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Abnormalities in triad structure and function resulting in disturbed excitation-contraction coupling and Ca\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    homeostasis can contribute to disease pathology.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We analysed exome and genome sequencing data from three unrelated individuals with congenital myopathy characterised by striking facial, ocular, and bulbar involvement. We collected deep phenotypic data from the affected individuals. We analysed the RNA-seq data of one proband and performed gene expression outlier analysis in 129 samples.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The three probands had remarkably similar clinical presentation with prominent facial, ocular, and bulbar features. Disease onset was in the neonatal period with hypotonia, poor feeding, cleft palate and talipes. Muscle weakness was generalised but most prominent in the lower limbs with facial weakness also present. All patients had myopathic facies, bilateral ptosis, ophthalmoplegia and fatiguability. While muscle biopsy on light microscopy did not show any obvious morphological abnormalities, ultrastructural analysis showed slightly reduced triads, and structurally abnormal sarcoplasmic reticulum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    DNA sequencing identified three unique homozygous loss of function variants in\n                    <jats:italic>JPH1<\/jats:italic>\n                    , encoding junctophilin-1 in the three families; a stop-gain (c.354C&gt;A; p.Tyr118*) and two frameshift (c.373del p.Asp125Thrfs*30 and c.1738del; p.Leu580Trpfs*16) variants. Muscle RNA-seq showed strong downregulation of\n                    <jats:italic>JPH1<\/jats:italic>\n                    in the F3 proband.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Junctophilin-1 is critical to the formation of skeletal muscle triad junctions by connecting the sarcoplasmic reticulum and T-tubules. Our findings suggest that loss of JPH1 results in a congenital myopathy with prominent facial, bulbar and ocular involvement.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Key message<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    This study identified novel homozygous loss-of-function variants in the\n                    <jats:italic>JPH1<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene, linking them to a unique form of congenital myopathy characterised by severe facial and ocular symptoms. Our research sheds light on the critical impact on junctophilin-1 function in skeletal muscle triad junction formation and the consequences of its disruption resulting in a myopathic phenotype.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>What is already known on this topic<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Previous studies have shown that pathogenic variants in genes encoding triad proteins lead to various myopathic phenotypes, with clinical presentations often involving muscle weakness and myopathic facies. The triad structure is essential for excitation-contraction (EC) coupling and calcium homeostasis and is a key element in muscle physiology.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>What this study adds and how this study might affect research, practice or policy<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    This study establishes that homozygous loss-of-function mutations in\n                    <jats:italic>JPH1<\/jats:italic>\n                    cause a congenital myopathy predominantly affecting facial and ocular muscles. This study also provides clinical insights that may aid the clinicians in diagnosing similar genetically unresolved cases.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2024.02.10.24302480","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,12]],"date-time":"2024-02-12T07:35:25Z","timestamp":1707723325000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Loss-of-function variants in\n                  <i>JPH1<\/i>\n                  cause congenital myopathy with prominent facial involvement"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3549-558X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mridul","family":"Johari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Topf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6346-4828","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chiara","family":"Folland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Duff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4381-1909","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lein","family":"Dofash","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pilar","family":"Marti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Robertson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juan J","family":"Vilchez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anita","family":"Cairns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Harris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"Marini-Bettolo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3634-211X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gianina","family":"Ravenscroft","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Volker","family":"Straub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2024021322050787000_2024.02.10.24302480v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0012-1606(92)90065-O"},{"key":"2024021322050787000_2024.02.10.24302480v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rossi D , Pierantozzi E , Amadsun DO , Buonocore S , Rubino EM , Sorrentino V. 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