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ArticleHuman molecular genetics2023

Connective tissue presentation in two families expands the phenotypic spectrum of PYROXD1 disorders.

Frances J Evesson, Gregory Dziaduch, Samantha J Bryen, Francesca Moore, Sara Pittman, Beena Devanapalli, Leigh B Waddell, Monique M Ryan, Manoj P Menezes, Conrad C Weihl and 5 more

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Article in Human molecular genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Frances J EvessonKids Neuroscience Centre, Kids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2418-3230
Gregory DziaduchKids Neuroscience Centre, Kids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Samantha J BryenKids Neuroscience Centre, Kids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Francesca MooreNSW Biochemical Genetics Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Sara PittmanDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Beena DevanapalliNSW Biochemical Genetics Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Leigh B WaddellKids Neuroscience Centre, Kids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Monique M RyanRoyal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Manoj P MenezesDiscipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Conrad C WeihlDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Adviye Ayper TolunDiscipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Craig ZaidmanDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Child Neurology and Neuromuscle, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Helen YoungDepartment of Clinical Genetics, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Lesley C AdèsDiscipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Sandra T CooperKids Neuroscience Centre, Kids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUChildren's Hospital at Westmead · AUWashington University in St. Louis · USRoyal Children's Hospital · AU

Funding

Joint Center for Mendelian GenomicsUM1HG008900 · NHGRI · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI O'DONNELL-LURIA, ANNE, REHM, HEIDI L · 2016 to 2020
$16.5M
A powerful web-based discovery platform for rare disease geneticsR01HG009141 · NHGRI · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI QUINLAN, AARON R, REHM, HEIDI L · 2017 to 2020
$2.9M
NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG009141NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG008900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recessive variants in the oxidoreductase PYROXD1 are reported to cause a myopathy in 22 affected individuals from 15 families. Here, we describe two female probands from unrelated families presenting with features of a congenital connective tissue disorder including osteopenia, blue sclera, soft skin, joint hypermobility and neuromuscular junction dysfunction in addition to known features of PYROXD1 myopathy including respiratory difficulties, weakness, hypotonia and oromotor dysfunction. Proband AII:1 is compound heterozygous for the recurrent PYROXD1 variant Chr12(GRCh38):g.21452130A>G;NM_024854.5:c.464A>G;p.(N155S) and Chr12(GRCh38):g.21462019_21462022del;NM_024854.5:c.892_895del;p.(V298Mfs*4) and proband BII:1 is compound heterozygous for Chr12(GRCh38):g.21468739-21468741del;NM_024854.5:c.1488_1490del;p.(E496del) and Chr12(GRCh38):g.21467619del;NM_024854.5:c.1254+1del. RNA studies demonstrate c.892_895del;p.(V298Mfs*4) is targeted by nonsense mediated decay and c.1254+1delG elicits in-frame skipping of exon-11. Western blot from cultured fibroblasts shows reduced PYROXD1 protein levels in both probands. Testing urine from BII:1 and six individuals with PYROXD1 myopathy showed elevated levels of deoxypyridinoline, a mature collagen crosslink, correlating with PYROXD1-disorder severity. Urine and serum amino acid testing of the same individuals revealed no reportable changes. In contrast to PYROXD1 knock-out, we find no evidence for disrupted tRNA ligase activity, as measured via XBP1 splicing, in fibroblasts expressing PYROXD1 variants. In summary, we expand the clinical spectrum of PYROXD1-related disorders to include an overlapping connective tissue and myopathy presentation, identify three novel, pathogenic PYROXD1 variants, and provide preliminary evidence that elevated urine DPD crosslinks may provide a clinical biomarker for PYROXD1 disorders. Our results advocate consideration of PYROXD1 variants in the differential diagnosis for undiagnosed individuals presenting with a connective tissue disorder and myopathy.

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Muscular DiseasesConnective TissueFemaleHumansMuscle HypotoniaOxidoreductasesOxidoreductases

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PMID36920481
PMCPMC10244218
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