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Multicenter Study
. 2021 Dec;100(6):713-721.
doi: 10.1111/cge.14065. Epub 2021 Sep 29.

Correlation of DUOX2 residual enzymatic activity with phenotype in congenital hypothyroidism caused by biallelic DUOX2 defects

Feng Sun  1   2 , Rui-Jia Zhang  1   2 , Feng Cheng  3 , Ya Fang  1   2 , Rui-Meng Yang  1   2 , Xiao-Ping Ye  1   2 , Bing Han  1   2 , Shuang-Xia Zhao  1   2 , Mei Dong  1   2 , Huai-Dong Song  1   2
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Multicenter Study

Correlation of DUOX2 residual enzymatic activity with phenotype in congenital hypothyroidism caused by biallelic DUOX2 defects

Feng Sun et al. Clin Genet. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

DUOX2 is the most frequently mutated gene in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in China. However, no reliable genotype-phenotype relationship has been found in patients with DUOX2 mutations. In this study, DUOX2 mutations were screened in 266 CH patients, and the enzymatic activity of 89 DUOX2 variants was determined in vitro. Furthermore, the DUOX2 residual activity in 76 CH patients caused by DUOX2 biallelic mutations was calculated. The thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels were found to be higher and lower in patients with DUOX2 residual activity ≤22%, respectively, compared to patients with residual enzymatic activity >22%. Moreover, we interpreted the pathogenicity of DUOX2 variants by applying the ACMG classification criteria with or without PS3/BS3 evidence. The results indicated that residual DUOX2 enzymatic activity was closely related to the clinical phenotypes of CH patients caused by DUOX2 biallelic mutations. These findings suggest that the residual enzymatic activity of 22% may be a cutoff value for estimating the severity of hypothyroidism in CH patients with biallelic DUOX2 mutations. Well-established functional studies are useful and necessary to evaluate the pathogenicity of DUOX2 variants, improving the accuracy and scope of genetic consultations.

Keywords: DUOX2 enzymatic activity; DUOX2 mutation; congenital hypothyroidism; pathogenicity; phenotype.

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