fragile x: a family of disorders
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Fragile X: A Family of Disorders. Dianne M. McBrien, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Sequence of bases codes for proteins Proteins then facilitate or inhibit various reactions related to physiology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Fragile X: A Family of Disorders
Dianne M. McBrien, MDClinical Associate Professor of PediatricsUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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• Sequence of bases codes for proteins
• Proteins then facilitate or inhibit various reactions related to physiology
• Change or abnormality in the sequence is called a mutation
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Triplet repeat expansion mutation
• Normal number of CGG repeats at site is less than 50
• Premutation consists of 55 to 200 repeats
• The mutation consists of >200 repeats
• Number of repeats can increase with generations
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What is fragile X?
• Family of genetic conditions
• Mutations in what is now known as FMR1 gene, discovered 1991
• Xq27.3• Involves unstable series
of trinucleotide repeats
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FMR1 status can be:
• Normal (<45 repeats)• Grey zone allele (45-54 repeats)• Premutation (55-200 repeats)• Full mutation (>200 repeats)
• When we talk about a patient with fragile X syndrome, we are generally referring to an individual with the full mutation. When we talk about a patient who is a carrier, we are referring to an individual with the premutation.
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What makes the premutation expand to a full mutation in the next generation?
• Female carrier• Number of repeats (more repeats, more unstable)• Association with AT base pairs
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What makes the premutation expand to a full mutation in the next generation?
• Female carrier• Number of repeats (more repeats, more unstable)• Association with AT base pairs
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Full expansion of the gene induces methylation, which silences FMRP production
• The cognitive and behavioral phenotype is attributed to the complete or partial loss of FMRP
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What does FMRP do?• Binds mRNAs• Helps to transport them along the neuron to where they are
needed• Inhibits translation of these templates until the right signal
arrives• Helps in synaptic plasticity
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What does FMRP do?
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FXS: Problems associated with the full mutation
• Cognitive deficits• Autistic-like features• Severe social anxiety• AD/HD• Behavioral problems• Sleep disruption
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Other medical issues• Hypotonia• Seizures in at least
17% of males• Ear and sinus
infections• Joint hypermobility• Flat feet• Mitral valve prolapse• PWS-like phenotype in
some patients
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Connective tissue dysplasia cont’d.
• Hernias• Recurrent ear
infections• Frequent sinusitis• Mitral valve prolapse• Unusually soft skin
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Cognitive function• Range is quite wide• 50-60% within moderate to severe range of MR• Function of how methylated (silenced) FMR1 gene is as well as
possible mosaicism• Characteristic neuropsychological profile
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Strengths and weaknesses
• Strong verbal labeling and comprehension—may understand more than rest of abilities would suggest
• Strong at long-term memory and simultaneous processing
• Weak at several measures of short-term memory and arithmetic
• Executive function poor
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Strengths and weaknesses
• Strong verbal labeling and comprehension—may understand more than rest of abilities would suggest
• Strong at long-term memory and simultaneous processing
• Weak at several measures of short-term memory and arithmetic
• Executive function poor
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Autism in FXS• More problems with
eye contact than children with autism and no FXS dx
• More social relatedness• Extremely high degree
of social anxiety
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Speech and language• Poor articulation
consistent with cognitive age
• Rapid, dysrhythmic rate—”cluttering”
• Self-repetitions (palilalia) c/w autistic individuals without FXS
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Girls and women with FXS
• Physical features are milder than in males, more common in patients with full mutation
• Borderline or mild MR IQ, LD, attentional problems, impulsive behavior, poor eye contact in girls with FM
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Characteristic appearance• May not be present
in infants and young children
• May develop over time
• Absence of which cannot be used to rule out FXS
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Premutation carriers
• Mutation is between 55 and 200 repeats
• Premutation carriers once thought to be asymptomatic
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Fragile X tremor-ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)• Seen in 25-30% men >
50 years old who have the premutation
• Limb and truncal ataxia, tremor, cognitive symptoms
• Misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease
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Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI)
• 25% of women with premutation• Infertility• Reduced bone density• Irregular menses• Menopause prior to 40 years
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Other problems associated with the premutation• ADHD, autism spectrum d/o, learning issues• Social anxiety, phobias, and depression• SLE, other autoimmune disease• Thyroid dysfunction• Hypertension• Chronic muscle pain syndrome
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What’s going on?
• FMRP mRNA in WBCs 2 to 8 times normal• High levels of FMRP mRNA in FXTAS inclusions• Not toxic in itself• Thought to induce a state of oxidative
stress”heat shock” proteins
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Targeted treatments: Promise, uncertainty
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Animal models for fragile X
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The mGlur5 theory• Activation of
mGlur5LTD of synaptic responses
• LTD much more pronounced in the KO mouse than in wild mouse (Huber et al, 2002)
• Neuropsychiatric phenotype response to exaggerated mGlur5 response
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Knockout mouse Wild type mouse
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In the knockout mouse, mGlur5 blockers have shown:
• correction of dendritic spinal abnormalities• correction of seizure threshold• improvement in several measures of
learning
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mGlur5 blockade: Human trials• Fenobam (Berry-
Kravis et al, 2009): Improved communication, eye contact, PPI deficit
• AFQ056: Response on ABC, CGI, as well as a measure of repetitive behaviors
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mGlur5 antagonist clinical trials • R04917523 (FX trial
in adults, now closed)
• Same compound in children—the Foxtail study, still enrolling
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Phase II study
• Double blinded, randomized placebo trial• Three arms: 0.5 mg, 1 mg, and placebo• WISC-IV, ADOS, Vineland, Social
Responsiveness Scale, ADOS, ABC, CGI-S and CGI-I, VAS, Vineland, RBANS, Caregiver Burden Inventory
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The role of GABA• Lower levels of
GABA-A receptors• Abnormally low
GABA activity in amygdala
• GABA-B agonists block glutamine release
• Arbaclofen
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Arbaclofen
• Potent GABA-B agonist• Improvements in ABC social withdrawal score, Vineland
Play and Leisure Scale, and Visual Analog Scale, as well as improvement on CGI
• Well tolerated, with minimal side effects• Trial was discontinued abruptly
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Lithium• Inhibits GSK3B, which is
a kinase• Overactive in the KO
mouse• Li normalizes its levels• Reverses a number of
behavioral abnormalities in the KO mouse, along with dendritic spinal abnormality and seizure threshold
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Human trials of lithium in FXS• 15 patients with FXS• Improvements in Total ABC score, Hyperactivity, Inappropriate
Speech and Lethargy (Social Withdrawal) subscales• The Maladaptive Behavior subscore from the VABS• A parent visual analog scale for target behaviors• CGI scale• RBANS list learning task• Subgroup continued on Li for a year with persistent
improvement on ABC-C and VABS• (Berry-Kravis et al. 2008)
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Minocycline• Treatment of KO
hippocampal cell culture improves dendritic spine maturity
• Treatment of nursing KO dams improves hippocampal dendritic spine anatomy in pups
• Reduced anxiety in exposed pups
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Human trials of minocycline• Paribello et al:
Positive effects in a group of boys 13 years and older
• Currently a controlled trial going on at UC-Davis for children from 3.5 to 16 years
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Center for Disabilities and Development
University of Iowa Fragile X Clinic