Mutations in genes encoding ribonuclease H2 subunits cause Aicardi-Goutières syndrome and mimic congenital viral brain infection

Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS) is an autosomal recessive neurological disorder, the clinical and immunological features of which parallel those of congenital viral infection. Here we define the composition of the human ribonuclease H2 enzyme complex and show that AGS can result from mutations in t...

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Published inNature genetics Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 910 - 916
Main Authors Bonthron, David T, Goizet, Cyril, Déry, Catherine, Woods, C Geoffrey, Ali, Manir, Weschke, Bernhard, Jackson, Andrew P, Voit, Thomas, King, Mary D, Baumann, Clarisse, Till, Marianne, Quarrell, Oliver W, Crow, Yanick J, Cau, Daniel, Lacombe, Didier, Lyall, Hermione, Lanzi, Giovanni, Stephenson, John B P, Griffith, Elen, Garner, Anna, Parmar, Rekha, Lebon, Pierre, McKeown, Carole, Rogers, R Curtis, Hayward, Bruce E, Babul-Hirji, Riyana, Bertini, Enrico, Martínez-Frías, María Luisa, Monier, Anne, Leitch, Andrea, Rittey, Christopher D, Semple, Colin, Aicardi, Jean, Chitayat, David, Tolmie, John L, Ponting, Chris P, Baxter, Peter, Tacke, Uta, Mathieu, Michèle, Sanchis, Amparo, Tomlin, Pam, Oade, Yvette, Klepper, Joerg, Fazzi, Elisa, Chandler, Kate E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.08.2006
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Summary:Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS) is an autosomal recessive neurological disorder, the clinical and immunological features of which parallel those of congenital viral infection. Here we define the composition of the human ribonuclease H2 enzyme complex and show that AGS can result from mutations in the genes encoding any one of its three subunits. Our findings demonstrate a role for ribonuclease H in human neurological disease and suggest an unanticipated relationship between ribonuclease H2 and the antiviral immune response that warrants further investigation.
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ISSN:1061-4036
1546-1718
DOI:10.1038/ng1842