The constitutional gain-of-function variant p.Glu1099Lys in NSD2 is associated with a novel syndrome

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Contributors

  • Bernt Popp - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Melanie Brugger - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Sibylle Poschmann - , Division of Neuropediatrics (Author)
  • Tobias Bartolomaeus - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Maximilian Radtke - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Julia Hentschel - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Nataliya Di Donato - , University Medicine (Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital), Institute of Clinical Genetics, University Cancer Centre (Author)
  • Andreas Rump - , University Medicine (Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital), Institute of Clinical Genetics (Author)
  • Janina Gburek-Augustat - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Elisabeth Graf - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Matias Wagner - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Ina Sorge - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Johannes R Lemke - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Thomas Meitinger - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Rami Abou Jamra - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Vincent Strehlow - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Theresa Brunet - , Technical University of Munich (Author)

Abstract

NSD2 dimethylates histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3K36me2) and is located in the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) critical region. Recent descriptions have delineated loss-of-function (LoF) variants in NSD2 with a distinct disorder. The oncogenic missense variant p.Glu1099Lys occurs somatically in leukemia and has a gain-of-function (GoF) effect. We describe two individuals carrying p.Glu1099Lys as heterozygous de novo germline variant identified by exome sequencing (ES) of blood DNA and subsequently confirmed in two ectodermal tissues. Clinically, these individuals are characterized by intellectual disability, coarse/ square facial gestalt, abnormalities of the hands, and organomegaly. Public cell lines with NSD2 GoF variants had increased K36me2, DNA promoter methylation, and dysregulated RNA expression. NSD2 GoF caused by p.Glu1099Lys is associated with a novel phenotype different from WHS and Rauch-Steindl syndrome (RAUST).

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)226-230
Number of pages5
JournalClinical genetics
Volume103
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2023
Peer-reviewedNo

External IDs

Scopus 85140263107
WOS 000870206800001

Keywords

Keywords

  • Humans, Repressor Proteins/genetics, Gain of Function Mutation, Histones/genetics, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome/genetics, DNA, gain-of-function, neurodevelopmental disorder, NSD2, Glu1099Lys, Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome, Rauch–Steindl syndrome, Neurodevelopmental disorder, Nsd2, Rauch-Steindl syndrome, Gain-of-function, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome

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