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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2022

Two heterozygous mutations in the calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase gene (CASK) in cases with developmental disorders.

Kunfang Yang, Longlong Lin, Fang Yuan, Xiaoguang Li, Zhiping Liu, Xiaoping Lan, Yilin Wang, Yun Ren, Jiaoyan Li, Yucai Chen

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Kunfang YangDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9700-526X
Longlong LinDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Fang YuanDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoguang LiDepartment of Emergency, Shanghai United Family Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Zhiping LiuDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoping LanDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yilin WangDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yun RenDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jiaoyan LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Shanghai United Family Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Yucai ChenDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

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backgroundThe calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase gene (CASK) is an essential gene in mammals, critical for neurodevelopment. The purpose of this study is to expand the understanding of the diagnosis of CASK-linked disorders. MATERIALS/

methodsFrom clinical and genetic mutational analyses, relevant data in 2 Han Chinese patients were collected and analyzed. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was performed to investigate the CASK expression levels in the patients. The X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) patterns of the patients and their nuclear families were tested by quantitation of methylation of the polymorphic human androgen receptor (HUMARA) locus.

resultsTwo Han Chinese patients both presented with intellectual disability (ID), microcephaly with pontine and cerebellar hypoplasia (MICPCH). Two de novo mutations of c.82C>T (p.Arg28*) and c.846C>G (p.Tyr282*) in CASK have been investigated and predicted to be deleterious, which have produced truncated proteins. The functional protein association network of STRING (http://string-db.org) generated three-dimensional (3D) atomic models based on protein sequences in CASK and two Arg28 and Tyr282 residues were marked. RT-qPCR showed lower copy numbers of CASK expression in the patients than in their parents, as well as the sex- and age- matched control groups. Patient 1 showed a skewed XCI pattern, while no related changes noted in patient 2.

conclusionsPatients carrying different nonsense variants may have different degrees of different clinical phenotypes. This study expands the spectrum of genotype and phenotype correlations of CASK-linked disorders in the Han Chinese ethnicity and provides new insights into the molecular mechanism.

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Developmental DisabilitiesGuanylate KinasesChildHumansMutationProtein KinasesCASK kinasesGuanylate KinasesProtein KinasesCASKdevelopmental disorderHan ChinesemicrocephalyX-chromosome inactivation

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