Lipodystrophy_Lipoatrophy

Gene: PRIM1

Green List (high evidence)

PRIM1 (DNA primase subunit 1, Ensemblv115)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000198056
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000198056
OMIM: 176635, ClinGen, DECIPHER
PRIM1 is in 6 panels

2 reviews

Bryony Thompson (Royal Melbourne Hospital)

Green List (high evidence)

Now 8 cases from 6 families reported with a variable syndromic immunodeficiency
Created: 10 Nov 2024, 3:27 p.m.

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
primordial dwarfism-immunodeficiency-lipodystrophy syndrome MONDO:0859276

Publications

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

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- PMID: 33060134 (2020) - From a cohort of 220 families with microcephalic dwarfism spectrum disorders (OFC ≤−4 SD; height ≤−2 SD), three families (4 individuals) were identified with the same homozygous intronic variant (c.638+36C>G) in PRIM1. This variant was present in gnomAD in 2 individuals across all populations, but only in a heterozygous state. Haplotype analysis indicated that all three families share a distant common ancestor - i.e. confirmed founder variant.
Authors subsequently identified a single individual with compound heterozygous PRIM1 variants (c.103+1G>T, c.901T>C) from the DDD study, who also presented microcephaly and short stature (OFC ≤−3 SD; height ≤−3 SD).

Clinical overlap was evident in all 5 individuals, presenting extreme pre- and postnatal growth restriction, severe microcephaly (OFC −6.0 ± 1.5 SD) with simplified gyri appearance, hypothyroidism, hypo/agammaglobulinaemia, and lymphopaenia accompanied by intermittent anaemia/thrombocytopaenia. All had chronic respiratory symptoms, and four died in early childhood from respiratory or GI infections.

Lipodystrophy was part of the phenotype.

Functional studies demonstrated reduced PRIM1 protein levels, replication fork defects and prolonged S-phase duration in PRIM1-deficient cells. The resulting delay to the cell cycle and inability to sustain sufficient cell proliferation provides a likely mechanism for the presenting phenotype.
Sources: Literature
Created: 15 Aug 2022, 7:42 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Primordial dwarfism-immunodeficiency-lipodystrophy syndrome, MIM# 620005

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • Literature
Phenotypes
  • Primordial dwarfism-immunodeficiency-lipodystrophy syndrome, MONDO:0859276
OMIM
176635
ClinGen
PRIM1
DECIPHER
PRIM1
Clinvar variants
Variants in PRIM1
Penetrance
None
Publications
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13 Aug 2026, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Phenotypes for gene: PRIM1 were changed from Primordial dwarfism-immunodeficiency-lipodystrophy syndrome, MIM# 620005 to Primordial dwarfism-immunodeficiency-lipodystrophy syndrome, MONDO:0859276

13 Aug 2026, Gel status: 3

Set publications

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Publications for gene: PRIM1 were set to 33060134

13 Aug 2026, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Gene: prim1 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

15 Aug 2022, Gel status: 2

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: prim1 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).

15 Aug 2022, Gel status: 2

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: prim1 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).

15 Aug 2022, Gel status: 1

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance, Set publications, Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: PRIM1 was added gene: PRIM1 was added to Lipodystrophy_Lipoatrophy. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: PRIM1 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Publications for gene: PRIM1 were set to 33060134 Phenotypes for gene: PRIM1 were set to Primordial dwarfism-immunodeficiency-lipodystrophy syndrome, MIM# 620005 Review for gene: PRIM1 was set to AMBER