A Novel Autosomal Dominant Childhood-Onset Disorder Associated with Pathogenic Variants in VCP
Mah-Som, A. Y.; Daw, J.; Huynh, D.; Wu, M.; Creekmore, B. C.; Burns, W.; Skinner, S. A.; Holla, O. L.; Smeland, M. F.; Planes, M.; Uguen, K.; Redon, S.; Bierhals, T.; Scholz, T.; Denecke, J.; Mensah, M. A.; Sczakiel, H.; Tichy, H.; Verheyen, S.; Schreiner, E.; Blatterer, J.; Thies, J.; Lam, C.; Spaeth, C.; Pena, L.; Ramsey, K.; Narayanan, V.; Seaver, L.; Rodrigues, D.; Afenjar, A.; Burglen, L.; Lee, E. B.; Chou, T.- F.; Weihl, C. C.; Shinai, M. S.
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Valosin-containing protein (VCP) is an AAA+ ATPase that plays critical roles in multiple ubiquitin-dependent cellular processes. Dominant pathogenic variants in VCP are associated with adult-onset multisystem proteinopathy (MSP) that presents with myopathy, bone disease, dementia, and/or motor neuron disease. Through GeneMatcher, we identified 13 unrelated individuals who carry novel heterozygous VCP variants (12 de novo, 1 inherited) associated with a childhood-onset disorder characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, hypotonia, and macrocephaly. Trio exome sequencing or multigene panel identified nine missense variants, two in-frame deletions, one frameshift, and one splicing variant. We performed in vitro functional studies and in silico modelling to investigate the impact of these variants on protein function. In contrast to MSP variants, most missense variants had decreased ATPase activity, and one caused hyperactivation. Other variants were predicted to cause haploinsufficiency, suggesting a loss-of-function mechanism. This is the first description of VCP-related neurodevelopmental disease presenting in childhood.
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