Clinico-biological refinement of BCL11B-related disorder and identification of an episignature: A series of 20 unreported individuals.
MARGOT, Henri
Service de génétique médicale
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
Service de génétique médicale
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
MICHAUD, Vincent
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]
CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin [Bordeaux]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]
CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin [Bordeaux]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
VAN GILS, Julien
Hôpital Pellegrin
Service de génétique médicale
Université de Bordeaux [UB]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]
CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin [Bordeaux]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
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Hôpital Pellegrin
Service de génétique médicale
Université de Bordeaux [UB]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]
CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin [Bordeaux]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
Language
EN
Article de revue
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Genetics in Medicine. 2024-01-01, vol. 26, n° 1, p. 101007
English Abstract
BCL11B-related disorder (BCL11B-RD) arises from rare genetic variants within the BCL11B gene, resulting in a distinctive clinical spectrum encompassing syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder, with or without intellectual ...Read more >
BCL11B-related disorder (BCL11B-RD) arises from rare genetic variants within the BCL11B gene, resulting in a distinctive clinical spectrum encompassing syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder, with or without intellectual disability, associated with facial features and impaired immune function. This study presents an in-depth clinico-biological analysis of 20 newly reported individuals with BCL11B-RD, coupled with a characterization of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns of this genetic condition. Through an international collaboration, clinical and molecular data from 20 individuals were systematically gathered, and a comparative analysis was conducted between this series and existing literature. We further scrutinized peripheral blood DNA methylation profile of individuals with BCL11B-RD, contrasting them with healthy controls and other neurodevelopmental disorders marked by established episignature. Our findings unveil rarely documented clinical manifestations, notably including Rubinstein-Taybi-like facial features, craniosynostosis, and autoimmune disorders, all manifesting within the realm of BCL11B-RD. We refine the intricacies of T cell compartment alterations of BCL11B-RD, revealing decreased levels naive CD4 T cells and recent thymic emigrants while concurrently observing an elevated proportion of effector-memory expressing CD45RA CD8 T cells (TEMRA). Finally, a distinct DNA methylation episignature exclusive to BCL11B-RD is unveiled. This study serves to enrich our comprehension of the clinico-biological landscape of BCL11B-RD, potentially furnishing a more precise framework for diagnosis and follow-up of individuals carrying pathogenic BCL11B variant. Moreover, the identification of a unique DNA methylation episignature offers a valuable diagnosis tool for BCL11B-RD, thereby facilitating routine clinical practice by empowering physicians to reevaluate variants of uncertain significance within the BCL11B gene.Read less <
English Keywords
BCL11B
Epigenetic signature
Neurodevelopmental delay
T cells