The ARID1B phenotype: what we have learned so far

Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2014 Sep;166C(3):276-89. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31414. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

Abstract

Evidence is now accumulating from a number of sequencing studies that ARID1B not only appears to be one of the most frequently mutated intellectual disability (ID) genes, but that the range of phenotypes caused by ARID1B mutations seems to be extremely wide. Thus, it is one of the most interesting ID genes identified so far in the exome sequencing era. In this article, we review the literature surrounding ARID1B and attempt to delineate the ARID1B phenotype. The vast majority of published ARID1B patients have been ascertained through studies of Coffin-Siris syndrome (CSS), which leads to bias when documenting the frequencies of phenotypic features. Additional observations of those individuals ascertained through exome sequencing studies helps in delineation of the broader clinical phenotype. We are currently establishing an ARID1B consortium, aimed at collecting ARID1B patients identified through genome-wide sequencing strategies. We hope that this endeavor will eventually lead to a more comprehensive view of the ARID1B phenotype.

Keywords: ARID1B; Coffin-Siris syndrome; review.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / etiology*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Face / abnormalities*
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Hand Deformities, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Hand Deformities, Congenital / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis
  • Intellectual Disability / etiology*
  • Micrognathism / diagnosis
  • Micrognathism / etiology*
  • Mutation*
  • Neck / abnormalities*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*

Substances

  • ARID1B protein, human
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Transcription Factors

Supplementary concepts

  • Coffin-Siris syndrome