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. 2022 Nov 21;270(3):1501–1511. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11401-7

Table 3.

Variants with uncertain impact on stroke are shown, which we characterized as additional findings.

Clinical and genetic findings in 27 patients with variants in genes with possible impact on stroke but no evidence of a monogenetic stroke disease or with class 5 variants not explaining ischemic stroke
Clinical Information Genetic Information
Age TOAST Sex Additional phenotypic features Gene Inheritance Phenotype generally associated Genotype c.DNA AAC Transcript ACMG MAF
I 53 5 m

Sclerosed aortic valve,

No cardiomyopathy

TNNI3 AD Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Het c.497C > T p.Ser166Phe NM_000363.5 5 0.0001
33 5 f

Long-QT syndrome

Follow-up event recorder: Sinus rhythm

KCNQ1 AD Atrial Fibrillation, Long-QT Het c.1588C > T p.Gln530Ter NM_000218.2 5 0.0001
II 47 5 f

Hb: 11.2 g/dl

Thrombocytes: 271 G/l

JAK2 Somatic, AD Polycythemia vera Het c.3188G > A p.Arg1063His NM_00492.4 3 0.0047
55 3 m

Hb: 15.1 g/dl

Thrombocytes: 283 G/l

Somatic, AD Polycythemia vera Het c.3188G > A p.Arg1063His NM_00492.4 3 0.0047
53 1 m

Hb: 16.9 g/dl

Thrombocytes: 288 G/l

Somatic, AD Polycythemia vera Het c.3188G > A p.Arg1063His NM_00492.4 3 0.0047
34 5 m COL4A1 AD Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Het c.4970C > T p.Thr1657Met NM_01845.6 3 0.0001
54 3 m NOTCH3 AD CADASIL Het c.5129G > A p.Gly1710Asp NM_000435.3 3 0.0005
51 4 m ICA Dissection COL5A1 AD Ehlers-Danlos, classic type, Fibromuscular Dysplasia Het c.4307C > T p.Pro1436Leu NM_000093.5 3 0.0001
III 55 1 m

High-grade stenosis of the ICA left. Moderate stenosis of contralateral ICA

CVRF: moderate AHT

RNF213 Susceptibility gene Moyamoya Disease Het c.12055C > T p.Arg4019Cys NM_001256071.3 2/3 0.0010
42 5 m ABCC6 AR Pseudoxanthoma elasticum Het c.3421C > T p.Arg1141Ter NM_001171.6 5 0.0014
55 2 f AR Pseudoxanthoma elasticum Het c.1171A > G p.Arg391Gly NM_001171.6 5 0.0056
44 5 m AR Pseudoxanthoma elasticum Het c.1232A > G p.Asn411Ser NM_001171.6 5 0.0001
37 5 f

Strokes in all territories, PFO shown by TEE

Prot. S activity not measured

PROS1 AD/AR Thrombophilia due to Protein S deficiency Het c.233C > T p.Thr78Met NM_000313.4 4 0.0002
IV 47 5 m HDL: 41 mg/dl ABCA1 AR Tangier Disease Het c.5398A > C p.Asn1800His NM_005502.4 5 0.0007
46 5 f HDL: 48 mg/dl AR Tangier Disease Het c.5398A > C p.Asn1800His NM_005502.4 5 0.0007
54 5 f HDL: 33 mg/dl (–) AR Tangier Disease Het c.5398A > C p.Asn1800His NM_005502.4 5 0.0007
52 1 m HDL 32 mg/dl (–) AR Tangier Disease Het c.1196 T > C p.Val399Ala NM_005502.4 4/5 0.0037
44* 4 m

Moyamoya Disease

Cholesterol 174 mg/dl

HDL 25 mg/dl (–)

AR Tangier Disease Het c.6083C > T p.Ala2028Val NM_005502.4 3 0.0002
* APOB AD Hypercholesterolemia, familial Het c.13288 T > A p.Ser4430Thr NM_000384.3 3 0.0001
41 5 m Cholesterol 221 mg/dl (+) AD Hypercholesterolemia, familial Het c.5269C > G p.Leu175Val NM_000384.3 3 0.0001
53 3 m Cholesterol 228 mg/dl (+) AD Hypercholesterolemia, familial Het c.689G > C p.Gly230Ala NM_000384.3 3 0.0001
55 1 m Cholesterol 228 mg/dl (+) AD Hypercholesterolemia, familial Het c.11401 T > A p.Ser3801Thr NM_000384.3 3 0.0012
35 1 m Cholesterol 166 mg/dl, Triglycerides 314 mg/dl (+), HDL 18 mg/dl (–) LPL AD Combined Hyperlipidemia, familial Het c.953A > G p.Asn318Ser NM_000237.3 3 0.0145
50 1 f Cholesterol 361 mg/dl (+), Triglycerides 780 mg/dl (+), LDL 127 mg/dl (+), HDL 42 mg/dl AD Combined Hyperlipidemia, familial Het c.953A > G p.Asn318Ser NM_000237.3 3 0.0145
55 5 m Cholesterol 213 mg/dl (+), Triglycerides 261 mg/dl (+), LDL 150 mg/dl (+), HDL 30 mg/dl (–) AD Combined Hyperlipidemia, familial Het c.953A > G p.Asn318Ser NM_000237.3 3 0.0145
48 5 f Cholesterol 209 mg/dl (+), Triglycerides 164 mg/dl, LDL 164 mg/dl (+), HDL 30 mg/dl (–) AD Combined Hyperlipidemia, familial Het c.953A > G p.Asn318Ser NM_000237.3 3 0.0145
52 5 m Cholesterol 258 mg/dl (+), Triglycerides 287 mg/dl (+), LDL 188 mg/dl (+), HDL 40 mg/dl AD Combined Hyperlipidemia, familial Het c.953A > G p.Asn318Ser NM_000237.3 3 0.0145
51 1 m Cholesterol 191 mg/dl, Triglycerides 200 mg/dl, LDL 145 mg/dl (+), HDL 33 mg/dl (–) AD Combined Hyperlipidemia, familial Het c.286G > A p.Val96Leu NM_000237.3 3/4 0.0001

Genetic information on the variant detected as well as clinical information on the patient are depicted. Additional findings were divided into four subgroup as depicted in the results

ACMG American college of medical genetics, ACMG 5 pathogenic, ACMG 4 likely pathogenic, ACMG 3 variant of unknown significance, ACMG 2 likely benign, AAC Amino acid change, AD autosomal dominant, Age Age at first stroke event, AHT arterial hypertension, c.DNA coding position, Cholesterol target value < 190 mg/dl, FH Family History, Hb Hemoglobin standard value depending on sex from 12 to 18 g/dl, HDL High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with a standard value 35–65 mg/dl, Het. heterozygous, Hom. homozygous, ICA Internal Carotid Artery, LDL Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with a target value < 100 mg/dl, MAF Minor allele frequency according to gnomAD, MB Micro bleeds, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics, n/a not available in gnomAD, TEE transesophageal echocardiography, TOAST Classification of Stroke etiology according to the international Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment criteria, TOAST 1 large-artery atherosclerosis, TOAST 2 cardioembolism, TOAST 3 small-vessel occlusion, TOAST 4 stroke of other determined etiology, TOAST 5 stroke of undetermined etiology, Triglycerides target value < 200 mg/dl, Thrombocytes G/l 109/l standard value 150–450 G/l, WMH White matter hyperintensities, * = same patient with multiple variants, (+) = elevated compared to target value, (–) lowered compared to target value.