Amélie Pinard1, Maximillian D J Fiander1, Alana C Cecchi1, Andrea L Rideout1, Mohamed Azouz1, Stuart M Fraser1, P Daniel McNeely1, Simon Walling1, Sarah C Novara1, Anna C E Hurst1, Dongchuan Guo1, Sandhya Parkash1, Michael J Bamshad1, Deborah A Nickerson1, Anthony M Vandersteen1, Dianna M Milewicz2. 1. From the Department of Internal Medicine (A.P., A.C.C., M.A., D.G., D.M.M.), McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Maritime Medical Genetics Service (A.L.R., S.P., M.A.V.), Division of Neurosurgery (M.D.J.F., P.D.M., S.W.) and Department of Pediatrics (M.A.V.), Division of Medical Genetics, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.N.), Division of Child Neurology, and Department of Genetics (A.C.E.H.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Pediatrics (M.J.B., A.M.V.), Division of Genetics Medicine and Department of Genome Sciences (M.J.B., D.A.N.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of Pediatrics (S.M.F.), Division of Child Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School. 2. From the Department of Internal Medicine (A.P., A.C.C., M.A., D.G., D.M.M.), McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Maritime Medical Genetics Service (A.L.R., S.P., M.A.V.), Division of Neurosurgery (M.D.J.F., P.D.M., S.W.) and Department of Pediatrics (M.A.V.), Division of Medical Genetics, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada; Department of Pediatrics (S.C.N.), Division of Child Neurology, and Department of Genetics (A.C.E.H.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Pediatrics (M.J.B., A.M.V.), Division of Genetics Medicine and Department of Genome Sciences (M.J.B., D.A.N.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of Pediatrics (S.M.F.), Division of Child Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School. Dianna.M.Milewicz@uth.tmc.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that de novo genetic variants are responsible for moyamoya disease (MMD) in children with unaffected relatives, we performed exome sequencing of 28 affected children and their unaffected parents. METHODS: Exome sequencing was performed on 28 trios of affected patients with MMD and unaffected parents. RESULTS: We identified 3 novel rare de novo RNF213 variants, 1 in the RING domain and 2 in a highly conserved region distal to the RING domain (4,114-4,120). These de novo cases of MMD present at a young age with aggressive MMD and uniquely have additional occlusive vascular lesions, including renal artery stenosis. Two previously reported cases had de novo variants in the same limited region and presented young with aggressive MMD, and 1 case had narrowing of the inferior abdominal aorta. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate a novel syndrome associated with RNF213 rare variants defined by de novo mutations disrupting highly conserved amino acids in the RING domain and a discrete region distal to the RING domain delimited by amino acids 4,114 to 4,120 leading to onset of severe MMD before 3 years of age and occlusion of other arteries, including the abdominal aorta, renal, iliac, and femoral arteries.
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that de novo genetic variants are responsible for moyamoya disease (MMD) in children with unaffected relatives, we performed exome sequencing of 28 affected children and their unaffected parents. METHODS: Exome sequencing was performed on 28 trios of affected patients with MMD and unaffected parents. RESULTS: We identified 3 novel rare de novo RNF213 variants, 1 in the RING domain and 2 in a highly conserved region distal to the RING domain (4,114-4,120). These de novo cases of MMD present at a young age with aggressive MMD and uniquely have additional occlusive vascular lesions, including renal artery stenosis. Two previously reported cases had de novo variants in the same limited region and presented young with aggressive MMD, and 1 case had narrowing of the inferior abdominal aorta. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate a novel syndrome associated with RNF213 rare variants defined by de novo mutations disrupting highly conserved amino acids in the RING domain and a discrete region distal to the RING domain delimited by amino acids 4,114 to 4,120 leading to onset of severe MMD before 3 years of age and occlusion of other arteries, including the abdominal aorta, renal, iliac, and femoral arteries.
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