一目了然:超过 15 年诊断出的最大的尼曼-匹克 C1 型队列,共 602 例患者。

At a glance: the largest Niemann-Pick type C1 cohort with 602 patients diagnosed over 15 years.

机构信息

CENTOGENE GmbH, Rostock, Germany.

Univesrity of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.

出版信息

Eur J Hum Genet. 2023 Oct;31(10):1108-1116. doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01408-7. Epub 2023 Jul 11.

Abstract

Niemann-Pick type C1 disease (NPC1 [OMIM 257220]) is a rare and severe autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by a multitude of neurovisceral clinical manifestations and a fatal outcome with no effective treatment to date. Aiming to gain insights into the genetic aspects of the disease, clinical, genetic, and biomarker PPCS data from 602 patients referred from 47 countries and diagnosed with NPC1 in our laboratory were analyzed. Patients' clinical data were dissected using Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) terms, and genotype-phenotype analysis was performed. The median age at diagnosis was 10.6 years (range 0-64.5 years), with 287 unique pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants identified, expanding NPC1 allelic heterogeneity. Importantly, 73 P/LP variants were previously unpublished. The most frequent variants detected were: c.3019C > G, p.(P1007A), c.3104C > T, p.(A1035V), and c.2861C > T, p.(S954L). Loss of function (LoF) variants were significantly associated with earlier age at diagnosis, highly increased biomarker levels, and a visceral phenotype (abnormal abdomen and liver morphology). On the other hand, the variants p.(P1007A) and p.(S954L) were significantly associated with later age at diagnosis (p < 0.001) and mildly elevated biomarker levels (p ≤ 0.002), consistent with the juvenile/adult form of NPC1. In addition, p.(I1061T), p.(S954L), and p.(A1035V) were associated with abnormality of eye movements (vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, p ≤ 0.05). We describe the largest and most heterogenous cohort of NPC1 patients published to date. Our results suggest that besides its utility in variant classification, the biomarker PPCS might serve to indicate disease severity/progression. In addition, we establish new genotype-phenotype relationships for "frequent" NPC1 variants.

摘要

尼曼-匹克 C1 型病(NPC1 [OMIM 257220])是一种罕见且严重的常染色体隐性遗传病,其特征为多种神经内脏临床表现,并伴有致命结局,目前尚无有效治疗方法。为了深入了解该疾病的遗传方面,我们分析了来自 47 个国家的 602 名患者的临床、遗传和生物标志物 PPCS 数据,这些患者均在我们的实验室被诊断为 NPC1 患者。使用人类表型本体论(HPO)术语对患者的临床数据进行剖析,并进行基因型-表型分析。中位诊断年龄为 10.6 岁(范围 0-64.5 岁),共发现 287 种独特的致病性/可能致病性(P/LP)变异,扩大了 NPC1 等位基因异质性。重要的是,73 种 P/LP 变异此前未发表。检测到的最常见变异是:c.3019C>G,p.(P1007A),c.3104C>T,p.(A1035V),和 c.2861C>T,p.(S954L)。功能丧失(LoF)变异与更早的诊断年龄、高度升高的生物标志物水平和内脏表型(异常腹部和肝脏形态)显著相关。另一方面,p.(P1007A)和 p.(S954L)变异与较晚的诊断年龄(p<0.001)和轻度升高的生物标志物水平(p≤0.002)显著相关,与 NPC1 的青少年/成人形式一致。此外,p.(I1061T),p.(S954L)和 p.(A1035V)与眼球运动异常(垂直核上性凝视麻痹,p≤0.05)相关。我们描述了迄今为止发表的最大和最异质的 NPC1 患者队列。我们的研究结果表明,除了在变异分类中的实用性之外,生物标志物 PPCS 可能有助于指示疾病的严重程度/进展。此外,我们为“常见”NPC1 变异建立了新的基因型-表型关系。

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