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BabyScreen+ newborn screening

Gene: PRKAR1A

Green List (high evidence)

PRKAR1A (protein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000108946
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000108946
OMIM: 188830, Gene2Phenotype
PRKAR1A is in 15 panels

1 review

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Green List (high evidence)

Rated as 'strong actionability' in paediatric patients by ClinGen, principally due to benefit from early detection of cardiac myxomas through surveillance.

CNC is associated with skin pigmentary abnormalities, myxomas, endocrine tumors or overactivity, and schwannomas.

Lentigines are the most common presenting feature of CNC and may be present at birth. Typically, they increase in number at puberty, fade after the fourth decade, but may still be evident in the eighth decade. Cutaneous myxomas appear between birth and the fourth decade. Cardiac myxomas may occur at a young age. Breast myxomas occur in females after puberty. Males and females may develop nipple myxomas at any age. In a minority of individuals, PPNAD presents in the first two to three years; in the majority, it presents in the second or third decade. LCCSCT often present in the first decade. Signs and symptoms of CNC may be present at birth, but the median age of diagnosis is 20 years. Most patients with CNC present with a mild increase in GH. However, clinically evident acromegaly is a relatively frequent manifestation of CNC, occurring in approximately 10% of adults at the time of presentation. Most individuals with CNC have a normal life span. However, because some die at an early age, the average life expectancy for individuals with CNC is 50 years. Causes of death include complications of cardiac myxoma (myxoma emboli, cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia, and surgical intervention), metastatic or intracranial PMS, thyroid carcinoma, and metastatic pancreatic and testicular tumors.

The only preventive measure in an asymptomatic individual is surgical removal of a heart tumor (cardiac myxoma) prior to the development of heart dysfunction, stroke, or other embolism. Cardiac myxomas should be diagnosed early through regular screening.

Development of metabolic abnormalities from Cushing syndrome or arthropathy and other complications from acromegaly may be prevented by medical or surgical treatment of the respective endocrine manifestations.

The overall penetrance of CNC in those with a PRKAR1A pathogenic variant is greater than 95% by age 50 years. 30-60% have cardiac myxomas.
Created: 29 Dec 2022, 9:51 p.m. | Last Modified: 29 Dec 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Panel Version: 0.1748

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Carney complex, type 1, MIM# 160980

History Filter Activity

17 Jan 2023, Gel status: 3

Removed Tag

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Tag for review was removed from gene: PRKAR1A.

29 Dec 2022, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Phenotypes for gene: PRKAR1A were changed from Acrodysostosis 1, with or without hormone resistance, MIM# 101800; Carney complex, type 1, MIM# 160980; Myxoma, intracardiac, MIM# 255960; Pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, primary, 1, MIM# 610489 to Carney complex, type 1, MIM# 160980

29 Dec 2022, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Gene: prkar1a has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

29 Dec 2022, Gel status: 1

Added Tag, Added Tag, Added Tag

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Tag for review tag was added to gene: PRKAR1A. Tag cancer tag was added to gene: PRKAR1A. Tag treatable tag was added to gene: PRKAR1A.

23 Dec 2022, Gel status: 1

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Gene: prkar1a has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).

23 Dec 2022, Gel status: 1

Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Phenotypes for gene: PRKAR1A were changed from Carney complex to Acrodysostosis 1, with or without hormone resistance, MIM# 101800; Carney complex, type 1, MIM# 160980; Myxoma, intracardiac, MIM# 255960; Pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, primary, 1, MIM# 610489

23 Dec 2022, Gel status: 1

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Gene: prkar1a has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).

18 Sep 2022, Gel status: 3

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance, Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

gene: PRKAR1A was added gene: PRKAR1A was added to gNBS. Sources: BabySeq Category A gene,Expert Review Green Mode of inheritance for gene: PRKAR1A was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted Phenotypes for gene: PRKAR1A were set to Carney complex