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Germline mutations in the oncogene EZH2 cause Weaver syndrome and increased human height.
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Oncotarget [Oncotarget] 2011 Dec; Vol. 2 (12), pp. 1127-33. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The biological processes controlling human growth are diverse, complex and poorly understood. Genetic factors are important and human height has been shown to be a highly polygenic trait to which common and rare genetic variation contributes. Weaver syndrome is a human overgrowth condition characterised by tall stature, dysmorphic facial features, learning disability and variable additional features. We performed exome sequencing in four individuals with Weaver syndrome, identifying a mutation in the histone methyltransferase, EZH2, in each case. Sequencing of EZH2 in additional individuals with overgrowth identified a further 15 mutations. The EZH2 mutation spectrum in Weaver syndrome shows considerable overlap with the inactivating somatic EZH2 mutations recently reported in myeloid malignancies. Our data establish EZH2 mutations as the cause of Weaver syndrome and provide further links between histone modifications and regulation of human growth.
- Subjects :
- Amino Acid Sequence
Body Height
Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein
Facies
Female
Growth Disorders genetics
Histone Methyltransferases
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase genetics
Histones genetics
Humans
Male
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Abnormalities, Multiple genetics
Congenital Hypothyroidism genetics
Craniofacial Abnormalities genetics
DNA-Binding Proteins genetics
Germ-Line Mutation
Hand Deformities, Congenital genetics
Transcription Factors genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1949-2553
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Oncotarget
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22190405
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.385