BabyScreen+ newborn screening
Gene: ITGA2B Green List (high evidence)Green List (high evidence)
Rated as 'strong actionability' in paediatric patients by ClinGen.
GT can present soon after birth with episodic mucocutaneous bleeding, purpura, petechiae, unprovoked bruising, and excessive bleeding from the umbilical stump or post-circumcision. Major bleeding complications during the neonatal period, such as ICH following delivery are rare. The clinical severity of GT tends to diminish with age, although the bleeding manifestations persist and are life-long.
Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) may be considered for patients with: moderate to severe acute bleeding; for treatment of refractory minor bleeds; for prophylaxis in patients with frequent severe bleeds; treatment during minor and major surgery; and in patients who are refractory to platelet transfusion. Some guidelines suggest utilizing rFVIIa as a first line therapy and saving platelet transfusion for more severe or non-responsive bleeds. High doses have been successful, particularly if used early and upfront. rFVIIa in a dose of =80 µg/kg at intervals of 2.5 h or less were observed to be safe and effective in nonsurgical bleeds, minor and major procedures in patients with or without antibodies, and/or refractoriness.
The International Glanzmann Thrombasthenia Registry (GTR), published in 2015, studied 184 patients with 829 bleeding episodes and 96 patients with 206 surgical interventions. rFVIIa alone was used in 124/829 bleeds and the proportion of successful treatment to stop bleeding was 91%. In patients without antibodies/refractoriness, rFVIIa, either alone or with antifibrinolytics, and platelets±antifibrinolytics were rated 100% effective for 24 minor and 4 major procedures. The lowest effectiveness of rFVIIa treatment alone was 88.9% (16/18 effective minor procedures) in refractory patients with platelet antibodies.
Desmopressin (DDAVP) may be considered as an additional treatment for mild bleeding episodes. DDAVP has been shown to be effective in many bleeding disorders, including inherited platelet function disorders. However, DDAVP efficacy among GT patients has not been established and guideline recommendations are conflicting.
Sources: ClinGenCreated: 29 Dec 2022, 7:16 a.m.
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Glanzmann thrombasthaenia 1, MIM# 273800
Gene: itga2b has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: itga2b has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
gene: ITGA2B was added gene: ITGA2B was added to gNBS. Sources: ClinGen treatable, haematological tags were added to gene: ITGA2B. Mode of inheritance for gene: ITGA2B was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: ITGA2B were set to Glanzmann thrombasthaenia 1, MIM# 273800 Review for gene: ITGA2B was set to GREEN
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Genes included in a Genomics England gene panel for a rare disease category (green list) should fit the criteria A-E outlined below.
These guidelines were developed as a combination of the ClinGen DEFINITIVE evidence for a causal role of the gene in the disease(a), and the Developmental Disorder Genotype-Phenotype (DDG2P) CONFIRMED DD Gene evidence level(b) (please see the original references provided below for full details). These help provide a guideline for expert reviewers when assessing whether a gene should be on the green or the red list of a panel.
A. There are plausible disease-causing mutations(i) within, affecting or encompassing an interpretable functional region(ii) of this gene identified in multiple (>3) unrelated cases/families with the phenotype(iii).
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B. There are plausible disease-causing mutations(i) within, affecting or encompassing cis-regulatory elements convincingly affecting the expression of a single gene identified in multiple (>3) unrelated cases/families with the phenotype(iii).
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C. As definitions A or B but in 2 or 3 unrelated cases/families with the phenotype, with the addition of convincing bioinformatic or functional evidence of causation e.g. known inborn error of metabolism with mutation in orthologous gene which is known to have the relevant deficient enzymatic activity in other species; existence of an animal model which recapitulates the human phenotype.
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D. Evidence indicates that disease-causing mutations follow a Mendelian pattern of causation appropriate for reporting in a diagnostic setting(iv).
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E. No convincing evidence exists or has emerged that contradicts the role of the gene in the specified phenotype.
(i)Plausible disease-causing mutations: Recurrent de novo mutations convincingly affecting gene function. Rare, fully-penetrant mutations - relevant genotype never, or very rarely, seen in controls. (ii) Interpretable functional region: ORF in protein coding genes miRNA stem or loop. (iii) Phenotype: the rare disease category, as described in the eligibility statement. (iv) Intermediate penetrance genes should not be included.
It’s assumed that loss-of-function variants in this gene can cause the disease/phenotype unless an exception to this rule is known. We would like to collect information regarding exceptions. An example exception is the PCSK9 gene, where loss-of-function variants are not relevant for a hypercholesterolemia phenotype as they are associated with increased LDL-cholesterol uptake via LDLR (PMID: 25911073).
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We classify loss-of-function variants as those with the following Sequence Ontology (SO) terms:
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Standardised terms were used to represent the gene-disease mode of inheritance, and were mapped to commonly used terms from the different sources. Below each of the terms is described, along with the equivalent commonly-used terms.
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease, and imprinting has not been implicated.
A variant on the paternally-inherited allele of this gene can cause the disease, if the alternate allele is imprinted (function muted).
A variant on the maternally-inherited allele of this gene can cause the disease, if the alternate allele is imprinted (function muted).
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease. This is the default used for autosomal dominant mode of inheritance where no knowledge of the imprinting status of the gene required to cause the disease is known. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal dominant, dominant, AD, DOMINANT.
A variant on both alleles of this gene is required to cause the disease. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal recessive, recessive, AR, RECESSIVE.
The disease can be caused by a variant on one or both alleles of this gene. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant, recessive or dominant, AR/AD, AD/AR, DOMINANT/RECESSIVE, RECESSIVE/DOMINANT.
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease, however a variant on both alleles of this gene can result in a more severe form of the disease/phenotype.
A variant in this gene can cause the disease in males as they have one X-chromosome allele, whereas a variant on both X-chromosome alleles is required to cause the disease in females. Mapped to the following commonly used term from different sources: X-linked recessive.
A variant in this gene can cause the disease in males as they have one X-chromosome allele. A variant on one allele of this gene may also cause the disease in females, though the disease/phenotype may be less severe and may have a later-onset than is seen in males. X-linked inactivation and mosaicism in different tissues complicate whether a female presents with the disease, and can change over their lifetime. This term is the default setting used for X-linked genes, where it is not known definitately whether females require a variant on each allele of this gene in order to be affected. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: X-linked dominant, x-linked, X-LINKED, X-linked.
The gene is in the mitochondrial genome and variants within this can cause this disease, maternally inherited. Mapped to the following commonly used term from different sources: Mitochondrial.
Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: Unknown, NA, information not provided.
For example, if the mode of inheritance is digenic, please indicate this in the comments and which other gene is involved.