Abstract
A novel missense variant Cys559Gly in NOTCH3 in CADASIL family and vascular lesions in patients with migraine
- Department of Extrapyramidal Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
- Neurology Department, University Clinical Hospital No. 2, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Rehabilitation Department, University Clinical Hospital No. 2, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Purpose
To report a novel NOTCH3 pathologic variant in a family presenting CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, OMIM #125310).
Case description
Two affected sisters with dementia and ischemic stroke (only the proband) in their medical history, and the pro- band’s daughter with migraine without aura underwent clinical and imaging evaluations. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed typical CADASIL lesions in both sisters. Next-generation sequencing and targeted Sanger sequencing were performed to link the phenotype to a variant in the NOTCH3.
Comment
Sequencing data revealed a likely pathogenic variant in the NOTCH3 gene. Using ACMG guSequencing data revealed a likely pathogenic variant in the NOTCH3 gene. Using ACMG guidelines, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. We have described a new likely pathogenic NOTCH3 missense variant c.1675T>G p. (Cys559Gly) and linked it to the CADASIL phenotype, confirming the predictions of genetic analyses. We particularly emphasize co-occurring central vascular lesions in patients with migraine, which may be de facto caused by pathogenic NOTCH3 variants.
Keywords
migraine, CADASIL, pathogenic variant, small vessel disease
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