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Petit, Florence; Longoni, Mauro; Wells, Julie; Maser, Richard S.; Bogenschutz, Eric L.; Dysart, Matthew J.; Contreras, Hannah T.M.; Frénois, Frederic; Pober, Barbara R.; Clark, Robin D.; Giampietro, Philip F.; Ropers, Hilger H.; Hu, Hao; Loscertales, Maria; Wagner, Richard; Ai, Xingbin; Brand, Harrison; Jourdain, Anne-Sophie; Delrue, Marie-Ange; Gilbert-Dussardier, Brigitte; Devisme, Louise; Keren, Boris; McCulley, David J.; Qiao, Lu; Hernan, Rebecca; Wynn, Julia; Scott, Tiana M.; Calame, Daniel G.; Coban-Akdemir, Zeynep; Hernandez, Patricia; Hernandez-Garcia, Andres; Yonath, Hagith; Lupski, James R.; Shen, Yufeng; Chung, Wendy K.; Scott, Daryl A.; Bult, Carol J.; Donahoe, Patricia K.; High, Frances A.
American journal of human genetics, 10/2023, Volume: 110, Issue: 10Journal Article
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a relatively common and genetically heterogeneous structural birth defect associated with high mortality and morbidity. We describe eight unrelated families with an X-linked condition characterized by diaphragm defects, variable anterior body-wall anomalies, and/or facial dysmorphism. Using linkage analysis and exome or genome sequencing, we found that missense variants in plastin 3 (PLS3), a gene encoding an actin bundling protein, co-segregate with disease in all families. Loss-of-function variants in PLS3 have been previously associated with X-linked osteoporosis (MIM: 300910), so we used in silico protein modeling and a mouse model to address these seemingly disparate clinical phenotypes. The missense variants in individuals with CDH are located within the actin-binding domains of the protein but are not predicted to affect protein structure, whereas the variants in individuals with osteoporosis are predicted to result in loss of function. A mouse knockin model of a variant identified in one of the CDH-affected families, c.1497G>C (p.Trp499Cys), shows partial perinatal lethality and recapitulates the key findings of the human phenotype, including diaphragm and abdominal-wall defects. Both the mouse model and one adult human male with a CDH-associated PLS3 variant were observed to have increased rather than decreased bone mineral density. Together, these clinical and functional data in humans and mice reveal that specific missense variants affecting the actin-binding domains of PLS3 might have a gain-of-function effect and cause a Mendelian congenital disorder. In eight families where males are affected by congenital diaphragmatic hernia, we found variants in PLS3 on the X chromosome. This gene was initially associated with severe osteoporosis in males. Different molecular mechanisms are at play to explain that these two diseases are associated with the same gene.
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