Clinical and molecular characterization of patients with YWHAG-related epilepsy

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  • Valentina Cetica
  • Tiziana Pisano
  • Gaetan Lesca
  • Dana Marafi
  • Laura Licchetta
  • Florence Riccardi
  • Davide Mei
  • Hon yin B. Chung
  • Meena Balasubramanian
  • Daniel H. Lowenstein
  • Milda Endzinienė
  • Maha Alotaibi
  • Nathalie Villeneuve
  • Julia Jacobs
  • Bertrand Isidor
  • Roberta Solazzi
  • Nicolette S. den Hollander
  • Dragan Marjanovic
  • Christelle Rougeot-Jung
  • Julien Jung
  • Marion Lesieur-Sebellin
  • Andrea Accogli
  • Vincenzo Salpietro
  • Nebal W. Saadi
  • Eleni Panagiotakaki
  • Thomas Foiadelli
  • Sylvia Redon
  • Meng Han Tsai
  • Francesca Bisulli
  • Trine B. Hammer
  • James R. Lupski
  • Elena Parrini
  • Renzo Guerrini

Objective: YWHAG variant alleles have been associated with a rare disease trait whose clinical synopsis includes an early onset epileptic encephalopathy with predominantly myoclonic seizures, developmental delay/intellectual disability, and facial dysmorphisms. Through description of a large cohort, which doubles the number of reported patients, we further delineate the spectrum of YWHAG-related epilepsy. Methods: We included in this study 24 patients, 21 new and three previously described, with pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in YWHAG. We extended the analysis of clinical, electroencephalographic, brain magnetic resonance imaging, and molecular genetic information to 24 previously published patients. Results: The phenotypic spectrum of YWHAG-related disorders ranges from mild developmental delay to developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE). Epilepsy onset is in the first 2 years of life. Seizure freedom can be achieved in half of the patients (13/24, 54%). Intellectual disability (23/24, 96%), behavioral disorders (18/24, 75%), neurological signs (13/24, 54%), and dysmorphisms (6/24, 25%) are common. A genotype–phenotype correlation emerged, as DEE is more represented in patients with missense variants located in the ligand-binding domain than in those with truncating or missense variants in other domains (90% vs. 19%, p <.001). Significance: This study suggests that pathogenic YWHAG variants cause a wide range of clinical presentations with variable severity, ranging from mild developmental delay to DEE. In this allelic series, a genotype–phenotype correlation begins to emerge, potentially providing prognostic information for clinical management and genetic counseling.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEpilepsia
ISSN0013-9580
DOI
StatusAccepteret/In press - 2024

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© 2024 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.

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