De novo truncation variants in the low-complexity C-terminal region of XRN1 are associated with a dominant form of lethal infantile mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
Liana N. Semcesen, Lucie S Taylor, Leah E. Frajman, Marisa W. Friederich, Andrew Michael Frey, Stefan J. Siira, Daniella Helena Hock, Tegan L. Stait, Sila Hopton, Yoshihito Kishita, Queenie K.‐G. Tan, Vandana Shashi, Muriel Holder-Espinasse, Hugh A. Lemonde, Kay Metcalfe, , Alison G. Compton
The paper identifies de novo truncating variants in XRN1's C-terminal region causing lethal infantile mitochondrial cardiomyopathy by disrupting its interaction with EDC4.
medRxiv · Jan 11, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine