Functional characterization of novel variants in SMPD1 in Indian patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.
Dipti Deshpande, Shailesh Kumar Gupta, Asodu Sandeep Sarma, Prajnya Ranganath, Jamal Md Nurul Jain S, Jayesh Sheth, Mehul Mistri, Neerja Gupta, Madhulika Kabra, Shubha R Phadke, Katta M Girisha, Ratna Dua Puri, Shagun Aggarwal, Chaitanya Datar, Kausik Mandal, Preetha Tilak, Mamta Muranjan, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Radha Rama Devi A, Naresh B Tayade, Akash Ranjan, Ashwin B Dalal
Human mutation 2021 OctPathogenic variations in SMPD1 lead to acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), that is, Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) type A and B (NPA, NPB), which is a recessive lysosomal storage disease. The knowledge of variant spectrum in Indian patients is crucial for early and accurate NPD diagnosis and genetic counseling of families. In this study, we recruited 40 unrelated pediatric patients manifesting symptoms of ASMD and subnormal ASM enzyme activity. Variations in SMPD1 were studied using Sanger sequencing for all exons, followed by interpretation of variants based on American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics & Association for Molecular Pathology (ACMG/AMP) criteria. We identified 18 previously unreported variants and 21 known variants, including missense, nonsense, deletions, duplications, and splice site variations with disease-causing potential. Eight missense variants were functionally characterized using in silico molecular dynamic simulation and in vitro transient transfection in HEK293T cells, followed by ASM enzyme assay, immunoblot, and immunofluorescence studies. All the variants showed reduced ASM activity in transfected cells confirming their disease-causing potential. The study provides data for efficient prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of families with NPD type A and B. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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Dipti Deshpande, Shailesh Kumar Gupta, Asodu Sandeep Sarma, Prajnya Ranganath, Jamal Md Nurul Jain S, Jayesh Sheth, Mehul Mistri, Neerja Gupta, Madhulika Kabra, Shubha R Phadke, Katta M Girisha, Ratna Dua Puri, Shagun Aggarwal, Chaitanya Datar, Kausik Mandal, Preetha Tilak, Mamta Muranjan, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Radha Rama Devi A, Naresh B Tayade, Akash Ranjan, Ashwin B Dalal. Functional characterization of novel variants in SMPD1 in Indian patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency. Human mutation. 2021 Oct;42(10):1336-1350
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