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ArticleEpilepsia2025

Familial SYNGAP1 variants define the boundaries of a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with epilepsy.

Alicia G Harrison, Jan H Magielski, Ian McSalley, Shiva Ganesan, Anna J Prentice, Kristin G Cunningham, Samuel R Pierce, Michael J Boland, Benjamin L Prosser, Ingo Helbig and 1 more

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Alicia G HarrisonDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jan H MagielskiDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ian McSalleyDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shiva GanesanDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Anna J PrenticeDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kristin G CunninghamCenter for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Samuel R PierceCenter for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael J BolandCenter for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Benjamin L ProsserCenter for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3696-9131
Ingo HelbigDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jillian L McKeeDivision of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9724-0403

Funding

A computational phenotyping approach to characterize neurogenetic disordersR01NS131512 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Ingo Helbig · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Subgroup delineation in genetic epilepsies and developmental brain disordersR01NS127830 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Ingo Helbig · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Joint analysis of genomic and electronic medical record data to assess outcomes and drug response in pediatric epilepsiesK02NS112600 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI HELBIG, INGO · 2020 to 2024
$963k
American Academy of NeurologyAmerican Brain FoundationAmerican Epilepsy SocietyCenter for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD)National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke R01 NS127830-01A1National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke R01 NS131512-01NINDS NIH HHS K02 NS112600NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS127830NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS131512Pediatric Epilepsy Research FoundationsSynGAP Research Fundthe Epilepsy Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSYNGAP1-related disorders are common neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, intellectual disability, and a range of generalized seizure types. Disease-causing variants in SYNGAP1 typically occur de novo. This study aims to characterize inherited cases of SYNGAP1-related disorders.

methodsHere we report three families including eight total individuals with inherited, protein-truncating variants in SYNGAP1, recruited through a natural history study. In two of the families, the proband inherited their pathogenic variant from a heterozygous parent. In the remaining family, the variant was inherited from a mosaic parent. This study additionally reports two families with inherited missense variants classified as variants of uncertain significance, which are not clearly diagnostic at this time.

resultsPhenotypes in affected children and parents included both typical and attenuated SYNGAP1 presentations, including a single individual with a mosaic SYNGAP1 variant who was clinically unaffected. Among the individuals with protein-truncating variants, generalized epilepsy was observed in six individuals, autism spectrum disorder in two individuals, and developmental delay or intellectual disability in all individuals with germline variants. SIGNIFICANCE: We demonstrate that SYNGAP1-related disorder can occur in families and that clinical presentations of familial cases are not limited to milder phenotypes. We estimate that 3% of cases of SYNGAP1-related disorder are inherited. Recognition of familial SYNGAP1-related disorders delineates edge cases of a relatively common neurodevelopmental disorder and has implications for variant interpretation and clinical practice.

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EpilepsyNeurodevelopmental Disordersras GTPase-Activating ProteinsAdolescentAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderChildChild, PreschoolDevelopmental DisabilitiesFemaleHumansIntellectual DisabilityMalePedigreePhenotyperas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSYNGAP1 protein, humanACMG variant classificationdevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathyeyelid myocloniageneralized epilepsysynapse disordersSYNGAP1

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PMID40407699
PMCPMC12359701

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