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ArticleAmerican journal of human genetics2015

Disruptive SCYL1 Mutations Underlie a Syndrome Characterized by Recurrent Episodes of Liver Failure, Peripheral Neuropathy, Cerebellar Atrophy, and Ataxia.

Wolfgang M Schmidt, S Lane Rutledge, Rebecca Schüle, Benjamin Mayerhofer, Stephan Züchner, Eugen Boltshauser, Reginald E Bittner

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Article in American journal of human genetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Wolfgang M SchmidtNeuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
S Lane RutledgeDepartment of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Rebecca SchüleDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; German Research Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Dr. John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Benjamin MayerhoferNeuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Stephan ZüchnerDr. John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Eugen BoltshauserDivision of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.
Reginald E BittnerNeuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: reginald.bittner@meduniwien.ac.at.
Medical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Miami · USUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich · CHUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

trainingU54NS065712 · NINDS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SHY, MICHAEL E. · 2009 to 2023
$19.6M
GENOME STUDIES IN HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA - beyond the exomeR01NS072248 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Stephan Zuchner · 2011 to 2026
$9.2M
Genomic Studies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseR01NS075764 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SHY, MICHAEL E., ZUCHNER, STEPHAN · 2012 to 2016
$3.0M
Molecular And Genetic Analysis Of Autosomal Dominant Spastic ParaplegiaR01NS054132 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ZUCHNER, STEPHAN · 2008 to 2011
$1.3M
NINDS NIH HHS 1R01NS075764NINDS NIH HHS 5R01NS054132NINDS NIH HHS 5R01NS072248NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS054132NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS072248NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS075764NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS065712
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hereditary ataxias comprise a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders characterized by clinically variable cerebellar dysfunction and accompanied by involvement of other organ systems. The molecular underpinnings for many of these diseases are widely unknown. Previously, we discovered the disruption of Scyl1 as the molecular basis of the mouse mutant mdf, which is affected by neurogenic muscular atrophy, progressive gait ataxia with tremor, cerebellar vermis atrophy, and optic-nerve thinning. Here, we report on three human individuals, from two unrelated families, who presented with recurrent episodes of acute liver failure in early infancy and are affected by cerebellar vermis atrophy, ataxia, and peripheral neuropathy. By whole-exome sequencing, compound-heterozygous mutations within SCYL1 were identified in all affected individuals. We further show that in SCYL1-deficient human fibroblasts, the Golgi apparatus is massively enlarged, which is in line with the concept that SCYL1 regulates Golgi integrity. Thus, our findings define SCYL1 mutations as the genetic cause of a human hepatocerebellar neuropathy syndrome.

Indexed as

MutationAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAdolescentBase SequenceCerebellar AtaxiaDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleGene ExpressionHepatolenticular DegenerationHeterozygoteHumansLiver FailureMaleMolecular Sequence DataPedigreeAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportDNA-Binding ProteinsSCYL1 protein, humanTranscription Factors

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PMID26581903
PMCPMC4678415
OpenAlexW2175614705

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