TY - JOUR
T1 - JAG1 loss-of-function variations as a novel predisposing event in the pathogenesis of congenital thyroid defects
AU - De Filippis, Tiziana
AU - Marelli, Federica
AU - Nebbia, Gabriella
AU - Porazzi, Patrizia
AU - Corbetta, Sabrina
AU - Fugazzola, Laura
AU - Gastaldi, Roberto
AU - Vigone, Maria Cristina
AU - Biffanti, Roberta
AU - Frizziero, Daniela
AU - Mandarà, Luana
AU - Prontera, Paolo
AU - Salerno, Mariacarolina
AU - Maghnie, Mohamad
AU - Tiso, Natascia
AU - Radetti, Giorgio
AU - Weber, Giovanna
AU - Persani, Luca
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Context: The pathogenesis of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is still largely unexplained. We previously reported that perturbations of the Notch pathway and knockdown of the ligand jagged1 cause a hypothyroid phenotype in the zebrafish. Heterozygous JAG1 variants are known to account for Alagille syndrome type 1 (ALGS1), a rare multisystemic developmental disorder characterized by variable expressivity and penetrance. Objective: Verify the involvement of JAG1 variants in the pathogenesis of congenital thyroid defects and the frequency of unexplained hypothyroidism in a series of ALGS1 patients. Design, Settings, and Patients: A total of 21 young ALGS1 and 100 CH unrelated patients were recruited in academicandpublic hospitals. TheJAG1variantswerestudied in vitroandin the zebrafish. Results:Wereport a previously unknown nonautoimmune hypothyroidism in 6/21 ALGS1 patients, 2 of them with thyroid hypoplasia. We found 2 JAG1 variants in the heterozygous state in 4/100 CH cases (3 with thyroid dysgenesis, 2 with cardiac malformations). Five out 7 JAG1 variants are new. Different bioassays demonstrate that the identified variants exhibit a variable loss of function. In zebrafish, the knock-down of jag1a/b expression causes a primary thyroid defect, and rescue experiments of the hypothyroid phenotype with wild-type or variant JAG1 transcripts support a role for JAG1 variations in the pathogenesis of the hypothyroid phenotype seen in CH and ALGS1 patients. Conclusions: clinical and experimental data indicate that ALGS1 patients have an increased risk of nonautoimmune hypothyroidism, and that variations in JAG1 gene can contribute to the pathogenesis of variable congenital thyroid defects, including CH.
AB - Context: The pathogenesis of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is still largely unexplained. We previously reported that perturbations of the Notch pathway and knockdown of the ligand jagged1 cause a hypothyroid phenotype in the zebrafish. Heterozygous JAG1 variants are known to account for Alagille syndrome type 1 (ALGS1), a rare multisystemic developmental disorder characterized by variable expressivity and penetrance. Objective: Verify the involvement of JAG1 variants in the pathogenesis of congenital thyroid defects and the frequency of unexplained hypothyroidism in a series of ALGS1 patients. Design, Settings, and Patients: A total of 21 young ALGS1 and 100 CH unrelated patients were recruited in academicandpublic hospitals. TheJAG1variantswerestudied in vitroandin the zebrafish. Results:Wereport a previously unknown nonautoimmune hypothyroidism in 6/21 ALGS1 patients, 2 of them with thyroid hypoplasia. We found 2 JAG1 variants in the heterozygous state in 4/100 CH cases (3 with thyroid dysgenesis, 2 with cardiac malformations). Five out 7 JAG1 variants are new. Different bioassays demonstrate that the identified variants exhibit a variable loss of function. In zebrafish, the knock-down of jag1a/b expression causes a primary thyroid defect, and rescue experiments of the hypothyroid phenotype with wild-type or variant JAG1 transcripts support a role for JAG1 variations in the pathogenesis of the hypothyroid phenotype seen in CH and ALGS1 patients. Conclusions: clinical and experimental data indicate that ALGS1 patients have an increased risk of nonautoimmune hypothyroidism, and that variations in JAG1 gene can contribute to the pathogenesis of variable congenital thyroid defects, including CH.
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2015-3403
DO - 10.1210/jc.2015-3403
M3 - Article
C2 - 26760175
AN - SCOPUS:84960866134
VL - 101
SP - 861
EP - 870
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
SN - 0021-972X
IS - 4
ER -