PGAP3-related hyperphosphatasia with mental retardation syndrome: Report of 10 new patients and a homozygous founder mutation

Clin Genet. 2018 Jan;93(1):84-91. doi: 10.1111/cge.13033. Epub 2017 Aug 4.

Abstract

Background: Hyperphosphatasia with mental retardation syndrome (HPMRS) is caused by recessive mutations in genes involved in the glycosylphosphatidylinsitol pathway, including PGAP3.

Materials and methods: We describe 10 patients from 8 Egyptian families presenting with developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, distinct facial dysmorphism and increased alkaline phosphatase. Sanger sequencing of PGAP3 was performed.

Results: Eight patients had cleft palate, 4 had postnatal microcephaly and 5 had seizures. Neuro-imaging findings showed thin corpus callosum in 9 patients, mild ventriculomegaly in 3 patients and variable degrees of cerebellar vermis hypoplasia in 4 patients, a finding not previously reported in patients with HPMRS. Additional manifestations included double row teeth, hypogenitalism and congenital heart disease. Biallelic loss of function mutations in the PGAP3 gene were detected in all patients. Nine patients were homozygous for the c.402dupC (p.M135Hfs*28) mutation strongly suggesting a founder effect. On the other hand, 1 patient had a novel mutation, c.817_820delGACT (p.D273Sfs*37).

Conclusion: This is the largest series of patients with HPMRS from same ethnic group. Our results reinforce the distinct clinical and facial features of PGAP3-related HPMRS which are the clue for targeted genetic testing. Moreover, we present additional unreported clinical and neuro-imaging findings and a novel mutation thus expanding the phenotypic and mutational spectrum of this rare disorder.

Keywords: Mabry syndrome; PGAP3 gene; founder mutation; glycosylphosphatidylinositol; hyperphosphatasia; mental retardation.

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics*
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology
  • Base Sequence
  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
  • Consanguinity
  • Egypt
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • Founder Effect
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics*
  • Intellectual Disability / pathology
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype
  • Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders / genetics*
  • Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders / pathology
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods

Substances

  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
  • PGAP3 protein, human

Supplementary concepts

  • Hyperphosphatasia with Mental Retardation