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  • Title: ERCC4 variants identified in a cohort of patients with segmental progeroid syndromes.
    Author: Mori T, Yousefzadeh MJ, Faridounnia M, Chong JX, Hisama FM, Hudgins L, Mercado G, Wade EA, Barghouthy AS, Lee L, Martin GM, Nickerson DA, Bamshad MJ, University of Washington Center for Mendelian GenomicsDivision of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington., Niedernhofer LJ, Oshima J.
    Journal: Hum Mutat; 2018 Feb; 39(2):255-265. PubMed ID: 29105242.
    Abstract:
    Pathogenic variants in genes, which encode DNA repair and damage response proteins, result in a number of genomic instability syndromes with features of accelerated aging. ERCC4 (XPF) encodes a protein that forms a complex with ERCC1 and is required for the 5' incision during nucleotide excision repair. ERCC4 is also FANCQ, illustrating a critical role in interstrand crosslink repair. Pathogenic variants in this gene cause xeroderma pigmentosum, XFE progeroid syndrome, Cockayne syndrome (CS), and Fanconi anemia. We performed massive parallel sequencing for 42 unsolved cases submitted to the International Registry of Werner Syndrome. Two cases, each carrying two novel heterozygous ERCC4 variants, were identified. The first case was a compound heterozygote for: c.2395C > T (p.Arg799Trp) and c.388+1164_792+795del (p.Gly130Aspfs*18). Further molecular and cellular studies indicated that the ERCC4 variants in this patient are responsible for a phenotype consistent with a variant of CS. The second case was heterozygous for two variants in cis: c.[1488A > T; c.2579C > A] (p.[Gln496His; Ala860Asp]). While the second case also had several phenotypic features of accelerated aging, we were unable to provide biological evidence supporting the pathogenic roles of the associated ERCC4 variants. Precise genetic causes and disease mechanism of the second case remains to be determined.
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