1. CNS involvement in OFD1 syndrome: a clinical, molecular, and neuroimaging study
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Del Giudice, E, Macca, M, Imperati, F, D'Amico, A, Parent, P, Pasquier, L, Layet, V, Lyonnet, S, Stamboul Darmency, V, Thauvin Robinet, C, Franco, B, OFD1 Collaborative Group including Bankier A, Oral Facial Digital Type I., White, S, Collins, F, Gardner, M, Keeling, Sl, Tan, T, Mcgaughran, J, Mckenzie, F, Lhotta, K, Abdulla, F, Destree, A, Devriendt, K, Matthijs, G, Ferrier, R, Mcleod, Dr, Friedman, Jm, Heran, H, Graham, Ge, Klatt, R, Teebi, A, Jensen, P, Gilbert, B, Marlin, S, Trousseau, A, Toutain, A, David, A, Odent, S, Héron, D, Burglen, L, Rio, M, Jouk, Ps, Plessis, G, Lespinasse, J, Giuliano, F, Turc Carel, C, Betz, Rc, Heim, S, Klehr Martinelli, M, Kotzot, D, Minnerop, M, Schell Apacik, C, Gal, A, Orth, U, Gillessen Kaesbach, G, Zoll, B, Mucke, J, Tzschach, A, Godde, E, Carmi, R, Brunetti, N, Scarcella, A, Castelluccio, P, Castellan, C, Gerola, O, Bigoni, S, Zelante, L, Foggia, S, Sabato, A, Bianchini, G, Nuova, As, Virdis, R, Ferrero, Giovanni Battista, Selicorni, A, Gurrieri, F, Cuore, S, Megarbane, A, Chiong, Ma, Cutiongco, Em, Obersztyn, E, Kutkowska Kazmierczak, A, Mota, Cr, de Magalhaes, D, Stevanovic, G, Del Pozo JS, Barcina, Mg, Iwarsson, E, Graber, V, Okhowat, R, Shinzel, A, Brunner, Hg, Krapels, I, Hovers, V, Beemer, Fa, Terhal, P, Rump, P, Elcioglu, N, Toprak, O, Burn, J, Henderson, A, Jones, E, Dean, J, Castle, B, Macdonald, F, Farndon, P, Williams, D, Homfray, T, Lees, M, Loughlin, S, Raymond, Fl, Trump, D, Whittaker, J, Smithson, S, Rankin, J, Turner, C, Bird, L, Chibuk, J, Masser Frye, D, Sell, S, Amy, S, Schafer, I, Bartoshesky, Le, Jenny, K, Benke, P, Curry, C, Swenerton, A, Treisman, T, Dunlap, Jw, Shashi, V, Reich, E, Reimschisel, T, Pfau, R, Pober, B, Robertson, J, Roggenbuck, J, Thiese, H., DEL GIUDICE, Ennio, M., Macca, F., Imperati, A., D’Amico, P., Parent, L., Pasquier, V., Layet, S., Lyonnet, V., Stamboul Darmency, C., Thauvin Robinet, Franco, Brunella, and Oral Facial Digital Type, I. Collaborative G. r. o. u. p.
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Central nervous system ,Neuroimaging ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Pharmacology ,Bioinformatics ,Settore MED/03 - GENETICA MEDICA ,Ciliopathies ,Cohort Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Central Nervous System Diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Genetics(clinical) ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Orofaciodigital type 1 ,Neurodevelopmental phenotype ,OFD1 ,Female ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Mutation ,Orofaciodigital Syndromes ,Medicine (all) ,Genetics (clinical) ,Agenesis of the corpus callosum ,030304 developmental biology ,Medicine(all) ,0303 health sciences ,business.industry ,Research ,Cilium ,Neuropsychology ,Cognition ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,central nervous system ,Porencephaly ,3. Good health ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background Oral-facial-digital type 1 syndrome (OFD1; OMIM 311200) belongs to the expanding group of disorders ascribed to ciliary dysfunction. With the aim of contributing to the understanding of the role of primary cilia in the central nervous system (CNS), we performed a thorough characterization of CNS involvement observed in this disorder. Methods A cohort of 117 molecularly diagnosed OFD type I patients was screened for the presence of neurological symptoms and/or cognitive/behavioral abnormalities on the basis of the available information supplied by the collaborating clinicians. Seventy-one cases showing CNS involvement were further investigated through neuroimaging studies and neuropsychological testing. Results Seventeen patients were molecularly diagnosed in the course of this study and five of these represent new mutations never reported before. Among patients displaying neurological symptoms and/or cognitive/behavioral abnormalities, we identified brain structural anomalies in 88.7%, cognitive impairment in 68%, and associated neurological disorders and signs in 53% of cases. The most frequently observed brain structural anomalies included agenesis of the corpus callosum and neuronal migration/organisation disorders as well as intracerebral cysts, porencephaly and cerebellar malformations. Conclusions Our results support recent published findings indicating that CNS involvement in this condition is found in more than 60% of cases. Our findings correlate well with the kind of brain developmental anomalies described in other ciliopathies. Interestingly, we also described specific neuropsychological aspects such as reduced ability in processing verbal information, slow thought process, difficulties in attention and concentration, and notably, long-term memory deficits which may indicate a specific role of OFD1 and/or primary cilia in higher brain functions.
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- 2014
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