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Hunter JM, Kiefer J, Balak CD, Jooma S, Ahearn ME, Hall JG, Baumbach-Reardon L. Review of X-linked syndromes with arthrogryposis or early contractures-aid to diagnosis and pathway identification. Am J Med Genet A 2015; 167A:931-73. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Jesse M. Hunter
- Integrated Functional Cancer Genomics; Translational Genomics Research Institute; Phoenix Arizona
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- Knowledge Mining; Translational Genomics Research Institute; Phoenix Arizona
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- Integrated Functional Cancer Genomics; Translational Genomics Research Institute; Phoenix Arizona
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- Integrated Functional Cancer Genomics; Translational Genomics Research Institute; Phoenix Arizona
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- Integrated Functional Cancer Genomics; Translational Genomics Research Institute; Phoenix Arizona
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- Departments of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics; University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital Vancouver; British Columbia Canada
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- Integrated Functional Cancer Genomics; Translational Genomics Research Institute; Phoenix Arizona
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Abstract
A rare disease is defined as a condition that affects less than 1 in 2000 individuals. Currently more than 7000 rare diseases have been documented, and most are thought to be of genetic origin. Rare diseases primarily affect children, and congenital craniofacial syndromes and disorders constitute a significant proportion of rare diseases, with over 700 having been described to date. Modeling craniofacial disorders in animal models has been instrumental in uncovering the etiology and pathogenesis of numerous conditions and in some cases has even led to potential therapeutic avenues for their prevention. In this chapter, we focus primarily on two general classes of rare disorders, ribosomopathies and ciliopathies, and the surprising finding that the disruption of fundamental, global processes can result in tissue-specific craniofacial defects. In addition, we discuss recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of an extremely rare and specific craniofacial condition known as syngnathia, based on the first mouse models for this condition. Approximately 1% of all babies are born with a minor or major developmental anomaly, and individuals suffering from rare diseases deserve the same quality of treatment and care and attention to their disease as other patients.
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- Annita Achilleos
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
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Saari J, Lovell MA, Yu HC, Bellus GA. Compound heterozygosity for a frame shift mutation and a likely pathogenic sequence variant in the planar cell polarity—ciliogenesis gene WDPCP in a girl with polysyndactyly, coarctation of the aorta, and tongue hamartomas. Am J Med Genet A 2014; 167A:421-7. [PMID: 25427950 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We report on a young girl with polysyndactyly, coarctation of the aorta, and tongue hamartomas. These features are similar to those reported in individuals with variant forms of orofaciodigital syndrome known as congenital heart defects, hamartomas of the tongue and polysyndactly (CHDHTP: OMIM 217085) [Örstavik et al., 1992] and orocardiodigital syndrome [Digilio et al., 1996]. Whole exome sequencing revealed that she is a compound heterozygote for a frame shift mutation and a likely pathogenic sequence variant in WDPCP, a gene that regulates planar cell polarity and ciliogenesis. Results of genotyping in her parents and unaffected siblings were consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance of the mutation and the WDPCP variant. These results suggest that disruption of planar cell polarity and ciliogenesis may result in this unusual form of orofaciodigital syndrome.
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- Jonathan Saari
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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Watkins SE, Meyer RE, Strauss RP, Aylsworth AS. Classification, epidemiology, and genetics of orofacial clefts. Clin Plast Surg 2014; 41:149-63. [PMID: 24607185 DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Orofacial clefts (OFCs) include a broad range of facial conditions that differ in cause and disease burden. In the published literature, there is substantial ambiguity in both terminology and classification of OFCs. This article discusses the terminology and classification of OFCs and the epidemiology of OFCs. Demographic, environmental, and genetic risk factors for OFCs are described, including suggestions for family counseling. This article enables clinicians to counsel families regarding the occurrence and recurrence of OFCs. Although much of the information is detailed, it is intended to be accessible to all health professionals for use in their clinical practices.
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- Stephanie E Watkins
- Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1700 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Birth Defects Monitoring Program, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, State Center for Health Statistics, 222 North Dawson Street, Cotton Building, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA
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- UNC Center for AIDS Research, UNC School of Dentistry, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 South Building, CB# 3000, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3000, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 7487, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7487, USA
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Fantasia JE. Syndromes with unusual dental findings or gingival components. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2014; 22:211-219. [PMID: 25172002 DOI: 10.1016/j.cxom.2014.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- John E Fantasia
- Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, 270-05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
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Amato R, Morleo M, Giaquinto L, di Bernardo D, Franco B. A network-based approach to dissect the cilia/centrosome complex interactome. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:658. [PMID: 25102769 PMCID: PMC4137083 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cilia are microtubule-based organelles protruding from almost all mammalian cells which, when dysfunctional, result in genetic disorders called "ciliopathies". High-throughput studies have revealed that cilia are composed of thousands of proteins. However, despite many efforts, much remains to be determined regarding the biological functions of this increasingly important complex organelle. RESULTS We have derived an online tool, from a systematic network-based approach to dissect the cilia/centrosome complex interactome (CCCI). The tool integrates all current available data into a model which provides an "interaction" perspective on ciliary function. We generated a network of interactions between human proteins organized into functionally relevant "communities", which can be defined as groups of genes that are both highly inter-connected and strongly co-expressed. We then combined sequence and co-expression data in order to identify the transcription factors responsible for regulating genes within their respective communities. Our analyses have discovered communities significantly specialized for delegating specific biological functions such as mRNA processing, protein translation, folding and degradation processes that had never been associated with ciliary proteins until now. CONCLUSIONS CCCI will allow us to clarify the roles of previously unknown ciliary functions, elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying ciliary-associated phenotypes, and apply our knowledge of the functional roles of relatively uncharacterized molecular entities to disease phenotypes and new clinical applications.
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy.
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Thauvin-Robinet C, Lee JS, Lopez E, Herranz-Pérez V, Shida T, Franco B, Jego L, Ye F, Pasquier L, Loget P, Gigot N, Aral B, Lopes CAM, St-Onge J, Bruel AL, Thevenon J, González-Granero S, Alby C, Munnich A, Vekemans M, Huet F, Fry AM, Saunier S, Rivière JB, Attié-Bitach T, Garcia-Verdugo JM, Faivre L, Mégarbané A, Nachury MV. The oral-facial-digital syndrome gene C2CD3 encodes a positive regulator of centriole elongation. Nat Genet 2014; 46:905-11. [PMID: 24997988 PMCID: PMC4120243 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Centrioles are microtubule-based, barrel-shaped structures that initiate the assembly of centrosomes and cilia. How centriole length is precisely set remains elusive. The microcephaly protein CPAP (also known as MCPH6) promotes procentriole growth, whereas the oral-facial-digital (OFD) syndrome protein OFD1 represses centriole elongation. Here we uncover a new subtype of OFD with severe microcephaly and cerebral malformations and identify distinct mutations in two affected families in the evolutionarily conserved C2CD3 gene. Concordant with the clinical overlap, C2CD3 colocalizes with OFD1 at the distal end of centrioles, and C2CD3 physically associates with OFD1. However, whereas OFD1 deletion leads to centriole hyperelongation, loss of C2CD3 results in short centrioles without subdistal and distal appendages. Because C2CD3 overexpression triggers centriole hyperelongation and OFD1 antagonizes this activity, we propose that C2CD3 directly promotes centriole elongation and that OFD1 acts as a negative regulator of C2CD3. Our results identify regulation of centriole length as an emerging pathogenic mechanism in ciliopathies.
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- Christel Thauvin-Robinet
- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Centre de Référence Maladies Rares "Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs" de l'Est, Centre de Génétique et Pédiatrie 1, Hôpital d'Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France. [3]
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- 1] Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA. [2]
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- 1] Laboratorio de Neurobiología Comparada, Instituto Cavanilles, Universitat de València, Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Valencia, Spain. [2] Unidad Mixta de Esclerosis Múltiple y Neurorregeneración, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital La Fe, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- 1] Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy. [2] Department of Medical Translational Sciences, Division of Pediatrics, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Centre de Référence Maladies Rares "Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs" de l'Ouest, Unité Fonctionnelle de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie-Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rennes, Rennes, France
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Plateau Technique de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Plateau Technique de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Plateau Technique de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Centre de Référence Maladies Rares "Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs" de l'Est, Centre de Génétique et Pédiatrie 1, Hôpital d'Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- 1] Laboratorio de Neurobiología Comparada, Instituto Cavanilles, Universitat de València, Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Valencia, Spain. [2] Unidad Mixta de Esclerosis Múltiple y Neurorregeneración, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital La Fe, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- 1] INSERM U781, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France. [2] Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut IMAGINE, Paris, France
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- 1] INSERM U781, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France. [2] Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut IMAGINE, Paris, France. [3] Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- 1] INSERM U781, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France. [2] Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut IMAGINE, Paris, France. [3] Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Centre de Référence Maladies Rares "Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs" de l'Est, Centre de Génétique et Pédiatrie 1, Hôpital d'Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- 1] Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut IMAGINE, Paris, France. [2] INSERM, UMRS 1163, Laboratory of Inherited Kidney Diseases, Paris, France
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Plateau Technique de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- 1] INSERM U781, Institut IMAGINE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France. [2] Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut IMAGINE, Paris, France. [3] Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- 1] Laboratorio de Neurobiología Comparada, Instituto Cavanilles, Universitat de València, Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Valencia, Spain. [2] Unidad Mixta de Esclerosis Múltiple y Neurorregeneración, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital La Fe, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- 1] Equipe d'Accueil 4271 Génétique des Anomalies du Développement, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. [2] Centre de Référence Maladies Rares "Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs" de l'Est, Centre de Génétique et Pédiatrie 1, Hôpital d'Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Unité de Génétique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Del Giudice E, Macca M, Imperati F, D'Amico A, Parent P, Pasquier L, Layet V, Lyonnet S, Stamboul-Darmency V, Thauvin-Robinet C, Franco B. CNS involvement in OFD1 syndrome: a clinical, molecular, and neuroimaging study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014; 9:74. [PMID: 24884629 PMCID: PMC4113190 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-9-74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background Oral-facial-digital type 1 syndrome (OFD1; OMIM 311200) belongs to the expanding group of disorders ascribed to ciliary dysfunction. With the aim of contributing to the understanding of the role of primary cilia in the central nervous system (CNS), we performed a thorough characterization of CNS involvement observed in this disorder. Methods A cohort of 117 molecularly diagnosed OFD type I patients was screened for the presence of neurological symptoms and/or cognitive/behavioral abnormalities on the basis of the available information supplied by the collaborating clinicians. Seventy-one cases showing CNS involvement were further investigated through neuroimaging studies and neuropsychological testing. Results Seventeen patients were molecularly diagnosed in the course of this study and five of these represent new mutations never reported before. Among patients displaying neurological symptoms and/or cognitive/behavioral abnormalities, we identified brain structural anomalies in 88.7%, cognitive impairment in 68%, and associated neurological disorders and signs in 53% of cases. The most frequently observed brain structural anomalies included agenesis of the corpus callosum and neuronal migration/organisation disorders as well as intracerebral cysts, porencephaly and cerebellar malformations. Conclusions Our results support recent published findings indicating that CNS involvement in this condition is found in more than 60% of cases. Our findings correlate well with the kind of brain developmental anomalies described in other ciliopathies. Interestingly, we also described specific neuropsychological aspects such as reduced ability in processing verbal information, slow thought process, difficulties in attention and concentration, and notably, long-term memory deficits which may indicate a specific role of OFD1 and/or primary cilia in higher brain functions.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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McKinnie JE, Abdullah AN, Ramanathan J. Anesthetic considerations in a parturient with oral-facial-digital syndrome and repaired tetralogy of Fallot with left ventricular dysfunction. Int J Obstet Anesth 2014; 23:182-5. [PMID: 24631061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2013.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Oral-Facial-Digital syndrome or Mohr syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by malformations of face, oral cavity, laryngeal structures, trachea, and digits, muscular-skeletal abnormalities, and congenital cardiac defects. In this case report, we describe the anesthetic management of a parturient with Oral-Facial-Digital syndrome type II and repaired tetralogy of Fallot with left ventricular dysfunction.
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- J E McKinnie
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
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Síndrome oro-facio-digital tipo ii : caso clínico y diagnóstico diferencial. An Pediatr (Barc) 2014; 80:e71-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Baker LA, Agim NG. Nevus comedonicus in oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1: a new finding or overlapping syndromes? Pediatr Dermatol 2014; 31:e48-51. [PMID: 24517846 DOI: 10.1111/pde.12278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We report a patient with oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFDS1) who exhibited features overlapping those of nevus comedonicus syndrome, an unusual presentation that may potentially represent a new variant of OFDS1. OFDS1 and nevus comedonicus syndrome represent two rare syndromes with numerous overlapping features that have yet to be described in relation to one another. The features present in our patient led us to propose the possibility of a new variant of OFDS1 in which nevus comedonicus represents a cutaneous manifestation of the syndrome. Knowledge of this potential relationship is important for identification and management of the syndromes' accompanying manifestations in affected patients and may offer further insight into crossroads of pathogenesis.
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- Lauren A Baker
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
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Genetic factors play an important etiologic role in destructive periodontal diseases. There have been reports that sex chromosomes, especially disorders associated with the X chromosome, affect periodontal health. Although numerous X-linked diseases have been reported to be associated with various periodontal diseases, the association of gingivitis and/or periodontitis with these genetic syndromes should be considered tenuous and raises the question of whether the periodontal manifestation truly arises from an underlying X-linked genetic etiology. A brief overview of genetics in relation to sex chromosomes and putative X-linked genetic periodontal diseases is given.
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Primary cilia are generally solitary organelles that emanate from the surface of almost all vertebrate cell types. Until recently, details regarding the function of these structures were lacking; however, extensive evidence now suggests that primary cilia have critical roles in sensing the extracellular environment, and in coordinating developmental and homeostatic signalling pathways. Furthermore, disruption of these functions seems to underlie a diverse spectrum of disorders, known as primary ciliopathies. These disorders are characterized by wide-ranging clinical and genetic heterogeneity, but with substantial overlap among distinct conditions. Indeed, ciliopathies are associated with a large variety of manifestations that often include distinctive neurological findings. Herein, we review neurological features associated with primary ciliopathies, highlight genotype-phenotype correlations, and discuss potential mechanisms underlying these findings.
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Shimojima K, Shimada S, Sugawara M, Yoshikawa N, Niijima S, Urao M, Yamamoto T. Challenges in genetic counseling because of intra-familial phenotypic variation of oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2013; 53:155-9. [PMID: 24712474 DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2012.00384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFD1; MIM 311200) is characterized by multiple anomalies of the oral cavity, face and digits. We report a family with OFD1, where two female siblings and their mother shared the same mutation of the responsible gene (OFD1) c.1193_1196delAATC. Phenotypic variability was observed among them; the mother showed minimal features of OFD1, whereas her two daughters showed partial features and the full spectrum of OFD1, respectively. Thus, OFD1 was suspected only after a health check-up during pregnancy of the second patient showing fetal brain anomaly and maternal polycystic kidney. For these reasons, there was a delay in the recognition of OFD1 in this family. Patients with OFD1 show phenotypic variability, which poses challenges for genetic counseling.
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- Keiko Shimojima
- Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Adly N, Alhashem A, Ammari A, Alkuraya FS. Ciliary genes TBC1D32/C6orf170 and SCLT1 are mutated in patients with OFD type IX. Hum Mutat 2013; 35:36-40. [PMID: 24285566 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Clinical syndromes caused by defects in the primary cilium are heterogeneous but there are recurrent phenotypic manifestations that define them as a collective group known as ciliopathies. Dozens of genes have been linked to various ciliopathies but large patient cohorts have clearly revealed the existence of additional genetic heterogeneity, which is yet to be fully appreciated. In our search for novel ciliopathy-linked genes through the study of unmapped ciliopathy phenotypes, we have identified two simplex cases with a severe ciliopathy phenotype consistent with oro-facio-digital syndrome type IX featuring midline cleft, microcephaly, and colobomatous microphathalmia/anophthalmia. In addition, there was variable presence of polydactyly, absent pituitary, and congenital heart disease. The autozygome of each index harbored a single novel truncating variant as revealed by exome sequencing, and the affected genes (SCLT1 and TBC1D32/C6orf170) have established roles in centrosomal biology and ciliogenesis. Our findings suggest a previously unrecognized role of SCLT1 and TBC1D32 in the pathogenesis of ciliopathy in humans.
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- Nouran Adly
- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Lopez E, Thauvin-Robinet C, Reversade B, Khartoufi NE, Devisme L, Holder M, Ansart-Franquet H, Avila M, Lacombe D, Kleinfinger P, Kaori I, Takanashi JI, Le Merrer M, Martinovic J, Noël C, Shboul M, Ho L, Güven Y, Razavi F, Burglen L, Gigot N, Darmency-Stamboul V, Thevenon J, Aral B, Kayserili H, Huet F, Lyonnet S, Le Caignec C, Franco B, Rivière JB, Faivre L, Attié-Bitach T. C5orf42 is the major gene responsible for OFD syndrome type VI. Hum Genet 2013; 133:367-77. [PMID: 24178751 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1385-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital syndrome type VI (OFD VI) is a recessive ciliopathy defined by two diagnostic criteria: molar tooth sign (MTS) and one or more of the following: (1) tongue hamartoma (s) and/or additional frenula and/or upper lip notch; (2) mesoaxial polydactyly of one or more hands or feet; (3) hypothalamic hamartoma. Because of the MTS, OFD VI belongs to the "Joubert syndrome related disorders". Its genetic aetiology remains largely unknown although mutations in the TMEM216 gene, responsible for Joubert (JBS2) and Meckel-Gruber (MKS2) syndromes, have been reported in two OFD VI patients. To explore the molecular cause(s) of OFD VI syndrome, we used an exome sequencing strategy in six unrelated families followed by Sanger sequencing. We identified a total of 14 novel mutations in the C5orf42 gene in 9/11 families with positive OFD VI diagnostic criteria including a severe fetal case with microphthalmia, cerebellar hypoplasia, corpus callosum agenesis, polydactyly and skeletal dysplasia. C5orf42 mutations have already been reported in Joubert syndrome confirming that OFD VI and JBS are allelic disorders, thus enhancing our knowledge of the complex, highly heterogeneous nature of ciliopathies.
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- Estelle Lopez
- Equipe d'accueil EA 4271 GAD "Génétique des Anomalies du Développement", IFR Santé STIC, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France,
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Al-Qattan MM, Al Balwi MA. The unclassified variant: c.2044AD>G, p.T682A (het.) in exon 12 of the GLI3 gene in a patient with oral-facial-digital syndrome type II (Mohr syndrome) phenotype. Gene 2013; 526:471-3. [PMID: 23732295 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The gene mutation for oral-facial digital syndrome type II (Mohr syndrome) is unknown. We describe a Saudi female infant with Mohr syndrome. An unclassified variant: c.2044 A>G, p.T682A in exon 12 of the GLI3 gene in a heterozygous state was identified in the infant. Mutation Taster (http://www.mutationtaster.org) considers this variant as "disease causing". However, when the unaffected parents were tested, the father was found to have the same variant, also in a heterozygous state. Hence, the pathogenic role of this variant seems unlikely; although apparent non-penetrance remains a possibility.
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Shamseldin H, Rajab A, Alhashem A, Shaheen R, Al-Shidi T, Alamro R, Al Harassi S, Alkuraya F. Mutations in DDX59 implicate RNA helicase in the pathogenesis of orofaciodigital syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 93:555-60. [PMID: 23972372 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Orofaciodigital syndrome (OFD) is a recognized clinical entity with core defining features in the mouth, face, and digits, in addition to various other features that have been proposed to define distinct subtypes. The three genes linked to OFD-OFD1, TMEM216, and TCTN3-play a role in ciliary biology, a finding consistent with the clinical overlap between OFD and other ciliopathies. Most autosomal-recessive cases of OFD, however, remain undefined genetically. In two multiplex consanguineous Arab families affected by OFD, we identified a tight linkage interval in chromosomal region 1q32.1. Exome sequencing revealed a different homozygous variant in DDX59 in each of the two families, and at least one of the two variants was accompanied by marked reduction in the level of DDX59. DDX59 encodes a relatively uncharacterized member of the DEAD-box-containing RNA helicase family of proteins, which are known to play a critical role in all aspects of RNA metabolism. We show that Ddx59 is highly enriched in its expression in the developing murine palate and limb buds. At the cellular level, we show that DDX59 is localized dynamically to the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Consistent with the absence of DDX59 representation in ciliome databases and our demonstration of its lack of ciliary localization, ciliogenesis appears to be intact in mutant fibroblasts but ciliary signaling appears to be impaired. Our data strongly implicate this RNA helicase family member in the pathogenesis of OFD, although the causal mechanism remains unclear.
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Oral-facial-digital syndrome type II: Transitional type between Mohr and Varadi. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMAN GENETICS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Schaefer E, Lauer J, Durand M, Pelletier V, Obringer C, Claussmann A, Braun JJ, Redin C, Mathis C, Muller J, Schmidt-Mutter C, Flori E, Marion V, Stoetzel C, Dollfus H. Mesoaxial polydactyly is a major feature in Bardet-Biedl syndrome patients with LZTFL1 (BBS17) mutations. Clin Genet 2013; 85:476-81. [PMID: 23692385 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ciliopathies are heterogeneous disorders sharing different clinical signs due to a defect at the level of the primary cilia/centrosome complex. Postaxial polydactyly is frequently reported in ciliopathies, especially in Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). Clinical features and genetic results observed in a pair of dizygotic twins with BBS are reported. The following manifestations were present: retinitis pigmentosa, bilateral insertional polydactyly, cognitive impairment and renal dysfunction. X-rays of the hands confirmed the presence of a 4th mesoaxial extra-digit with Y-shaped metacarpal bones. The sequencing of LZTFL1 identified a missense mutation (NM_020347.2: p.Leu87Pro; c.260T>C) and a nonsense mutation (p.Glu260*; c.778G>T), establishing a compound heterozygous status for the twins. A major decrease of LZTFL1 transcript and protein was observed in the patient's fibroblasts. This is the second report of LZTFL1 mutations in BBS patients confirming LZTFL1 as a BBS gene. Interestingly, the only two families reported in literature thus far with LZTFL1 mutations have in common mesoaxial polydactyly, a very uncommon feature for BBS. This special subtype of polydactyly in BBS patients is easily identified on clinical examination and prompts for priority sequencing of LZTFL1 (BBS17).
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- E Schaefer
- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, INSERM U1112, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Detailed clinical, genetic and neuroimaging characterization of OFD VI syndrome. Eur J Med Genet 2013; 56:301-8. [PMID: 23523602 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital syndrome type VI (OFD VI) is characterized by the association of malformations of the face, oral cavity and extremities, distinguished from the 12 other OFD syndromes by cerebellar and metacarpal abnormalities. Cerebellar malformations in OFD VI have been described as a molar tooth sign (MTS), thus, including OFD VI among the "Joubert syndrome related disorders" (JSRD). OFD VI diagnostic criteria have recently been suggested: MTS and one or more of the following: 1) tongue hamartoma(s) and/or additional frenula and/or upper lip notch; 2) mesoaxial polydactyly of hands or feet; 3) hypothalamic hamartoma. In order to further delineate this rare entity, we present the neurological and radiological data of 6 additional OFD VI patients. All patients presented oral malformations, facial dysmorphism and distal abnormalities including frequent polydactyly (66%), as well as neurological symptoms with moderate to severe mental retardation. Contrary to historically reported patients, mesoaxial polydactyly did not appear to be a predominant clinical feature in OFD VI. Sequencing analyzes of the 14 genes implicated in JSRD up to 2011 revealed only an OFD1 frameshift mutation in one female OFD VI patient, strengthening the link between these two oral-facial-digital syndromes and JSRD.
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Bisschoff IJ, Zeschnigk C, Horn D, Wellek B, Rieß A, Wessels M, Willems P, Jensen P, Busche A, Bekkebraten J, Chopra M, Hove HD, Evers C, Heimdal K, Kaiser AS, Kunstmann E, Robinson KL, Linné M, Martin P, McGrath J, Pradel W, Prescott KE, Roesler B, Rudolf G, Siebers-Renelt U, Tyshchenko N, Wieczorek D, Wolff G, Dobyns WB, Morris-Rosendahl DJ. Novel mutations including deletions of the entire OFD1 gene in 30 families with type 1 orofaciodigital syndrome: a study of the extensive clinical variability. Hum Mutat 2012; 34:237-47. [PMID: 23033313 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OFD1, now recognized as a ciliopathy, is characterized by malformations of the face, oral cavity and digits, and is transmitted as an X-linked condition with lethality in males. Mutations in OFD1 also cause X-linked Joubert syndrome (JBTS10) and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome type 2 (SGBS2). We have studied 55 sporadic and six familial cases of suspected OFD1. Comprehensive mutation analysis in OFD1 revealed mutations in 37 female patients from 30 families; 22 mutations have not been previously described including two heterozygous deletions spanning OFD1 and neighbouring genes. Analysis of clinical findings in patients with mutations revealed that oral features are the most reliable diagnostic criteria. A first, detailed evaluation of brain MRIs from seven patients with cognitive defects illustrated extensive variability with the complete brain phenotype consisting of complete agenesis of the corpus callosum, large single or multiple interhemispheric cysts, striking cortical infolding of gyri, ventriculomegaly, mild molar tooth malformation and moderate to severe cerebellar vermis hypoplasia. Although the OFD1 gene apparently escapes X-inactivation, skewed inactivation was observed in seven of 14 patients. The direction of skewing did not correlate with disease severity, reinforcing the hypothesis that additional factors contribute to the extensive intrafamilial variability.
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- Izak J Bisschoff
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Clinic Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Hsu YC, Hsu WC. Tongue base hamartoma in a child. J Formos Med Assoc 2012; 111:406-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Bilateral cleft lip: a potential variant form of orofaciodigital syndrome type II? J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012; 70:2669-73. [PMID: 22705220 DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Orofaciodigital syndrome is a very rare entity with X-linked dominant inheritance characterized by oral, facial, and digital anomalies. Thirteen different types have been described in the literature to date. Of these, orofaciodigital syndrome type I has the highest incidence. Renal and central nervous system malformations may accompany the oral, facial, and digital anomalies. We report a case of orofaciodigital syndrome type I in a 9-year-old girl. The patient was admitted with a complaint unrelated to the syndrome. The coexistence of an oral anomaly with a digital anomaly in this patient led us to search for other possible anomalies. Ultrasonography revealed a diagnosis of polycystic kidneys. Physicians must be mindful of the external appearance of patients with this syndrome and be aware of life-threatening anomalies possibly associated with it.
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- Baris Naiboglu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Acıbadem Necipbey sokak No 28, C/4 Kadikoy, İstanbul, Turkey.
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Poretti A, Vitiello G, Hennekam RCM, Arrigoni F, Bertini E, Borgatti R, Brancati F, D'Arrigo S, Faravelli F, Giordano L, Huisman TAGM, Iannicelli M, Kluger G, Kyllerman M, Landgren M, Lees MM, Pinelli L, Romaniello R, Scheer I, Schwarz CE, Spiegel R, Tibussek D, Valente EM, Boltshauser E. Delineation and diagnostic criteria of Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome type VI. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2012; 7:4. [PMID: 22236771 PMCID: PMC3313869 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome type VI (OFD VI) represents a rare phenotypic subtype of Joubert syndrome and related disorders (JSRD). In the original report polydactyly, oral findings, intellectual disability, and absence of the cerebellar vermis at post-mortem characterized the syndrome. Subsequently, the molar tooth sign (MTS) has been found in patients with OFD VI, prompting the inclusion of OFD VI in JSRD. We studied the clinical, neurodevelopmental, neuroimaging, and genetic findings in a cohort of 16 patients with OFD VI. We derived the following inclusion criteria from the literature: 1) MTS and one oral finding and polydactyly, or 2) MTS and more than one typical oral finding. The OFD VI neuroimaging pattern was found to be more severe than in other JSRD subgroups and includes severe hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, hypoplastic and dysplastic cerebellar hemispheres, marked enlargement of the posterior fossa, increased retrocerebellar collection of cerebrospinal fluid, abnormal brainstem, and frequently supratentorial abnormalities that occasionally include characteristic hypothalamic hamartomas. Additionally, two new JSRD neuroimaging findings (ascending superior cerebellar peduncles and fused thalami) have been identified. Tongue hamartomas, additional frenula, upper lip notch, and mesoaxial polydactyly are specific findings in OFD VI, while cleft lip/palate and other types of polydactyly of hands and feet are not specific. Involvement of other organs may include ocular findings, particularly colobomas. The majority of the patients have absent motor development and profound cognitive impairment. In OFD VI, normal cognitive functions are possible, but exceptional. Sequencing of known JSRD genes in most patients failed to detect pathogenetic mutations, therefore the genetic basis of OFD VI remains unknown. Compared with other JSRD subgroups, the neurological findings and impairment of motor development and cognitive functions in OFD VI are significantly worse, suggesting a correlation with the more severe neuroimaging findings. Based on the literature and this study we suggest as diagnostic criteria for OFD VI: MTS and one or more of the following: 1) tongue hamartoma(s) and/or additional frenula and/or upper lip notch; 2) mesoaxial polydactyly of one or more hands or feet; 3) hypothalamic hamartoma.
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- Andrea Poretti
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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Avila M, Gigot N, Aral B, Callier P, Gautier E, Thevenon J, Pasquier L, Lopez E, Gueneau L, Duplomb L, Goldenberg A, Baumann C, Cormier V, Marlin S, Masurel-Paulet A, Huet F, Attié-Bitach T, Faivre L, Thauvin-Robinet C. GLI3 is rarely implicated in OFD syndromes with midline abnormalities. Hum Mutat 2011; 32:1332-3. [PMID: 21796731 DOI: 10.1002/humu.21570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Diz P, Álvarez-Iglesias V, Feijoo JF, Limeres J, Seoane J, Tomás I, Carracedo A. A novel mutation in the OFD1 (Cxorf5) gene may contribute to oral phenotype in patients with oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1. Oral Dis 2011; 17:610-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2011.01823.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thauvin-Robinet C, Lesca G, Aral B, Gigot N, Lambert S, Gueneau L, Macca M, Franco B, Huet F, Zabot MT, Attié-Bitach T, Attia-Sobol J, Faivre L. Cerebral dysgenesis does not exclude OFD I syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:455-7. [PMID: 21271673 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Halleux D, Dahan K, Thauvin-Robinet C, Aral B, Pouteil-Noble C, Devuyst O, Pirson Y. Outcome of kidney transplantation in type I oral-facial-digital syndrome. Transpl Int 2011; 24:e48-50. [PMID: 21210864 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01208.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Brugmann SA, Cordero DR, Helms JA. Craniofacial ciliopathies: A new classification for craniofacial disorders. Am J Med Genet A 2010; 152A:2995-3006. [PMID: 21108387 PMCID: PMC3121325 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Craniofacial anomalies are some of the most variable and common defects affecting the population. Herein, we examine a group of craniofacial disorders that are the result of defects in primary cilia; ubiquitous, microtubule-based organelles that transduce molecular signals and facilitate the interactions between the cell and its environment. Based on the frequent appearance of craniofacial phenotypes in diseases born from defective primary cilia (ciliopathies) we propose a new class of craniofacial disorders referred to as craniofacial ciliopathies. We explore the most frequent phenotypes associated with ciliopathic conditions and the ciliary gene mutations responsible for craniofacial defects. Finally, we propose that some non-classified disorders may now be classified as craniofacial ciliopathies.
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- Samantha A Brugmann
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Nanda A, Sharaf A, Alsaleh QA. Multiple milia in a newborn with congenital malformations: oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1. Pediatr Dermatol 2010; 27:669-70. [PMID: 21510010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OMIM #311200) is an X-linked dominant, developmental disorder. Among the 13 described clinical variants of oral-facial-digital syndrome, oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 is of significance to dermatologists due to presence of congenital milia and hypotrichosis, not described in other variants. Since oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 is genetically a distinct entity, awareness of these features help to clinically delineate this from other variants.
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- Arti Nanda
- As'ad Al-Hamad Dermatology Center, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait.
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Bimonte S, De Angelis A, Quagliata L, Giusti F, Tammaro R, Dallai R, Ascenzi MG, Diez-Roux G, Franco B. Ofd1 is required in limb bud patterning and endochondral bone development. Dev Biol 2010; 349:179-91. [PMID: 20920500 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Oral-facial-digital type I (OFDI) syndrome is an X-linked male lethal developmental disorder. It is ascribed to ciliary dysfunction and characterized by malformation of the face, oral cavity, and digits. Conditional inactivation using different Cre lines allowed us to study the role of the Ofd1 transcript in limb development. Immunofluorescence and ultrastructural studies showed that Ofd1 is necessary for correct ciliogenesis in the limb bud but not for cilia outgrowth, in contrast to what was previously shown for the embryonic node. Mutants with mesenchymal Ofd1 inactivation display severe polydactyly with loss of antero-posterior (A/P) digit patterning and shortened long bones. Loss of digit identity was found to be associated with a progressive loss of Shh signaling and an impaired processing of Gli3, whereas defects in limb outgrowth were due to defective Ihh signaling and to mineralization defects during endochondral bone formation. Our data demonstrate that Ofd1 plays a role in regulating digit number and identity during limb and skeletal patterning increasing insight on the functional role of primary cilia during development.
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- Sabrina Bimonte
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Pietro Castellino 111, Naples, Italy
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Johnston JJ, Sapp JC, Turner JT, Amor D, Aftimos S, Aleck KA, Bocian M, Bodurtha JN, Cox GF, Curry CJ, Day R, Donnai D, Field M, Fujiwara I, Gabbett M, Gal M, Graham JM, Hedera P, Hennekam RCM, Hersh JH, Hopkin RJ, Kayserili H, Kidd AMJ, Kimonis V, Lin AE, Lynch SA, Maisenbacher M, Mansour S, McGaughran J, Mehta L, Murphy H, Raygada M, Robin NH, Rope AF, Rosenbaum KN, Schaefer GB, Shealy A, Smith W, Soller M, Sommer A, Stalker HJ, Steiner B, Stephan MJ, Tilstra D, Tomkins S, Trapane P, Tsai ACH, Van Allen MI, Vasudevan PC, Zabel B, Zunich J, Black GCM, Biesecker LG. Molecular analysis expands the spectrum of phenotypes associated with GLI3 mutations. Hum Mutat 2010; 31:1142-54. [PMID: 20672375 PMCID: PMC2947617 DOI: 10.1002/humu.21328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A range of phenotypes including Greig cephalopolysyndactyly and Pallister-Hall syndromes (GCPS, PHS) are caused by pathogenic mutation of the GLI3 gene. To characterize the clinical variability of GLI3 mutations, we present a subset of a cohort of 174 probands referred for GLI3 analysis. Eighty-one probands with typical GCPS or PHS were previously reported, and we report the remaining 93 probands here. This includes 19 probands (12 mutations) who fulfilled clinical criteria for GCPS or PHS, 48 probands (16 mutations) with features of GCPS or PHS but who did not meet the clinical criteria (sub-GCPS and sub-PHS), 21 probands (6 mutations) with features of PHS or GCPS and oral-facial-digital syndrome, and 5 probands (1 mutation) with nonsyndromic polydactyly. These data support previously identified genotype-phenotype correlations and demonstrate a more variable degree of severity than previously recognized. The finding of GLI3 mutations in patients with features of oral-facial-digital syndrome supports the observation that GLI3 interacts with cilia. We conclude that the phenotypic spectrum of GLI3 mutations is broader than that encompassed by the clinical diagnostic criteria, but the genotype-phenotype correlation persists. Individuals with features of either GCPS or PHS should be screened for mutations in GLI3 even if they do not fulfill clinical criteria.
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- Jennifer J Johnston
- Genetic Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4472, USA.
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Pei Y, Watnick T. Diagnosis and screening of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010; 17:140-52. [PMID: 20219617 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2009.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited cause of kidney failure and accounts for approximately 5% of ESRD population in the United States. The disorder is characterized by the focal and sporadic development of renal cysts, which increase in size and number with age. Mutations of PKD1 and PKD2 account for most of the cases. Although the clinical manifestations of both gene types overlap completely, PKD1 is associated with more severe disease than PKD2, with larger kidneys and earlier onset of ESRD. In general, renal ultrasonography is commonly used for the diagnosis of ADPKD, and age-dependent criteria have been defined for subjects at risk of PKD1. However, the utility of the PKD1 ultrasound criteria in the clinic setting is unclear because their performance characteristics have not been defined for the milder PKD2 and the gene type for most test subjects is unknown. Recently, highly predictive ultrasound diagnostic criteria have been derived for at-risk subjects of unknown gene type. Additionally, both DNA linkage or gene-based direct sequencing are now available for the diagnosis of ADPKD, especially in subjects with equivocal imaging results, subjects with a negative or indeterminate family history, or in younger at-risk individuals being evaluated as potential living-related kidney donors. Here, we review the clinical utilities and limitations of both imaging- and molecular-based diagnostic tests and outline our approach for the evaluation of individuals suspected to have ADPKD.
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Macca M, Franco B. The molecular basis of oral-facial-digital syndrome, type 1. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2010; 151C:318-25. [PMID: 19876934 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFDI; OFD1; OMIM 311200) is a rare developmental disorder transmitted as an X-linked dominant condition with embryonic male lethality. OFD1 is characterized by malformation of the oral cavity, face, and digits. Central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities and cystic kidney disease can also be part of this condition. This disorder is due to mutations in the OFD1 gene that encodes a centrosomal protein localized at the basal bodies at the origin of primary cilia. Characterization of in vitro and in vivo models demonstrated that, similarly to what described for other ciliary proteins, Ofd1 inactivation is associated to defective sonic hedgehog (Shh) and canonical Wnt signaling pathways. Functional studies have demonstrated that OFD1 has a crucial role in the biology of primary cilia thus ascribing this pleiotropic disease to the growing number of disorders associated to dysfunction of primary cilia. OFD1 shares phenotypic similarities with this latter group of disorders, such as cystic kidneys, skeletal, and CNS abnormalities. Future studies will address whether all clinical manifestations of these diseases can be entirely explained by cilia dysfunction or may also be due to direct roles of the proteins involved.
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- Marina Macca
- Department of Pediatrics of the Federico II University of Naples, Italy
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Gunay-Aygun M. Liver and kidney disease in ciliopathies. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. PART C, SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2009; 151C:296-306. [PMID: 19876928 PMCID: PMC2919058 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hepatorenal fibrocystic diseases (HRFCDs) are among the most common inherited human disorders. The discovery that proteins defective in the autosomal dominant and recessive polycystic kidney diseases (ADPKD and ARPKD) localize to the primary cilia and the recognition of the role these organelles play in the pathogenesis of HRFCDs led to the term "ciliopathies." While ADPKD and ARPKD are the most common ciliopathies associated with both liver and kidney disease, variable degrees of renal and/or hepatic involvement occur in many other ciliopathies, including Joubert, Bardet-Biedl, Meckel-Gruber, and oral-facial-digital syndromes. The ductal plate malformation (DPM), a developmental abnormality of the portobiliary system, is the basis of the liver disease in ciliopathies that manifest congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF), Caroli syndrome (CS), and polycystic liver disease (PLD). Hepatocellular function remains relatively preserved in ciliopathy-associated liver diseases. The major morbidity associated with CHF is portal hypertension (PH), often leading to esophageal varices and hypersplenism. In addition, CD predisposes to recurrent cholangitis. PLD is not typically associated with PH, but may result in complications due to mass effects. The kidney pathology in ciliopathies ranges from non-functional cystic dysplastic kidneys to an isolated urinary concentration defect; the disorders contributing to this pathology, in addition to ADPKD and ARPKD, include nephronophithisis (NPHP), glomerulocystic kidney disease and medullary sponge kidneys. Decreased urinary concentration ability, resulting in polyuria and polydypsia, is the first and most common renal symptom in ciliopathies. While the majority of ADPKD, ARPKD, and NPHP patients require renal transplantation, the frequency and rate of progression to renal failure varies considerably in other ciliopathies. This review focuses on the kidney and liver disease found in the different ciliopathies.
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- Meral Gunay-Aygun
- Section on Human Biochemical Genetics, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Bldg 10, Rm. 10C103, Bethesda, MD 20892-1851, USA.
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Paciente con malformaciones en cara, boca y dedos: síndrome orofaciodigital tipo I o síndrome de Papillon-Léage Psaume. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(09)72294-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Konstantinidou AE, Agrogiannis G, Sifakis S, Karantanas A, Harakoglou V, Kaminopetros P, Hatzaki A, Petersen MB, Karadimas C, Velissariou V, Velonis S, Papantoniou N, Antsaklis A, Patsouris E. Genetic skeletal disorders of the fetus and infant: Pathologic and molecular findings in a series of 41 cases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 85:811-21. [DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Coene KL, Roepman R, Doherty D, Afroze B, Kroes HY, Letteboer SJ, Ngu LH, Budny B, van Wijk E, Gorden NT, Azhimi M, Thauvin-Robinet C, Veltman JA, Boink M, Kleefstra T, Cremers FP, van Bokhoven H, de Brouwer AP. OFD1 is mutated in X-linked Joubert syndrome and interacts with LCA5-encoded lebercilin. Am J Hum Genet 2009; 85:465-81. [PMID: 19800048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 08/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We ascertained a multi-generation Malaysian family with Joubert syndrome (JS). The presence of asymptomatic obligate carrier females suggested an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern. Affected males presented with mental retardation accompanied by postaxial polydactyly and retinitis pigmentosa. Brain MRIs showed the presence of a "molar tooth sign," which classifies this syndrome as classic JS with retinal involvement. Linkage analysis showed linkage to Xpter-Xp22.2 and a maximum LOD score of 2.06 for marker DXS8022. Mutation analysis revealed a frameshift mutation, p.K948NfsX8, in exon 21 of OFD1. In an isolated male with JS, a second frameshift mutation, p.E923KfsX3, in the same exon was identified. OFD1 has previously been associated with oral-facial-digital type 1 (OFD1) syndrome, a male-lethal X-linked dominant condition, and with X-linked recessive Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome type 2 (SGBS2). In a yeast two-hybrid screen of a retinal cDNA library, we identified OFD1 as an interacting partner of the LCA5-encoded ciliary protein lebercilin. We show that X-linked recessive mutations in OFD1 reduce, but do not eliminate, the interaction with lebercilin, whereas X-linked dominant OFD1 mutations completely abolish binding to lebercilin. In addition, recessive mutations in OFD1 did not affect the pericentriolar localization of the recombinant protein in hTERT-RPE1 cells, whereas this localization was lost for dominant mutations. These findings offer a molecular explanation for the phenotypic spectrum observed for OFD1 mutations; this spectrum now includes OFD1 syndrome, SGBS2, and JS.
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Ciudad C, Alfageme F, Zamberk P, Suárez R. Patient With Malformations of the Face, Mouth, and Fingers: Type I Orofaciodigital or Papillon-Léage Psaume Syndrome. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(09)70163-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thauvin-Robinet C, Callier P, Franco B, Zuffardi O, Payet M, Aral B, Gigot N, Donzel A, Mosca-Boidron AL, Masurel-Paulet A, Huet F, Teyssier JR, Mugneret F, Faivre L. Search for genomic imbalances in a cohort of 20 patients with oral-facial-digital syndromes negative for mutations and large rearrangements in the OFD1 gene. Am J Med Genet A 2009; 149A:1846-9. [PMID: 19610098 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dale RM, Sisson BE, Topczewski J. The emerging role of Wnt/PCP signaling in organ formation. Zebrafish 2009; 6:9-14. [PMID: 19250029 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2008.0563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Over the last two decades zebrafish has been an excellent model organism to study vertebrate development. Mutant analysis combined with gene knockdown and other manipulations revealed an essential role of Wnt signaling, independent of beta-catenin, during development. Especially well characterized is the function of Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling in the regulation of gastrulation movements and neurulation, described in other reviews within this special issue. Here, we set out to highlight some of the new and exciting research that is being carried out in zebrafish to elucidate the role that Wnt/PCP signaling plays in the formation of specific organs, including the lateral line, craniofacial development, and regeneration. We also summarized the emerging connection of the Wnt/PCP pathway with primary cilia function, an essential organelle in several organ activities.
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- Rodney M Dale
- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Research Center, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
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Prattichizzo C, Macca M, Novelli V, Giorgio G, Barra A, Franco B. Mutational spectrum of the oral-facial-digital type I syndrome: a study on a large collection of patients. Hum Mutat 2008; 29:1237-46. [PMID: 18546297 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Oral-facial-digital type I (OFDI) syndrome is a male-lethal X-linked dominant developmental disorder belonging to the heterogeneous group of oral-facial-digital syndromes (OFDS). OFDI is characterized by malformations of the face, oral cavity, and digits. Central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities and cystic kidney disease can also be part of this condition. This rare genetic disorder is due to mutations in the OFD1 gene that encodes a centrosome/basal body protein necessary for primary cilium assembly and for left-right axis determination, thus ascribing OFDI to the growing number of disorders associated to ciliary dysfunction. We now report a mutation analysis study in a cohort of 100 unrelated affected individuals collected worldwide. Putative disease-causing mutations were identified in 81 patients (81%). We describe 67 different mutations, 64 of which represent novel mutations, including 36 frameshift, nine missense, 11 splice-site, and 11 nonsense mutations. Most of them concentrate in exons 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 16, suggesting that these exons may represent mutational hotspots. Phenotypic characterization of the patients provided a better definition of the clinical features of OFDI syndrome. Our results indicate that renal cystic disease is present in 60% of cases >18 years of age. Genotype-phenotype correlation did not reveal significant associations apart for the high-arched/cleft palate most frequently associated to missense and splice-site mutations. Our results contribute to further expand our knowledge on the molecular basis of OFDI syndrome.
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Berk DR, Bayliss SJ. Milia: A review and classification. J Am Acad Dermatol 2008; 59:1050-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ferrante MI, Romio L, Castro S, Collins JE, Goulding DA, Stemple DL, Woolf AS, Wilson SW. Convergent extension movements and ciliary function are mediated by ofd1, a zebrafish orthologue of the human oral-facial-digital type 1 syndrome gene. Hum Mol Genet 2008; 18:289-303. [PMID: 18971206 PMCID: PMC2638777 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In humans, OFD1 is mutated in oral-facial-digital type I syndrome leading to prenatal death in hemizygous males and dysmorphic faces and brain malformations, with polycystic kidneys presenting later in life in heterozygous females. To elucidate the function of Ofd1, we have studied its function during zebrafish embryonic development. In wild-type embryos, ofd1 mRNA is widely expressed and Ofd1-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion localizes to the centrosome/basal body. Disrupting Ofd1 using antisense morpholinos (MOs) led to bent body axes, hydrocephalus and oedema. Laterality was randomized in the brain, heart and viscera, likely a consequence of shorter cilia with disrupted axonemes and perturbed intravesicular fluid flow in Kupffer's vesicle. Embryos injected with ofd1 MOs also displayed convergent extension (CE) defects, which were enhanced by loss of Slb/Wnt11 or Tri/Vangl2, two proteins functioning in a non-canonical Wnt/Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) pathway. Pronephric glomerular midline fusion was compromised in vangl2 and ofd1 loss of function embryos and we suggest this anomaly may be a novel CE defect. Thus, Ofd1 is required for ciliary motility and function in zebrafish, supporting data showing that Ofd1 is essential for primary cilia function in mice. In addition, our data show that Ofd1 is important for CE during gastrulation, consistent with data linking primary cilia and non-canonical Wnt/PCP signalling.
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- Maria I Ferrante
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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Laryngeal and tracheal anomalies in an infant with oral-facial-digital syndrome type VI (Váradi-Papp): report of a transitional type. Pediatr Radiol 2008; 38:994-8. [PMID: 18478222 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0877-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The oral-facial-digital syndromes (OFDS) comprise a group of disorders involving malformations of the mouth, face, and digits. There are 13 subtypes of the OFDS, and much overlap exists among OFDS patients. Distinct syndromes such as Joubert and Pallister-Hall display many of the same features. This report describes an infant with abnormalities including a hypoplastic/absent cerebellar vermis and forked third metacarpals, consistent with a diagnosis of OFDS type VI (Váradi-Papp). The girl's abnormalities also included malformations of the larynx and trachea, findings never before described in type VI but described in other OFDS subtypes and similar syndromes. Our patient represents a transitional OFDS type, further supporting evidence of a common molecular pathway among these disorders. This report highlights the importance of the radiologist's role in diagnosis.
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