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. 2023 Sep 7;15:68. doi: 10.1186/s13073-023-01214-2

Table 2.

Novel genes

Gene Gene name ID Inheritance Nomenclature Familial/ sporadic Age at onseta Spastic paraparesis Ataxia Additional features Validation strategy
SVBP Small vasohibin-binding protein IDSPG8 IDSPG46 Homozygous Homozygous p.(Leu49Pro) p.(Leu49Pro) Familial Familial 162 YesNo NoNo Intellectual disability Axonal sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy Transfection assay, Western blot and Immunofluorescence
PI4KA Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase, catalytic, alpha IDSPG16 IDSPG149 Compound Heterozygous Compound Heterozygous p.(Thr2053SerfsTer4)/ p.(Glu1820del) p.(Val1556Met)/ p.(Thr1720Ile) Sporadic Sporadic 173 YesYes NoNo No Learning difficulty Targeted lipidomics, Western blot and Immunofluorescence [38]
SHMT2 Serine hydroxymethyl transferase, mitochondrial IDSPG26 Homozygous p.(Pro499Ala) Familial 1 Yes No Global developmental delay, hypoplastic corpus callosum Targeted metabolomics and mitochondrial redox metabolism [39]
PCYT2 Phosphate cytidylyltransferase 2, ethanolamine IDSPG27 Homozygous p.(Lys319Asn) Sporadic 19 Yes Yes Distal hereditary motor neuropathy Targeted lipidomics and cDNA analysis [40]
UBAP1 Ubiquitin-associated protein 1 IDSPG76 Heterozygous p.(Phe159Ter) Familial 7 Yes No Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Truncating variant published with 4 additional families, 3 affected relatives [41]
DLG4 Discs large Maguk scaffold protein 4 IDSPG109 Heterozygous c.1721-1G > A Sporadic 1 Yes Yes Learning difficulty, bradykinesia, dystonia, myoclonus Truncating variant published with 52 additional families [42]
SLC35B2 Solute carrier family 35 (3-prime-phosphoadenosine 5-prime-phosphosulfate transporter), Member B2 IDLNF68 Homozygous c.1224_1225delAG Sporadic 0 Yes No Intellectual disability Truncating variant, validated through qRT-PCR, WB, transfection assay [45]

Validated candidate genes, clinical features of affected individuals

a Age in years