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- Title
A PRPH splice-donor variant associates with reduced sural nerve amplitude and risk of peripheral neuropathy.
- Authors
Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Bjarnadottir, Kristbjorg; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Gylfadottir, Sandra Sif; Arnadottir, Gudny A.; Benediktsson, Rafn; Halldorsson, Gisli Hreinn; Helgadottir, Anna; Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg; Jonasdottir, Aslaug; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Kristinsdottir, Anna Margret; Magnusson, Olafur Th.; Masson, Gisli; Melsted, Pall; Rafnar, Thorunn; Sigurdsson, Asgeir; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Skuladottir, Astros
- Abstract
Nerve conduction (NC) studies generate measures of peripheral nerve function that can reveal underlying pathology due to axonal loss, demyelination or both. We perform a genome-wide association study of sural NC amplitude and velocity in 7045 Icelanders and find a low-frequency splice-donor variant in PRPH (c.996+1G>A; MAF = 1.32%) associating with decreased NC amplitude but not velocity. PRPH encodes peripherin, an intermediate filament (IF) protein involved in cytoskeletal development and maintenance of neurons. Through RNA and protein studies, we show that the variant leads to loss-of-function (LoF), as when over-expressed in a cell line devoid of other IFs, it does not allow formation of the normal filamentous structure of peripherin, yielding instead punctate protein inclusions. Recall of carriers for neurological assessment confirms that from an early age, homozygotes have significantly lower sural NC amplitude than non-carriers and are at risk of a mild, early-onset, sensory-negative, axonal polyneuropathy. Diagnosis and classification of peripheral neuropathy (PN) is facilitated by nerve conduction (NC) studies. Here, Bjornsdottir et al. find a low-frequency PRPH splice-donor variant that associates with NC amplitude and neurological assessment of recalled PRPH variant carriers reveals increased risk of a mild sensory-negative PN.
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-09719-4