TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of HOXD4 mutations in spinal extradural arachnoid cyst
AU - Ogura, Yoji
AU - Miyake, Noriko
AU - Kou, Ikuyo
AU - Iida, Aritoshi
AU - Nakajima, Masahiro
AU - Takeda, Kazuki
AU - Fujibayashi, Shunsuke
AU - Shiina, Masaaki
AU - Okada, Eijiro
AU - Toyama, Yoshiaki
AU - Iwanami, Akio
AU - Ishii, Ken
AU - Ogata, Kazuhiro
AU - Asahara, Hiroshi
AU - Matsumoto, Naomichi
AU - Nakamura, Masaya
AU - Matsumoto, Morio
AU - Ikegawa, Shiro
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to the individuals who participated in this study. We thank T. Isono, T. Kusadokoro, Y. Takanashi, and S. Tominaga for technical assistance. We also thank N. Atsumi for checking English. This study is supported by research grants from Japan Agency For Medical Research and Development (AMED) (contract No. 14525125).
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PY - 2015/11/6
Y1 - 2015/11/6
N2 - Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEDAC) is a cyst in the spinal canal that protrudes into the epidural space from a defect in the dura mater and leads to neurological disturbances. We previously showed that familial SEDAC is caused by FOXC2 mutation; however, the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC has not been identified. To identify the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC, we performed whole exome sequencing for 12 subjects with sporadic SEDAC and identified heterozygous HOXD4 loss-of-function mutations in three subjects. HOXD4 haplo-insufficiency causes SEDAC and a transcriptional network containing HOXD4 and FOXC2 is involved in the development of the dura mater and the etiology of SEDAC.
AB - Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEDAC) is a cyst in the spinal canal that protrudes into the epidural space from a defect in the dura mater and leads to neurological disturbances. We previously showed that familial SEDAC is caused by FOXC2 mutation; however, the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC has not been identified. To identify the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC, we performed whole exome sequencing for 12 subjects with sporadic SEDAC and identified heterozygous HOXD4 loss-of-function mutations in three subjects. HOXD4 haplo-insufficiency causes SEDAC and a transcriptional network containing HOXD4 and FOXC2 is involved in the development of the dura mater and the etiology of SEDAC.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0142126
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0142126
M3 - Article
C2 - 26545093
AN - SCOPUS:84952685389
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 10
JO - PloS one
JF - PloS one
IS - 11
M1 - e0142126
ER -