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Date publication

janvier 2026

Journal

European journal of human genetics : EJHG

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr FAIVRE Laurence , Mr DUFFOURD Yannis , Pr THAUVIN-ROBINET Christel


Tous les auteurs :
Jost C, Busa T, Wegner D, Shinawi M, Schaefer E, Piton A, Schluth-Bolard C, Charles P, Keren B, Mayerhanser K, Brunet T, Schatz U, Neil JE, Walsh CA, Sisco K, J Paul A, ,Lee C, Dykzeul N, Bonner D, Bernstein JA, Sutcliffe E, Wentzensen IM, Froehlich C, Liebler K, Galvin Parton P, Weiss-Burns J, Sagnol C, Delanne J, Racine C, Thauvin-Robinet C, Safraou H, Tran Mau-Them F, Duffourd Y, Bruel AL, Faivre L

Résumé

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are a wide and heterogenous group of conditions due to impaired brain development, orchestrated by the crosstalk between genome and environment. Dynamic chromatin regulation during cortical development is fundamental, and chromatin remodelers are critical determinants of this process. Recently, numerous chromatin remodeling genes have been implicated in NDDs. By altering genes' epigenetic state, mutated chromatin remodelers disrupt the spatiotemporal regulation of gene expression during development, potentially leading to severe consequences. The Remodeling and Spacing Factor 1 (RSF1) gene encodes a ubiquitous nuclear protein involved in chromatin remodeling, crucial for processes such as DNA transcription, replication, and repair. In this study, we identified by gene matching (n = 7) and literature search (n = 4) eleven unrelated individuals harboring de novo or inherited from a symptomatic parent heterozygous variants in RSF1. All individuals had an NDD, whether intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder or developmental delay. From the seven individuals with detailed clinical information, unspecific and inconsistent associated features were described, including cranio-facial morphological features, musculoskeletal, digestive, vision, tone, epilepsy and brain MRI anomalies. Our data support the hypothesis that RSF1 is important for brain development and a novel candidate gene for syndromic NDDs.

Référence

Eur J Hum Genet. 2026 01 28;: