Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Osteoporosis
Gene: TAPT1
1 individual from consanguineous family with typical features of classical OI, including multiple fractures, short stature, long bone deformities, reduced bone mineral density, progressive popcorn calcifications and progressive, and severe scoliosis.
The individual had a homozygous variant in TAPT1 gene (c.323T>G, p.Leu108Trp). Both parents and unaffected siblings were heterozygous carriers. Patient‐derived fibroblasts showed slightly reduced protein but not RNA levels, reduction in collagen deposition by immunofluorescence staining, and impaired assembly and unorganised collagen network.Created: 12 Nov 2025, 3:01 p.m. | Last Modified: 12 Nov 2025, 3:01 p.m.
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Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Osteochondrodysplasia, complex lethal, Symoens-Barnes-Gistelinck type (MIM#616897)
Publications
PMID: 36697720 - reports a patient with a biallelic frameshift variant in an infant with bilateral cateract, dysmorphic features, poor weight gain, and clinical symptoms reminiscent of osteogenesis imperfecta. A zebrafish knockout model showed aberrant lens development but no visible skeletal involvement.
PMID: 36652330 - identified 6 patients from 2 consanguineous families with recessive osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), severe developmental delay and neonatal progeria. All were homozygous for a deep intronic variant c.1237-52 G>A. Functional testing showed that transcription was not affected in patient fibroblasts but suggested a defect in pre-mRNA processing, resulting in an increase of TAPT1 exon 12 skipping, creating a protein-null allele, although a small amount of WT expression remained.
Rated Amber due to ? phenotype inconsistency with previous reports, and uncertainty around pathogenicity of the deep intronic variant.Created: 1 Jun 2023, 12:25 p.m. | Last Modified: 1 Jun 2023, 12:25 p.m.
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Phenotypes
Osteochondrodysplasia, complex lethal, Symoens-Barnes-Gistelinck type (MIM#616897)
Publications
Variants in this GENE are reported as part of current diagnostic practice
2 families reported with function studies showing absent or abnormal primary cillia formation. Amber/Green pending additional reports PMID: 26365339; Reported 2 consang fam (1 splice and 1 missense) with Complex Lethal Osteochondrodysplasia. Functional studies showed abnormal ciliogenesis. Tapt1b deficient zebrafish showed decreased cilial lengthCreated: 4 May 2020, 9:08 p.m. | Last Modified: 4 May 2020, 9:08 p.m.
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Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Osteochondrodysplasia, complex lethal, Symoens-Barnes-Gistelinck type (MIM#616897)
Publications
Gene: tapt1 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Publications for gene: TAPT1 were set to 26365339
Gene: tapt1 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).
Phenotypes for gene: TAPT1 were changed from to Osteochondrodysplasia, complex lethal, Symoens-Barnes-Gistelinck type (MIM#616897)
Publications for gene: TAPT1 were set to
Mode of inheritance for gene: TAPT1 was changed from BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Mode of inheritance for gene: TAPT1 was changed from Unknown to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Gene: tapt1 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).
gene: TAPT1 was added gene: TAPT1 was added to Osteogenesis imperfecta_VCGS. Sources: Expert Review Green,Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Mode of inheritance for gene: TAPT1 was set to Unknown