Abstract
BACKGROUND: Since the first description of a BRWD3-related phenotype in 2007, 21 additional families have been reported with intellectual disability (ID).
METHODS: Using exome sequencing (ES) and international datasharing, we identified 14 new unrelated individuals with a pathogenic BRWD3 variant (12 males and 2 females one with skewed X-inactivation). Including the 31 previously individuals published in the literature with clinical data available, we describe the phenotype of 43 males and 2 females, with 32 different BRWD3 variants.
RESULTS: Most common features in males (excluding the one with the mosaic variant) include ID (39/39 males), speech delay (24/25 males), postnatal macrocephaly (28/35 males) with prominent forehead (18/25 males) and large ears (14/26 males), and obesity (12/27 males). Both females present with macrocephaly, speech delay and epilepsy while epilepsy was only observed in 4/41 males. Among the 28 variants with available segregation reported, 19 were inherited from unaffected mothers and 9 were de novo.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that the BRWD3-related phenotype could be non-specific, leading to difficulty in clinical recognition of this disorder. A genotype-first approach however allows the diagnosis of the BRWD3-related disorder. The refined clinical features presented here will prove useful for reverse phenotyping.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 104670 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Journal of Medical Genetics |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 19 Nov 2022 |
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Publication status | Published - Jan 2023 |