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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2023

Microdeletion in distal PLP1 enhancers causes hereditary spastic paraplegia 2.

Xun Zhou, Yige Wang, Runcheng He, Zhenhua Liu, Qian Xu, Jifeng Guo, Xinxiang Yan, Jinchen Li, Beisha Tang, Sheng Zeng and 1 more

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Xun ZhouDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7325-5720
Yige WangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8189-192X
Runcheng HeDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhenhua LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Qian XuDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jifeng GuoDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3658-3928
Xinxiang YanDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jinchen LiDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3335-9303
Beisha TangDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2120-1576
Sheng ZengDepartment of Geriatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Qiying SunDepartment of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2031-8345

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Abstract

objectivesHereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a genetically heterogeneous disease caused by over 70 genes, with a significant number of patients still genetically unsolved. In this study, we recruited a suspected HSP family characterized by spasticity, developmental delay, ataxia and hypomyelination, and intended to reveal its molecular etiology by whole exome sequencing (WES) and long-read sequencing (LRS) analyses.

methodsWES was performed on 13 individuals of the family to identify the causative mutations, including analyses of SNVs (single-nucleotide variants) and CNVs (copy number variants). Accurate circular consensus (CCS) long-read sequencing (LRS) was used to verify the findings of CNV analysis from WES.

resultsSNVs analysis identified a missense variant c.195G>T (p.E65D) of MORF4L2 at Xq22.2 co-segregating in this family from WES data. Further CNVs analysis revealed a microdeletion, which was adjacent to the MORF4L2 gene, also co-segregating in this family. LRS verified this microdeletion and confirmed the deletion range (chrX: 103,690,507-103,715,018, hg38) with high resolution at nucleotide level accuracy. INTERPRETATIONS: In this study, we identified an Xq22.2 microdeletion (about 24.5 kb), which contains distal enhancers of the PLP1 gene, as a likely cause of SPG2 in this family. The lack of distal enhancers may result in transcriptional repression of PLP1 in oligodendrocytes, potentially affecting its role in the maintenance of myelin, and causing SPG2 phenotype. This study has highlighted the importance of noncoding genomic alterations in the genetic etiology of SPG2.

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Spastic Paraplegia, HereditaryHumansMutationMutation, MissenseMyelin Proteolipid ProteinPhenotypeTranscription FactorsMORF4L2 protein, humanMyelin Proteolipid ProteinPLP1 protein, humanTranscription Factors

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