title: A novel 2q37 microdeletion containing human neural progenitors genes including STK25 results in severe developmental delay, epilepsy, and microcephaly.
abstract: 2q37 microdeletion syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by neurodevelopmental delay, bone, cardiovascular, and neurological alterations. This syndrome is typically associated with loss of genetic material of approximately 100 genes in the 2q37 band. However, the genes associated with neurodevelopmental phenotype in this syndrome are still unknown. We identified a deleted region of 496 kb by whole genome array CGH in a patient who fulfilled criteria for 2q37 microdeletion syndrome with developmental delay, microcephaly, hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, hand wringing, toe walking, and seizures. The deleted segment contains genes that are highly expressed in the developing human cortical plate and the subventricular zone (SVZ) in vivo and human neural progenitors in vitro, including SEPT2, THAP4, ATG4B, PPP1R7, and STK25. Network analysis revealed that STK25 was the most interacting gene associated with neural development in this deletion. Our report narrows the likely causative genomic region for microcephaly and neurodevelopmental delay in 2q37 microdeletion syndrome to a small genomic region enriched with neural progenitor genes that may represent an important locus for the development of the human cortex and corpus callosum.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Neural Stem Cells and Functional Neurogenetics, Division of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imitola
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurology, St. Christopher Hospital for Children's, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philaldelphia.
authors.forename: Divya S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Nadiya M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Teplyuk
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Neural Stem Cells and Functional Neurogenetics, Division of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zucker
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurology, St. Christopher Hospital for Children's, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philaldelphia.
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jethva
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurology, St. Christopher Hospital for Children's, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philaldelphia.
authors.forename: Agustin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Legido
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Krichevsky
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Neural Stem Cells and Functional Neurogenetics, Division of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frangieh
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics and Genomics, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurology, St. Christopher Hospital for Children's, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philaldelphia.
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D010641:Phenotype; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D000099317:Hippo Kinases
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C530660:STK25 protein, human; D000099317:Hippo Kinases
keywords: 2q37 microdeletion; corpus callosum hypoplasia; developmental delay; microcephaly; neural stem cells