12A: From Isolated Sex Reversal to Holoprosencephaly Spectrum and Urogenital Malformations.

Hughes Joel J JJ Alkhunaizi Ebba E Kruszka Paul P Pyle Louise C LC Grange Dorothy K DK Berger Seth I SI Payne Katelyn K KK Masser-Frye Diane D Hu Tommy T Christie Michelle R MR Clegg Nancy J NJ Everson Joshua L JL Martinez Ariel F AF Walsh Laurence E LE Bedoukian Emma E Jones Marilyn C MC Harris Catharine Jean CJ Riedhammer Korbinian M KM Choukair Daniela D Fechner Patricia Y PY Rutter Meilan M MM Hufnagel Sophia B SB Roifman Maian M Kletter Gad B GB Delot Emmanuele E Vilain Eric E Lipinski Robert J RJ Vezina Chad M CM Muenke Maximilian M Chitayat David D

American journal of human genetics 20191226 1

In two independent ongoing next-generation sequencing projects for individuals with holoprosencephaly and individuals with disorders of sex development, and through international research collaboration, we identified twelve individuals with de novo loss-of-function (LoF) variants in protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 12a (PPP1R12A), an important developmental gene involved in cell migration, adhesion, and morphogenesis. This gene has not been previously reported in association with human ...[more]

PMID: 31883643

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Loss-of-Function Variants in PPP1R12A: From Isolated Sex Reversal to Holoprosencephaly Spectrum and Urogenital Malformations.

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Loss-of-Function Variants in PPP1R12A: From Isolated Sex Reversal to Holoprosencephaly Spectrum and Urogenital Malformations.

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