Further Delineation of the AUTS2 HX Repeat Domain-Related Phenotype

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Contributors

  • Esin Nur Erdogan - , Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Seattle (Author)
  • Chi Vicky Cheng - , Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Seattle (Author)
  • Stefano G Caraffi - , IRCCS Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia (Author)
  • Ivan Ivanovski - , IRCCS Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia (Author)
  • Gianluca Piatelli - , IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Genova (Author)
  • Edoardo Errichiello - , University of Pavia (Author)
  • Antigone S Papavasiliou - , IASO Children's Hospital (Author)
  • Georgia Vasileiou - , University Hospital at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • André Reis - , University Hospital at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Bradley Prince - , University of Calgary (Author)
  • Scott E Hickey - , The Ohio State University College of Medicine (Author)
  • Daniel C Koboldt - , Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Author)
  • Michael C Schneider - , St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (Author)
  • Joseph Porrmann - , Institute of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Nataliya Di Donato - , Institute of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Thomas Leis - , University Hospital at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • M Scott Perry - , Cook Children's Medical Center (Author)
  • Jennifer Humberson - , University of Virginia (Author)
  • Joshua Rotenberg - , Memorial Hermann Healthcare System (Author)
  • Somayeh Bakhtiari - , University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix (Author)
  • Helen Magee - , University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix (Author)
  • Shaydah Kheradmand - , GeneDx (Author)
  • Michael C Kruer - , University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix (Author)
  • Andrew Swale - , Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust (Author)
  • Astrid Weber - , Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust (Author)
  • Caren Landes - , Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Author)
  • Orsetta Zuffardi - , University of Pavia (Author)
  • Livia Garavelli - , IRCCS Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia (Author)
  • Arie van Haeringen - , Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) (Author)
  • Claudia A L Ruivenkamp - , Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) (Author)
  • Melissa Pauly - , University Hospital at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Ping Yee Billie Au - , University of Calgary (Author)
  • William B Dobyns - , University of Minnesota System (Author)
  • Kimberly A Aldinger - , University of Washington (Author)

Abstract

Haploinsufficiency of AUTS2 is associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability, autistic features, and spasticity. AUTS2 protein interacts with p300, encoded by EP300, through the HX repeat domain of AUTS2, thereby activating transcription. We previously reported two de novo variants in the HX repeat domain of AUTS2. These variants disrupt the AUTS2-P300 interaction, resulting in a phenotype resembling Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome (RSTS) associated with variants in EP300/CREBBP. Here, we expand beyond the initial clinical description to delineate the HX domain-associated phenotype and compare it to the AUTS2-haploinsufficient phenotype. We reviewed clinical data, photographs, and neuroimaging studies to examine genotype-phenotype relationships. Our review of 80 individuals included 14 individuals we present here and 66 individuals with AUTS2 variants presented in the literature. The clinical features for individuals with variants in the HX repeat domain include severe intellectual disability, severe language disability, distinct craniofacial and skeletal dysmorphic features, and neuroimaging findings. Facial dysmorphisms include wide and prominent nasal bridges with complex nasal shapes and dysmorphic eyebrows. Dysmorphisms include digit anomalies: Symphalangism and hypoplasia of distal phalanges, exclusive to the HX domain variant group. Cerebellar anomalies not seen with other AUTS2 variants are seen within this group. Our report delineates a distinct and severe clinical phenotype associated with variants in the AUTS2 HX domain, including an in-depth comparison with the AUTS2 haploinsufficiency phenotype features.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere64093
JournalAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A
Volume197
Issue number9
Early online date3 May 2025
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 105004196359

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