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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Cognitive Phenotype and Psychopathology in Noonan Syndrome Spectrum Disorders through Various Ras/MAPK Pathway Associated Gene Variants.

Ellen Wingbermühle, Renée L Roelofs, Wouter Oomens, Jennifer Kramer, Jos M T Draaisma, Erika Leenders, Tjitske Kleefstra, Roy P C Kessels, Jos I M Egger

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Ellen WingbermühleCenter of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, 5803 DM Venray, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9608-0874
Renée L RoelofsCenter of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, 5803 DM Venray, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4244-7508
Wouter OomensCenter of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, 5803 DM Venray, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8354-5943
Jennifer KramerCenter of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, 5803 DM Venray, The Netherlands.
Jos M T DraaismaDepartment of Pediatrics, Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Erika LeendersDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Tjitske KleefstraCenter of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, 5803 DM Venray, The Netherlands.
Roy P C KesselsDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9500-9793
Jos I M EggerCenter of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, 5803 DM Venray, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9311-9013

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Abstract

Cognitive difficulties are argued to be common in patients with Noonan syndrome spectrum disorders (NSSDs), but findings are based on studies in which patients with variants in PTPN11 (prevalence ~50%) were overrepresented. The current study, using a structured clinical approach, describes the cognitive phenotype and psychopathology of 100 patients (aged 6 to 61 years) with nine different gene variants in the Ras/MAPK pathway underlying NSSDs (PTPN11n = 61, PTPN11 Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines n = 3, SOS1n = 14, KRASn = 7, LZTR1n = 5, RAF1n = 4, SHOC2n = 2, CBLn = 2, SOS2n = 2). After weighted assessment and bootstrapping of the results of individual neuropsychological assessments and measures of psychopathology, cognitive performances in most variant groups were within the ranges of expectation. IQs were significantly lower in patients with variants in PTPN11, KRAS, RAF1, and SHOC2, but no specific cognitive impairments were found. The performances of younger participants (<16 years of age) did not differ from those of adults. Alexithymia and internalizing problems were more frequent in patients with variants in PTPN11 and SOS1, while PTPN11 patients also showed higher levels of externalizing problems. These results stress the need to take intelligence into account when interpreting lower cognitive performances in individual neuropsychological assessments, which is crucial for an adequate understanding and guidance of patients with NSSDs.

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behaviorcognitioncognitive phenotypingcontextual neuropsychologygenetic disorderspsychopathologyRASopathiessocial cognition

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PMID36012976
PMCPMC9410383

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