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ADAT3-related intellectual disability: Further delineation of the phenotype.

PMID 26842963 | DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.37578 · American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2016

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ADAT3-related intellectual disability has been recently described in 24 individuals from eight Saudi families who had cognitive impairment and strabismus. Other common features included growth failure, microcephaly, tone abnormalities, epilepsy, and nonspecific brain abnormalities. A single homozygous founder mutation (c.382G>A:p.(V128M)) in the ADAT3 gene, which encodes a protein that functions in tRNA editing, was identified in all affected individuals. In this report, we present additional 15 individuals from 11 families (10 Saudis and 1 Emirati) who are homozygous for the same founder mutation. In addition to the universal findings of intellectual disability and strabismus, the majority exhibited microcephaly and growth failure. Additional features not reported in the original cohort include dysmorphic facial features (prominent forehead, up-slanted palpebral fissures, epicanthus, and depressed nasal bridge), behavioral problems (hyperactivity and aggressiveness), recurrent otitis media, and growth hormone deficiency. ADAT3-related intellectual disability is an important recognizable cause of intellectual disability in Arabia.

Validated evidence

TypeEntitySource evidenceConfidenceExtractor
geneADAT3“A single homozygous founder mutation (c.382G>A:p.(V128M)) in the ADAT3 gene, which encodes a protein that functions in tRNA editing, was identified in all affected individuals.”0.98hgnc_dict_v1
phenotypeintellectual disability“ADAT3-related intellectual disability: Further delineation of the phenotype.”0.98phenotype_alias_lexicon_v2
phenotypeepilepsy“Other common features included growth failure, microcephaly, tone abnormalities, epilepsy, and nonspecific brain abnormalities.”0.98phenotype_alias_lexicon_v2
populationSaudi Arabia“ADAT3-related intellectual disability has been recently described in 24 individuals from eight Saudi families who had cognitive impairment and strabismus.”0.95saudi_context_rules_v1
variantc.382G>A“A single homozygous founder mutation (c.382G>A:p.(V128M)) in the ADAT3 gene, which encodes a protein that functions in tRNA editing, was identified in all affected individuals.”0.95hgvs_regex_v1
variantp.V128M“A single homozygous founder mutation (c.382G>A:p.(V128M)) in the ADAT3 gene, which encodes a protein that functions in tRNA editing, was identified in all affected individuals.”0.95hgvs_regex_v1