1. Estimation of ENPP1 deficiency genetic prevalence using a comprehensive literature review and population databases.
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Chunn LM, Bissonnette J, Heinrich SV, Mercurio SA, Kiel MJ, Rutsch F, and Ferreira CR
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- Animals, Female, Pregnancy, Humans, Prevalence, Asian People, Databases, Factual, Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets, Rickets, Hypophosphatemic
- Abstract
Background: ENPP1 Deficiency-caused by biallelic variants in ENPP1-leads to widespread arterial calcification in early life (Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy, GACI) or hypophosphatemic rickets in later life (Autosomal Recessive Hypophosphatemic Rickets type 2, ARHR2). A prior study using the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC)-a database of exomes obtained from approximately 60,000 individuals-estimated the genetic prevalence at approximately 1 in 200,000 pregnancies., Methods: We estimated the genetic prevalence of ENPP1 Deficiency by evaluating allele frequencies from a population database, assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. This estimate benefitted from a comprehensive literature review using Mastermind ( https://mastermind.genomenon.com/ ), which uncovered additional variants and supporting evidence, a larger population database with approximately 140,000 individuals, and improved interpretation of variants as per current clinical guidelines., Results: We estimate a genetic prevalence of approximately 1 in 64,000 pregnancies, thus more than tripling the prior estimate. In addition, the carrier frequency of ENPP1 variants was found to be highest in East Asian populations, albeit based on a small sample., Conclusion: These results indicate that a significant number of patients with ENPP1 Deficiency remain undiagnosed. Efforts to increase disease awareness as well as expand genetic testing, particularly in non-European populations are warranted, especially now that clinical trials for enzyme replacement therapy, which proved successful in animal models, are underway., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2022
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