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De novo variants in TCF7L2 are associated with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

ABSTRACT: TCF7L2 encodes transcription factor 7-like 2 (OMIM 602228), a key mediator of the evolutionary conserved canonical Wnt signaling pathway. Although several large-scale sequencing studies have implicated TCF7L2 in intellectual disability and autism, both the genetic mechanism and clinical phenotype have remained incompletely characterized. We present here a comprehensive genetic and phenotypic description of 11 individuals who have been identified to carry de novo variants in TCF7L2, both truncating and missense. Missense variation is clustered in or near a high mobility group box domain, involving this region in these variants' pathogenicity. All affected individuals present with developmental delays in childhood, but most ultimately achieved normal intelligence or had only mild intellectual disability. Myopia was present in approximately half of the individuals, and some individuals also possessed dysmorphic craniofacial features, orthopedic abnormalities, or neuropsychiatric comorbidities including autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We thus present an initial clinical and genotypic spectrum associated with variation in TCF7L2, which will be important in informing both medical management and future research.

SUBMITTER: Dias C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8815108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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De novo variants in TCF7L2 are associated with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

Dias Caroline C Pfundt Rolph R Kleefstra Tjitske T Shuurs-Hoeijmakers Janneke J Boon Elles M J EMJ van Hagen Johanna M JM Zwijnenburg Petra P Weiss Marjan M MM Keren Boris B Mignot Cyril C Isapof Arnaud A Weiss Karin K Hershkovitz Tova T Iascone Maria M Maitz Silvia S Feichtinger René G RG Kotzot Dieter D Mayr Johannes A JA Ben-Omran Tawfeg T Mahmoud Laila L Pais Lynn S LS Walsh Christopher A CA Shashi Vandana V Sullivan Jennifer A JA Stong Nicholas N Lecoquierre Francois F Guerrot Anne-Marie AM Charollais Aude A Rodan Lance H LH

American journal of medical genetics. Part A 20210518 8

TCF7L2 encodes transcription factor 7-like 2 (OMIM 602228), a key mediator of the evolutionary conserved canonical Wnt signaling pathway. Although several large-scale sequencing studies have implicated TCF7L2 in intellectual disability and autism, both the genetic mechanism and clinical phenotype have remained incompletely characterized. We present here a comprehensive genetic and phenotypic description of 11 individuals who have been identified to carry de novo variants in TCF7L2, both truncati ...[more]

PMID: 34003604

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De novo variants in TCF7L2 are associated with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

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De novo variants in TCF7L2 are associated with a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

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