Dominant stop-loss HNRNPA1 variants in juvenile-onset myopathy

Johnnie Turner, Christine C. Bruels, Audrey L. Daugherty, Elicia A. Estrella, Seth Stafki, Safoora B. Syeda, Hannah R. Littel, Lynn Pais, Vijay S. Ganesh, Hart G.W. Lidov, Simon M.L. Paine, Paul Maddison, Rachel E. Harrison, Volker Straub, Partha S. Ghosh, Christina A. Pacak, Louis M. Kunkel, Isabelle Draper, Ana Topf, Peter B. Kang

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Abstract

Introduction/Aims: Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 is involved in nucleic acid homeostatic functions. The encoding gene HNRNPA1 has been associated with several neuromuscular disorders including an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like phenotype, distal hereditary motor neuropathy, multisystem proteinopathy, and various myopathies. We report two unrelated individuals with monoallelic stop loss variants affecting the same codon of HNRNPA1. Methods: Two individuals with unsolved juvenile-onset myopathy were enrolled under approved institutional protocols. Phenotype data were collected and genetic analyses were performed, including whole-exome sequencing (WES). Results: The two probands (MNOT002-01 and K1440-01) showed a similar onset of slowly progressive extremity and facial weakness in early adolescence. K1440-01 presented with facial weakness, winged scapula, elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) levels, and mild neck weakness. MNOT002-01 also exhibited elevated CK levels along with facial weakness, cardiomyopathy, respiratory dysfunction, pectus excavatum, a mildly rigid spine, and loss of ambulation. On quadriceps muscle biopsy, K1440-01 displayed rounded myofibers, mild variation in fiber diameter, and type 2 fiber hypertrophy, while MNOT002-01 displayed rimmed vacuoles. Monoallelic stop-loss variants in HNRNPA1 were identified for both probands: c.1119A>C p.*373Tyrext*6 (K1440-01) and c.1118A>C p.*373Serext*6 (MNOT002-01) affect the same codon and are both predicted to lead to the addition of six amino acids before termination at an alternative stop codon. Discussion: Both stop-loss variants in our probands are likely pathogenic. Our findings contribute to the disease characterization of pathogenic variants in HNRNPA1. This gene should be screened in clinical diagnostic testing of unsolved cases of sporadic or dominant juvenile-onset myopathy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)843-850
Number of pages8
JournalMuscle and Nerve
Volume70
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2024

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Keywords

  • HNRNPA1
  • juvenile-onset myopathy
  • rimmed vacuoles
  • stop-loss variant
  • whole-exome sequencing

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