Publication
Title
Clinical presentation of a complex neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in ADNP
Author
Institution/Organisation
ADNP Consortium
Abstract
Background In genome-wide screening studies for de novo mutations underlying autism and intellectual disability, mutations in the ADNP gene are consistently reported among the most frequent. ADNP mutations have been identified in children with autism spectrum disorder comorbid with intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and deficits in multiple organ systems. However, a comprehensive clinical description of the Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome is lacking. Methods We identified a worldwide cohort of 78 individuals with likely disruptive mutations in ADNP from January 2014 to October 2016 through systematic literature search, by contacting collaborators, and through direct interaction with parents. Clinicians filled in a structured questionnaire on genetic and clinical findings to enable correlations between genotype and phenotype. Clinical photographs and specialist reports were gathered. Parents were interviewed to complement the written questionnaires. Results We report on the detailed clinical characterization of a large cohort of individuals with an ADNP mutation and demonstrate a distinctive combination of clinical features, including mild to severe intellectual disability, autism, severe speech and motor delay, and common facial characteristics. Brain abnormalities, behavioral problems, sleep disturbance, epilepsy, hypotonia, visual problems, congenital heart defects, gastrointestinal problems, short stature, and hormonal deficiencies are common comorbidities. Strikingly, individuals with the recurrent p.Tyr719* mutation were more severely affected. Conclusions This overview defines the full clinical spectrum of individuals with ADNP mutations, a specific autism subtype. We show that individuals with mutations in ADNP have many overlapping clinical features that are distinctive from those of other autism and/or intellectual disability syndromes. In addition, our data show preliminary evidence of a correlation between genotype and phenotype.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Biological psychiatry / Society of Biological Psychiatry [Jacksonville, Fla] - New York, N.Y., 1969, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Elsevier , 2019
ISSN
0006-3223 [print]
1873-2402 [online]
DOI
10.1016/J.BIOPSYCH.2018.02.1173
Volume/pages
85 :4 (2019) , p. 287-297
ISI
000456013700007
Pubmed ID
29724491
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Project info
Identification of converging Molecular Pathways Across Chromatinopathies as Targets for Therapy
The pleiotropic effects of ADNP in Mental Disorders (ADNPinMED).
GENOMED - Genomics in Medicine.
The role of the AnkyrinG interactome in neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 06.12.2023
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