PPP2R5DProtein phosphatase 2, regulatory subunit B', delta

SFARI Gene score

Four de novo missense variants in the PPP2R5D gene were identified in seven unrelated patients with developmental delay/intellectual disability; five of these patients also presented with ASD (Shang et al., 2015). Two of the de novo PPP2R5D missense variants that were found in ASD cases in this report (p.Glu198Lys and p.Glu200Lys) have been previously identified in patients with intellectual disability (Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study, 2015; Loveday et al., 2015) and have been experimentally shown to result in reduced binding to the A and C subunits of protein phosphatase 2A (Houge et al., 2015). In addition to developmental delay/intellectual disability and, in some cases, ASD, individuals with PPP2R5D mutations frequently exhibit syndromic features including overgrowth, facial dysmorphism, and additional congenital anomalies. De novo variants in the PPP2R5D gene (one frameshift, one benign missense) have been identified in SSC probands (Iossifov et al., 2015), although no additional phenotypic information for these probands is available.

criteria met

See SFARI Gene'scoring criteria

The literature is replete with relatively small studies of candidate genes, using either common or rare variant approaches, which do not reach the criteria set out for categories 1 and 2. Genes that had two such lines of supporting evidence were placed in category 3, and those with one line of evidence were placed in category 4. Some additional lines of "accessory evidence" (indicated as 'acc" in the score cards) could also boost a gene from category 4 to 3.

The syndromic category includes mutations that are associated with a substantial degree of increased risk and consistently linked to additional characteristics not required for an ASD diagnosis. If there is independent evidence implicating a gene in idiopathic ASD, it will be listed as "#S" (e.g., 2S, 3S, etc.). If there is no such independent evidence, the gene will be listed simply as "S."

04-01-2017