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ArticleJournal of human genetics2019

A novel mutation in VRK1 associated with distal spinal muscular atrophy.

Nannan Li, Ling Wang, Xiaoyi Sun, Zhongjiao Lu, Xueling Suo, Junying Li, Jiaxin Peng, Rong Peng

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nannan LiDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ling WangDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiaoyi SunDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Zhongjiao LuDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xueling SuoHuaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Junying LiDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jiaxin PengDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Rong PengDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. qrongpeng@126.com.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2017M610605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Distal spinal muscular atrophy (dSMA) is a rare clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by progressive distal muscle weakness and wasting. So far, more than 65% of patients with dSMA have undiscovered genetic mutations. Recently, compound heterozygous mutations in the vaccinia-related kinase 1 (VRK1) gene have been identified for the first time in two siblings with adult-onset dSMA from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Here, we also report two affected siblings with adult-onset dSMA in a Chinese family. Whole exome sequencing and subsequent Sanger sequencing identified a novel nonsense mutation (c.1124G >A, p.W375*) in exon 12 of the VRK1 gene, co-segregating with the dSMA phenotype in an autosomal recessive pattern. In conclusion, our findings identify a novel nonsense mutation p.W375* in the VRK1 gene in a Chinese family with autosomal recessive dSMA and broaden the genetic spectrum of VRK1-associated dSMA.

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Codon, NonsenseAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedMuscular Atrophy, SpinalPedigreePhenotypePrognosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesCodon, NonsenseIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesVRK1 protein, human

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PMID30617279
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