DeepGestalt analysis of the SETD5-associated intellectual disability syndrome

Abstract

Aim: This is the first computer-assisted study focused on the craniofacial features of the intellectual disability (ID)/developmental delay (DD) syndrome related to haploinsufficiency of the SETD5 gene (SET domain-containing protein 5, MIM#615743), which is a chromatin regulator. The purpose of this novel research is to better delineate the facial phenotype of this condition and identify the associated dysmorphic features to consider for clinical diagnosis.

Methods: A total of 18 2D frontal images of previously published pediatric individuals (aged 1-14 years, Caucasian ethnicity) with SETD5 mutations (SETD5, cohort 1) were uploaded to the RESEARCH application of the Face2Gene online platform (V.19.1.3) (FDNA Inc., Boston, MA, USA). Images from this group of patients were compared with 36 photos of individuals with two other known chromatin disorders, specifically KBG (KBGS, cohort 2, 18 images) and Koolen-de Vries syndromes (KdVS, cohort 3, 18 images), which share with the SETD5-related ID syndrome a very similar facial gestalt and peculiar dysmorphisms. An additional cohort of 18 unaffected controls that were matched for age and ethnicity (Ctrl., controls, cohort 4) was also included in the comparison experiment.

Results: Results obtained from the binary comparison analysis were expressed in terms of Area Under the Curve and its Receiver Operating Characteristic curve for aggregated splits. A high facial overlap between the SETD5-related phenotype and KBGS was demonstrated. Other conditions considered for the study were well recognized by the system and differentiated using the unaffected controls.

Conclusion: This study confirms the presence of distinctive dysmorphic features that characterize the SETD5-related facial phenotype, providing observations about its possible role in facial morphogenesis.

Keywords

SETD5 / dysmorphisms / intellectual disability / chromatin / Face2Gene

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