Research Article

Rapid-Onset Obesity with Hypoventilation, Hypothalamic, Autonomic Dysregulation, and Neuroendocrine Tumors (ROHHADNET) Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Table 7

Reported human candidate genes for ROHHAD/NET.

Gene Location ProteinFunction Reference Number

RAI117p11.2p.R1089XCraniofacial and nervous system developmentThaker et al. [12]

NTRK29q21.33p.P204H
Tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB),
Neuroendocrine /synaptic plasticityIze-Ludlow et al. [6]

NECDIN15q11–q13Necdin (p.V318A)Hypothalamic/respiratoryDe Pontual et al.[52]

ASCL112q23.2Human achaete-scute homolog 1 (hASH1)NeuroendocrineDe Pontual et al. [52]

PHOX2B4p13,Paired mesoderm homeobox protein 2B (NBPhox)Respiratory/autonomicIze-Ludlow et al. [6]
De Pontual et al. [52]

BDNF11p14.1Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)Neuronal development/synaptic plasticityIze-Ludlow et al.[6]
Han et al. [53]

HCRT 17q21.2HypocretinsSleep/wake regulation, energy balance, and the control of breathingBarclay et al. [51]

HCRTR11p35.2Hypocretin receptor type 1 (HcrtR1),Sleep/wake regulation, energy balance, and the control of breathingBarclay et al. [51]

HCRTR26p12.1Hypocretin receptor type 2 (HcrtR2),Sleep/wake regulation, energy balance, and the control of breathingBarclay et al. [51]

HTR1A5q12.35-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1AAppetite control, energy regulation, autonomic response to homeostatic stressRand et al. [54]

OTP5q14.1Orthopedia (Otp) homeodomain proteinHypothalamic expression, with an important role in hypothalamic cell specification in the developing hypothalamusRand et al. [54]

ADCYAP118p11.32Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide 1Maintenance of normal energy homeostasis, respiratory chemosensitivity and preventing neonatal hypoventilation at reduced body temperaturesRand et al. [54]