Morgan, Angela T;
Scerri, Thomas S;
Vogel, Adam P;
Reid, Christopher A;
Quach, Mara;
Jackson, Victoria E;
McKenzie, Chaseley;
... Hildebrand, Michael S; + view all
(2023)
Stuttering associated with a pathogenic variant in the chaperone protein cyclophilin 40.
Brain
, 146
(12)
pp. 5086-5097.
10.1093/brain/awad314.
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Abstract
Stuttering is a common speech disorder that interrupts speech fluency and tends to cluster in families. Typically, stuttering is characterized by speech sounds, words or syllables which may be repeated or prolonged and speech that may be further interrupted by hesitations or 'blocks'. Rare variants in a small number of genes encoding lysosomal pathway proteins have been linked to stuttering. We studied a large four-generation family in which persistent stuttering was inherited in an autosomal dominant manner with disruption of the cortico-basal-ganglia-thalamo-cortical network found on imaging. Exome sequencing of three affected family members revealed the PPID c.808C>T (p.Pro270Ser) variant that segregated with stuttering in the family. We generated a Ppid p.Pro270Ser knock-in mouse model and performed ex vivo imaging to assess for brain changes. Diffusion-weighted MRI in the mouse revealed significant microstructural changes in the left corticospinal tract, as previously implicated in stuttering. Quantitative susceptibility mapping also detected changes in cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical loop tissue composition, consistent with findings in affected family members. This is the first report to implicate a chaperone protein in the pathogenesis of stuttering. The humanized Ppid murine model recapitulates network findings observed in affected family members.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Stuttering associated with a pathogenic variant in the chaperone protein cyclophilin 40 |
| Location: | England |
| DOI: | 10.1093/brain/awad314 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad314 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | PPID gene, brain MRI, chaperone, cyclophilin-40, stuttering |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184014 |
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