1. Identification of predictive criteria for pathogenic variants of primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) gene ARMC5 in 352 unselected patients
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Lucas Bouys, Anna Vaczlavik, Anne Jouinot, Patricia Vaduva, Stéphanie Espiard, Guillaume Assié, Rossella Libé, Karine Perlemoine, Bruno Ragazzon, Laurence Guignat, Lionel Groussin, Léopoldine Bricaire, Isadora Pontes Cavalcante, Fidéline Bonnet-Serrano, Hervé Lefebvre, Marie-Laure Raffin-Sanson, Nicolas Chevalier, Philippe Touraine, Christel Jublanc, Camille Vatier, Gérald Raverot, Magalie Haissaguerre, Luigi Maione, Matthias Kroiss, Martin Fassnacht, Sophie Christin-Maitre, Eric Pasmant, Françoise Borson-Chazot, Antoine Tabarin, Marie-Christine Vantyghem, Martin Reincke, Peter Kamenicky, Marie-Odile North, Jérôme Bertherat, Institut Cochin (IC UM3 (UMR 8104 / U1016)), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Hôpital Cochin [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Cancer et génome: Bioinformatique, biostatistiques et épidémiologie d'un système complexe, Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut Curie [Paris]-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes], CHU Lille, Recherche translationnelle sur le diabète - U 1190 (RTD), Institut Pasteur de Lille, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille), CHU Rouen, Normandie Université (NU), Hôpital Ambroise Paré [AP-HP], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (CHU Nice), CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Sorbonne Université (SU), Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Hôpital Haut-Lévêque - CHU de Bordeaux (Centre médico chirurgical Magellan), Physiologie et physiopathologie endocriniennes (PHYSENDO), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP Hôpital Bicêtre (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre), University Hospital of Würzburg, Klinikum der Universität [München], CHU Saint-Antoine [AP-HP], L B is recipient of research fellowships from the Cancer Research for Personalized Medicine (CARPEM) and the Fondation ARC pour la Recherche contre le Cancer, J B laboratory is supported by the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche grant ANR-18-CE14-0008-01 and the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (EQU201903007854). P T, C J, M F, S C M, F B C, M R, P C and J B clinical departments are part the European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions (Endo-ERN) – Project ID No 739572, and ANR-18-CE14-0008,STEROMICS,Steroïdogénomique de l'hypersécrétion des stéroïdes surrénaliens(2018)
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Armadillo Domain Proteins ,Hyperplasia ,Hydrocortisone ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,71 ARMC5 ,General Medicine ,genetic screening ,PBMAH ,Endocrinology ,Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia ,adrenal tumors ,[SDV.GEN.GH]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Human genetics ,Adrenal Glands ,Humans ,Cushing syndrome ,tumor suppressor gene ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Objective Primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by adrenal macronodules and variable levels of cortisol excess, with not clearly established clinical diagnostic criteria. It can be caused by ARMC5 germline pathogenic variants. In this study, we aimed to identify predictive criteria for ARMC5 variants. Methods We included 352 consecutive index patients from 12 European centers, sequenced for germline ARMC5 alteration. Clinical, biological and imaging data were collected retrospectively. Results 52 patients (14.8%) carried ARMC5 germline pathogenic variants and showed a more distinct phenotype than non-mutated patients for cortisol excess (24-h urinary free cortisol 2.32 vs 1.11-fold ULN, respectively, P < 0.001) and adrenal morphology (maximal adrenal diameter 104 vs 83 mm, respectively, P < 0.001) and were more often surgically or medically treated (67.9 vs 36.8%, respectively, P < 0.001). ARMC5-mutated patients showed a constant, bilateral adrenal involvement and at least a possible autonomous cortisol secretion (defined by a plasma cortisol after 1 mg dexamethasone suppression above 50 nmol/L), while these criteria were not systematic in WT patients (78.3%). The association of these two criteria holds a 100% sensitivity and a 100% negative predictive value for ARMC5 pathogenic variant. Conclusion We report the largest series of index patients investigated for ARMC5 and confirm that ARMC5 pathogenic variants are associated with a more severe phenotype in most cases. To minimize negative ARMC5 screening, genotyping should be limited to clear bilateral adrenal involvement and autonomous cortisol secretion, with an optimum sensitivity for routine clinical practice. These findings will also help to better define PBMAH diagnostic criteria.
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- 2023