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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2019

Three de novo DDX3X variants associated with distinctive brain developmental abnormalities and brain tumor in intellectually disabled females.

Marcello Scala, Annalaura Torella, Mariasavina Severino, Giovanni Morana, Raffaele Castello, Andrea Accogli, Antonio Verrico, Maria Stella Vari, Gerarda Cappuccio, Michele Pinelli and 6 more

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Marcello ScalaDepartment of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy. marcelloscala87@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2194-7239
Annalaura TorellaTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Mariasavina SeverinoNeuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
Giovanni MoranaNeuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
Raffaele CastelloTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Andrea AccogliDepartment of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
Antonio VerricoNeuro-oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
Maria Stella VariPediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, 16147, Italy.
Gerarda CappuccioDepartment of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Michele PinelliDepartment of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5927-1185
Giuseppina VitielloDepartment of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Gaetano TerroneDepartment of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Alessandra D'AmicoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
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Vincenzo NigroTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Valeria CapraDepartment of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
Istituto Giannina Gaslini · ITFederico II University Hospital · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITTelethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

De novo DDX3X variants account for 1-3% of syndromic intellectual disability (ID) in females and have been occasionally reported in males. Furthermore, somatic DDX3X variants occur in several aggressive cancers, including medulloblastoma. We report three unrelated females with severe ID, dysmorphic features, and a common brain malformative pattern characterized by malformations of cortical development, callosal dysgenesis, basal ganglia anomalies, and midbrain-hindbrain malformations. A pilocytic astrocytoma was incidentally diagnosed in Patient 1 and trigonocephaly was found in Patient 2. With the use of family based whole exome sequencing (WES), we identified three distinct de novo variants in DDX3X. These findings expand the phenotypic spectrum of DDX3X-related disorders, demonstrating unique neuroradiological features resembling those of the tubulinopathies, and support a role for DDX3X in neuronal development. Our observations further suggest a possible link between germline DDX3X variants and cancer development.

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Brain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolDEAD-box RNA HelicasesExome SequencingFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMutation, MissenseNervous System MalformationsDDX3X protein, humanDEAD-box RNA Helicases

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PMID30936465
PMCPMC6777618
OpenAlexW2927378392

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