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Mutations in FGF17, IL17RD, DUSP6, SPRY4, and FLRT3 Are Identified in Individuals with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

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Abstract

Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) and its anosmia-associated form (Kallmann syndrome [KS]) are genetically heterogeneous. Among the >15 genes implicated in these conditions, mutations in FGF8 and FGFR1 account for similar to 12% of cases; notably, KAL1 and HS6ST1 are also involved in FGFR1 signaling and can be mutated in CHH. We therefore hypothesized that mutations in genes encoding a broader range of modulators of the FGFR1 pathway might contribute to the genetics of CHH as causal or modifier mutations. Thus, we aimed to (1) investigate whether CHH individuals harbor mutations in members of the so-called "FGF8 synexpression" group and (2) validate the ability of a bioinformatics algorithm on the basis of protein-protein interactome data (interactome-based affiliation scoring [IBAS]) to identify high-quality candidate genes. On the basis of sequence homology, expression, and structural and functional data, seven genes were selected and sequenced in 386 unrelated CHH individuals and 155 controls. Except for FGF18 and SPRY2, all other genes were found to be mutated in CHH individuals: FGF17 (n = 3 individuals), IL17RD (n = 8), DUSP6 (n = 5), SPRY4 (n = 14), and FLRT3 (n = 3). Independently, IBAS predicted FGF17 and IL17RD as the two top candidates in the entire proteome on the basis of a statistical test of their protein-protein interaction patterns to proteins known to be altered in CHH. Most of the FGF17 and IL17RD mutations altered protein function in vitro. IL17RD mutations were found only in KS individuals and were strongly linked to hearing loss (6/8 individuals). Mutations in genes encoding components of the FGF pathway are associated with complex modes of CHH inheritance and act primarily as contributors to an oligogenic genetic architecture underlying CHH.


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Author(s): Miraoui H, Dwyer AA, Sykiotis GP, Plummer L, Chung W, Feng BH, Beenken A, Clarke J, Pers TH, Dworzynski P, Keefe K, Niedziela M, Raivio T, Crowley WF, Seminara SB, Quinton R, Hughes VA, Kumanov P, Young J, Yialamas MA, Hall JE, Van Vliet G, Chanoine JP, Rubenstein J, Mohammadi M, Tsai PS, Sidis Y, Lage K, Pitteloud N

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics

Year: 2013

Volume: 92

Issue: 5

Pages: 725-743

Print publication date: 01/01/2013

Online publication date: 02/05/2013

Acceptance date: 10/04/2013

Date deposited: 13/08/2014

ISSN (print): 0002-9297

ISSN (electronic): 1537-6605

Publisher: Cell Press

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.04.008

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.04.008


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Funder referenceFunder name
Swiss National Science Foundation
2R01DE013686-11Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health
BM1105COST Action
R01HD056264Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health
R01HD15788Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health
R01 NS34661NINDS
U54HD028138Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health

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