Genetic Insights Into Hypothalamic Hamartoma: Unraveling Somatic Variants.
Journal
Neurology. Genetics
ISSN: 2376-7839
Titre abrégé: Neurol Genet
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101671068
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2024
Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
17
04
2024
accepted:
12
06
2024
medline:
9
9
2024
pubmed:
9
9
2024
entrez:
9
9
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are rare developmental brain lesions associated with drug-resistant epilepsy and often subjected to epilepsy surgery. Brain somatic variants in genes affecting the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) and primary cilia signaling pathways have been implicated in approximately 50% of nonsyndromic HH cases. This study aims to characterize a new cohort of 9 HH cases and elucidate their genetic etiology. We recruited 9 HH cases including 8 nonsyndromic cases of which 4 were type IV HH. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and surgical brain tissues, and somatic variants were investigated using high-depth whole-exome sequencing. Pathogenic somatic variants in known HH genes ( Our findings reinforce the role of somatic variants in Shh and cilia genes in HH cases while also shedding light on
Identifiants
pubmed: 39246740
doi: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000200180
pii: NXG-2024-100105
pmc: PMC11380500
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e200180Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no relevant disclosures. Go to Neurology.org/NG for full disclosures.