Article ; Online: GNAS AS2 methylation status enables mechanism-based categorization of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1B.
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2024 Volume 9, Issue 5
Abstract: Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1B (PHP1B) results from aberrant genomic imprinting at the GNAS gene. Defining the underlying genetic cause in new patients is challenging because various genetic alterations (e.g., deletions, insertions) within the GNAS ... ...
Abstract | Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1B (PHP1B) results from aberrant genomic imprinting at the GNAS gene. Defining the underlying genetic cause in new patients is challenging because various genetic alterations (e.g., deletions, insertions) within the GNAS genomic region, including the neighboring STX16 gene, can cause PHP1B, and the genotype-epigenotype correlation has not been clearly established. Here, by analyzing patients with PHP1B with a wide variety of genotypes and epigenotypes, we identified a GNAS differentially methylated region (DMR) of distinct diagnostic value. This region, GNAS AS2, was hypomethylated in patients with genetic alterations located centromeric but not telomeric of this DMR. The AS2 methylation status was captured by a single probe of the methylation-sensitive multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) assay utilized to diagnose PHP1B. In human embryonic stem cells, where NESP55 transcription regulates GNAS methylation status on the maternal allele, AS2 methylation depended on 2 imprinting control regions (STX16-ICR and NESP-ICR) essential for NESP55 transcription. These results suggest that the AS2 methylation status in patients with PHP1B reflects the position at which the genetic alteration affects NESP55 transcription during an early embryonic period. Therefore, AS2 methylation levels can enable mechanistic PHP1B categorization based on genotype-epigenotype correlation and, thus, help identify the underlying molecular defect in patients. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs/genetics ; DNA Methylation ; Pseudohypoparathyroidism/genetics ; Pseudohypoparathyroidism/diagnosis ; Genomic Imprinting ; Alleles ; Chromogranins/genetics |
Chemical Substances | GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs (EC 3.6.5.1) ; GNAS protein, human (EC 3.6.1.-) ; Chromogranins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-08 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2379-3708 |
ISSN (online) | 2379-3708 |
DOI | 10.1172/jci.insight.177190 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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