Association between de novo variants of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial-related genes and undiagnosed developmental disorder and autism

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BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that mitochondrial abnormalities increase the risk of two neurodevelopmental disorders: undiagnosed developmental disorder (UDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, which nuclear-encoded mitochondrial-related genes (NEMGs) were associated with UDD-ASD is unclear.

AIM: To explore the association between de novo variants (DNVs) of NEMGs and UDD-ASD.

DESIGN: Comprehensive analysis based on DNVs of NEMGs identified in patients (31 058 UDD probands and 10 318 ASD probands) and 4262 controls.

METHODS: By curating NEMGs and cataloging publicly published DNVs in NEMGs, we compared the frequency of DNVs in cases and controls. We also applied a TADA-denovo model to highlight disease-associated NEMGs and characterized them based on gene intolerance, functional networks and expression patterns.

RESULTS: Compared with levels in 4262 controls, an excess of protein-truncating variants and deleterious missense variants in 1421 cataloged NEMGs from 41 376 patients (31 058 UDD and 10 318 ASD probands) was observed. Overall, 3.23% of de novo deleterious missense variants and 3.20% of de novo protein-truncating variants contributed to 1.1% and 0.39% of UDD-ASD cases, respectively. We prioritized 130 disease-associated NEMGs and showed distinct expression patterns in the developing human brain. Disease-associated NEMGs expression was enriched in both excitatory and inhibitory neuronal lineages from the developing human cortex.

CONCLUSIONS: Rare genetic alterations of disease-associated NEMGs may play a role in UDD-ASD development and lay the groundwork for a better understanding of the biology of UDD-ASD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

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QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians - 117(2024), 4 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 269-276

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luo, T [VerfasserIn]
Pan, J [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Y [VerfasserIn]
Wang, X [VerfasserIn]
Li, K [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, G [VerfasserIn]
Li, B [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Z [VerfasserIn]
Xia, K [VerfasserIn]
Li, J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1093/qjmed/hcad249

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NLM364227044