2. Academic Validation
  3. Germline Loss-of-Function Mutations in EPHB4 Cause a Second Form of Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation (CM-AVM2) Deregulating RAS-MAPK Signaling

Germline Loss-of-Function Mutations in EPHB4 Cause a Second Form of Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation (CM-AVM2) Deregulating RAS-MAPK Signaling

  • Circulation. 2017 Sep 12;136(11):1037-1048. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.026886.
Mustapha Amyere 1,  Nicole Revencu 1,  Raphaël Helaers 1,  Eleonore Pairet 1,  Eulalia Baselga 1,  Maria Cordisco 1,  Wendy Chung 1,  Josée Dubois 1,  Jean-Philippe Lacour 1,  Loreto Martorell 1,  Juliette Mazereeuw-Hautier 1,  Reed E Pyeritz 1,  David J Amor 1,  Annouk Bisdorff 1,  Francine Blei 1,  Hannah Bombei 1,  Anne Dompmartin 1,  David Brooks 1,  Juliette Dupont 1,  Maria Antonia González-Enseñat 1,  Ilona Frieden 1,  Marion Gérard 1,  Malin Kvarnung 1,  Andrea Kwan Hanson-Kahn 1,  Louanne Hudgins 1,  Christine Léauté-Labrèze 1,  Catherine McCuaig 1,  Denise Metry 1,  Philippe Parent 1,  Carle Paul 1,  Florence Petit 1,  Alice Phan 1,  Isabelle Quere 1,  Aicha Salhi 1,  Anne Turner 1,  Pierre Vabres 1,  Asuncion Vicente 1,  Orli Wargon 1,  Shoji Watanabe 1,  Lisa Weibel 1,  Ashley Wilson 1,  Marcia Willing 1,  John B Mulliken 1,  Laurence M Boon 1,  Miikka Vikkula 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 From Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (M.A., R.H., M.V.); Center for Human Genetics, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (N.R.); Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (E.P.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain (E.B.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina (M.C.); Strong Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY (M.C.); Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York (W.C., A.B.); Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte-Justine Mother- Child University Hospital, Montreal, Canada (J.D.); Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nice, France (J.-P.L.); Genética Molecular, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain (L.M.); Service de Dermatologie, Centre de Référence des Maladies rares de la peau, Hôpital Larrey, Toulouse, France (J.M.-H.); Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.E.P.); Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (D.J.A.); Department of Neuroradiology, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France (A.B.); Vascular Anomalies Program, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York (F.B.); Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York, Roosevelt Hospital (F.B.); Department of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (H.B.); Department of Dermatology, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, CHU Caen, France (A.D.); Department of Urology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC (D.B.); Genetics Service, Paediatric Department, University Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal (J.D.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain (M.A.G.-E.); Departement of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (I.P.); Department of Genetics, University Hospital, Caen, France (M.G.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA (A.K.H.-K., L.H.); Hopital Pellegrin Enfants, Bordeaux, France (C.L.-L.); Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Quebec, Canada (C.M.); Department of Dermatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (D.M.); Département de Pédiatrie et Génétique Médicale, CHRU Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France (P.P.); Department of Dermatology, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France (C.P.); Service de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France (F.P.); Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Claude Bernard-Lyon, University and Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, France (A.P.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Montpellier, France (I.Q.); Dermatolgie, Faculté de Médecine d'Alger, Algeria (A.S.); Department of Medical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (A.T.); Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Dijon-Bourgogne, France (P.V.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain (A.V.); Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Sydney Children's Hospital, School of Women's and Children's Health University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (O.W.); Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan (S.W.); Department of Pediatric Dermatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (L.W.); Children's Hospital of New York (A.W.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City (M.W.); Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (M.W.); and Vascular Anomalies Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (L.M.B.).
  • 2 From Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (M.A., R.H., M.V.); Center for Human Genetics, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (N.R.); Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium (E.P.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain (E.B.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina (M.C.); Strong Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY (M.C.); Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York (W.C., A.B.); Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte-Justine Mother- Child University Hospital, Montreal, Canada (J.D.); Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nice, France (J.-P.L.); Genética Molecular, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain (L.M.); Service de Dermatologie, Centre de Référence des Maladies rares de la peau, Hôpital Larrey, Toulouse, France (J.M.-H.); Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.E.P.); Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (D.J.A.); Department of Neuroradiology, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France (A.B.); Vascular Anomalies Program, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York (F.B.); Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York, Roosevelt Hospital (F.B.); Department of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (H.B.); Department of Dermatology, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, CHU Caen, France (A.D.); Department of Urology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC (D.B.); Genetics Service, Paediatric Department, University Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal (J.D.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain (M.A.G.-E.); Departement of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (I.P.); Department of Genetics, University Hospital, Caen, France (M.G.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA (A.K.H.-K., L.H.); Hopital Pellegrin Enfants, Bordeaux, France (C.L.-L.); Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Quebec, Canada (C.M.); Department of Dermatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (D.M.); Département de Pédiatrie et Génétique Médicale, CHRU Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France (P.P.); Department of Dermatology, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France (C.P.); Service de Génétique Clinique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France (F.P.); Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Claude Bernard-Lyon, University and Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, France (A.P.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Montpellier, France (I.Q.); Dermatolgie, Faculté de Médecine d'Alger, Algeria (A.S.); Department of Medical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (A.T.); Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Dijon-Bourgogne, France (P.V.); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain (A.V.); Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Sydney Children's Hospital, School of Women's and Children's Health University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (O.W.); Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan (S.W.); Department of Pediatric Dermatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (L.W.); Children's Hospital of New York (A.W.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City (M.W.); Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (M.W.); and Vascular Anomalies Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (L.M.B.). Miikka.vikkula@uclouvain.be.
PMID: 28687708 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.026886
Abstract

Background: Most arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are localized and occur sporadically. However, they also can be multifocal in autosomal-dominant disorders, such as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and capillary malformation (CM)-AVM. Previously, we identified RASA1 mutations in 50% of patients with CM-AVM. Herein we studied non-RASA1 patients to further elucidate the pathogenicity of CMs and AVMs.

Methods: We conducted a genome-wide linkage study on a CM-AVM family. Whole-exome Sequencing was also performed on 9 unrelated CM-AVM families. We identified a candidate gene and screened it in a large series of patients. The influence of several missense variants on protein function was also studied in vitro.

Results: We found evidence for linkage in 2 loci. Whole-exome Sequencing data unraveled 4 distinct damaging variants in EphB4 in 5 families that cosegregated with CM-AVM. Overall, screening of EphB4 detected 47 distinct mutations in 54 index patients: 27 led to a premature stop codon or splice-site alteration, suggesting loss of function. The Other 20 are nonsynonymous variants that result in amino acid substitutions. In vitro expression of several mutations confirmed loss of function of EphB4. The clinical features included multifocal CMs, telangiectasias, and AVMs.

Conclusions: We found EphB4 mutations in patients with multifocal CMs associated with AVMs. The phenotype, CM-AVM2, mimics RASA1-related CM-AVM1 and also hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. RASA1-encoded p120RASGAP is a direct effector of EphB4. Our data highlight the pathogenetic importance of this interaction and indicts EPHB4-RAS-ERK signaling pathway as a major cause for AVMs.

Keywords

arteriovenous fistula; arteriovenous malformation; capillary; genetics; linkage; vascular disease; vascular endothelial function; venous.

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