Elena J Tucker, Megan J Baker, Daniella H Hock, Julia T Warren, Sylvie Jaillard, Katrina M Bell, Rajini Sreenivasan, Shabnam Bakhshalizadeh, Chloe A Hanna, Nikeisha J Caruana, Saskia B Wortmann, Shamima Rahman, Robert D S Pitceathly, Jean Donadieu, Aurelia Alimi, Vincent Launay, Paul Coppo, Sophie Christin-Maitre, Gorjana Robevska, Jocelyn van den Bergen, Brianna L Kline, Katie L Ayers, Phoebe N Stewart, David A Stroud, Diana Stojanovski, Andrew H Sinclair
CONTEXT: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a common form of female infertility that most often presents as an isolated condition but can be part of various genetic syndromes. Early diagnosis and treatment of POI can minimise co-morbidity and improve health outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic cause of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), intellectual disability, neutropenia and cataracts. METHODS: We performed whole exome sequencing (WES) followed by functional validation via RT-PCR, RNAseq and quantitative proteomics, as well as clinical update of previously reported patients with variants in the CaseinoLytic Peptidase B (CLPB) gene...
September 8, 2022: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism