De novo heterozygous variants in KIF5B cause kyphomelic dysplasia

Autor: Toshiyuki Itai, Zheng Wang, Gen Nishimura, Hirofumi Ohashi, Long Guo, Yasuhiro Wakano, Takahiro Sugiura, Hiromi Hayakawa, Mayumi Okada, Takashi Saisu, Ayana Kitta, Hiroshi Doi, Kenji Kurosawa, Yoshihiro Hotta, Katsuhiro Hosono, Miho Sato, Kenji Shimizu, Kazuharu Takikawa, Seiji Watanabe, Naho Ikeda, Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Fujita, Yuri Uchiyama, Naomi Tsuchida, Satoko Miyatake, Noriko Miyake, Naomichi Matsumoto, Shiro Ikegawa
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Clinical Genetics. 102:3-11
ISSN: 1399-0004
0009-9163
Popis: Kyphomelic dysplasia is a heterogeneous group of skeletal dysplasias characterized by severe bowing of the limbs associated with other variable findings, such as narrow thorax and abnormal facies. We searched for the genetic etiology of this disorder. Four individuals diagnosed with kyphomelic dysplasia were enrolled. We performed whole-exome sequencing and evaluated the pathogenicity of the identified variants. All individuals had de novo heterozygous variants in KIF5B encoding kinesin-1 heavy chain: two with c.272AG:p.(Lys91Arg), one with c.584CA:p.(Thr195Lys), and the other with c.701GT:p.(Gly234Val). All variants involved conserved amino acids in or close to the ATPase activity-related motifs in the catalytic motor domain of the KIF5B protein. All individuals had sharp angulation of the femora and humeri, distinctive facial features, and neonatal respiratory distress. Short stature was observed in three individuals. Three developed postnatal osteoporosis with subsequent fractures, two showed brachycephaly, and two were diagnosed with optic atrophy. Our findings suggest that heterozygous KIF5B deleterious variants cause a specific form of kyphomelic dysplasia. Furthermore, alterations in kinesins cause various symptoms known as kinesinopathies, and our findings also extend the phenotypic spectrum of kinesinopathies.
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