Parry, DA;
Martin, CA;
Greene, P;
Marsh, JA;
Ambrose, JC;
Arumugam, P;
Baple, EL;
... Jackson, AP; + view all
(2020)
Heterozygous lamin B1 and lamin B2 variants cause primary microcephaly and define a novel laminopathy.
Genetics in Medicine
10.1038/s41436-020-00980-3.
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Abstract
PURPOSE: Lamins are the major component of nuclear lamina, maintaining structural integrity of the nucleus. Lamin A/C variants are well established to cause a spectrum of disorders ranging from myopathies to progeria, termed laminopathies. Phenotypes resulting from variants in LMNB1 and LMNB2 have been much less clearly defined. METHODS: We investigated exome and genome sequencing from the Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study and the 100,000 Genomes Project to identify novel microcephaly genes. RESULTS: Starting from a cohort of patients with extreme microcephaly, 13 individuals with heterozygous variants in the two human B-type lamins were identified. Recurrent variants were established to be de novo in nine cases and shown to affect highly conserved residues within the lamin ɑ-helical rod domain, likely disrupting interactions required for higher-order assembly of lamin filaments. CONCLUSION: We identify dominant pathogenic variants in LMNB1 and LMNB2 as a genetic cause of primary microcephaly, implicating a major structural component of the nuclear envelope in its etiology and defining a new form of laminopathy. The distinct nature of this lamin B–associated phenotype highlights the strikingly different developmental requirements for lamin paralogs and suggests a novel mechanism for primary microcephaly warranting future investigation.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Heterozygous lamin B1 and lamin B2 variants cause primary microcephaly and define a novel laminopathy |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41436-020-00980-3 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-00980-3 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | LMNB1; LMNB2; laminopathy; primary microcephaly; neurodevelopmental disorder |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Genetics and Genomic Medicine Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10113404 |
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