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  • Title: Electroclinical Features in Two Novel STRADA Patients and a Functional Yeast Assay for the Validation of Missense STRADA Mutations.
    Author: Ancora C, Marchi M, Bonardi CM, Sartori G, Lopreiato R, Zuccarello D, D'Errico I, Nosadini M, Sartori S, Boniver C, Toldo I, Salviati L.
    Journal: Pediatr Neurol; 2023 Nov; 148():152-156. PubMed ID: 37722301.
    Abstract:
    Loss of function of the STRADA gene, an upstream mTOR inhibitor, causes a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy (PMSE syndrome). Patients display a homogeneous phenotype including early-onset drug-resistant epilepsy, severe psychomotor delay, multisystemic comorbidities, and increased risk of premature death. The administration of sirolimus, an mTOR inhibitor, is helpful in controlling seizures in this syndrome. We report the electroclinical phenotype of two novel patients and the development of a yeast model to validate the pathogenicity of missense variants. Patient 1 harbored a missense STRADA variant and had a peculiar electroclinical phenotype with a relatively mild epilepsy course. Patient 2 harbored a truncating STRADA variant and showed a typical PMSE phenotype and a favorable response to early treatment with sirolimus. When we modeled the p.(Ser264Arg) STRADA change in its yeast homolog SPS1, it impaired SPS1 function. The results underlie the importance of a timely molecular diagnosis in these patients and show that yeast is a simple yet effective model to validate the pathogenicity of missense variants.
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