Expanding the phenotype of ATP6AP1 deficiency
Open Access
- 22 June 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor Molecular Case Studies
- Vol. 8 (4), a006195
- https://doi.org/10.1101/mcs.a006195
Abstract
Vacuolar ATPases (V-ATPases) are large multisubunit proton pumps conserved among all eukaryotic cells that are involved in diverse functions including acidification of membrane-bound intracellular compartments. The ATP6AP1 gene encodes an accessory subunit of the vacuolar (V)-ATPase protein pump. Pathogenic variants in ATP6AP1 have been described in association with a congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG), which are highly variable, but often characterized by immunodeficiency, hepatopathy, and neurologic manifestations. Although the most striking and common clinical feature is hepatopathy, the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of ATP6AP1-CDG continues to expand. Here, we report identical twins who presented with acute liver failure and jaundice. Prenatal features included cystic hygroma, atrial septal defect, and ventriculomegaly. Postnatal features included pectus carinatum, connective tissue abnormalities, and hypospadias. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) revealed a novel de novo in-frame deletion in the ATP6AP1 gene (c.230_232delACT;p.Tyr77del). Although both twins have the commonly reported clinical feature of hepatopathy seen in other individuals with ATP6AP1-CDG-related disorder, they do not have neurological sequelae. This report expands the phenotypic spectrum of ATP6AP1-CDG-related disorder with both probands exhibiting unique prenatal and postnatal features, including fetal ventriculomegaly, umbilical hernia, pectus carinatum, micropenis, and hypospadias. Furthermore, this case affirms that neurological features described in the initial case series on ATP6AP1-CDG do not appear to be central, whereas the prenatal and connective tissue manifestations may be more common than previously thought. This emphasizes the importance of long-term clinical follow-up and variant interpretation using current updated recommendations.Keywords
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