Germline mutations in the oncogene EZH2 cause Weaver syndrome and increased human height
Tatton-Brown, Katrina, Hanks, Sandra, Ruark, Elise, Zachariou, Anna, del Vecchio Duarte, Silvana, Ramsay, Emma, Snape, Katie, Murray, Anne, Perdeaux, Elizabeth R, Seal, Sheila, Loveday, Chey, Banka, Siddharth, Clericuzio, Carol, Flinter, Frances, Magee, Alex, McConnell, Vivienne, Patton, Michael, Raith, Wolfgang, Rankin, Julia, Splitt, Miranda, Strenger, Volker, Taylor, Clare, Wheeler, Patricia, Temple, I Karen, Cole, Trevor, Douglas, Jenny, Rahman, Nazneen and The Childhood Overgrowth Collaboration (2011) Germline mutations in the oncogene EZH2 cause Weaver syndrome and increased human height. Oncotarget, 2, (12), 1127-1133. (PMID:22190405).
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The biological processes controlling human growth are diverse, complex and poorly understood. Genetic factors are important and human height has been shown to be a highly polygenic trait to which common and rare genetic variation contributes. Weaver syndrome is a human overgrowth condition characterised by tall stature, dysmorphic facial features, learning disability and variable additional features. We performed exome sequencing in four individuals with Weaver syndrome, identifying a mutation in the histone methyltransferase, EZH2, in each case. Sequencing of EZH2 in additional individuals with overgrowth identified a further 15 mutations. The EZH2 mutation spectrum in Weaver syndrome shows considerable overlap with the inactivating somatic EZH2 mutations recently reported in myeloid malignancies. Our data establish EZH2 mutations as the cause of Weaver syndrome and provide further links between histone modifications and regulation of human growth.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1949-2553 (print) |
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| Keywords: | EZH2, Weaver syndrome, height, myeloid malignancies, histone methyltransferase |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Human Development and Health |
| Item ID: | 207497 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2012 14:52 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2012 14:52 |
| Contributors: | Tatton-Brown, Katrina (Author) Hanks, Sandra (Author) Ruark, Elise (Author) Zachariou, Anna (Author) del Vecchio Duarte, Silvana (Author) Ramsay, Emma (Author) Snape, Katie (Author) Murray, Anne (Author) Perdeaux, Elizabeth R (Author) Seal, Sheila (Author) Loveday, Chey (Author) Banka, Siddharth (Author) Clericuzio, Carol (Author) Flinter, Frances (Author) Magee, Alex (Author) McConnell, Vivienne (Author) Patton, Michael (Author) Raith, Wolfgang (Author) Rankin, Julia (Author) Splitt, Miranda (Author) Strenger, Volker (Author) Taylor, Clare (Author) Wheeler, Patricia (Author) Temple, I Karen (Author) Cole, Trevor (Author) Douglas, Jenny (Author) Rahman, Nazneen (Author) , |
| Date: | 21 December 2011 |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/207497 |
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