An emerging phenotype of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients carrying SOX17 variants

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BACKGROUND: The phenotype of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients carrying SOX17 pathogenic variants remains mostly unknown.

METHODS: We report the genetic analysis findings, characteristics and outcomes of patients with heritable PAH carrying SOX17 variants from the French Pulmonary Hypertension Network.

RESULTS: 20 patients and eight unaffected relatives were identified. The median (range) age at diagnosis was 17 (2-53) years, with a female:male ratio of 1.5. At diagnosis, most of the patients (74%) were in New York Heart Association Functional Class III or IV with severe haemodynamic compromise, including a median pulmonary vascular resistance of 14.0 (4.2-31.5) WU. An associated congenital heart disease (CHD) was found in seven PAH patients (35%). Patients with CHD-associated PAH were significantly younger at diagnosis than PAH patients without CHD. Four patients (20%) suffered from recurrent haemoptysis requiring repeated arterial embolisations. 13 out of 16 patients (81%) for whom imaging was available displayed chest computed tomography abnormalities, including dilated, tortuous pulmonary vessels, ground-glass opacities as well as anomalies of the bronchial and nonbronchial arteries. After a median (range) follow-up of 47 (1-591) months, 10 patients underwent lung transplantation and one patient benefited from a heart-lung transplantation due to associated CHD. Histopathological analysis of lung explants showed a congested lung architecture with severe pulmonary arterial remodelling, subpleural vessel dilation and numerous haemorrhagic foci.

CONCLUSIONS: PAH due to SOX17 pathogenic variants is a severe phenotype, frequently associated with CHD, haemoptysis and radiological abnormalities. Pathological assessment reveals severe pulmonary arterial remodelling and malformations affecting pulmonary vessels and thoracic systemic arteries.

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CommentIn: Eur Respir J. 2022 Dec 8;60(6):. - PMID 37651375

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

The European respiratory journal - 60(2022), 6 vom: 26. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Montani, David [VerfasserIn]
Lechartier, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Girerd, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Eyries, Mélanie [VerfasserIn]
Ghigna, Maria-Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Savale, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Jaïs, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Seferian, Andrei [VerfasserIn]
Jevnikar, Mitja [VerfasserIn]
Boucly, Athénais [VerfasserIn]
Riou, Marianne [VerfasserIn]
Traclet, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Chaouat, Ari [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Maryline [VerfasserIn]
Le Pavec, Jerome [VerfasserIn]
Fadel, Elie [VerfasserIn]
Perros, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Soubrier, Florent [VerfasserIn]
Remy-Jardin, Martine [VerfasserIn]
Sitbon, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Bonnet, Damien [VerfasserIn]
Humbert, Marc [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SOX17 protein, human
SOXF Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 01.09.2023

Date Revised 18.09.2023

published: Electronic-Print

CommentIn: Eur Respir J. 2022 Dec 8;60(6):. - PMID 37651375

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1183/13993003.00656-2022

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NLM341406120