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CACP syndrome: identification of five novel
mutations and of the first case of UPD in the largest
European cohort
Sara Ciullini Mannurita1,10, Marina Vignoli1,10, Lucia Bianchi2, Anuela Kondi3, Valeria Gerloni4,
Luciana Breda5, Rebecca ten Cate6, Maria Alessio7, Angelo Ravelli8, Fernanda Falcini9 and Eleonora
Gambineri*,1
Camptodactyly-Arthropathy-Coxa vara-Pericarditis (CACP) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations
in PRG4 gene that encodes for proteoglycan 4, a mucin-like glycoprotein that is the major lubricant for joints and tendon
surfaces. The molecular studies reported so far have described the identification of 15 mutations associated with this syndrome
and the majority of them were found in families of Arabian origin. Here we report the molecular investigation of the largest
European cohort that comprises 13 patients, and allowed the identification of 5 novel mutations and of the first case of
CACP syndrome resulting from uniparental disomy of chromosome 1.
European Journal of Human Genetics (2014) 22, 197201; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2013.123; published online 12 June 2013
1Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Childs Health, University of Florence and Anna Meyer Childrens Hospital, Florence, Italy; 2Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-
Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy; 3Pediatrics, Centro Ospedaliero-Universitario Madre Teresa, Tirana, Albania; 4Department of Rheumatology, Hospital G. Pini, Milan, Italy;
5Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy; 6Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; 7Department of Pediatrics,
University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy; 8Istituto Giannina Gaslini and University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; 9Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology,
Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
*Correspondence: Dr E Gambineri, Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Childs Health, University of Florence and Anna Meyer Childrens Hospital, Viale G. Pieraccini 24,
Florence 50139, Italy. Tel 39 055 5662405; Fax: 39 055 4221012; E-mail: eleonora.gambineri@unifi.it
10These authors contributed equally to this work.
Received 4 March 2013; revised 29 April 2013; accepted 8 May 2013; published online 12 June 2013
CACP: genetic study on the largest European cohort
S C Mannurita et al
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Clinical manifestations Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3 Pt 4 Pt 5 Pt 6 Pt 7 Pt 8 Pt 9 Pt 10 Pt 11 Pt 12 Pt 13
Gender Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Male Female Male Male Male Male
Camptodactyly
Hands No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Feet No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes
Arthropathy
Elbows Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Wrists Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hips Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Knees Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Ankles Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes
X-ray
Joint erosions No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes
Coxa vara Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ecography
Joint effusion No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Synovial hyperplasia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Synovial fluid
Viscous NA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Honey colored NA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Low cells count NA Yes Yes Yes NA NA Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Other affected family members Sister (Pt 6) Sister (Pt 5) Sister (Pt 9) Brother (Pt 8) Brother (Pt 12) Brother (Pt 11)
Sequence analysis was as follows: initial denaturation at 95 1C for 5 min, followed by 40 cycles of
The entire coding sequence, including exonintron junctions, was amplified denaturation at 95 1C for 15 s, annealing for 60 s and extension at 72 1C for
using standard PCR conditions, with the exception of a 800 bp region of exon 15 s. Detection of the fluorescent product was carried out during the annealing
6 (c.1092-1871) because of its highly repetitive nature. Primer pairs specific for period. Data analysis was performed using the comparative Delta Delta Ct
exons 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 were taken from elsewhere,4 all other primers used in this (DDCt) method.16 The relative gene copy number was calculated by the
study can be obtained from the authors. PCR products were sequenced using expression 2DDCt.
the BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City,
CA, USA) on an automated ABI PRISM 3130 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Microsatellite analysis for UPD
Biosystems) and compared with reported reference cDNA sequence (GenBank Ten polymorphic short tandem repeat markers covering both short and long
accession no. NM_005807.3). arms of chromosome 1 were analyzed on one patients genomic DNA and on
their parents in order to investigate the parental origin of each copy of
chromosome 1. The following microsatellites were explored: D1S199, D1S220
Real-time gene-dosage analysis and D1S207 on the short arm, and D1S2344, D1S2635, D1S191, D1S2877,
Real-time quantitative PCR was performed for PRG4 exons 6 and 12 on a 7500 D1S249, D1S2827 and D1S2833 on the long arm. Forward primers were labeled
Fast Real-Time Instrument (Applied Biosystems), using SYBR Green as with 6-FAM, TET or HEX fluorescent dyes, and PCR products were analyzed on
intercalating fluorescent dye. The GAPDH gene, located on chromosome 12, a automated ABI PRISM 310 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems). Product
was used as internal reference locus. size determination was assessed with GeneScan software (Applied Biosystems).
Lymphocyte DNAs from 10 control subjects were used as reference normal
samples for the optimization of experimental conditions.
The primer sequences (available upon request) were designed using the RESULTS
Primer 3 software (http://frodo.wi.mit.edu/).15 One microliter of sample DNA A total of 13 patients were investigated for the presence of mutations
(20 ng) was added to the PCR reaction mixture containing 2 SYBR Green in the PRG4 gene coding sequence. This analysis revealed the presence
Master Mix, and 200 nmol/l forward and reverse primers in a final volume of of six mutations in nine patients (Table 2), five of which were novel
10 ml. All analyses were performed in triplicate. The PCR amplification profile mutations (Figure 1). These include a deletion of 5 bp in exon 10
N C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
c.1982_1983delCT c.3648C>A
(p.Pro661Argfs*17) c.2754_2758delGACAA (p.Tyr1216*)
(p.Lys918Asnfs*10)
c.2153delA c.3636+3A>G
(p.Lys718Argfs*194) (p.Hys1168Phefs*9)
Figure 1 Schematic representation of human lubricin. (a) Protein structure with functional domains; (b) gene structure with location of the novel mutations
identified in the present study.
Deduced mutation at
Patientsa Location Mutation at cDNA level protein level
termination codon.
Marker Chr Position Genotype Mother Genotey Father Genotype Patient Marshfield
D1S199 1p36.13 126 118 126 120 126 126 45.33 cM
D1S220 1p32.1 250 246 236 248 236 236 87.31 cM
D1S207 1p22 158 162 160 160 160 160 113.69 cM
Figure 3 Schematic representation of the paternal UPD1. The different markers used for segregation analysis are shown on the chromosome. The table
gives the position for each marker according to the banding pattern and Marshfield (cM) map, and the genotypes for both parents and the index patient.
WT, wild-type allele; MUT, mutated allele.
present study, we report the results of the molecular investigation of other studies.22 The determination of the occurrence of UPD is
PRG4 gene in the largest European cohort, which includes 13 CACP important for the parents in regard to the estimation of the
patients belonging to 10 unrelated families. recurrence risk which, in this case, is below the 25% risk for an
The clinical features exhibited by our series of patients reflect the autosomal recessive inheritance.
classical signs of the syndrome and are consistent with those reported In conclusion, this report brings new insights into CACP syn-
in previous studies, such as arthropathy of large joints in all patients drome. First of all, it represents the molecular investigation of the
described, camptodactyly and coxa vara in the majority of them, and largest European cohort of CACP patients and shows the presence of
pericarditis reported in only 20% of cases.1,21 In particular, our case several distinct novel mutations of PRG4 gene. In particular, it
series includes patients that exhibit all major clinical signs (Pt 5 of revealed the absence of a single or few recurrent mutations as
Table 1) and patients presenting only arthropathy, without campto- responsible of the phenotype, differently from other monogenic
dactyly pericarditis and coxa vara (Pt 4 of Table 1), confirming the diseases where often a single mutation is causative of the majority
clinical variability reported so far within and across families. We have of cases.23 Our results strengthen previous data obtained in CACP
identified six different sequence variants in nine subjects. One of them patients from other countries, and emphasize the existence of private
has been reported earlier as a heterozygous alteration,4 whereas five pathogenic mutations located in different exons. Thus, the analysis of
were novel mutations. the entire coding sequence of PRG4 gene is essential for the molecular
Interestingly, three of the new mutations detected were located in diagnosis of CACP syndrome, with a particular attention to the
exon 6, which accounts for 67% of the entire coding sequence and sequence investigation of exon 6 in which the majority of mutations
encodes for the large mucin-like domain. These new mutations occur. However, although PRG4 gene has to be consider the major
increase the number of variations identified in this portion of the gene linked to the onset of CACP syndrome, a clear genotype
gene, overall 14 out of 20 mutations in PRG4 occur in exon 6. This phenotype correlation has not been shown so far. Further molecular
finding strengthens the results of in vitro studies, suggesting that exon studies on large cohort of CACP patients could be useful to clarify the
6 encodes the major lubricating domain of lubricin. clinical variability of the syndrome.
Like the majority of the variations already reported, all mutations Our results indicate also that, although our patient represents a
identified in our patients are nonsense mutations, frameshift deletions unique example of CACP syndrome caused by UPD, it should be
or splicing defects that are predicted to lead to the creation of a regarded as a mode of inheritance in cases of CACP when the patient
premature termination codon and subsequently to the lack of lubricin appears homozygous for a mutation found in only one parent.
synthesis, suggesting that CACP syndrome is mainly due to the
complete absence of the proteoglycan 4 protein.
Therefore, this study shows that although the alterations identified CONFLICT OF INTEREST
are different in terms of type of mutation and localization within the The authors declare no conflict of interest.
gene, they share the same predicted effect on protein synthesis, thus
underlying the genetic homogeneity of the syndrome, which is in
contrast with the clinical variability. This observation, together with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the analysis of the different clinical manifestations of our patients and We are grateful to all the patients and their parents for their kind
in particular of two sisters harboring the same mutation (Pt 5 and cooperation. This work was supported by the Italian Ministry for University
Pt 6 of Table 1), do not allow us to describe the presence of a (MIUR; ex-60%) to EG.
phenotypegenotype correlation.
Interestingly, we found a patient with a homozygous mutation in
PRG4 gene in which additional investigations revealed complete
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