Short tandem repeat expansions in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

Henden, L; Fearnley, LG; Grima, N; McCann, EP; Dobson-Stone, C; Fitzpatrick, L; Friend, K; Hobson, L; Chan Moi Fat, S; Rowe, DB; D&#39;Silva, S; Kwok, JB; Halliday, GM; Kiernan, MC; Mazumder, S; Timmins, HC; Zoing, M; Pamphlett, R; Adams, L; Bahlo, M; Blair, IP; Williams, KL

Author(s): Henden, L; Fearnley, LG; Grima, N; McCann, EP; Dobson-Stone, C; Fitzpatrick, L; Friend, K; Hobson, L; Chan Moi Fat, S; Rowe, DB; D'Silva, S; Kwok, JB; Halliday, GM; Kiernan, MC; Mazumder, S; Timmins, HC; Zoing, M; Pamphlett, R; Adams, L; Bahlo, M; Blair, IP; Williams, KL;
Details: Publication Year 2023-05-05,Volume 9,Issue #18,Page eade2044
Journal Title: Science Advances
Abstract: Pathogenic short tandem repeat (STR) expansions cause over 20 neurodegenerative diseases. To determine the contribution of STRs in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), we used ExpansionHunter, REviewer, and polymerase chain reaction validation to assess 21 neurodegenerative disease-associated STRs in whole-genome sequencing data from 608 patients with sporadic ALS, 68 patients with sporadic FTD, and 4703 matched controls. We also propose a data-derived outlier detection method for defining allele thresholds in rare STRs. Excluding C9orf72 repeat expansions, 17.6% of clinically diagnosed ALS and FTD cases had at least one expanded STR allele reported to be pathogenic or intermediate for another neurodegenerative disease. We identified and validated 162 disease-relevant STR expansions in C9orf72 (ALS/FTD), ATXN1 [spinal cerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1)], ATXN2 (SCA2), ATXN8 (SCA8), TBP (SCA17), HTT (Huntington's disease), DMPK [myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)], CNBP (DM2), and FMR1 (fragile-X disorders). Our findings suggest clinical and pathological pleiotropy of neurodegenerative disease genes and highlight their importance in ALS and FTD.
Publisher: AAAS
Keywords: Humans; Frontotemporal Dementia/genetics; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics; C9orf72 Protein/genetics; DNA Repeat Expansion/genetics; Spinocerebellar Ataxias/genetics; Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein/genetics
Research Division(s): Population Health And Immunity
PubMed ID: 37146135
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade2044
Open Access at Publisher's Site: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade2044
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