Structure and Function of the ABCD1 Variant Database: 20 Years, 940 Pathogenic Variants, and 3400 Cases of Adrenoleukodystrophy
Structure and Function of the ABCD1 Variant Database: 20 Years, 940 Pathogenic Variants, and 3400 Cases of Adrenoleukodystrophy
The progressive neurometabolic disorder X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene, which encodes the peroxisomal ATP-binding transporter for very-long-chain fatty acids. The clinical spectrum of ALD includes adrenal insufficiency, myelopathy, and/or leukodystrophy. A complicating factor in disease management is the absence of a genotype–phenotype correlation in ALD. Since 1999, most ABCD1 (likely) pathogenic and benign variants have been reported in the ABCD1 Variant Database. In 2017, following the expansion of ALD newborn screening, the database was rebuilt. To add an additional level of confidence with respect to pathogenicity, for each variant, it now also reports the number of cases identified and, where available, experimental data supporting the pathogenicity of the variant. The website also provides information on a number of ALD-related topics in several languages. Here, we provide an updated analysis of the known variants in ABCD1. The order of pathogenic variant frequency, overall clustering of disease-causing variants in exons 1–2 (transmembrane domain spanning region) and 6–9 (ATP-binding domain), and the most commonly reported pathogenic variant p.Gln472Argfs*83 in exon 5 are consistent with the initial reports of the mutation database. Novel insights include nonrandom clustering of high-density missense variant hotspots within exons 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9. Perhaps more importantly, we illustrate the importance of collaboration and utility of the database as a scientific, clinical, and ALD-community-wide resource.
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam Netherlands
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers Netherlands
- Presbyterian Hospital United States
- Amsterdam UMC Netherlands
Newborn screening, diagnosis, Peroxisome, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D, Member 1, Article, Structure-Activity Relationship, Neonatal Screening, Diagnosis, Databases, Genetic, Genetics, Humans, peroxisome, genetics, Variants of uncertain significance, Amino Acid Sequence, Adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy, QH573-671, newborn screening, ABCD1, Infant, Newborn, Mutation, adrenoleukodystrophy; peroxisome; ABC transporter; newborn screening; genetics; diagnosis; mutation; variants of uncertain significance; <i>ABCD1</i>, ABC transporter, Cytology
Newborn screening, diagnosis, Peroxisome, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D, Member 1, Article, Structure-Activity Relationship, Neonatal Screening, Diagnosis, Databases, Genetic, Genetics, Humans, peroxisome, genetics, Variants of uncertain significance, Amino Acid Sequence, Adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy, QH573-671, newborn screening, ABCD1, Infant, Newborn, Mutation, adrenoleukodystrophy; peroxisome; ABC transporter; newborn screening; genetics; diagnosis; mutation; variants of uncertain significance; <i>ABCD1</i>, ABC transporter, Cytology
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