Dominant mutations in KAT6A cause intellectual disability with recognizable syndromic features

Am J Hum Genet. 2015 Mar 5;96(3):507-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.01.016. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Abstract

Through a multi-center collaboration study, we here report six individuals from five unrelated families, with mutations in KAT6A/MOZ detected by whole-exome sequencing. All five different de novo heterozygous truncating mutations were located in the C-terminal transactivation domain of KAT6A: NM_001099412.1: c.3116_3117 delCT, p.(Ser1039∗); c.3830_3831insTT, p.(Arg1278Serfs∗17); c.3879 dupA, p.(Glu1294Argfs∗19); c.4108G>T p.(Glu1370∗) and c.4292 dupT, p.(Leu1431Phefs∗8). An additional subject with a 0.23 MB microdeletion including the entire KAT6A reading frame was identified with genome-wide array comparative genomic hybridization. Finally, by detailed clinical characterization we provide evidence that heterozygous mutations in KAT6A cause a distinct intellectual disability syndrome. The common phenotype includes hypotonia, intellectual disability, early feeding and oromotor difficulties, microcephaly and/or craniosynostosis, and cardiac defects in combination with subtle facial features such as bitemporal narrowing, broad nasal tip, thin upper lip, posteriorly rotated or low-set ears, and microretrognathia. The identification of human subjects complements previous work from mice and zebrafish where knockouts of Kat6a/kat6a lead to developmental defects.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Comparative Genomic Hybridization
  • Exome
  • Female
  • Gene Deletion
  • Genetic Loci
  • Heterozygote
  • Histone Acetyltransferases / genetics*
  • Histone Acetyltransferases / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics*
  • Male
  • Microcephaly / genetics
  • Mutation
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype

Substances

  • Histone Acetyltransferases
  • KAT6A protein, human