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Leonchuk SS, Neretin AS, Blanchard AJ. Cleft foot: A case report and review of literature. World J Orthop 2020; 11:129-136. [PMID: 32190557 PMCID: PMC7063450 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i2.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cleft foot is a very rare congenital anomaly, which is characterized by central rays deficiency of the foot. It is also known as split foot or ectrodactyly of the foot, and it is very often combined with splitting of the hands. The defect develops due to insufficient activity of the median apical ectodermal ridge, which leads to an increase in cell death or a decrease in cell proliferation. Due to the rarity of the pathology, there are few papers on the surgical treatment of this congenital foot disease, and publications to date concern the treatment of children.
CASE SUMMARY We present a clinical case of congenital splitting of the feet and hands in a 31-year-old woman and a long-term result of foot treatment using the minimal arrangement of the Ilizarov apparatus. The patient had paternal inheritance of the trait. After the surgical treatment, cosmetic view and functional condition of the foot were improved and persisted two years after intervention. There were no complications in the treatment process.
CONCLUSION The possibility of dosed control and stable fixation of the foot rays made it possible to create favorable conditions for the healing of the central wound and the closure of the segment splitting without complications. The long-term outcome of the treatment of foot congenital splitting using the proposed Ilizarov apparatus arrangement has shown its effectiveness. Our approach should be considered as an option of treatment in similar cases.
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- Sergey S Leonchuk
- 6th and 5th Orthopedic Departments, Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics 6, Kurgan 640014, Russia
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- 6th and 5th Orthopedic Departments, Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics 6, Kurgan 640014, Russia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45219, United States
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Yang X, Lin X, Zhu Y, Luo J, Lin G. Genetic analysis of a congenital split‑hand/split‑foot malformation 4 pedigree. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:7553-7558. [PMID: 29620206 PMCID: PMC5983954 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In the present study whole-exome sequencing using the Complete Genomics platform was employed to scan a proband from a split-hand/split-foot malformation (SHFM) 4 family. The missense mutation c.728G>A (p.Arg243Gln) in the TP63 gene was revealed to be associated with SHFM. Sanger sequencing confirmed the sequences of the proband and his father. The father was diagnosed with SHFM and harbored a CGG-to-CAG mutation in exon 5, which produced a R243Q substitution in the zinc binding site and dimerization site of TP63. The R243Q mutation was predicted to be pathogenic by PolyPhen-2. The proband, who was diagnosed with four digit SHFM, exhibited a more severe phenotype. X-ray analysis returned the following results: Absence of third phalange bilaterally and third metacarpus of the left hand; absence of the second toes bilaterally and partial third toes; and partial fusion of the second, third and metatarsal bones of the right side with deformity of the second metatarsal of the right side. Osteochondroma was present in the fourth proximal radial metacarpal of the left hand and the basal and proximal parts of the second metatarsal of the right side. The proband's father had five digits in both feet. These results indicate that the R243Q mutation produces a novel phenotype named SHFM4. The present study revealed that the R243Q mutation in the TP63 gene produced a novel phenotype named SHFM4, thereby demonstrating the mutational overlap between ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft syndrome and SHFM4.
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- Xiao Yang
- Teaching and Research Office of Medical Cosmetology, Department of Management, Fujian Health College, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350005, P.R. China
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- Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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Durmaz MS, Demirtaş H, Hattapoğlu S, Kara T, Göya C, Adin ME. Bilateral cleft foot: Radiographic and prenatal ultrasound features of two siblings with a review of literature. MEDICINA-LITHUANIA 2016; 52:257-261. [PMID: 27515833 DOI: 10.1016/j.medici.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 05/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cleft foot deformity, also known as ectrodactyly, is a rare congenital developmental defect of extremities caused by malformation in continuity of apical ectoderm. The syndrome typically involves malformation or absence of the central rays of the feet and is characterized by deformities like median deep clefts of distal extremities. Routine examination of feet during second-trimester ultrasound (US) may increase the detection rates of foot malformations. Many malformations can be diagnosed with 2-dimensional (2D) US, but 3-dimensional (3D) US also helps better understanding of the foot malformations. In the present study, we report the case of two brothers (a fetus and a 5-year-old) with cleft foot deformity. 2D and 3D second trimester US findings of one case and the foot radiography findings of the other are presented here.
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- Mehmet Sedat Durmaz
- Department of Radiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Sowińska-Seidler A, Piwecka M, Olech E, Socha M, Latos-Bieleńska A, Jamsheer A. Hyperosmia, ectrodactyly, mild intellectual disability, and other defects in a male patient with an X-linked partial microduplication and overexpression of the KAL1 gene. J Appl Genet 2014; 56:177-84. [PMID: 25339597 PMCID: PMC4412513 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-014-0252-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Loss-of-function mutations of the KAL1 gene are a known cause of Kallmann syndrome, a disorder characterized by the coexistence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia/hiposmia. On the other hand, neither complete nor partial duplications of KAL1 have been reported in the literature; thus, clinical symptoms associated with such alterations remain unknown. Ectrodactyly is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous abnormality presenting with hypoplasia of the central rays of the extremity, which, in around 68 % of cases, has unknown underlying molecular defect. In this paper, we report on a sporadic male patient manifesting hyperosmia and ectrodactyly accompanied by additional symptoms involving mild intellectual disability, unilateral hearing loss, genital anomalies, stocky build, and facial dysmorphism. Using a combination of high-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) and breakpoint analysis, we detected a hemizygous tandem duplication of 110,967 bp on Xp22.31, encompassing the promoter region and the first two exons of KAL1. In order to confirm pathogenicity of the duplication, we tested the level of KAL1 transcript in blood lymphocytes, showing 79 times higher expression in the proband compared to controls. We, therefore, hypothesize that olfactory hypersensitivity in our proband directly results from KAL1 overproduction. Additionally, a literature review allowed us to conclude that KAL1 protein at high levels may interfere with FGFR1 signaling activity, most probably indirectly giving rise to ectrodactyly, intellectual disability, and genital anomalies. Noteworthy, those symptoms overlap with Hartsfield syndrome caused by FGFR1 loss-of-function mutations. To conclude, our paper highlights the role of KAL1 in embryogenesis and provides data on the contribution of KAL1 overexpression to human pathology.
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- Anna Sowińska-Seidler
- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14 Street, 61-704 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
- NZOZ Center for Medical Genetics GENESIS, 4 Grudzieniec Street, 60-601 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
- NZOZ Center for Medical Genetics GENESIS, 4 Grudzieniec Street, 60-601 Poznan, Poland
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Sowińska-Seidler A, Badura-Stronka M, Latos-Bieleńska A, Stronka M, Jamsheer A. Heterozygous DLX5 nonsense mutation associated with isolated split-hand/foot malformation with reduced penetrance and variable expressivity in two unrelated families. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 100:764-71. [PMID: 25196357 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 07/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Split-hand/foot malformation (SHFM) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous limb abnormality characterized by the absence or hypoplasia of the central rays of the autopod. SHFM1, which is one out of seven known SHFM loci, maps to 7q21.2-q21.3. SHFM1 is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with reduced penetrance, although recessive inheritance has been described for a single family carrying a homozygous DLX5 missense variant. In most cases, SHFM1 results from heterozygous deletions encompassing DLX5/DLX6 genes or from inversions and translocations separating the genes from their limb specific enhancers. Recently, a single Chinese family with dominant SHFM1 was shown to result from a heterozygous DLX5 missense mutation. METHODS In this study, we report on four male individuals from two unrelated Polish families (one sporadic and one familial case) presenting with isolated SHFM. We tested both probands for known molecular causes of SHFM, including TP63, WNT10B, DLX5 mutations and copy number changes using 1.4 M array CGH. RESULTS Sanger sequencing of DLX5 revealed a novel heterozygous nonsense mutation c.G115T(p.E39X) in both index patients. Segregation studies demonstrated that the variant was present in all affected family members but also in three apparently healthy relatives (two females and one male). CONCLUSION This is the first report of a heterozygous DLX5 nonsense mutation resulting in incompletely penetrant autosomal dominant isolated SHFM1. Data shown here provides further evidence for the contribution of DLX5 point mutations to the development of ectrodactyly and suggest the possibility of sex-related segregation distortion with an excess of affected males.
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Tayebi N, Jamsheer A, Flöttmann R, Sowinska-Seidler A, Doelken SC, Oehl-Jaschkowitz B, Hülsemann W, Habenicht R, Klopocki E, Mundlos S, Spielmann M. Deletions of exons with regulatory activity at the DYNC1I1 locus are associated with split-hand/split-foot malformation: array CGH screening of 134 unrelated families. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014; 9:108. [PMID: 25231166 PMCID: PMC4237947 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-014-0108-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing number of non-coding regulatory mutations are being identified in congenital disease. Very recently also some exons of protein coding genes have been identified to act as tissue specific enhancer elements and were therefore termed exonic enhancers or "eExons". METHODS We screened a cohort of 134 unrelated families with split-hand/split-foot malformation (SHFM) with high resolution array CGH for CNVs with regulatory potential. RESULTS In three families with an autosomal dominant non-syndromic SHFM phenotype we detected microdeletions encompassing the exonic enhancer (eExons) 15 and 17 of DYNC1I1. In a fourth family, who had hearing loss in addition to SHFM, we found a larger deletion of 510 kb including the eExons of DYNC1I1 and, in addition, the human brain enhancer hs1642. Exons 15 and 17 of DYNC1I1 are known to act as tissue specific limb enhancers of DLX5/6, two genes that have been shown to be associated with SHFM in mice. In our cohort of 134 unrelated families with SHFM, deletions of the eExons of DYNC1I1 account for approximately 3% of the cases, while 17p13.3 duplications were identified in 13% of the families, 10q24 duplications in 12%, and TP63 mutations were detected in 4%. CONCLUSIONS We reduce the minimal critical region for SHFM1 to 78 kb. Hearing loss, however, appears to be associated with deletions of a more telomeric region encompassing the brain enhancer element hs1642. Thus, SHFM1 as well as hearing loss at the same locus are caused by deletion of regulatory elements. Deletions of the exons with regulatory potential of DYNC1I1 are an example of the emerging role of exonic enhancer elements and their implications in congenital malformation syndromes.
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Carli D, Fairplay T, Ferrari P, Sartini S, Lando M, Garagnani L, Di Gennaro GL, Di Pancrazio L, Bianconi G, Elmakky A, Bernasconi S, Landi A, Percesepe A. Genetic Basis of Congenital Upper Limb Anomalies: Analysis of 487 Cases of a Specialized Clinic. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 97:798-805. [DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Diana Carli
- Medical Genetics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Hand Rehabilitation, Department of Locomotor System Diseases; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Pediatrics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Hand Rehabilitation, Department of Locomotor System Diseases; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Department of Locomotor System Diseases; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Department of Locomotor System Diseases; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; Bologna Italy
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- Center for Clinical Psychology Services, Department of Mental Health; University of Modena; Italy
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Pediatrics, Department of Mother and Child; University Hospital of Parma; Italy
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- Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Department of Locomotor System Diseases; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; University Hospital of Modena; Italy
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Gurrieri F, Everman DB. Clinical, genetic, and molecular aspects of split-hand/foot malformation: an update. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:2860-72. [PMID: 24115638 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We here provide an update on the clinical, genetic, and molecular aspects of split-hand/foot malformation (SHFM). This rare condition, affecting 1 in 8,500-25,000 newborns, is extremely complex because of its variability in clinical presentation, irregularities in its inheritance pattern, and the heterogeneity of molecular genetic alterations that can be found in affected individuals. Both syndromal and nonsyndromal forms are reviewed and the major molecular genetic alterations thus far reported in association with SHFM are discussed. This updated overview should be helpful for clinicians in their efforts to make an appropriate clinical and genetic diagnosis, provide an accurate recurrence risk assessment, and formulate a management plan.
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- Fiorella Gurrieri
- Istituto di Genetica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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17p13.3 microduplications are associated with split-hand/foot malformation and long-bone deficiency (SHFLD). Eur J Hum Genet 2011; 19:1144-51. [PMID: 21629300 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Split-hand/foot malformation with long-bone deficiency (SHFLD) is a relatively rare autosomal-dominant skeletal disorder, characterized by variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance. Although several chromosomal loci for SHFLD have been identified, the molecular basis and pathogenesis of most SHFLD cases are unknown. In this study we describe three unrelated kindreds, in which SHFLD segregated with distinct but overlapping duplications in 17p13.3, a region previously linked to SHFLD. In a large three-generation family, the disorder was found to segregate with a 254 kb microduplication; a second microduplication of 527 kb was identified in an affected female and her unaffected mother, and a 430 kb microduplication versus microtriplication was identified in three affected members of a multi-generational family. These findings, along with previously published data, suggest that one locus responsible for this form of SHFLD is located within a 173 kb overlapping critical region, and that the copy gains are incompletely penetrant.
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Huh JK, Chung MS, Baek GH, Oh JH, Lee YH, Gong HS. Cleft hand in Kabuki make-up syndrome: case report. J Hand Surg Am 2011; 36:653-7. [PMID: 21411242 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2010] [Revised: 12/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Kabuki make-up syndrome (KMS) is a multiple malformation/mental retardation syndrome that was first described in Japan but is now reported in many other ethnic groups. Kabuki make-up syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital abnormalities: craniofacial, skeletal, and dermatoglyphic abnormalities; mental retardation; and short stature. Common hand anomalies associated with KMS include persistent fingertip pad, brachydactyly, clinodactyly, and lax joints. We report a patient with KMS who presented with cleft hand, a feature that has not yet been described in KMS, and describe the potential genetic cause.
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- Jung Kyu Huh
- Department of Orthopaedics, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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This article explores recent developments for 6 common congenital hand differences, including polydactyly, syndactyly, camptodactyly, clinodactyly, trigger thumb, and cleft hand. These differences are challenging because the surgeon must understand the potential for both functional and social (ie, appearance) issues in order to provide ideal treatment for each child and family. Therapy or surgical correction plays a role for most of these children. Recent investigations have provided additional data on the expected outcomes following intervention.
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- Charles A Goldfarb
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Split hand/foot malformation due to chromosome 7q aberrations(SHFM1): additional support for functional haploinsufficiency as the causative mechanism. Eur J Hum Genet 2009; 17:1432-8. [PMID: 19401716 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We report on three patients with split hand/foot malformation type 1 (SHFM1). We detected a deletion in two patients and an inversion in the third, all involving chromosome 7q21q22. We performed conventional chromosomal analysis, array comparative genomic hybridization and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Both deletions included the known genes associated with SHFM1 (DLX5, DLX6 and DSS1), whereas in the third patient one of the inversion break points was located just centromeric to these genes. These observations confirm that haploinsufficiency due to either a simultaneous deletion of these genes or combined downregulation of gene expression due to a disruption in the region between these genes and a control element could be the cause of the syndrome. We review previously reported studies that support this hypothetical mechanism.
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Niedrist D, Lurie IW, Schinzel A. 4q32-q35 and 6q16-q22 are valuable candidate regions for split hand/foot malformation. Eur J Hum Genet 2009; 17:1086-91. [PMID: 19223930 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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On the basis of the Human Cytogenetic Database, a computerized catalog of the clinical phenotypes associated with cytogenetically detectable human chromosome aberrations, we collected from the literature 102 cases with chromosomal aberrations and split hand/foot malformation or absent fingers/toes. Statistical analysis revealed a highly significant association (P<0.001) between the malformation and the chromosomal bands 4q32-q35, 5q15, 6q16-q22 and 7q11.2-q22 (SHFM1). Considering these findings, we suggest additional SHFM loci on chromosome 4q, 6q and probably 5q. The regions 4q and 6q have already been discussed in the literature as additional SHFM loci. We now show further evidence. In the proposed regions, there are interesting candidate genes such as, on 4q: HAND2, FGF2, LEF1 and BMPR1B; on 5q: MSX2, FLT4, PTX1 and PDLIM7; and on 6q: SNX3, GJA1, HEY2 and Tbx18.
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- Dunja Niedrist
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.
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Asai-Coakwell M, French CR, Ye M, Garcha K, Bigot K, Perera AG, Staehling-Hampton K, Mema SC, Chanda B, Mushegian A, Bamforth S, Doschak MR, Li G, Dobbs MB, Giampietro PF, Brooks BP, Vijayalakshmi P, Sauvé Y, Abitbol M, Sundaresan P, van Heyningen V, Pourquié O, Underhill TM, Waskiewicz AJ, Lehmann OJ. Incomplete penetrance and phenotypic variability characterize Gdf6-attributable oculo-skeletal phenotypes. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:1110-21. [PMID: 19129173 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Proteins of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family are known to have a role in ocular and skeletal development; however, because of their widespread expression and functional redundancy, less progress has been made identifying the roles of individual BMPs in human disease. We identified seven heterozygous mutations in growth differentiation factor 6 (GDF6), a member of the BMP family, in patients with both ocular and vertebral anomalies, characterized their effects with a SOX9-reporter assay and western analysis, and demonstrated comparable phenotypes in model organisms with reduced Gdf6 function. We observed a spectrum of ocular and skeletal anomalies in morphant zebrafish, the latter encompassing defective tail formation and altered expression of somite markers noggin1 and noggin2. Gdf6(+/-) mice exhibited variable ocular phenotypes compatible with phenotypes observed in patients and zebrafish. Key differences evident between patients and animal models included pleiotropic effects, variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance. These data establish the important role of this determinant in ocular and vertebral development, demonstrate the complex genetic inheritance of these phenotypes, and further understanding of BMP function and its contributions to human disease.
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Ghanem I. Epidemiology, etiology, and genetic aspects of reduction deficiencies of the lower limb. J Child Orthop 2008; 2:329-32. [PMID: 19308564 PMCID: PMC2656849 DOI: 10.1007/s11832-008-0098-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 03/12/2008] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Although the majority of lower limb deficiencies are of sporadic occurrence and of unknown etiology, genetic factors are involved in a significant number, with variable modes of inheritance. A better-informed public is demanding advice concerning cause and recurrence. Careful scrutiny of the medical history and family tree and attention to phenotypic details may help to delineate entities. At times, specific chromosomal tests are important, mainly when there is bilateral or multiorgan involvement or when limb deficiency is associated with developmental delay and/or mental retardation. This paper is intended to refamiliarize the orthopaedic community with basic genetic aspects regulating reduction deficiencies of the lower limbs, and to emphasize on the importance and indications of genetic counseling.
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- Ismat Ghanem
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon,
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Kosaki R, Naito Y, Torii C, Takahashi T, Nakajima T, Kosaki K. Split hand foot malformation with whorl-like pigmentary pattern: Phenotypic expression of somatic mosaicism for thep63mutation. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:2574-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32415] [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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Ugur SA, Tolun A. Homozygous WNT10b mutation and complex inheritance in Split-Hand/Foot Malformation. Hum Mol Genet 2008; 17:2644-53. [PMID: 18515319 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Split-Hand/Foot Malformation (SHFM) is a complex limb malformation affecting the central rays of the autopod. We studied a large consanguineous kindred afflicted with autosomal recessive SHFM. Twelve affected members had central feet reductions with or without hand involvement while the remaining one had the mildest phenotype and atypical SHFM. We identified by homozygosity mapping a novel SHFM locus at 12q13.11-q13 with a maximum multipoint lod score of 5.47 and by subsequent candidate gene approach a homozygous missense WNT10b mutation (p.R332W) in all affected individuals but the atypical case plus in an asymptomatic female. We propose that either a second locus contributes to the manifestation of SHFM phenotype or a suppressor locus prevented trait manifestation in the non-penetrant female. We also investigated linkage to the five known SHFM loci. Four of the loci were excluded, while in TP63 [tumor protein p63 (SHFM4)], the only known gene responsible for SHFM, we detected in most affected subjects a rare insertion variant (rs34201045) at the alternate promoter used for transcription of the N-terminal-truncated p63 isotype. This is the first reported WNT10b mutation on the pathogenesis of limb development and recessive mutation in SHFM.
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- Sibel Aylin Ugur
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boaziçi University, Istanbul 34342, Turkey.
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Nishida H, Miyagawa S, Vieux-Rochas M, Morini M, Ogino Y, Suzuki K, Nakagata N, Choi HS, Levi G, Yamada G. Positive regulation of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein gene expression through the interaction between Dlx and GATA-4 for testicular steroidogenesis. Endocrinology 2008; 149:2090-7. [PMID: 18276760 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Split hand/foot malformation (SHFM) is syndromic ectrodactyly often associated with mental retardation and/or craniofacial defects. Several clinical reports previously described urogenital dysplasia such as micropenis, hypospadias, and small testis in SHFM patients. Genetic lesions in the Dlx5 and Dlx6 (Dlx5/6) locus are associated with the human genetic disorder SHFM type 1. Although Dlx5/6 are expressed in the testis, their possible function of Dlx5/6 during testis differentiation has not been described. In this study, we show that Dlx5/6 are expressed in the fetal Leydig cells during testis development. We examined the effect of Dlx5 expression on the promoter activation of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene, which is essential for gonadal and adrenal steroidogenesis, in a Leydig cell line. Dlx5 efficiently activates the StAR promoter when GATA-4, another transcription factor essential for testicular steroidogenesis, was coexpressed. The transcriptional activation required the GATA-4-recognition element in the StAR promoter region and Dlx5 can physically interact with GATA-4. Furthermore, we herein show that the double inactivation of Dlx5 and Dlx6 in the mouse leads to decreased testosterone level and abnormal masculinization phenotype. These results suggest that Dlx5 and Dlx6 participate in the control of steroidogenesis during testis development. The findings of this study may open the way to analyze human congenital birth defects.
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- Hisayo Nishida
- Center for Animal Resources and Development, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Global COE Research Program, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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Suzuki K, Haraguchi R, Ogata T, Barbieri O, Alegria O, Vieux-Rochas M, Nakagata N, Ito M, Mills AA, Kurita T, Levi G, Yamada G. Abnormal urethra formation in mouse models of split-hand/split-foot malformation type 1 and type 4. Eur J Hum Genet 2007; 16:36-44. [PMID: 17878916 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Urogenital birth defects are one of the common phenotypes observed in hereditary human disorders. In particular, limb malformations are often associated with urogenital developmental abnormalities, as the case for Hand-foot-genital syndrome displaying similar hypoplasia/agenesis of limbs and external genitalia. Split-hand/split-foot malformation (SHFM) is a syndromic limb disorder affecting the central rays of the autopod with median clefts of the hands and feet, missing central fingers and often fusion of the remaining ones. SHFM type 1 (SHFM1) is linked to genomic deletions or rearrangements, which includes the distal-less-related homeogenes DLX5 and DLX6 as well as DSS1. SHFM type 4 (SHFM4) is associated with mutations in p63, which encodes a p53-related transcription factor. To understand that SHFM is associated with urogenital birth defects, we performed gene expression analysis and gene knockout mouse model analyses. We show here that Dlx5, Dlx6, p63 and Bmp7, one of the p63 downstream candidate genes, are all expressed in the developing urethral plate (UP) and that targeted inactivation of these genes in the mouse results in UP defects leading to abnormal urethra formation. These results suggested that different set of transcription factors and growth factor genes play similar developmental functions during embryonic urethra formation. Human SHFM syndromes display multiple phenotypes with variations in addition to split hand foot limb phenotype. These results suggest that different genes associated with human SHFM could also be involved in the aetiogenesis of hypospadias pointing toward a common molecular origin of these congenital malformations.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7
- Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/deficiency
- Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/genetics
- Disease Models, Animal
- Foot Deformities, Congenital/embryology
- Foot Deformities, Congenital/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genitalia/embryology
- Hand Deformities, Congenital/embryology
- Hand Deformities, Congenital/genetics
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Humans
- Limb Deformities, Congenital/classification
- Limb Deformities, Congenital/embryology
- Limb Deformities, Congenital/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Phosphoproteins/deficiency
- Phosphoproteins/genetics
- Syndrome
- Trans-Activators/deficiency
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/deficiency
- Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Urethra/abnormalities
- Urethra/embryology
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Affiliation(s)
- Kentaro Suzuki
- Center for Animal Resources and Development, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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To have a better understanding of classification of congenital hand anomalies, clinical features and teratogenic mechanisms of congenital absence of digits including ulnar and radial deficiencies, cleft hand, symbrachydactyly and constriction band were reviewed. There seemed to be four different teratogenic mechanisms of congenital absence of digits. Ulnar and radial deficiencies have the same clinical features and the cause of these deficiencies is closely related to a deficit of mesenchymal cells in the limb-bud due to impairment before the formation of the limb-bud. Cleft hand, central polydactyly and osseous syndactyly were induced by the same treatment at the same developmental stage in rats. Roentgenograms of the clinical cases and skeletal changes of the anomalies in rats appear to demonstrate that cleft hand formation proceeds from osseous syndactylies and central polydactylies. The teratogenic mechanism of a cleft hand seemed to be failure of induction of digital rays in the hand plate. The sequence of anomalies from brachysyndactyly, or the atypical cleft hand, to the congenital amputation, can be regarded as equivalent to the category of transverse deficiency that is bony dysplasia of the hand. Congenital constriction ring syndrome appears after the formation of the digital rays.
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- Toshihiko Ogino
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Iida Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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Bernardini L, Palka C, Ceccarini C, Capalbo A, Bottillo I, Mingarelli R, Novelli A, Dallapiccola B. Complex rearrangement of chromosomes 7q21.13-q22.1 confirms the ectrodactyly-deafness locus and suggests new candidate genes. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 146A:238-44. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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