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Bessis D, Bursztejn AC, Morice-Picard F, Capri Y, Barbarot S, Aubert H, Bodet D, Bourrat E, Chiaverini C, Poujade L, Willems M, Rouanet J, Dompmartin-Blanchère A, Geneviève D, Gerard M, Ginglinger E, Hadj-Rabia S, Martin L, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Bibas N, Molinari N, Herman F, Phan A, Rod J, Roger H, Sigaudy S, Ziegler A, Vial Y, Verloes A, Cavé H, Lacombe D. Dermatological manifestations in Costello syndrome: A prospective multicentric study of 31 HRAS-positive variant patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:1818-1827. [PMID: 38595321 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Data on dermatological manifestations of Costello syndrome (CS) remain heterogeneous and lack in validated description. OBJECTIVES To describe the dermatological manifestations of CS; compare them with the literature findings; assess those discriminating CS from other RASopathies, including cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFCS) and the main types of Noonan syndrome (NS); and test for dermatological phenotype-genotype correlations. METHODS We performed a 10-year, large, prospective, multicentric, collaborative dermatological and genetic study. RESULTS Thirty-one patients were enrolled. Hair abnormalities were ubiquitous, including wavy or curly hair and excessive eyebrows, respectively in 68% and 56%. Acral excessive skin (AES), papillomas and keratotic papules (PKP), acanthosis nigricans (AN), palmoplantar hyperkeratosis (PPHK) and 'cobblestone' papillomatous papules of the upper lip (CPPUL), were noted respectively in 84%, 61%, 65%, 55% and 32%. Excessive eyebrows, PKP, AN, CCPUL and AES best differentiated CS from CFCS and NS. Multiple melanocytic naevi (>50) may constitute a new marker of attenuated CS associated with intragenic duplication in HRAS. Oral acitretin may be highly beneficial for therapeutic management of PPHK. No significant dermatological phenotype-genotype correlation was determined between patients with and without HRAS c.34G>A (p.G12S). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This validated phenotypic characterization of a large number of patients with CS will allow future researchers to make a positive diagnosis, and to differentiate CS from CFCS and NS.
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- Didier Bessis
- Department of Dermatology, Saint-Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- INSERM U1058, Montpellier, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Pellegrin University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Robert-Debré Hospital, Paris, France
- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies and Malformative Syndromes - Ile de France, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Hotel Dieu Hospital, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Hotel Dieu Hospital, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology-Immunology-Oncology, Caen Normandie Hospital and University of Caen, Caen, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Department of Dermatology, l'Archet 2 Hospital, University of Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Saint-Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies - and Malformative Syndromes Sud Ouest Occitanie, University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Dermatology, d'Estaing Hospital and University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies - and Malformative Syndromes Sud Ouest Occitanie, University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Caen Normandie Hospital and University of Caen, Caen, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Department of Dermatology, Angers Hospital University, Angers, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Rare Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes of Genetic Origin (MAGEC), University hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Department of Dermatology, Larrey Hospital, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Larrey Hospital, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Statistics, La Colombière Hospital and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Statistics, La Colombière Hospital and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Femme-Mère-Enfant Hospital-HCL, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Caen Normandie Hospital and University of Caen, Caen, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies and Malformative Syndromes - Ile de France, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Department of Clinical Genetics, La Timone Hospital, AP-HM and University of Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Hospital and University of Angers, Angers, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies and Malformative Syndromes - Ile de France, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Robert-Debré Hospital, Paris, France
- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies and Malformative Syndromes - Ile de France, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies and Malformative Syndromes - Ile de France, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Pellegrin University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- French National Reference Centre for Developmental Anomalies - and Malformative Syndromes SOOR, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- INSERM U1211, Bordeaux, France
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Failoc-Rojas VE, Ugaz PAQ, León DAL, Zeña-Ñañez S. Fatal leukodystrophy in Costello syndrome: a case report. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:374. [PMID: 37488489 PMCID: PMC10364348 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04166-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Costello syndrome (CS) is a rare genetic condition characterized by dysregulation of the signaling pathway, phenotypic alteration due to fetal macrosomia or growth retardation, facial abnormalities, loose skin, cardiovascular abnormalities, and a variable degree of intellectual disability. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a 20-month-old male patient with fetal macrosomia and polyhydramnios, presenting psychomotor development delay and growth limitation during the first months of life. CS was diagnosed at four months of age after detecting a variant of the HRAS gene c.35G > C (p.G12A). A clinical description of his condition was recorded throughout his life, including cardiovascular diseases, endocrine disorders, and recurrent infections. At 20 months of age, after presenting events of marked hypotonia and generalized seizures, brain magnetic resonance revealed symmetrical lesions of the infra- and supratentorial white matter in both cerebral hemispheres, which resulted in the diagnosis of cerebral leukodystrophy. The patient had a rapid and progressive deterioration that eventually led to death. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a case of CS in Peru. In addition, this is a case that presented with multisystemic conditions culminating in leukodystrophy, which is a rare event according to the literature.
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- Virgilio E Failoc-Rojas
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Raúl Mata La Cruz s/n, Piura, 20001, Perú, Peru.
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- Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, 391 Juan XXIII Avenue, Lambayeque, 14013, Perú, Peru
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- Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, 391 Juan XXIII Avenue, Lambayeque, 14013, Perú, Peru
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- Universidad Continental, 355 Junin Street, Miraflores, 15046, Lima, Perú
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Leoni C, Giorgio V, Stella G, Onesimo R, Triumbari EKA, Podagrosi M, Kuczynska E, Vollono C, Lindley KJ, Zampino G. Prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders in individuals with RASopathies: May RAS/MAP/ERK pathway dysfunctions be a model of neuropathic pain and visceral hypersensitivity? Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:3287-3293. [PMID: 35894438 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
RASopathies are a group of neurodevelopmental syndromes caused by germline variants in genes of the Ras/MAP/ERK pathway. Growth failure, neurological involvement, and pain represent the main features of these conditions. ERK signaling cascade plays a crucial role in nociception and visceral pain and it is likely implicated in the genesis of neuropathic pain and maintenance of altered pain states. We studied the prevalence of abdominal pain and functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in a large sample of individuals with RASopathies. A brief pain inventory questionnaire and semi-structured dedicated interview were used to investigate presence and localization of pain. A Rome IV questionnaire was used to screen for functional GI disorders. Eighty patients with clinical and molecular diagnoses of RASopathy were recruited (42 with Noonan syndrome; 17 with Costello Syndrome and 21 with cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome). Overall, the prevalence of abdominal pain was 44% and prevalence of functional GI disorders was 78% with constipation, abdominal pain, and aerophagia being the most frequently detected ones. A significant association was found between pain and irritable bowel syndrome, functional constipation and aerophagia. Children with RASopathies have a high prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders. These children could represent a good in vivo model to study neuropathic pain, visceral hypersensitivity and gut-brain axis disorders.
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- Chiara Leoni
- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics, Unit of Neurophysiopathology and Sleep Medicine, Neurosciences and Orthopedics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Center for Rare Diseases and Birth Defects, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Kizilcan Cetin S, Siklar Z, Ozsu E, Aycan Z, Uyanik R, Bilici ME, Ceran A, Berberoglu M. Recombinant GH treatment in a case of Costello syndrome with a 5-year follow-up. Clin Pediatr Endocrinol 2020; 29:195-199. [PMID: 33088020 PMCID: PMC7534522 DOI: 10.1297/cpe.29.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Costello syndrome (CS) is a rare member of the group of neuro-cardio-facio-cutaneous
diseases known as RASopathies. CS involves characteristic dysmorphic craniofacial
features, cardiac defects, and increased cancer susceptibility, depending on the
heterozygous activating germline mutations in HRAS. Polyhydramnios and
high birth weight are the most common presentations in the perinatal and neonatal periods;
while poor postnatal growth, short stature, and failure to thrive are significant issues
in infancy. Possible mechanisms of short stature in CS include GH deficiency and feeding
difficulties. Only a few reported cases of CS with GH deficiency exist in literature.
Here, we describe the 5-yr follow-up of a CS patient with complete GH deficiency treated
with recombinant human GH (rhGH) from the age of four years. No significant adverse events
regarding progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and tumor development were observed.
She has been responsive to treatment with improved growth velocity and height standard
deviation scores. She is still under continuous monitoring for concerns on the possible
development of cardiac events and malignancies. This case indicated that rhGH therapy is
effective for improving the height and growth velocity of CS patients with GH deficiency
under close cardiac and oncological monitoring.
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- Sirmen Kizilcan Cetin
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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