Evidence for pathogenicity of variant ATM Val1729Leu in a family with ataxia telangiectasia

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FOR-2715

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Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-021-00639-4

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Neurogenetics

Publication Date

5-1-2021

doi

10.1007/s10048-021-00639-4

Abstract

Ataxia telangiectasia is a rare autosomal recessive multisystem disorder caused by mutations in the gene of ATM serine/threonine kinase. It is characterized by neurodegeneration, leading to severe ataxia, immunodeficiency, increased cancer susceptibility, and telangiectasia. Here, we discovered a co-segregation of two ATM gene variants with ataxia telangiectasia in an Egyptian family. While one of these variants (NM_000051.4(ATM_i001):p.(Val128*)) has previously been reported as pathogenic, the other one (NM_000051.4(ATM_i001):p.(Val1729Leu)) is regarded as a variant of uncertain significance. Our findings in this family provide additional evidence for causality of the second variant and argue that its status should be changed to pathogenic.

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143

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147

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