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ArticleNeurogenetics2022

Novel biallelic variants in NRROS associated with a lethal microgliopathy, brain calcifications, and neurodegeneration.

Julia Macintosh, Alexa Derksen, Chantal Poulin, Nancy Braverman, Adeline Vanderver, Isabelle Thiffault, Steffen Albrecht, Geneviève Bernard

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Article in Neurogenetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Julia MacintoshDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Alexa DerksenDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Chantal PoulinDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Nancy BravermanChild Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Adeline VanderverDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Isabelle ThiffaultGenomic Medicine Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Steffen AlbrechtDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Geneviève BernardDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. genevieve.bernard@mcgill.ca.
McGill University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CAUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Validation of the GMFC-MLDU54NS115052 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Laura Ann Adang, FLORIAN S EICHLER · 2019 to 2026
$14.3M
CIHR 201610PJT- 377869CIHR 426534NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS115052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Negative regulator of reactive oxygen species (NRROS) is a leucine-rich repeat protein expressed by microglia and perivascular macrophages. To date, 9 individuals have been reported with biallelic NRROS variants. Here, we report one individual with a severe neurodegenerative phenotype in which exome sequencing identified 2 novel variants in NRROS, a missense variant (c.185T>C, p.Leu62Pro) and a premature stop codon (c.310C>T, p.Gln104Ter). Pathological examination revealed both extensive grey and white matter involvement, dystrophic calcifications, and infiltration of foamy macrophages. This is the first reported case of NRROS variants with a mitochondrial ultrastructure abnormality noted on electron microscopy analysis of post-mortem tissue.

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CalcinosisNeurodegenerative DiseasesWhite MatterExome SequencingHumansMacrophagesPhenotypeExome sequencingIntracranial calcificationsNRROSPediatric neurodegeneration

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PMID35099671
PMCPMC9289721
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