Abstract
Intellectual disability (ID) is a heterogeneous condition arising from a variety of environmental and genetic factors. Among these causes are defects in transcriptional regulators. Herein, we report on two brothers in a nonconsanguineous family with novel compound heterozygous, disease-segregating mutations (NM_015979.3: [3656A>G];[4006C>T], NP_057063.2: [H1219R];[R1336X]) in MED23. This gene encodes a subunit of the Mediator complex that modulates the expression of RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. These brothers, who had profound ID, spasticity, congenital heart disease, brain abnormalities, and atypical electroencephalography, represent the first case of MED23-associated ID in a non-consanguineous family. They also expand upon the clinical features previously reported for mutations in this gene.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1374-1380 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A |
Volume | 167 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Intellectual disability (ID)
- MED23
- Mediator complex
- Whole exome sequencing (WES)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Genetics(clinical)