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Intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 24(VSVS)

MedGen UID:
862851
Concept ID:
C4014414
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: VSVS; VULTO-VAN SILFHOUT-DE VRIES SYNDROME
 
Gene (location): DEAF1 (11p15.5)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014357
OMIM®: 615828

Definition

Vulto-van Silfout-de Vries syndrome (VSVS) is an intellectual developmental disorder characterized by delayed psychomotor development, poor expressive speech, and behavioral abnormalities, including autistic features and poor eye contact. Most patients have additional nonspecific features, including hypotonia and gait abnormalities, seizures, which may be refractory, high pain threshold, and sleep disturbances (summary by Nabais Sa et al., 2019). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
2-3 toe cutaneous syndactyly
MedGen UID:
98470
Concept ID:
C0432040
Congenital Abnormality
Aggressive behavior
MedGen UID:
1375
Concept ID:
C0001807
Individual Behavior
Behavior or an act aimed at harming a person, animal, or physical property (e.g., acts of physical violence; shouting, swearing, and using harsh language; slashing someone's tires).
Autism
MedGen UID:
13966
Concept ID:
C0004352
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Autism, the prototypic pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), is usually apparent by 3 years of age. It is characterized by a triad of limited or absent verbal communication, a lack of reciprocal social interaction or responsiveness, and restricted, stereotypic, and ritualized patterns of interests and behavior (Bailey et al., 1996; Risch et al., 1999). 'Autism spectrum disorder,' sometimes referred to as ASD, is a broader phenotype encompassing the less severe disorders Asperger syndrome (see ASPG1; 608638) and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). 'Broad autism phenotype' includes individuals with some symptoms of autism, but who do not meet the full criteria for autism or other disorders. Mental retardation coexists in approximately two-thirds of individuals with ASD, except for Asperger syndrome, in which mental retardation is conspicuously absent (Jones et al., 2008). Genetic studies in autism often include family members with these less stringent diagnoses (Schellenberg et al., 2006). Levy et al. (2009) provided a general review of autism and autism spectrum disorder, including epidemiology, characteristics of the disorder, diagnosis, neurobiologic hypotheses for the etiology, genetics, and treatment options. Genetic Heterogeneity of Autism Autism is considered to be a complex multifactorial disorder involving many genes. Accordingly, several loci have been identified, some or all of which may contribute to the phenotype. Included in this entry is AUTS1, which has been mapped to chromosome 7q22. Other susceptibility loci include AUTS3 (608049), which maps to chromosome 13q14; AUTS4 (608636), which maps to chromosome 15q11; AUTS6 (609378), which maps to chromosome 17q11; AUTS7 (610676), which maps to chromosome 17q21; AUTS8 (607373), which maps to chromosome 3q25-q27; AUTS9 (611015), which maps to chromosome 7q31; AUTS10 (611016), which maps to chromosome 7q36; AUTS11 (610836), which maps to chromosome 1q41; AUTS12 (610838), which maps to chromosome 21p13-q11; AUTS13 (610908), which maps to chromosome 12q14; AUTS14A (611913), which has been found in patients with a deletion of a region of 16p11.2; AUTS14B (614671), which has been found in patients with a duplication of a region of 16p11.2; AUTS15 (612100), associated with mutation in the CNTNAP2 gene (604569) on chromosome 7q35-q36; AUTS16 (613410), associated with mutation in the SLC9A9 gene (608396) on chromosome 3q24; AUTS17 (613436), associated with mutation in the SHANK2 gene (603290) on chromosome 11q13; AUTS18 (615032), associated with mutation in the CHD8 gene (610528) on chromosome 14q11; AUTS19 (615091), associated with mutation in the EIF4E gene (133440) on chromosome 4q23; and AUTS20 (618830), associated with mutation in the NLGN1 gene (600568) on chromosome 3q26. (NOTE: the symbol 'AUTS2' has been used to refer to a gene on chromosome 7q11 (KIAA0442; 607270) and therefore is not used as a part of this autism locus series.) There are several X-linked forms of autism susceptibility: AUTSX1 (300425), associated with mutations in the NLGN3 gene (300336); AUTSX2 (300495), associated with mutations in NLGN4 (300427); AUTSX3 (300496), associated with mutations in MECP2 (300005); AUTSX4 (300830), associated with variation in the region on chromosome Xp22.11 containing the PTCHD1 gene (300828); AUTSX5 (300847), associated with mutations in the RPL10 gene (312173); and AUTSX6 (300872), associated with mutation in the TMLHE gene (300777). A locus on chromosome 2q (606053) associated with a phenotype including intellectual disability and speech deficits was formerly designated AUTS5. Folstein and Rosen-Sheidley (2001) reviewed the genetics of autism.
Sleep abnormality
MedGen UID:
52372
Concept ID:
C0037317
Finding
An abnormal pattern in the quality, quantity, or characteristics of sleep.
Emotional lability
MedGen UID:
39319
Concept ID:
C0085633
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Unstable emotional experiences and frequent mood changes; emotions that are easily aroused, intense, and/or disproportionate to events and circumstances.
Pain insensitivity
MedGen UID:
488855
Concept ID:
C0344307
Finding
Inability to perceive painful stimuli.
Global developmental delay
MedGen UID:
107838
Concept ID:
C0557874
Finding
A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones in the domains of development of a child, including motor skills, speech and language, cognitive skills, and social and emotional skills. This term should only be used to describe children younger than five years of age.
Gait disturbance
MedGen UID:
107895
Concept ID:
C0575081
Finding
The term gait disturbance can refer to any disruption of the ability to walk.
Reduced eye contact
MedGen UID:
303190
Concept ID:
C1445953
Finding
A reduced frequency or duration of eye contact.
Developmental regression
MedGen UID:
324613
Concept ID:
C1836830
Disease or Syndrome
Loss of developmental skills, as manifested by loss of developmental milestones.
Motor delay
MedGen UID:
381392
Concept ID:
C1854301
Finding
A type of Developmental delay characterized by a delay in acquiring motor skills.
Intellectual disability
MedGen UID:
811461
Concept ID:
C3714756
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by subnormal intellectual functioning that occurs during the developmental period. It is defined by an IQ score below 70.
Hypotonia
MedGen UID:
10133
Concept ID:
C0026827
Finding
Hypotonia is an abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle). Even when relaxed, muscles have a continuous and passive partial contraction which provides some resistance to passive stretching. Hypotonia thus manifests as diminished resistance to passive stretching. Hypotonia is not the same as muscle weakness, although the two conditions can co-exist.
Frontal bossing
MedGen UID:
67453
Concept ID:
C0221354
Congenital Abnormality
Bilateral bulging of the lateral frontal bone prominences with relative sparing of the midline.
Brachycephaly
MedGen UID:
113165
Concept ID:
C0221356
Congenital Abnormality
An abnormality of skull shape characterized by a decreased anterior-posterior diameter. That is, a cephalic index greater than 81%. Alternatively, an apparently shortened anteroposterior dimension (length) of the head compared to width.
Joint hypermobility
MedGen UID:
336793
Concept ID:
C1844820
Finding
The capability that a joint (or a group of joints) has to move, passively and/or actively, beyond normal limits along physiological axes.
Recurrent infections
MedGen UID:
65998
Concept ID:
C0239998
Finding
Increased susceptibility to infections.
High palate
MedGen UID:
66814
Concept ID:
C0240635
Congenital Abnormality
Height of the palate more than 2 SD above the mean (objective) or palatal height at the level of the first permanent molar more than twice the height of the teeth (subjective).
Mandibular prognathia
MedGen UID:
98316
Concept ID:
C0399526
Finding
Abnormal prominence of the chin related to increased length of the mandible.
Upslanted palpebral fissure
MedGen UID:
98390
Concept ID:
C0423109
Finding
The palpebral fissure inclination is more than two standard deviations above the mean for age (objective); or, the inclination of the palpebral fissure is greater than typical for age.
Epicanthus
MedGen UID:
151862
Concept ID:
C0678230
Congenital Abnormality
Epicanthus is a condition in which a fold of skin stretches from the upper to the lower eyelid, partially covering the inner canthus. Usher (1935) noted that epicanthus is a normal finding in the fetus of all races. Epicanthus also occurs in association with hereditary ptosis (110100).
Thick lower lip vermilion
MedGen UID:
326567
Concept ID:
C1839739
Finding
Increased thickness of the lower lip, leading to a prominent appearance of the lower lip. The height of the vermilion of the lower lip in the midline is more than 2 SD above the mean. Alternatively, an apparently increased height of the vermilion of the lower lip in the frontal view (subjective).
Tented upper lip vermilion
MedGen UID:
326574
Concept ID:
C1839767
Finding
Triangular appearance of the oral aperture with the apex in the midpoint of the upper vermilion and the lower vermilion forming the base.
Flat face
MedGen UID:
342829
Concept ID:
C1853241
Finding
Absence of concavity or convexity of the face when viewed in profile.
Widow peak
MedGen UID:
342891
Concept ID:
C1853486
Finding
Frontal hairline with bilateral arcs to a low point in the midline of the forehead.
Horizontal eyebrow
MedGen UID:
478649
Concept ID:
C3277019
Finding
An eyebrow that extends straight across the brow, without curve.
Fine hair
MedGen UID:
98401
Concept ID:
C0423867
Finding
Hair that is fine or thin to the touch.
Sacral dimple
MedGen UID:
98428
Concept ID:
C0426848
Finding
A cutaneous indentation resulting from tethering of the skin to underlying structures (bone) of the intergluteal cleft.
Prominent fingertip pads
MedGen UID:
322758
Concept ID:
C1835807
Finding
A soft tissue prominence of the ventral aspects of the fingertips. The term "persistent fetal fingertip pads" is often used as a synonym, but should better not be used because it implies knowledge of history of the patient which often does not exist.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Abbassi M, Bourmtane A, Sayel H, El Mouhi H, Jalte M, Elasri YA, Askander O, El Fahime E, Bouguenouch L
Mol Biol Rep 2023 Nov;50(11):9121-9128. Epub 2023 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s11033-023-08803-9. PMID: 37747683
Boerwinkle AH, Gordon BA, Wisch J, Flores S, Henson RL, Butt OH, McKay N, Chen CD, Benzinger TLS, Fagan AM, Handen BL, Christian BT, Head E, Mapstone M, Rafii MS, O'Bryant S, Lai F, Rosas HD, Lee JH, Silverman W, Brickman AM, Chhatwal JP, Cruchaga C, Perrin RJ, Xiong C, Hassenstab J, McDade E, Bateman RJ, Ances BM; Alzheimer's Biomarker Consortium-Down Syndrome; Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network
Lancet Neurol 2023 Jan;22(1):55-65. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00408-2. PMID: 36517172Free PMC Article
Trelles MP, Levy T, Lerman B, Siper P, Lozano R, Halpern D, Walker H, Zweifach J, Frank Y, Foss-Feig J, Kolevzon A, Buxbaum J
Mol Autism 2021 Sep 29;12(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13229-021-00469-z. PMID: 34588003Free PMC Article
Minardi R, Licchetta L, Baroni MC, Pippucci T, Stipa C, Mostacci B, Severi G, Toni F, Bergonzini L, Carelli V, Seri M, Tinuper P, Bisulli F
Clin Genet 2020 Nov;98(5):477-485. Epub 2020 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/cge.13823. PMID: 32725632
Thevenon J, Souchay C, Seabold GK, Dygai-Cochet I, Callier P, Gay S, Corbin L, Duplomb L, Thauvin-Robinet C, Masurel-Paulet A, El Chehadeh S, Avila M, Minot D, Guedj E, Chancenotte S, Bonnet M, Lehalle D, Wang YX, Kuentz P, Huet F, Mosca-Boidron AL, Marle N, Petralia RS, Faivre L
Eur J Hum Genet 2016 Jun;24(6):911-8. Epub 2015 Oct 21 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.221. PMID: 26486473Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Carmona-Iragui M, O'Connor A, Llibre-Guerra J, Lao P, Ashton NJ, Fortea J, Sánchez-Valle R
EBioMedicine 2024 Oct;108:105327. Epub 2024 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105327. PMID: 39366843
Abbassi M, Bourmtane A, Sayel H, El Mouhi H, Jalte M, Elasri YA, Askander O, El Fahime E, Bouguenouch L
Mol Biol Rep 2023 Nov;50(11):9121-9128. Epub 2023 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s11033-023-08803-9. PMID: 37747683
Minardi R, Licchetta L, Baroni MC, Pippucci T, Stipa C, Mostacci B, Severi G, Toni F, Bergonzini L, Carelli V, Seri M, Tinuper P, Bisulli F
Clin Genet 2020 Nov;98(5):477-485. Epub 2020 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/cge.13823. PMID: 32725632
Kingswood JC, d'Augères GB, Belousova E, Ferreira JC, Carter T, Castellana R, Cottin V, Curatolo P, Dahlin M, de Vries PJ, Feucht M, Fladrowski C, Gislimberti G, Hertzberg C, Jozwiak S, Lawson JA, Macaya A, Nabbout R, O'Callaghan F, Benedik MP, Qin J, Marques R, Sander V, Sauter M, Takahashi Y, Touraine R, Youroukos S, Zonnenberg B, Jansen AC; TOSCA consortium and TOSCA investigators
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2017 Jan 5;12(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s13023-016-0553-5. PMID: 28057044Free PMC Article
Thevenon J, Souchay C, Seabold GK, Dygai-Cochet I, Callier P, Gay S, Corbin L, Duplomb L, Thauvin-Robinet C, Masurel-Paulet A, El Chehadeh S, Avila M, Minot D, Guedj E, Chancenotte S, Bonnet M, Lehalle D, Wang YX, Kuentz P, Huet F, Mosca-Boidron AL, Marle N, Petralia RS, Faivre L
Eur J Hum Genet 2016 Jun;24(6):911-8. Epub 2015 Oct 21 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.221. PMID: 26486473Free PMC Article

Therapy

Yan L, Shen R, Cao Z, Han C, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Yang X, Xie M, Li H
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:6661860. Epub 2021 Feb 11 doi: 10.1155/2021/6661860. PMID: 33628804Free PMC Article
Jones AC, Daniells CE, Snell RG, Tachataki M, Idziaszczyk SA, Krawczak M, Sampson JR, Cheadle JP
Hum Mol Genet 1997 Nov;6(12):2155-61. doi: 10.1093/hmg/6.12.2155. PMID: 9328481

Prognosis

Carmona-Iragui M, O'Connor A, Llibre-Guerra J, Lao P, Ashton NJ, Fortea J, Sánchez-Valle R
EBioMedicine 2024 Oct;108:105327. Epub 2024 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105327. PMID: 39366843
Li N, Kang H, Zou Y, Liu Z, Deng Y, Wang M, Li L, Qin H, Qiu X, Wang Y, Zhu J, Agostino M, Heng JI, Yu P
Neurogenetics 2023 Oct;24(4):251-262. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s10048-023-00727-7. PMID: 37525067
Saffari A, Lau T, Tajsharghi H, Karimiani EG, Kariminejad A, Efthymiou S, Zifarelli G, Sultan T, Toosi MB, Sedighzadeh S, Siu VM, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, AlShamsi AM, Ibrahim S, Al-Sannaa NA, Al-Hertani W, Sandra W, Tarnopolsky M, Alavi S, Li C, Day-Salvatore DL, Martínez-González MJ, Levandoski KM, Bedoukian E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Idleburg MJ, Menezes MJ, Siddharth A, Platzer K, Oppermann H, Smitka M, Collins F, Lek M, Shahrooei M, Ghavideldarestani M, Herman I, Rendu J, Faure J, Baker J, Bhambhani V, Calderwood L, Akhondian J, Imannezhad S, Mirzadeh HS, Hashemi N, Doosti M, Safi M, Ahangari N, Torbati PN, Abedini S, Salpietro V, Gulec EY, Eshaghian S, Ghazavi M, Pascher MT, Vogel M, Abicht A, Moutton S, Bruel AL, Rieubland C, Gallati S, Strom TM, Lochmüller H, Mohammadi MH, Alvi JR, Zackai EH, Keena BA, Skraban CM, Berger SI, Andrew EH, Rahimian E, Morrow MM, Wentzensen IM, Millan F, Henderson LB, Dafsari HS, Jungbluth H, Gomez-Ospina N, McRae A, Peter M, Veltra D, Marinakis NM, Sofocleous C, Ashrafzadeh F, Pehlivan D, Lemke JR, Melki J, Benezit A, Bauer P, Weis D, Lupski JR, Senderek J, Christodoulou J, Chung WK, Goodchild R, Offiah AC, Moreno-De-Luca A, Suri M, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Houlden H, Maroofian R
Brain 2023 Aug 1;146(8):3273-3288. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad039. PMID: 36757831Free PMC Article
Yan L, Shen R, Cao Z, Han C, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Yang X, Xie M, Li H
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:6661860. Epub 2021 Feb 11 doi: 10.1155/2021/6661860. PMID: 33628804Free PMC Article
Jones AC, Daniells CE, Snell RG, Tachataki M, Idziaszczyk SA, Krawczak M, Sampson JR, Cheadle JP
Hum Mol Genet 1997 Nov;6(12):2155-61. doi: 10.1093/hmg/6.12.2155. PMID: 9328481

Clinical prediction guides

Carmona-Iragui M, O'Connor A, Llibre-Guerra J, Lao P, Ashton NJ, Fortea J, Sánchez-Valle R
EBioMedicine 2024 Oct;108:105327. Epub 2024 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105327. PMID: 39366843
Li N, Kang H, Zou Y, Liu Z, Deng Y, Wang M, Li L, Qin H, Qiu X, Wang Y, Zhu J, Agostino M, Heng JI, Yu P
Neurogenetics 2023 Oct;24(4):251-262. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s10048-023-00727-7. PMID: 37525067
Saffari A, Lau T, Tajsharghi H, Karimiani EG, Kariminejad A, Efthymiou S, Zifarelli G, Sultan T, Toosi MB, Sedighzadeh S, Siu VM, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, AlShamsi AM, Ibrahim S, Al-Sannaa NA, Al-Hertani W, Sandra W, Tarnopolsky M, Alavi S, Li C, Day-Salvatore DL, Martínez-González MJ, Levandoski KM, Bedoukian E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Idleburg MJ, Menezes MJ, Siddharth A, Platzer K, Oppermann H, Smitka M, Collins F, Lek M, Shahrooei M, Ghavideldarestani M, Herman I, Rendu J, Faure J, Baker J, Bhambhani V, Calderwood L, Akhondian J, Imannezhad S, Mirzadeh HS, Hashemi N, Doosti M, Safi M, Ahangari N, Torbati PN, Abedini S, Salpietro V, Gulec EY, Eshaghian S, Ghazavi M, Pascher MT, Vogel M, Abicht A, Moutton S, Bruel AL, Rieubland C, Gallati S, Strom TM, Lochmüller H, Mohammadi MH, Alvi JR, Zackai EH, Keena BA, Skraban CM, Berger SI, Andrew EH, Rahimian E, Morrow MM, Wentzensen IM, Millan F, Henderson LB, Dafsari HS, Jungbluth H, Gomez-Ospina N, McRae A, Peter M, Veltra D, Marinakis NM, Sofocleous C, Ashrafzadeh F, Pehlivan D, Lemke JR, Melki J, Benezit A, Bauer P, Weis D, Lupski JR, Senderek J, Christodoulou J, Chung WK, Goodchild R, Offiah AC, Moreno-De-Luca A, Suri M, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Houlden H, Maroofian R
Brain 2023 Aug 1;146(8):3273-3288. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad039. PMID: 36757831Free PMC Article
Lippincott MF, Xu W, Smith AA, Miao X, Lafont A, Shennib O, Farley GJ, Sabbagh R, Delaney A, Stamou M, Plummer L, Salnikov K, Georgopoulos NA, Mericq V, Quinton R, Mau-Them FT, Nambot S, Hamad A, Brittain H, Tooze RS, Calpena E, Wilkie AOM, Willems M, Crowley WF, Balasubramanian R, Lamarche-Vane N, Davis EE, Seminara SB
Genet Med 2022 Dec;24(12):2501-2515. Epub 2022 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.08.025. PMID: 36178483Free PMC Article
Trelles MP, Levy T, Lerman B, Siper P, Lozano R, Halpern D, Walker H, Zweifach J, Frank Y, Foss-Feig J, Kolevzon A, Buxbaum J
Mol Autism 2021 Sep 29;12(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13229-021-00469-z. PMID: 34588003Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Novelli M, Tolve M, Quiroz V, Carducci C, Bove R, Ricciardi G, Yang K, Manti F, Pisani F, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Galosi S, Leuzzi V
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