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1. GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture

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Stevelink, R, Campbell, C, Chen, S, Abou-Khalil, B, Adesoji, OM, Afawi, Z, Amadori, E, Anderson, A, Anderson, J, Andrade, DM, Annesi, G, Auce, P, Avbersek, A, Bahlo, M, Baker, MD, Balagura, G, Balestrini, S, Barba, C, Barboza, K, Bartolomei, F, Bast, T, Baum, L, Baumgartner, T, Baykan, B, Bebek, N, Becker, AJ, Becker, F, Bennett, CA, Berghuis, B, Berkovic, SF, Beydoun, A, Bianchini, C, Bisulli, F, Blatt, I, Bobbili, DR, Borggraefe, I, Bosselmann, C, Braatz, V, Bradfield, JP, Brockmann, K, Brody, LC, Buono, RJ, Busch, RM, Caglayan, H, Campbell, E, Canafoglia, L, Canavati, C, Cascino, GD, Castellotti, B, Catarino, CB, Cavalleri, GL, Cerrato, F, Chassoux, F, Cherny, SS, Cheung, C-L, Chinthapalli, K, Chou, I-J, Chung, S-K, Churchhouse, C, Clark, PO, Cole, AJ, Compston, A, Coppola, A, Cosico, M, Cossette, P, Craig, JJ, Cusick, C, Daly, MJ, Davis, LK, de Haan, G-J, Delanty, N, Depondt, C, Derambure, P, Devinsky, O, Di Vito, L, Dlugos, DJ, Doccini, V, Doherty, CP, El-Naggar, H, Elger, CE, Ellis, CA, Eriksson, JG, Faucon, A, Feng, Y-CA, Ferguson, L, Ferraro, TN, Ferri, L, Feucht, M, Fitzgerald, M, Fonferko-Shadrach, B, Fortunato, F, Franceschetti, S, Franke, A, French, JA, Freri, E, Gagliardi, M, Gambardella, A, Geller, EB, Giangregorio, T, Gjerstad, L, Glauser, T, Goldberg, E, Goldman, A, Granata, T, Greenberg, DA, Guerrini, R, Gupta, N, Haas, KF, Hakonarson, H, Hallmann, K, Hassanin, E, Hegde, M, Heinzen, EL, Helbig, I, Hengsbach, C, Heyne, HO, Hirose, S, Hirsch, E, Hjalgrim, H, Howrigan, DP, Hucks, D, Hung, P-C, Iacomino, M, Imbach, LL, Inoue, Y, Ishii, A, Jamnadas-Khoda, J, Jehi, L, Johnson, MR, Kalviainen, R, Kamatani, Y, Kanaan, M, Kanai, M, Kantanen, A-M, Kara, B, Kariuki, SM, Kasperaviciute, D, Trenite, DK-N, Kato, M, Kegele, J, Kesim, Y, Khoueiry-Zgheib, N, King, C, Kirsch, HE, Klein, KM, Kluger, G, Knake, S, Knowlton, RC, Koeleman, BPC, Korczyn, AD, Koupparis, A, Kousiappa, I, Krause, R, Krenn, M, Krestel, H, Krey, I, Kunz, WS, Kurki, MI, Kurlemann, G, Kuzniecky, R, Kwan, P, Labate, A, Lacey, A, Lal, D, Landoulsi, Z, Lau, Y-L, Lauxmann, S, Leech, SL, Lehesjoki, A-E, Lemke, JR, Lerche, H, Lesca, G, Leu, C, Lewin, N, Lewis-Smith, D, Li, GH-Y, Li, QS, Licchetta, L, Lin, K-L, Lindhout, D, Linnankivi, T, Lopes-Cendes, I, Lowenstein, DH, Lui, CHT, Madia, F, Magnusson, S, Marson, AG, May, P, McGraw, CM, Mei, D, Mills, JL, Minardi, R, Mirza, N, Moller, RS, Molloy, AM, Montomoli, M, Mostacci, B, Muccioli, L, Muhle, H, Mueller-Schlueter, K, Najm, IM, Nasreddine, W, Neale, BM, Neubauer, B, Newton, CRJC, Noethen, MM, Nothnagel, M, Nuernberg, P, O'Brien, TJ, Okada, Y, Olafsson, E, Oliver, KL, Ozkara, C, Palotie, A, Pangilinan, F, Papacostas, SS, Parrini, E, Pato, CN, Pato, MT, Pendziwiat, M, Petrovski, S, Pickrell, WO, Pinsky, R, Pippucci, T, Poduri, A, Pondrelli, F, Powell, RHW, Privitera, M, Rademacher, A, Radtke, R, Ragona, F, Rau, S, Rees, MI, Regan, BM, Reif, PS, Rhelms, S, Riva, A, Rosenow, F, Ryvlin, P, Saarela, A, Sadleir, LG, Sander, JW, Sander, T, Scala, M, Scattergood, T, Schachter, SC, Schankin, CJ, Scheffer, IE, Schmitz, B, Schoch, S, Schubert-Bast, S, Schulze-Bonhage, A, Scudieri, P, Sham, P, Sheidley, BR, Shih, JJ, Sills, GJ, Sisodiya, SM, Smith, MC, Smith, PE, Sonsma, ACM, Speed, D, Sperling, MR, Stefansson, H, Stefansson, K, Steinhoff, BJ, Stephani, U, Stewart, WC, Stipa, C, Striano, P, Stroink, H, Strzelczyk, A, Surges, R, Suzuki, T, Tan, KM, Taneja, RS, Tanteles, GA, Tauboll, E, Thio, LL, Thomas, GN, Thomas, RH, Timonen, O, Tinuper, P, Todaro, M, Topaloglu, P, Tozzi, R, Tsai, M-H, Tumiene, B, Turkdogan, D, Unnsteinsdottir, U, Utkus, A, Vaidiswaran, P, Valton, L, van Baalen, A, Vetro, A, Vining, EPG, Visscher, F, von Brauchitsch, S, von Wrede, R, Wagner, RG, Weber, YG, Weckhuysen, S, Weisenberg, J, Weller, M, Widdess-Walsh, P, Wolff, M, Wolking, S, Wu, D, Yamakawa, K, Yang, W, Yapici, Z, Yucesan, E, Zagaglia, S, Zahnert, F, Zara, F, Zhou, W, Zimprich, F, Zsurka, G, Ali, QZ, Stevelink, R, Campbell, C, Chen, S, Abou-Khalil, B, Adesoji, OM, Afawi, Z, Amadori, E, Anderson, A, Anderson, J, Andrade, DM, Annesi, G, Auce, P, Avbersek, A, Bahlo, M, Baker, MD, Balagura, G, Balestrini, S, Barba, C, Barboza, K, Bartolomei, F, Bast, T, Baum, L, Baumgartner, T, Baykan, B, Bebek, N, Becker, AJ, Becker, F, Bennett, CA, Berghuis, B, Berkovic, SF, Beydoun, A, Bianchini, C, Bisulli, F, Blatt, I, Bobbili, DR, Borggraefe, I, Bosselmann, C, Braatz, V, Bradfield, JP, Brockmann, K, Brody, LC, Buono, RJ, Busch, RM, Caglayan, H, Campbell, E, Canafoglia, L, Canavati, C, Cascino, GD, Castellotti, B, Catarino, CB, Cavalleri, GL, Cerrato, F, Chassoux, F, Cherny, SS, Cheung, C-L, Chinthapalli, K, Chou, I-J, Chung, S-K, Churchhouse, C, Clark, PO, Cole, AJ, Compston, A, Coppola, A, Cosico, M, Cossette, P, Craig, JJ, Cusick, C, Daly, MJ, Davis, LK, de Haan, G-J, Delanty, N, Depondt, C, Derambure, P, Devinsky, O, Di Vito, L, Dlugos, DJ, Doccini, V, Doherty, CP, El-Naggar, H, Elger, CE, Ellis, CA, Eriksson, JG, Faucon, A, Feng, Y-CA, Ferguson, L, Ferraro, TN, Ferri, L, Feucht, M, Fitzgerald, M, Fonferko-Shadrach, B, Fortunato, F, Franceschetti, S, Franke, A, French, JA, Freri, E, Gagliardi, M, Gambardella, A, Geller, EB, Giangregorio, T, Gjerstad, L, Glauser, T, Goldberg, E, Goldman, A, Granata, T, Greenberg, DA, Guerrini, R, Gupta, N, Haas, KF, Hakonarson, H, Hallmann, K, Hassanin, E, Hegde, M, Heinzen, EL, Helbig, I, Hengsbach, C, Heyne, HO, Hirose, S, Hirsch, E, Hjalgrim, H, Howrigan, DP, Hucks, D, Hung, P-C, Iacomino, M, Imbach, LL, Inoue, Y, Ishii, A, Jamnadas-Khoda, J, Jehi, L, Johnson, MR, Kalviainen, R, Kamatani, Y, Kanaan, M, Kanai, M, Kantanen, A-M, Kara, B, Kariuki, SM, Kasperaviciute, D, Trenite, DK-N, Kato, M, Kegele, J, Kesim, Y, Khoueiry-Zgheib, N, King, C, Kirsch, HE, Klein, KM, Kluger, G, Knake, S, Knowlton, RC, Koeleman, BPC, Korczyn, AD, Koupparis, A, Kousiappa, I, Krause, R, Krenn, M, Krestel, H, Krey, I, Kunz, WS, Kurki, MI, Kurlemann, G, Kuzniecky, R, Kwan, P, Labate, A, Lacey, A, Lal, D, Landoulsi, Z, Lau, Y-L, Lauxmann, S, Leech, SL, Lehesjoki, A-E, Lemke, JR, Lerche, H, Lesca, G, Leu, C, Lewin, N, Lewis-Smith, D, Li, GH-Y, Li, QS, Licchetta, L, Lin, K-L, Lindhout, D, Linnankivi, T, Lopes-Cendes, I, Lowenstein, DH, Lui, CHT, Madia, F, Magnusson, S, Marson, AG, May, P, McGraw, CM, Mei, D, Mills, JL, Minardi, R, Mirza, N, Moller, RS, Molloy, AM, Montomoli, M, Mostacci, B, Muccioli, L, Muhle, H, Mueller-Schlueter, K, Najm, IM, Nasreddine, W, Neale, BM, Neubauer, B, Newton, CRJC, Noethen, MM, Nothnagel, M, Nuernberg, P, O'Brien, TJ, Okada, Y, Olafsson, E, Oliver, KL, Ozkara, C, Palotie, A, Pangilinan, F, Papacostas, SS, Parrini, E, Pato, CN, Pato, MT, Pendziwiat, M, Petrovski, S, Pickrell, WO, Pinsky, R, Pippucci, T, Poduri, A, Pondrelli, F, Powell, RHW, Privitera, M, Rademacher, A, Radtke, R, Ragona, F, Rau, S, Rees, MI, Regan, BM, Reif, PS, Rhelms, S, Riva, A, Rosenow, F, Ryvlin, P, Saarela, A, Sadleir, LG, Sander, JW, Sander, T, Scala, M, Scattergood, T, Schachter, SC, Schankin, CJ, Scheffer, IE, Schmitz, B, Schoch, S, Schubert-Bast, S, Schulze-Bonhage, A, Scudieri, P, Sham, P, Sheidley, BR, Shih, JJ, Sills, GJ, Sisodiya, SM, Smith, MC, Smith, PE, Sonsma, ACM, Speed, D, Sperling, MR, Stefansson, H, Stefansson, K, Steinhoff, BJ, Stephani, U, Stewart, WC, Stipa, C, Striano, P, Stroink, H, Strzelczyk, A, Surges, R, Suzuki, T, Tan, KM, Taneja, RS, Tanteles, GA, Tauboll, E, Thio, LL, Thomas, GN, Thomas, RH, Timonen, O, Tinuper, P, Todaro, M, Topaloglu, P, Tozzi, R, Tsai, M-H, Tumiene, B, Turkdogan, D, Unnsteinsdottir, U, Utkus, A, Vaidiswaran, P, Valton, L, van Baalen, A, Vetro, A, Vining, EPG, Visscher, F, von Brauchitsch, S, von Wrede, R, Wagner, RG, Weber, YG, Weckhuysen, S, Weisenberg, J, Weller, M, Widdess-Walsh, P, Wolff, M, Wolking, S, Wu, D, Yamakawa, K, Yang, W, Yapici, Z, Yucesan, E, Zagaglia, S, Zahnert, F, Zara, F, Zhou, W, Zimprich, F, Zsurka, G, and Ali, QZ

Abstract

Epilepsy is a highly heritable disorder affecting over 50 million people worldwide, of which about one-third are resistant to current treatments. Here we report a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study including 29,944 cases, stratified into three broad categories and seven subtypes of epilepsy, and 52,538 controls. We identify 26 genome-wide significant loci, 19 of which are specific to genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE). We implicate 29 likely causal genes underlying these 26 loci. SNP-based heritability analyses show that common variants explain between 39.6% and 90% of genetic risk for GGE and its subtypes. Subtype analysis revealed markedly different genetic architectures between focal and generalized epilepsies. Gene-set analyses of GGE signals implicate synaptic processes in both excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the brain. Prioritized candidate genes overlap with monogenic epilepsy genes and with targets of current antiseizure medications. Finally, we leverage our results to identify alternate drugs with predicted efficacy if repurposed for epilepsy treatment.

Published
2023

2. Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, and the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29,165 individuals

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Motelow, JE, Povysil, G, Dhindsa, RS, Stanley, KE, Allen, AS, Feng, Y-CA, Howrigan, DP, Abbott, LE, Tashman, K, Cerrato, F, Cusick, C, Singh, T, Heyne, H, Byrnes, AE, Churchhouse, C, Watts, N, Solomonson, M, Lal, D, Gupta, N, Neale, BM, Cavalleri, GL, Cossette, P, Cotsapas, C, De Jonghe, P, Dixon-Salazar, T, Guerrini, R, Hakonarson, H, Heinzen, EL, Helbig, I, Kwan, P, Marson, AG, Petrovski, S, Kamalakaran, S, Sisodiya, SM, Stewart, R, Weckhuysen, S, Depondt, C, Dlugos, DJ, Scheffer, IE, Striano, P, Freyer, C, Krause, R, May, P, McKenna, K, Regan, BM, Bennett, CA, Leu, C, Leech, SL, O'Brien, TJ, Todaro, M, Stamberger, H, Andrade, DM, Ali, QZ, Sadoway, TR, Krestel, H, Schaller, A, Papacostas, SS, Kousiappa, I, Tanteles, GA, Christou, Y, Sterbova, K, Vlckova, M, Sedlackova, L, Lassuthova, P, Klein, KM, Rosenow, F, Reif, PS, Knake, S, Neubauer, BA, Zimprich, F, Feucht, M, Reinthaler, EM, Kunz, WS, Zsurka, G, Surges, R, Baumgartner, T, von Wrede, R, Pendziwiat, M, Muhle, H, Rademacher, A, van Baalen, A, von Spiczak, S, Stephani, U, Afawi, Z, Korczyn, AD, Kanaan, M, Canavati, C, Kurlemann, G, Muller-Schluter, K, Kluger, G, Haeusler, M, Blatt, I, Lemke, JR, Krey, I, Weber, YG, Wolking, S, Becker, F, Lauxmann, S, Bosselmann, C, Kegele, J, Hengsbach, C, Rau, S, Steinhoff, BJ, Schulze-Bonhage, A, Borggraefe, I, Schankin, CJ, Schubert-Bast, S, Schreiber, H, Mayer, T, Korinthenberg, R, Brockmann, K, Wolff, M, Dennig, D, Madeleyn, R, Kalviainen, R, Saarela, A, Timonen, O, Linnankivi, T, Lehesjoki, A-E, Rheims, S, Lesca, G, Ryvlin, P, Maillard, L, Valton, L, Derambure, P, Bartolomei, F, Hirsch, E, Michel, V, Chassoux, F, Rees, M, Chung, S-K, Pickrell, WO, Powell, R, Baker, MD, Fonferko-Shadrach, B, Lawthom, C, Anderson, J, Schneider, N, Balestrini, S, Zagaglia, S, Braatz, V, Johnson, MR, Auce, P, Sills, GJ, Baum, LW, Sham, PC, Cherny, SS, Lui, CHT, Delanty, N, Doherty, CP, Shukralla, A, El-Naggar, H, Widdess-Walsh, P, Barisi, N, Canafoglia, L, Franceschetti, S, Castellotti, B, Granata, T, Ragona, F, Zara, F, Iacomino, M, Riva, A, Madia, F, Vari, MS, Salpietro, V, Scala, M, Mancardi, MM, Nobili, L, Amadori, E, Giacomini, T, Bisulli, F, Pippucci, T, Licchetta, L, Minardi, R, Tinuper, P, Muccioli, L, Mostacci, B, Gambardella, A, Labate, A, Annesi, G, Manna, L, Gagliardi, M, Parrini, E, Mei, D, Vetro, A, Bianchini, C, Montomoli, M, Doccini, V, Barba, C, Hirose, S, Ishii, A, Suzuki, T, Inoue, Y, Yamakawa, K, Beydoun, A, Nasreddine, W, Zgheib, NK, Tumiene, B, Utkus, A, Sadleir, LG, King, C, Caglayan, SH, Arslan, M, Yapici, Z, Topaloglu, P, Kara, B, Yis, U, Turkdogan, D, Gundogdu-Eken, A, Bebek, N, Tsai, M-H, Ho, C-J, Lin, C-H, Lin, K-L, Chou, I-J, Poduri, A, Shiedley, BR, Shain, C, Noebels, JL, Goldman, A, Busch, RM, Jehi, L, Najm, IM, Ferguson, L, Khoury, J, Glauser, TA, Clark, PO, Buono, RJ, Ferraro, TN, Sperling, MR, Lo, W, Privitera, M, French, JA, Schachter, S, Kuzniecky, R, Devinsky, O, Hegde, M, Greenberg, DA, Ellis, CA, Goldberg, E, Helbig, KL, Cosico, M, Vaidiswaran, P, Fitch, E, Berkovic, SF, Lerche, H, Lowenstein, DH, Goldstein, DB, Motelow, JE, Povysil, G, Dhindsa, RS, Stanley, KE, Allen, AS, Feng, Y-CA, Howrigan, DP, Abbott, LE, Tashman, K, Cerrato, F, Cusick, C, Singh, T, Heyne, H, Byrnes, AE, Churchhouse, C, Watts, N, Solomonson, M, Lal, D, Gupta, N, Neale, BM, Cavalleri, GL, Cossette, P, Cotsapas, C, De Jonghe, P, Dixon-Salazar, T, Guerrini, R, Hakonarson, H, Heinzen, EL, Helbig, I, Kwan, P, Marson, AG, Petrovski, S, Kamalakaran, S, Sisodiya, SM, Stewart, R, Weckhuysen, S, Depondt, C, Dlugos, DJ, Scheffer, IE, Striano, P, Freyer, C, Krause, R, May, P, McKenna, K, Regan, BM, Bennett, CA, Leu, C, Leech, SL, O'Brien, TJ, Todaro, M, Stamberger, H, Andrade, DM, Ali, QZ, Sadoway, TR, Krestel, H, Schaller, A, Papacostas, SS, Kousiappa, I, Tanteles, GA, Christou, Y, Sterbova, K, Vlckova, M, Sedlackova, L, Lassuthova, P, Klein, KM, Rosenow, F, Reif, PS, Knake, S, Neubauer, BA, Zimprich, F, Feucht, M, Reinthaler, EM, Kunz, WS, Zsurka, G, Surges, R, Baumgartner, T, von Wrede, R, Pendziwiat, M, Muhle, H, Rademacher, A, van Baalen, A, von Spiczak, S, Stephani, U, Afawi, Z, Korczyn, AD, Kanaan, M, Canavati, C, Kurlemann, G, Muller-Schluter, K, Kluger, G, Haeusler, M, Blatt, I, Lemke, JR, Krey, I, Weber, YG, Wolking, S, Becker, F, Lauxmann, S, Bosselmann, C, Kegele, J, Hengsbach, C, Rau, S, Steinhoff, BJ, Schulze-Bonhage, A, Borggraefe, I, Schankin, CJ, Schubert-Bast, S, Schreiber, H, Mayer, T, Korinthenberg, R, Brockmann, K, Wolff, M, Dennig, D, Madeleyn, R, Kalviainen, R, Saarela, A, Timonen, O, Linnankivi, T, Lehesjoki, A-E, Rheims, S, Lesca, G, Ryvlin, P, Maillard, L, Valton, L, Derambure, P, Bartolomei, F, Hirsch, E, Michel, V, Chassoux, F, Rees, M, Chung, S-K, Pickrell, WO, Powell, R, Baker, MD, Fonferko-Shadrach, B, Lawthom, C, Anderson, J, Schneider, N, Balestrini, S, Zagaglia, S, Braatz, V, Johnson, MR, Auce, P, Sills, GJ, Baum, LW, Sham, PC, Cherny, SS, Lui, CHT, Delanty, N, Doherty, CP, Shukralla, A, El-Naggar, H, Widdess-Walsh, P, Barisi, N, Canafoglia, L, Franceschetti, S, Castellotti, B, Granata, T, Ragona, F, Zara, F, Iacomino, M, Riva, A, Madia, F, Vari, MS, Salpietro, V, Scala, M, Mancardi, MM, Nobili, L, Amadori, E, Giacomini, T, Bisulli, F, Pippucci, T, Licchetta, L, Minardi, R, Tinuper, P, Muccioli, L, Mostacci, B, Gambardella, A, Labate, A, Annesi, G, Manna, L, Gagliardi, M, Parrini, E, Mei, D, Vetro, A, Bianchini, C, Montomoli, M, Doccini, V, Barba, C, Hirose, S, Ishii, A, Suzuki, T, Inoue, Y, Yamakawa, K, Beydoun, A, Nasreddine, W, Zgheib, NK, Tumiene, B, Utkus, A, Sadleir, LG, King, C, Caglayan, SH, Arslan, M, Yapici, Z, Topaloglu, P, Kara, B, Yis, U, Turkdogan, D, Gundogdu-Eken, A, Bebek, N, Tsai, M-H, Ho, C-J, Lin, C-H, Lin, K-L, Chou, I-J, Poduri, A, Shiedley, BR, Shain, C, Noebels, JL, Goldman, A, Busch, RM, Jehi, L, Najm, IM, Ferguson, L, Khoury, J, Glauser, TA, Clark, PO, Buono, RJ, Ferraro, TN, Sperling, MR, Lo, W, Privitera, M, French, JA, Schachter, S, Kuzniecky, R, Devinsky, O, Hegde, M, Greenberg, DA, Ellis, CA, Goldberg, E, Helbig, KL, Cosico, M, Vaidiswaran, P, Fitch, E, Berkovic, SF, Lerche, H, Lowenstein, DH, and Goldstein, DB

Abstract

Both mild and severe epilepsies are influenced by variants in the same genes, yet an explanation for the resulting phenotypic variation is unknown. As part of the ongoing Epi25 Collaboration, we performed a whole-exome sequencing analysis of 13,487 epilepsy-affected individuals and 15,678 control individuals. While prior Epi25 studies focused on gene-based collapsing analyses, we asked how the pattern of variation within genes differs by epilepsy type. Specifically, we compared the genetic architectures of severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) and two generally less severe epilepsies, genetic generalized epilepsy and non-acquired focal epilepsy (NAFE). Our gene-based rare variant collapsing analysis used geographic ancestry-based clustering that included broader ancestries than previously possible and revealed novel associations. Using the missense intolerance ratio (MTR), we found that variants in DEE-affected individuals are in significantly more intolerant genic sub-regions than those in NAFE-affected individuals. Only previously reported pathogenic variants absent in available genomic datasets showed a significant burden in epilepsy-affected individuals compared with control individuals, and the ultra-rare pathogenic variants associated with DEE were located in more intolerant genic sub-regions than variants associated with non-DEE epilepsies. MTR filtering improved the yield of ultra-rare pathogenic variants in affected individuals compared with control individuals. Finally, analysis of variants in genes without a disease association revealed a significant burden of loss-of-function variants in the genes most intolerant to such variation, indicating additional epilepsy-risk genes yet to be discovered. Taken together, our study suggests that genic and sub-genic intolerance are critical characteristics for interpreting the effects of variation in genes that influence epilepsy.

Published
2021

3. Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, and the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29,165 individuals

Author

Joshua E. Motelow, Gundula Povysil, Ryan S. Dhindsa, Kate E. Stanley, Andrew S. Al- len, Yen-Chen Anne Feng, Daniel P. Howrigan, Liam E. Abbott, Ka- therine Tashman, Felecia Cerrato, Caroline Cusick, Tarjinder Singh, Henrike Heyne, Andrea E. Byrnes, Claire Churchhouse, Nick Watts, Matthew Solomonson, Dennis Lal, Namrata Gupta, Benjamin M. Neale, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Patrick Cossette, Chris Cotsapas, Peter De Jonghe, Tracy Dixon-Salazar, Renzo Guerrini, Hakon Hakonarson, Erin L. Heinzen, Ingo Helbig, Patrick Kwan, Anthony G. Marson, Slave ? Petrovski, Sitharthan Kamalakaran, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Randy Stewart, Sarah Weckhuysen, Chantal Depondt, Dennis J. Dlugos, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Pasquale Striano, Catharine Freyer, Roland Krause, Patrick May, Kevin McKenna, Brigid M. Regan, Caitlin A. Bennett, Costin Leu, Stephanie L. Leech, Terence J. O'Brien, Marian Todaro, Hannah Stamberger, Danielle M. Andrade, Quratulain Zulfiqar Ali, Tara R. Sadoway, Heinz Krestel, Andre ? Schaller, Savvas S. Papacostas, Ioanna Kou- siappa, George A. Tanteles, Yiolanda Christou, Katalin Sterbova ?, Marke ? ta Vlckova ?, Lucie Sedlackova, Petra Lassuthova ?, Karl Martin Klein, Felix Rosenow, Philipp S. Reif, Susanne Knake, Bernd A. Neubauer, Friedrich Zimprich, Martha Feucht, Eva M. Reinthaler, Wolfram S. Kunz, Ga ?bor Zsurka, Rainer Surges, Tobias Baumgart- ner, Randi von Wrede, Manuela Pendziwiat, Hiltrud Muhle, An- nika Rademacher, Andreas van Baalen, Sarah von Spiczak, Ulrich Stephani, Zaid Afawi, Amos D. Korczyn, Moien Kanaan, Christina Canavati, Gerhard Kurlemann, Karen Mu ?ller-Schlu ?ter, Gerhard Kluger, Martin Ha ?usler, Ilan Blatt, Johannes R. Lemke, Ilona Krey, Yvonne G. Weber, Stefan Wolking, Felicitas Becker, Stephan Lauxmann, Christian Boßelmann, Josua Kegele, Christian Hengs- bach, Sarah Rau, Bernhard J. 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Doherty, Arif Shukralla, Hany El-Naggar, Peter Widdess-Walsh, Nina Barisic, Laura 12 The American Journal of Human Genetics 108, 1-18, June 3, 2021 Please cite this article in press as: Epi25 Collaborative, Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29, 165 individuals, The American Journal of Human Genetics (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.009 Canafoglia, Silvana Franceschetti, Barbara Castellotti, Tiziana Granata, Francesca Ragona, Federico Zara, Michele Iacomino, An- tonella Riva, Francesca Madia, Maria Stella Vari, Vincenzo Salpie- tro, Marcello Scala, Maria Margherita Mancardi, Lino Nobili, Elisa- betta Amadori, Thea Giacomini, Francesca Bisulli, Tommaso Pippucci, Laura Licchetta, Raffaella Minardi, Paolo Tinuper, Lor- enzo Muccioli, Barbara Mostacci, Antonio Gambardella, Angelo Labate, Grazia Annesi, Lorella Manna, Monica Gagliardi, Elena Parrini, Davide Mei, Annalisa Vetro, Claudia Bianchini, Martino Montomoli, Viola Doccini, Carmen Barba, Shinichi Hirose, At- sushi Ishii, Toshimitsu Suzuki, Yushi Inoue, Kazuhiro Yamakawa, Ahmad Beydoun, Wassim Nasreddine, Nathalie Khoueiry Zgheib, Birute Tumiene, Algirdas Utkus, Lynette G. 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Goldstein., Motelow J.E., Povysil G., Dhindsa R.S., Stanley K.E., Allen A.S., Feng Y.-C.A., Howrigan D.P., Abbott L.E., Tashman K., Cerrato F., Cusick C., Singh T., Heyne H., Byrnes A.E., Churchhouse C., Watts N., Solomonson M., Lal D., Gupta N., Neale B.M., Cavalleri G.L., Cossette P., Cotsapas C., De Jonghe P., Dixon-Salazar T., Guerrini R., Hakonarson H., Heinzen E.L., Helbig I., Kwan P., Marson A.G., Petrovski S., Kamalakaran S., Sisodiya S.M., Stewart R., Weckhuysen S., Depondt C., Dlugos D.J., Scheffer I.E., Striano P., Freyer C., Krause R., May P., McKenna K., Regan B.M., Bennett C.A., Leu C., Leech S.L., O'Brien T.J., Todaro M., Stamberger H., Andrade D.M., Ali Q.Z., Sadoway T.R., Krestel H., Schaller A., Papacostas S.S., Kousiappa I., Tanteles G.A., Christou Y., Sterbova K., Vlckova M., Sedlackova L., Lassuthova P., Klein K.M., Rosenow F., Reif P.S., Knake S., Neubauer B.A., Zimprich F., Feucht M., Reinthaler E.M., Kunz W.S., Zsurka G., Surges R., Baumgartner T., von Wrede R., Pendziwiat M., Muhle H., Rademacher A., van Baalen A., von Spiczak S., Stephani U., Afawi Z., Korczyn A.D., Kanaan M., Canavati C., Kurlemann G., Muller-Schluter K., Kluger G., Hausler M., Blatt I., Lemke J.R., Krey I., Weber Y.G., Wolking S., Becker F., Lauxmann S., Bosselmann C., Kegele J., Hengsbach C., Rau S., Steinhoff B.J., Schulze-Bonhage A., Borggrafe I., Schankin C.J., Schubert-Bast S., Schreiber H., Mayer T., Korinthenberg R., Brockmann K., Wolff M., Dennig D., Madeleyn R., Kalviainen R., Saarela A., Timonen O., Linnankivi T., Lehesjoki A.-E., Rheims S., Lesca G., Ryvlin P., Maillard L., Valton L., Derambure P., Bartolomei F., Hirsch E., Michel V., Chassoux F., Rees M.I., Chung S.-K., Pickrell W.O., Powell R., Baker M.D., Fonferko-Shadrach B., Lawthom C., Anderson J., Schneider N., Balestrini S., Zagaglia S., Braatz V., Johnson M.R., Auce P., Sills G.J., Baum L.W., Sham P.C., Cherny S.S., Lui C.H.T., Delanty N., Doherty C.P., Shukralla A., El-Naggar H., Widdess-Walsh P., Barisic N., Canafoglia L., Franceschetti S., Castellotti B., Granata T., Ragona F., Zara F., Iacomino M., Riva A., Madia F., Vari M.S., Salpietro V., Scala M., Mancardi M.M., Nobili L., Amadori E., Giacomini T., Bisulli F., Pippucci T., Licchetta L., Minardi R., Tinuper P., Muccioli L., Mostacci B., Gambardella A., Labate A., Annesi G., Manna L., Gagliardi M., Parrini E., Mei D., Vetro A., Bianchini C., Montomoli M., Doccini V., Barba C., Hirose S., Ishii A., Suzuki T., Inoue Y., Yamakawa K., Beydoun A., Nasreddine W., Khoueiry Zgheib N., Tumiene B., Utkus A., Sadleir L.G., King C., Caglayan S.H., Arslan M., Yapici Z., Topaloglu P., Kara B., Yis U., Turkdogan D., Gundogdu-Eken A., Bebek N., Tsai M.-H., Ho C.-J., Lin C.-H., Lin K.-L., Chou I.-J., Poduri A., Shiedley B.R., Shain C., Noebels J.L., Goldman A., Busch R.M., Jehi L., Najm I.M., Ferguson L., Khoury J., Glauser T.A., Clark P.O., Buono R.J., Ferraro T.N., Sperling M.R., Lo W., Privitera M., French J.A., Schachter S., Kuzniecky R.I., Devinsky O., Hegde M., Greenberg D.A., Ellis C.A., Goldberg E., Helbig K.L., Cosico M., Vaidiswaran P., Fitch E., Berkovic S.F., Lerche H., Lowenstein D.H., Goldstein D.B., Epi25 Collaborative, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes (INS), and Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

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0301 basic medicine, focal epilepsy, Whole Exome Sequencing, Cohort Studies, Epilepsy, 0302 clinical medicine, Genetic Marker, Missense mutation, Exome, whole-exome sequencing, generalized epilepsy, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Genetics (clinical), Exome sequencing, seizures, Genetics, ClinVar, Phenotype, epileptic encephalopathy, Epi25, intolerance, Case-Control Studie, Human, Genetic Markers, seizure, Disease Association, Biology, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Exome Sequencing, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Testing, Generalized epilepsy, Gene, Louvain, [SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/Neuroscience, Correction, Genetic Variation, medicine.disease, epilepsy, Human genetics, 030104 developmental biology, Case-Control Studies, Human medicine, Cohort Studie, Genetic generalized epilepsy, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Summary Both mild and severe epilepsies are influenced by variants in the same genes, yet an explanation for the resulting phenotypic variation is unknown. As part of the ongoing Epi25 Collaboration, we performed a whole-exome sequencing analysis of 13,487 epilepsy-affected individuals and 15,678 control individuals. While prior Epi25 studies focused on gene-based collapsing analyses, we asked how the pattern of variation within genes differs by epilepsy type. Specifically, we compared the genetic architectures of severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) and two generally less severe epilepsies, genetic generalized epilepsy and non-acquired focal epilepsy (NAFE). Our gene-based rare variant collapsing analysis used geographic ancestry-based clustering that included broader ancestries than previously possible and revealed novel associations. Using the missense intolerance ratio (MTR), we found that variants in DEE-affected individuals are in significantly more intolerant genic sub-regions than those in NAFE-affected individuals. Only previously reported pathogenic variants absent in available genomic datasets showed a significant burden in epilepsy-affected individuals compared with control individuals, and the ultra-rare pathogenic variants associated with DEE were located in more intolerant genic sub-regions than variants associated with non-DEE epilepsies. MTR filtering improved the yield of ultra-rare pathogenic variants in affected individuals compared with control individuals. Finally, analysis of variants in genes without a disease association revealed a significant burden of loss-of-function variants in the genes most intolerant to such variation, indicating additional epilepsy-risk genes yet to be discovered. Taken together, our study suggests that genic and sub-genic intolerance are critical characteristics for interpreting the effects of variation in genes that influence epilepsy.

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2021
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4. Sponge EEG is equivalent regarding signal quality, but faster than routine EEG.

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Günther M, Schuster L, Boßelmann C, Lerche H, Ziemann U, Feil K, and Marquetand J

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Objective: Emergency diagnostics, such as acquisition of an electroencephalogram (EEG), are of great diagnostic importance, but there is often a lack of experienced personnel. Wet active electrode sponge-based electroencephalogram (sp-EEG) systems can be applied rapidly and by inexperienced personnel. This makes them an attractive alternative to routine EEG (r-EEG) systems in these settings. Here, we examined the feasibility and signal quality of sp-EEG compared to r-EEG., Methods: In this case-control, single-blind, non-randomized study, EEG recordings using a sp- and a r-EEG system were performed in 18 individuals with a variety of epileptiform discharges and 11 healthy control subjects. The time was stopped until all electrodes in both systems displayed adequate skin-electrode impedances. The resulting 58 EEGs were visually inspected by 7 experienced, blinded neurologists. Raters were asked to score physiological and pathological graphoelements, and to distinguish between the different systems by visual inspection of the EEGs., Results: Time to signal acquisition for sp-EEG was significantly faster (4.8 min (SD 2.01) vs. r-EEG 13.3 min (SD 2.72), p < 0.001). All physiological and pathological graphoelements of all 58 EEGs could be identified. Raters were unable to distinguish between sp-EEG or r-EEG based on visual inspection of the EEGs alone., Conclusions: Sp-EEG represents a feasible alternative to r-EEG in emergency diagnostics or resource-limited settings., Significance: Given shortage of trained personnel or resources, the easy implementation and comparable quality of a novel sp-EEG system may increase general availability of EEG and thus improve patient care., (©elmann a, Holger Lerche a, Ulf Ziemann d,.)

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2023
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5. Successful treatment of adult Dravet syndrome patients with cenobamate.

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Makridis KL, Friedo AL, Kellinghaus C, Losch FP, Schmitz B, Boßelmann C, and Kaindl AM

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Humans, Adult, Retrospective Studies, Epilepsies, Myoclonic drug therapy, Epilepsies, Myoclonic genetics
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Dravet syndrome (DS) is a rare, drug-resistant, severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy caused by pathogenic variants in the α subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene SCN1A. Hyperexcitability in DS results from loss of function in inhibitory interneurons. Thus sodium channel blockers are usually contraindicated in patients with DS as they may lead to disease aggravation. Cenobamate (CNB) is a novel antiseizure medication (ASM) with promising rates of seizure freedom in patients with focal-onset, drug-resistant epilepsy. CNB blocks persistent sodium currents by promoting the inactive states of sodium channels. In a multi-center study, we analyzed retrospectively the effect of an add-on therapy of CNB in adult patients with DS. We report four adult patients with DS in whom the use of CNB resulted in a significant seizure reduction of more than 80%, with a follow-up of up to 542 days. CNB was the first drug in these patients that resulted in a long-lasting and significant seizure reduction. No severe adverse events occurred. We highlight CNB as an ASM that may lead to a clinically meaningful reduction of seizure frequency in adult patients with DS. It is unclear, however, if all patients with DS benefit, requiring further investigation and functional experiments., (© 2022 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.)

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2022
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6. Therapeutic Potential of Sodium Channel Blockers as a Targeted Therapy Approach in KCNA1 -Associated Episodic Ataxia and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature.

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Lauxmann S, Sonnenberg L, Koch NA, Bosselmann C, Winter N, Schwarz N, Wuttke TV, Hedrich UBS, Liu Y, Lerche H, Benda J, and Kegele J

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Introduction: Among genetic paroxysmal movement disorders, variants in ion channel coding genes constitute a major subgroup. Loss-of-function (LOF) variants in KCNA1 , the gene coding for K V 1.1 channels, are associated with episodic ataxia type 1 (EA1), characterized by seconds to minutes-lasting attacks including gait incoordination, limb ataxia, truncal instability, dysarthria, nystagmus, tremor, and occasionally seizures, but also persistent neuromuscular symptoms like myokymia or neuromyotonia. Standard treatment has not yet been developed, and different treatment efforts need to be systematically evaluated. Objective and Methods: Personalized therapeutic regimens tailored to disease-causing pathophysiological mechanisms may offer the specificity required to overcome limitations in therapy. Toward this aim, we (i) reviewed all available clinical reports on treatment response and functional consequences of KCNA1 variants causing EA1, (ii) examined the potential effects on neuronal excitability of all variants using a single compartment conductance-based model and set out to assess the potential of two sodium channel blockers (SCBs: carbamazepine and riluzole) to restore the identified underlying pathophysiological effects of K V 1.1 channels, and (iii) provide a comprehensive review of the literature considering all types of episodic ataxia. Results: Reviewing the treatment efforts of EA1 patients revealed moderate response to acetazolamide and exhibited the strength of SCBs, especially carbamazepine, in the treatment of EA1 patients. Biophysical dysfunction of K V 1.1 channels is typically based on depolarizing shifts of steady-state activation, leading to an LOF of KCNA1 variant channels. Our model predicts a lowered rheobase and an increase of the firing rate on a neuronal level. The estimated concentration dependent effects of carbamazepine and riluzole could partially restore the altered gating properties of dysfunctional variant channels. Conclusion: These data strengthen the potential of SCBs to contribute to functional compensation of dysfunctional K V 1.1 channels. We propose riluzole as a new drug repurposing candidate and highlight the role of personalized approaches to develop standard care for EA1 patients. These results could have implications for clinical practice in future and highlight the need for the development of individualized and targeted therapies for episodic ataxia and genetic paroxysmal disorders in general., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Lauxmann, Sonnenberg, Koch, Bosselmann, Winter, Schwarz, Wuttke, Hedrich, Liu, Lerche, Benda and Kegele.)

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2021
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7. Sonographic features of carotid artery dissection due to extension of aortic dissection: a case report.

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Boßelmann C and Poli S

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Background: Carotid artery dissection due to extension of aortic dissection (CAEAD) is a severe complication of acute aortic dissection. The risk of ischemic stroke is increased. Early sonographic detection and repeat evaluation are necessary to guide clinical management., Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male patient presents with sudden, tearing retrosternal pain. Point-of-care carotid ultrasound is used to establish the diagnosis of CAEAD. We describe a number of sonographic features and compare ultrasound to other imaging modalities., Conclusions: Bedside carotid ultrasound enables rapid, sensitive and safe hemodynamic assessment, especially in critically ill patients.

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2019
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8. Neuro-Sweet syndrome - a rare differential diagnosis in aseptic meningoencephalitis.

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Hoffmann E, Boßelmann C, Forchhammer S, Lerche H, and Freilinger T

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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) is a dermatological entity, which may be associated with malignancies, drugs, and infections and which is characterized by high fever, elevated neutrophils, and tender erythematous skin lesions. Involvement of the nervous system - Neuro-Sweet syndrome (NSS) - is rare, manifesting most commonly with an encephalitic syndrome in addition to fever and dermal lesions. Here, we report an unusual case of NSS in a Caucasian male patient in the setting of B-cell-lymphocytosis, with encephalitis preceding dermal lesions. Symptoms resolved completely in response to corticoids. NSS is a rare, but important differential diagnosis in the work-up of febrile aseptic meningoencephalitis unresponsive to anti-infectious treatment. Due to its rarity and clinical variability, diagnosis of NSS might be challenging. Knowledge of this entity may facilitate proper diagnosis and differentiation from conditions with similar clinical presentation, especially Neuro-Behçet's disease. It may further lead to early detection of a potentially underlying malignancy and help in initiating adequate therapy., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© The Author(s) 2019.)

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2019
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9. Delirium Screening in Aphasic Patients With the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC): A Prospective Cohort Study.

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Boßelmann C, Zurloh J, Stefanou MI, Stadler V, Weber Y, Lerche H, Poli S, Ziemann U, and Mengel A

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Background: Ten to thirty percent of stroke patients suffer from post-stroke delirium. This leads to a longer hospital stay and increased mortality. Therefore, early detection and treatment are needed. All established delirium screening tools require some degree of language function. We sought to investigate whether the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) is suitable for delirium screening in patients with post-stroke aphasia. Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out in adult patients consecutively admitted to the Stroke Unit of University Hospital Tuebingen, between July 2017 and December 2018. The index test, ICDSC, was compared with the DSM-V diagnostic criteria as reference standard. Measures of diagnostic precision and the degree of agreement were obtained. Results: Three hundred and forty six patients were included in the analysis. Aphasia was present in 231 (66.8%) and absent in 115 (33.2%) patients. Delirium was present in 83 out of 231 (36%) patients with aphasia and 32 out of 115 (27.8%) patients without aphasia ( p = 0.132). For patients without aphasia, sensitivity and specificity at the established cut-off value of ≥ 4 points were 100% and 78%, respectively. For patients with aphasia, the test demonstrated inferior performance, with a sensitivity and specificity of 98% and 55%, respectively. It was necessary to increase the cut-off value to ≥ 5 points. Through this, sensitivity was 90% (95% CI, 81.9-95.8%) and specificity was 75% (95% CI, 67.2-81.8%). The degree of agreement to the DSM-V criteria was "substantial" (Cohen's κ = 0.61). Conclusion: For the purpose of delirium screening in patients with aphasia, increasing the ICDSC cut-off value to ≥ 5 points enables effective screening. Further studies are necessary to characterize post-stroke delirium., (Copyright © 2019 Boßelmann, Zurloh, Stefanou, Stadler, Weber, Lerche, Poli, Ziemann and Mengel.)

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2019
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10. Epithelial insulin receptor expression-prognostic relevance in colorectal cancer.

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Heckl SM, Pellinghaus M, Krüger S, Bosselmann C, Wilhelm F, Behrens HM, Schreiber S, and Röcken C

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Background: Metabolic reprogramming in cancer encompasses the insulin receptor (IR) as a player of energy homeostasis and proliferation. We aimed to characterize vascular (VIR) and epithelial (EIR) IR expression in CRC and correlate it with clinico-pathological parameters and survival., Methods: 1580 primary CRCs were explored by immunohistochemistry for evaluation of VIR and EIR. Subgroup analyses included in situ hybridization for IR isoform A (IR-A) and DNA mismatch repair protein immunohistochemistry. Clinico-pathological and survival parameters were studied., Results: High VIR was evident in 63.5% of all CRC samples and was associated with T-stage ( P = 0.005). EIR was present in 72.2% and was associated with lower T-stages ( P = 0.006) and UICC-stages ( P < 0.001). EIR negativity was associated with increased metastasis ( P = 0.028), nodal spread ( P < 0.001), lymphatic invasion ( P = 0.008) and a decreased tumor-specific ( P = 0.011) and overall survival ( P = 0.007; 95%-C.I.: 44.5-84.1). EIR negativity in UICC-stage II was associated with a significantly worse tumor-specific ( P = 0.045) and overall ( P = 0.043) survival. IR-A was expressed in CRC vessels and cells., Conclusions: We demonstrate VIR to be frequent in CRC and characterize EIR negativity as an important prognostic risk factor. The association between EIR negativity and worse survival in UICC-stage II should be prospectively evaluated for an application in therapeutic algorithms., Competing Interests: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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2018
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