A translation re-initiation variant in KLHL24 also causes epidermolysis bullosa simplex and dilated cardiomyopathy via intermediate filament degradation

Br J Dermatol. 2022 Dec;187(6):1045-1048. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21832. Epub 2022 Sep 9.

Abstract

This study shows that gain-of-function variants in KLHL24 causing EBS and DCM, do not only originate in the start-codon and suggest that any nonsense-inducing variant affecting nucleotides c.4_84 will likely cause the same effect on protein level and a similar potential lethal phenotype.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / genetics
  • Codon, Initiator
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Intermediate Filaments
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Phenotype
  • Repressor Proteins* / genetics

Substances

  • Codon, Initiator
  • KLHL24 protein, human
  • Repressor Proteins