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| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Neuron |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - Nov 26 2020 |
Keywords
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- frontotemporal dementia
- huntingtin
- repeat expansions
- whole-genome sequencing
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathogenic Huntingtin Repeat Expansions in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
AU - International FTD-Genomics Consortium (IFGC) (BENUSSI L, BINETTI G, GHIDONI R sono autori IRCCS)
AU - Dewan, R.
AU - Chia, R.
AU - Ding, J.
AU - Hickman, R.A.
AU - Stein, T.D.
AU - Abramzon, Y.
AU - Ahmed, S.
AU - Sabir, M.S.
AU - Portley, M.K.
AU - Tucci, A.
AU - Ibáñez, K.
AU - Shankaracharya, F.N.U.
AU - Keagle, P.
AU - Rossi, G.
AU - Caroppo, P.
AU - Tagliavini, F.
AU - Ticozzi, N.
AU - Tiloca, C.
AU - Colombrita, C.
AU - Pensato, V.
AU - Castellotti, B.
AU - Comi, G.P.
AU - Del Bo, R.
AU - Ceroni, M.
AU - Gagliardi, S.
AU - Lauria, G.
AU - Duga, S.
AU - Corti, S.
AU - Cereda, C.
AU - Taroni, F.
AU - Gellera, C.
AU - Ratti, A.
AU - Landi, F.
AU - Mora, G.
AU - Albani, D.
AU - Borroni, B.
AU - Galimberti, D.
AU - Scarpini, E.
AU - Serpente, M.
AU - Nacmias, B.
AU - Sorbi, S.
AU - Novelli, V.
AU - Puca, A.A.
AU - Rossi, M.
AU - Lopez, G.
AU - Benussi, L.
AU - Binetti, G.
AU - Ghidoni, R.
AU - Silani, V.
AU - Ferrari, R.
N1 - Export Date: 23 February 2021 CODEN: NERNE Correspondence Address: Traynor, B.J.; Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, United States; email: traynorb@mail.nih.gov Funding details: P30 AG066462-01 Funding details: National Institutes of Health, NIH Funding details: National Institute on Aging, NIA Funding details: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NHLBI, IAA-A-HL-007.001 Funding details: National Human Genome Research Institute, NHGRI Funding details: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NINDS, 1ZIAAG000935, 1ZIANS0030033, 1ZIANS003034, 1ZIANS003154, R01NS073873 Funding details: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, ALSA, 19-SI-459 Funding details: Hereditary Disease Foundation, HDF Funding details: Wellcome Trust, WT, 103838 Funding details: Tow Foundation Funding details: Lewy Body Dementia Association, LBDA Funding details: NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre Funding text 1: We thank contributors who collected samples used in this initiative and the patients and families, whose help and participation made this work possible. This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, project numbers 1ZIAAG000935 [Principal Investigator (PI) Bryan J. Traynor], 1ZIANS003154 [PI Sonja W. Scholz], and 1ZIANS0030033 and 1ZIANS003034 [David S. Goldstein]). Drs. Sidransky, Grisel Lopez, and Tayebi were supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Institute. This research was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente). R.A.H. is a Columbia University Irving Medical Center ADRC Research Education Component trainee (P30 AG066462-01, PI Scott Small) and is supported by grants from the Hereditary Disease Foundation and Huntington Disease Society of America. J.B.R. is supported by the Wellcome Trust (103838) and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. J.E.L. was supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders (R01NS073873). The American Genome Center is supported by NHLBI grant IAA-A-HL-007.001. The sequencing activities at NYGC were supported by the ALS Association (grant 19-SI-459) and the Tow Foundation. This study used the high-performance computational capabilities of the Biowulf Linux cluster at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (https://hpc.nih.gov). L.B. G.B. C.B.B. P.C. A.C. R.F. L.F. R.G. J.D.G. J.A.H. M.B.H. R.A.H. K.I. E.J. P.M.J. N.K. J.E.L. H.R.M. C.F.N. S.P.-B. S.M.R. O.A.R. G.R. J.B.R. M.R. S.W.S. V.S. A.B.S. T.D.S. F.T. T.T. A. Torkamani, B.J.T. V.V. J.P.V. and M.L.W. collected and prepared the samples and performed the clinical evaluations. Y.A. S.A. R.C. A.C. C.L.D. R.D. J.D. R.F. J.G. M.B.H. R.A.H. P.K. J.E.L. H.R.M. M.K.P. M.S.S. T.D.S. A. Tucci, V.V. C.V. J.P.V. and S. conducted the experiments and the data analysis. R.D. S.W.S. and B.J.T. wrote the manuscript. A.C. R.F. L.F. J.G. J.A.H. M.B.H. J.E.L. H.R.M. A.B.S. S.W.S. and B.J.T. designed and supervised the experiments. S.P.-B. A.B.S. J.A.H. H.R.M. and B.J.T. hold US, EU, and Canadian patents on the clinical testing and therapeutic intervention for the hexanucleotide repeat expansion of C9 or f72. S.W.S. serves on the scientific advisory council of the Lewy Body Dementia Association and is an editorial board member for the Journal of Parkinson's Disease. B.J.T. is an editorial board member for JAMA Neurology, JNNP, and Neurobiology of Aging. V.S. is on the journal editorial boards of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, European Neurology, American Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Frontiers in Neurology. He has also received compensation for consulting services and speaking activities from AveXis, Cytokinetics, Italfarmaco, and Zambon. J.B.R. is an editor for Brain and has received compensation for consulting services from Asceneuron, Biogen, UCB, Astex, and SV Health. J.E.L. is a member of the scientific advisory board for Cerevel Therapeutics and a consultant and provides expert testimony for Perkins Coie. Funding text 2: We thank contributors who collected samples used in this initiative and the patients and families, whose help and participation made this work possible. This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health ( National Institute on Aging , National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , project numbers 1ZIAAG000935 [Principal Investigator (PI) Bryan J. Traynor], 1ZIANS003154 [PI Sonja W. Scholz], and 1ZIANS0030033 and 1ZIANS003034 [David S. Goldstein]). Drs. Sidransky, Grisel Lopez, and Tayebi were supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Institute . This research was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente). R.A.H. is a Columbia University Irving Medical Center ADRC Research Education Component trainee ( P30 AG066462-01 , PI Scott Small) and is supported by grants from the Hereditary Disease Foundation and Huntington Disease Society of America . J.B.R. is supported by the Wellcome Trust ( 103838 ) and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre . J.E.L. was supported by the National Institutes of Health /National Institute of Neurological Disorders (R01NS073873). The American Genome Center is supported by NHLBI grant IAA-A-HL-007.001 . The sequencing activities at NYGC were supported by the ALS Association (grant 19-SI-459 ) and the Tow Foundation . This study used the high-performance computational capabilities of the Biowulf Linux cluster at the National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, MD ( https://hpc.nih.gov ). 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PY - 2020/11/26
Y1 - 2020/11/26
N2 - We examined the role of repeat expansions in the pathogenesis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by analyzing whole-genome sequence data from 2,442 FTD/ALS patients, 2,599 Lewy body dementia (LBD) patients, and 3,158 neurologically healthy subjects. Pathogenic expansions (range, 40–64 CAG repeats) in the huntingtin (HTT) gene were found in three (0.12%) patients diagnosed with pure FTD/ALS syndromes but were not present in the LBD or healthy cohorts. We replicated our findings in an independent collection of 3,674 FTD/ALS patients. Postmortem evaluations of two patients revealed the classical TDP-43 pathology of FTD/ALS, as well as huntingtin-positive, ubiquitin-positive aggregates in the frontal cortex. The neostriatal atrophy that pathologically defines Huntington's disease was absent in both cases. Our findings reveal an etiological relationship between HTT repeat expansions and FTD/ALS syndromes and indicate that genetic screening of FTD/ALS patients for HTT repeat expansions should be considered. © 2020 Using large-scale whole-genome sequencing, Dewan et al. identify pathogenic HTT repeat expansions in patients diagnosed with FTD/ALS neurodegenerative disorders. Autopsies confirm the TDP-43 pathology expected in FTD/ALS and show polyglutamine inclusions within the frontal cortices but no striatal degeneration. These data broaden the phenotype resulting from HTT repeat expansions. © 2020
AB - We examined the role of repeat expansions in the pathogenesis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by analyzing whole-genome sequence data from 2,442 FTD/ALS patients, 2,599 Lewy body dementia (LBD) patients, and 3,158 neurologically healthy subjects. Pathogenic expansions (range, 40–64 CAG repeats) in the huntingtin (HTT) gene were found in three (0.12%) patients diagnosed with pure FTD/ALS syndromes but were not present in the LBD or healthy cohorts. We replicated our findings in an independent collection of 3,674 FTD/ALS patients. Postmortem evaluations of two patients revealed the classical TDP-43 pathology of FTD/ALS, as well as huntingtin-positive, ubiquitin-positive aggregates in the frontal cortex. The neostriatal atrophy that pathologically defines Huntington's disease was absent in both cases. Our findings reveal an etiological relationship between HTT repeat expansions and FTD/ALS syndromes and indicate that genetic screening of FTD/ALS patients for HTT repeat expansions should be considered. © 2020 Using large-scale whole-genome sequencing, Dewan et al. identify pathogenic HTT repeat expansions in patients diagnosed with FTD/ALS neurodegenerative disorders. Autopsies confirm the TDP-43 pathology expected in FTD/ALS and show polyglutamine inclusions within the frontal cortices but no striatal degeneration. These data broaden the phenotype resulting from HTT repeat expansions. © 2020
KW - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
KW - frontotemporal dementia
KW - huntingtin
KW - repeat expansions
KW - whole-genome sequencing
U2 - 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.11.005
M3 - Article
JO - Neuron
JF - Neuron
SN - 0896-6273
ER -