ObjectiveTo study genotype–phenotype spectrum of triple A syndrome (TAS).MethodsRetrospective chart analysis of Indian TAS patients (cohort 1, n = 8) and review of genotyped TAS cases reported in world literature (cohort 2, n = 133, 68 publications).ResultsMedian age at presentation was 4.75 years (range: 4–10) and 5 years (range: 1–42) for cohorts 1 and 2, respectively. Alacrima, adrenal insufficiency (AI), achalasia and neurological dysfunction (ND) were seen in 8/8, 8/8, 7/8 and 4/8 patients in cohort 1, and in 99, 91, 93 and 79% patients in cohort 2, respectively. In both cohorts, alacrima was present since birth while AI and achalasia manifested before ND. Mineralocorticoid deficiency (MC) was uncommon (absent in cohort 1, 12.5% in cohort 2). In cohort 1, splice-site mutation in exon 1 (p.G14Vfs*45) was commonest, followed by a deletion in exon 8 (p.S255Vfs*36). Out of 65 mutations in cohort 2, 14 were recurrent and five exhibited regional clustering. AI was more prevalent, more often a presenting feature, and was diagnosed at younger age in T group (those with truncating mutations) as compared to NT (non-truncating mutations) group. ND was more prevalent, more common a presenting feature, with later age at onset in NT as compared to T group.ConclusionClinical profile of our patients is similar to that of patients worldwide. Alacrima is the earliest and most consistent finding. MC deficiency is uncommon. Some recurrent mutations show regional clustering. p.G14Vfs*45 and p.S255Vfs*36 account for majority of AAAS mutations in our cohort. Phenotype of T group differs from that of NT group and merits future research.

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Purpose: There is limited data regarding Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome (PSIS) from India. Moreover, the pathophysiological link between perinatal events and PSIS is unclear. We aim to elucidate the predictors of PSIS among patients with growth hormone de ciency (GHD) and perinatal events in PSIS by comparing cohorts of PSIS and genetically proven GHD without PSIS.Methods: Among 179 GHD patients, 56 PSIS and 70 genetically positive GHD (52-GHRHR, 15-POU1F1, and 3-PROP1) patients were included. Perinatal events, clinical anomalies, pituitary hormone de ciency, and imaging ndings were recorded. We compared subgroup of PSIS-isolated GHD (PSIS-IGHD) with GHRHR-IGHD and subgroup of PSIS-combined pituitary hormone de ciency (PSIS-CPHD) with POU1F1/PROP1-CPHD.Results: PSIS patients (45 males, median age: 12.5 years) most commonly presented with short stature. At last follow up (median age: 17.35 years), gonadal (during pubertal-age), thyroid and cortisol axes were affected in 81.6%, 62.5%, and 62.5%. 10/13 (77%) of PSIS children with initial IGHD diagnosis manifested hypogonadism during pubertal age. Male predominance, sporadic presentation, clinical anomalies were signi cantly higher in both PSIS subgroups than the respective genetic subgroups. Breech presentation was higher in PSIS-CPHD than POU1F1/PROP1-CPHD (44.4% vs 5.5%, p=0.004). Neonatal hypoglycemia (22% vs. 0%, p=0.05) and jaundice (42 vs. 5%, p=0.004) were higher in PSIS-CPHD than PSIS-IGHD.Conclusion: Later age at presentation and frequent hypogonadism were observed in our PSIS cohort. Male sex, sporadic presentation, clinical anomalies, and breech presentation predicted PSIS at presentation. Breech presentation in PSIS is likely due to stalk interruption rather than hormonal de ciency.

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Objective: To evaluate the pathogenic role of few benign variants and hypomorphic pathogenic variants in SRD5A2 Design and methods: We retrospectively analyzed phenotype and genotype in 23 Indian patients with genetically proven steroid 5α-reductase 2 (SRD5A2) deficiency. The interactions of the SRD5A2 enzymes resulting due to the most common benign variant (p.Val89Leu), the most common (hypomorphic) pathogenic variant (p.Arg246Gln) and the double variants ( p.Val89Leu and p.Arg246Gln) in SRD5A2 were compared with that of the wild-type enzyme (WT) by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Results: The majority (n=19, 82.61%) of patients presented for atypical genitalia and had male gender identity (16/20). Including the two novel ones (p.Leu83Pro, p.Ala28Leufs*103), a total of nine different pathogenic variants were observed. p.Arg246Gln was the most common pathogenic variant (n=12). Homozygous p.Arg246Gln (n=9) variant was associated with milder undervirilization (Sinnecker score of ≤3a: 8/9 vs 6/14, p=0.04) and had concurrent homozygous p.Val89Leu in all patients. Interestingly, asymptomatic fathers of two index patients were homozygous for p.Arg246Gln which questioned the pathogenicity of the variation as a sole factor. Unlike all symptomatic homozygous p.Arg246Gln patients who were also homozygous for p.Val89Leu, asymptomatic homozygous p.Arg246Gln fathers were heterozygous for p.Val89Leu. On MD simulation SRD5A2 p.Val89Leu-Testeosterone (T) and SRD5A2 p.Arg246Gln-T complexes, but not SRD5A2 p.Val89Leu and p.Arg246Gln-T complex, demonstrated close interaction between NADPH and T as that of SRD5A2 WT-T. Conclusions: p.Arg246Gln may not be pathogenic as a sole variation even in the homozygous state; additional contribution of homozygous p.Val89Leu variant may be essential for the pathogenicity of p.Arg246Gln in SRD5A2.