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Table 3 Variants identified in mitochondrial disease genes in the patient group

From: Wide diagnostic and genotypic spectrum in patients with suspected mitochondrial disease

Patient ID

Sex/ age of onset (years)

MDC score

Gene (RefSeq)

Nucleotide and

Amino acid change

Clinical significance

(met pathogenicity criteria according to ACMG)

Clinical phenotype (MIM#), inheritance

Testing method

mtDNA variants

MT-020

F/>16

Definite (10)

MT-TL1 (NC_12920.1)

heteroplasmic variant:

m.3243A>G (tRNA Leu)

Known pathogenic

(PS3, PM2, PM5, PP3)

MELAS (540000), maternal

mtDNA sequencing

MT-028

F/>16

Probable (5)

MT-TL1 (NC_12920.1)

heteroplasmic variant:

m.3243A>G (tRNA Leu)

Known pathogenic

(PS3, PM2, PM5, PP3)

MELAS (540000), maternal

mtDNA sequencing

MT-041

F/>16

Definite (12)

MT-TL1 (NC_12920.1)

heteroplasmic variant:

m.3243A>G (tRNA Leu)

Known pathogenic

(PS3, PM2, PM5, PP3)

MELAS (540000), maternal

mtDNA sequencing

MT-058

M/<16

Probable (6)

MT-ATP6 (NC_12920.1)

heteroplasmic variant:

m.8993T>C, p.(Leu156Pro)

Known pathogenic

(PP5, PS3, PM5, PP3)

Leigh syndrome (256000), maternal

mtDNA sequencing

MT-049

F/<16

Probable (7)

MT-ATP6 (NC_12920.1)

heteroplasmic variant:

m.9185T>C, p.(Leu220Pro)

Known pathogenic

(PP5, PS3, PP3)

Leigh syndrome (256000), maternal

mtDNA sequencing

MT-086

F/>16

Probable (6)

MT-TK (NC_12920.1)

heteroplasmic variant:

m.8344A>G (tRNA Lys)

Known pathogenic

(PP5, PS3, PM2, PP3)

MERRF (545000), maternal

WES

MT-073

M/<16

Possible (2)

MT-ND4 (NC_012920.1)

homoplasmic* variant:

m.11778G>A, p.(Arg340His)

Known pathogenic

(PP5, PS3, PM5, PP3)

Leber optic atrophy (535000), maternal

mtDNA sequencing

MT-027

M/<16

Probable (7)

13 genes (NC_12920.1)

de novo* heteroplasmic variant:

m.6068_11956del

Novel pathogenic

(PVS1, PM2, PM6, PM1)

KSS (530000), sporadic

mtDNA del/dup analysis

nDNA variants

MT-056

F/<16

Definite (8)

SURF1 (NM_003172.4)

homozygous* variant:

c.845_846del, p.(Ser282CysfsTer9)

Known pathogenic

(PVS1, PP5, PM2)

Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency, nuclear type 1 (256000), AR

WES

MT-024

F/<16

Probable (7)

TRMU (NM_018006.5)

homozygous* variant:

c.835G>A, p.(Val279Met),

Known likely pathogenic

(PP5, PM2, BP1, BP6)

Liver failure, transient infantile (613070), AR

WES

MT-085

M/<16

Probable (6)

PNPLA8 (NM_001256007.3)

compound heterozygous* variants:

1. c.2269del, p.(Thr757GlnfsTer10)

2. c.2275_2276del, p.(Leu759AlafsTer4)

1. Novel pathogenic

(PVS1, PM2, PM3)

2. Known likely pathogenic

(PVS1, PM2, PM3, PP5)

Mitochondrial myopathy with lactic acidosis (251950), AR

WES

Patient with inconclusive diagnosis

MT-042

M/<16

Definite (8)

RRM2B (NM_015713.5)

heterozygous variant:

c.414_415del, p.(Tyr138Ter)

Known likely pathogenic

(PVS1, PM2)

Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 8 A (encephalomyopathic type with renal tubulopathy) or 8B (MNGIE type) (612075), AR

Targeted gene NGS

BTD (NM_001370658.1)

compound heterozygous* variants:

1. c.583C>T, p.(Leu195Phe)

2. c.1270G>C, p.(Asp424His)

1. Known likely pathogenic

(PM1, PP2, PM2, PP3, PM3, PP5)

2. Known pathogenic (PM1, PP2, PP3, PM3, PP5, BA1, BS2)

Partial biotinidase deficiency (253260), AR

Targeted gene NGS

  1. * The de novo, homozygous or compound heterozygous origin of the variant was confirmed by testing the parients. Abbreviations: AD – autosomal dominant, AR – autosomal recessive, F – female, M – male, MDC – mitochondrial disease criteria, MELAS - Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, MERRF - Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, KSS - Kearns-Sayre syndrome, NGS – next generation sequencing, WES – whole exome sequencing