Variants in GNAI1 cause a syndrome associated with variable features including developmental delay, seizures, and hypotonia

Alison M Muir; Jennifer F Gardner; Richard H van Jaarsveld; Iris M de Lange; Jasper J van der Smagt; Golder N Wilson; Holly Dubbs; Ethan M Goldberg; Lia Zitano; Caleb Bupp; Jose Martinez; Myriam Srour; Andrea Accogli; Afnan Alhakeem; Meira Meltzer; Andrea Gropman; Carole Brewer; Richard C Caswell; Tara Montgomery; Caoimhe McKenna; Shane McKee; Corinna Powell; Pradeep C Vasudevan; Angela F Brady; Shelagh Joss; Carolyn Tysoe; Grace Noh; Mark Tarnopolsky; Lauren Brady; Muhammad Zafar; Samantha A Schrier Vergano; Brianna Murray; Lindsey Sawyer; Bryan E Hainline; Katherine Sapp; Danielle DeMarzo; Darcy J Huismann; Ingrid M Wentzensen; Rhonda E Schnur; Kristin G Monaghan; Jane Juusola; Lindsay Rhodes; William B Dobyns; Francois Lecoquierre; Alice Goldenberg; Tilman Polster; Susanne Axer-Schaefer; Konrad Platzer; Chiara Klöckner; Trevor L Hoffman; Daniel G MacArthur; Melanie C O'Leary; Grace E VanNoy; Eleina England; Vinod C Varghese; Heather C Mefford

doi:10.1038/s41436-020-01076-8

Variants in GNAI1 cause a syndrome associated with variable features including developmental delay, seizures, and hypotonia

Alison M Muir, Jennifer F Gardner, Richard H van Jaarsveld, Iris M de Lange, Jasper J van der Smagt, Golder N Wilson, Holly Dubbs, Ethan M Goldberg, Lia Zitano, Caleb Bupp, Jose Martinez, Myriam Srour, Andrea Accogli, Afnan Alhakeem, Meira Meltzer, Andrea Gropman, Carole Brewer, Richard C Caswell, Tara Montgomery, Caoimhe McKennaShane McKee, Corinna Powell, Pradeep C Vasudevan, Angela F Brady, Shelagh Joss, Carolyn Tysoe, Grace Noh, Mark Tarnopolsky, Lauren Brady, Muhammad Zafar, Samantha A Schrier Vergano, Brianna Murray, Lindsey Sawyer, Bryan E Hainline, Katherine Sapp, Danielle DeMarzo, Darcy J Huismann, Ingrid M Wentzensen, Rhonda E Schnur, Kristin G Monaghan, Jane Juusola, Lindsay Rhodes, William B Dobyns, Francois Lecoquierre, Alice Goldenberg, Tilman Polster, Susanne Axer-Schaefer, Konrad Platzer, Chiara Klöckner, Trevor L Hoffman, Daniel G MacArthur, Melanie C O'Leary, Grace E VanNoy, Eleina England, Vinod C Varghese, Heather C Mefford^*

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PURPOSE: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) encompass a spectrum of genetically heterogeneous disorders with features that commonly include developmental delay, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. We sought to delineate the molecular and phenotypic spectrum of a novel neurodevelopmental disorder caused by variants in the GNAI1 gene.

METHODS: Through large cohort trio-based exome sequencing and international data-sharing, we identified 24 unrelated individuals with NDD phenotypes and a variant in GNAI1, which encodes the inhibitory Gαi1 subunit of heterotrimeric G-proteins. We collected detailed genotype and phenotype information for each affected individual.

RESULTS: We identified 16 unique variants in GNAI1 in 24 affected individuals; 23 occurred de novo and 1 was inherited from a mosaic parent. Most affected individuals have a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. Core features include global developmental delay, intellectual disability, hypotonia, and epilepsy.

CONCLUSION: This collaboration establishes GNAI1 variants as a cause of NDDs. GNAI1-related NDD is most often characterized by severe to profound delays, hypotonia, epilepsy that ranges from self-limiting to intractable, behavior problems, and variable mild dysmorphic features.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	881-887
Number of pages	7
Journal	Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-01076-8
Publication status	Published - May 2021

Keywords

Child
Developmental Disabilities/genetics
Exome Sequencing
Humans
Intellectual Disability/diagnosis
Muscle Hypotonia/diagnosis
Neurodevelopmental Disorders/diagnosis
Seizures/genetics

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Muir, A. M., Gardner, J. F., van Jaarsveld, R. H., de Lange, I. M., van der Smagt, J. J., Wilson, G. N., Dubbs, H., Goldberg, E. M., Zitano, L., Bupp, C., Martinez, J., Srour, M., Accogli, A., Alhakeem, A., Meltzer, M., Gropman, A., Brewer, C., Caswell, R. C., Montgomery, T., ... Mefford, H. C. (2021). Variants in GNAI1 cause a syndrome associated with variable features including developmental delay, seizures, and hypotonia. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 23(5), 881-887. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-01076-8

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Muir, AM, Gardner, JF, van Jaarsveld, RH, de Lange, IM, van der Smagt, JJ, Wilson, GN, Dubbs, H, Goldberg, EM, Zitano, L, Bupp, C, Martinez, J, Srour, M, Accogli, A, Alhakeem, A, Meltzer, M, Gropman, A, Brewer, C, Caswell, RC, Montgomery, T, McKenna, C, McKee, S, Powell, C, Vasudevan, PC, Brady, AF, Joss, S, Tysoe, C, Noh, G, Tarnopolsky, M, Brady, L, Zafar, M, Schrier Vergano, SA, Murray, B, Sawyer, L, Hainline, BE, Sapp, K, DeMarzo, D, Huismann, DJ, Wentzensen, IM, Schnur, RE, Monaghan, KG, Juusola, J, Rhodes, L, Dobyns, WB, Lecoquierre, F, Goldenberg, A, Polster, T, Axer-Schaefer, S, Platzer, K, Klöckner, C, Hoffman, TL, MacArthur, DG, O'Leary, MC, VanNoy, GE, England, E, Varghese, VC & Mefford, HC 2021, 'Variants in GNAI1 cause a syndrome associated with variable features including developmental delay, seizures, and hypotonia', Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 881-887. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-01076-8

Variants in GNAI1 cause a syndrome associated with variable features including developmental delay, seizures, and hypotonia. / Muir, Alison M; Gardner, Jennifer F; van Jaarsveld, Richard H et al.
In: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, Vol. 23, No. 5, 05.2021, p. 881-887.

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