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Milhem FS, Awashra A, Hamshary H, Sawaftah Z, Khaled A, Nabresi N, Salman I. Cohen Syndrome With Complex Medical Complications: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e66033. [PMID: 39221324 PMCID: PMC11366416 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Cohen syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder marked by developmental delays, distinct facial features, and a variety of systemic manifestations. We present a case of a 28-year-old male previously misdiagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome who exhibited recurrent generalized weakness, fever, fatigue, and significant hemoglobin drops requiring multiple blood transfusions due to thalassemia major. The patient displayed characteristic CS features, including developmental delays, distinct facial characteristics, morbid obesity, and heterochromia iridis. Severe gastrointestinal bleeding led to a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) via colonoscopy. Management included blood transfusions, hydrocortisone, mesalamine, and azathioprine, resulting in stabilized UC and improved overall health. CS presents with a spectrum of clinical features that overlap with other syndromic conditions, necessitating careful differential diagnosis. Early diagnosis and supportive care significantly improve quality of life and help manage complications effectively.
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- Fathi S Milhem
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE
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- Department of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE
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- Department of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE
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- Department of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE
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- Pediatrics and Neonatology, Tulkarim Governmental Hospital, Tulkarm, PSE
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- Pediatrics and Neonatology, Tulkarim Governmental Hospital, Tulkarim, PSE
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Kang L, Ma Y, Zhao P. Deletion as novel variants in VPS13B gene in Cohen syndrome: Case series. Transl Neurosci 2023; 14:20220304. [PMID: 37692084 PMCID: PMC10487392 DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2022-0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Background Cohen syndrome (OMIM No. # 216550) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by homozygous mutation in the vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B (VPS13B) gene on chromosome 8q22.2. Clinical manifestations include hypermobile joints, microcephaly, intellectual disabilities, craniofacial and limb anomalies, and neutropenia. To date, more than 200 mutations of VPS13B have been reported in over 1,000 Cohen syndrome patients. This article reviews the clinical data of two cases of Cohen syndrome diagnosed by whole exome sequencing. Results Both children visited for psychomotor retardation. Gene detection showed a mutation in 8q22.2, NM_017890.4 Intron38 c.6940+1G > T and heterozygotic deletion of exon 3-19 of the VPS13B gene (Case 1), and a mutation in 8q22.2, NM_017890.4 Intron38 c.6940+1G > T and 8q22, NM_017890.4 Exon56 c10334_10335del in the VPS13B gene (Case 2). The variation was predicted to be pathogenic by related software, and they have not been reported. Conclusion Cohen syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any child with developmental retardation and neutropenia. The present study increases the mutation spectrum of the VPS13B gene and could be helpful in genetic diagnosis and genetic counseling in Cohen syndrome patients.
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- Li Kang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tianjin Children’s Hospital, 238 Longyan Road, Rui Jing District, Tianjin, 300134, China
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- Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing100081, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tianjin Children’s Hospital, 238 Longyan Road, Rui Jing District, Tianjin, 300134, China
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Hamad L, Kreidieh K, Hamdan MB, Nakouzi G, Yazbek S. Mapping the Diverse Genetic Disorders and Rare Diseases Among the Syrian Population: Implications on Refugee Health and Health Services in Host Countries. J Immigr Minor Health 2021; 22:1347-1367. [PMID: 32172498 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-00987-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The aim of this systematic review is to provide physicians and researchers with a comprehensive list of reported genetic disorders in patients of Syrian origin-those who have become part of the largest displaced population globally-and to highlight the need to consider migrant population-based risk for the development of genetic disease control and prevention programs. This review was performed based on the 2015 PRISMA and the international prospective register of systematic reviews. The present review reports on a total of 166 genetic disorders (only 128 reported on OMIM) identified in the Syrian population. Of these disorders, 27% are endocrine-, nutritional- and metabolic-related diseases. Second to metabolic disorders are congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities. Diseases of the blood and the blood-forming organs accounted for 13% of the total genetic disorders. The majority of the genetic disorders reported in Syrian patients followed an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. These findings are a reflection of the high rates of consanguineous marriages that favor the increase in incidence of these diseases. From the diseases that followed an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance, 22% are reported to be only present in Syria and other regional countries. Twelve of these genetic diseases were identified to be strictly diagnosed in individuals of Syrian origin. The present systematic review highlights the need to develop programs that target genetic disorders affecting Syrian migrants in host countries. These programs would have potential financial and economic benefits, as well as a positive impact on the physical and mental health of members of the Syrian refugee community and those of their host societies. In turn, this would decrease the burden on the health systems in host countries.
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- Lina Hamad
- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Office of Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Riad El Solh, P.O Box 11-0236, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Riad El Solh, P.O Box 11-0236, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.
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Gabrielle PH, Faivre L, Audo I, Zanlonghi X, Dollfus H, Thiadens AAHJ, Zeitz C, Mancini GMS, Perdomo Y, Mohand-Saïd S, Lizé E, Lhussiez V, Nandrot EF, Acar N, Creuzot-Garcher C, Sahel JA, Ansar M, Thauvin-Robinet C, Duplomb L, Da Costa R. Cystoid maculopathy is a frequent feature of Cohen syndrome-associated retinopathy. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16412. [PMID: 34385517 PMCID: PMC8361024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95743-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Cohen syndrome (CS) is a rare syndromic form of rod-cone dystrophy. Recent case reports have suggested that cystoid maculopathy (CM) could affect CS patients with an early onset and high prevalence. Our study aims at improving our understanding and management of CM in CS patients through a retrospective case series of ten CS patients with identified pathogenic variants in VPS13B. Longitudinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging was performed and treatment with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAI) was provided to reduce the volume of cystoid spaces. CM affected eight out of ten patients in our cohort. The youngest patient showed a strong progression of macular cysts from the age of 4.5 to 5 years despite oral CAI medication. Other teenage and young adult patients showed stable macular cysts with and without treatment. One patient showed a moderate decrease of cystoid spaces in the absence of treatment at 22 years of age. Through a correlative analysis we found that the volume of cystoid spaces was positively correlated to the thickness of peripheral and macular photoreceptor-related layers. This study suggests that CAI treatments may not suffice to improve CM in CS patients, and that CM may resolve spontaneously during adulthood as photoreceptor dystrophy progresses.
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- Pierre-Henry Gabrielle
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, 21079, Dijon, France
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- Inserm, UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Bâtiment B3, 15 Boulevard du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France.,FHU TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de La Vision, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France.,CHNO Des Quinze-Vingts, DHU Sight Restore, INSERM-DGOS CIC 1423, 75012, Paris, France
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- Maladies Rares, Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU Rennes, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033, Rennes, France
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- Centre de Référence Pour Les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), FSMR SENSGENE, ERN-EYE, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France.,Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, Inserm, UMR1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale D'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de La Vision, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, 3015, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre de Référence Pour Les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), FSMR SENSGENE, ERN-EYE, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France.,Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale, Inserm, UMR1112, Institut de Génétique Médicale D'Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de La Vision, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France.,CHNO Des Quinze-Vingts, DHU Sight Restore, INSERM-DGOS CIC 1423, 75012, Paris, France
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- Inserm, UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Bâtiment B3, 15 Boulevard du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France
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- Inserm, UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Bâtiment B3, 15 Boulevard du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de La Vision, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Centre Des Sciences du Goût Et de L'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 9E Boulevard Jeanne d'Arc, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, 21079, Dijon, France.,Centre Des Sciences du Goût Et de L'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 9E Boulevard Jeanne d'Arc, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de La Vision, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France.,CHNO Des Quinze-Vingts, DHU Sight Restore, INSERM-DGOS CIC 1423, 75012, Paris, France.,Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1004, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Inserm, UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Bâtiment B3, 15 Boulevard du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France.,FHU TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Inserm, UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Bâtiment B3, 15 Boulevard du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France.,FHU TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Inserm, UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Bâtiment B3, 15 Boulevard du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France. .,FHU TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon, 21000, Dijon, France.
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Karimzadeh MR, Omidi F, Sahebalzamani A, Saeidi K. A Novel VPS13B Mutation Identified by Whole-Exome Sequencing in Iranian Patients with Cohen Syndrome. J Mol Neurosci 2021; 71:2566-2574. [PMID: 34041686 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-021-01852-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cohen syndrome is caused by homozygous mutation in the vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B (VPS13B, also referred to as COH1) gene on chromosome 8q22.2. The VPS13B protein is involved in transmembrane transport, Golgi integrity, and neuritogenesis. Clinical manifestations of Cohen syndrome are mainly intellectual disability, developmental delay, facial abnormalities, and eye disorders. This study aimed to identify the causative variant in two unrelated families with Cohen syndrome. To this end, whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed to identify the pathogenic variants. A homozygous nonsense variant (NM_017890:c.10369C > T; NP_060360.3: p.Q3457X) in the VPS13B gene was identified and co-segregated with all affected individuals in both families. In silico analysis highly suggested this variant as damaging for protein function. The present study increases the mutation spectrum of the VPS13B gene and could be useful in genetic diagnosis and genetic counseling in Cohen syndrome patients.
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- Mohammad Reza Karimzadeh
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Lhussiez V, Dubus E, Cesar Q, Acar N, Nandrot EF, Simonutti M, Audo I, Lizé E, Nguyen S, Geissler A, Bouchot A, Ansar M, Picaud S, Thauvin-Robinet C, Olivier-Faivre L, Duplomb L, Da Costa R. Cohen Syndrome-Associated Cataract Is Explained by VPS13B Functions in Lens Homeostasis and Is Modified by Additional Genetic Factors. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 61:18. [PMID: 32915983 PMCID: PMC7488618 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.11.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Purpose Cohen syndrome (CS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by variants of the VPS13B gene. CS patients are affected with a severe form of retinal dystrophy, and in several cases cataracts also develop. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms and risk factors for cataract in CS, as well as to report on cataract surgeries in CS patients. Methods To understand how VPS13B is associated with visual impairments in CS, we generated the Vps13b∆Ex3/∆Ex3 mouse model. Mice from 1 to 3 months of age were followed by ophthalmoscopy and slit-lamp examinations. Phenotypes were investigated by histology, immunohistochemistry, and western blot. Literature analysis was performed to determine specific characteristic features of cataract in CS and to identify potential genotype–phenotype correlations. Results Cataracts rapidly developed in 2-month-old knockout mice and were present in almost all lenses at 3 months. Eye fundi appeared normal until cataract development. Lens immunostaining revealed that cataract formation was associated with the appearance of large vacuoles in the cortical area, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and fibrosis. In later stages, cataracts became hypermature, leading to profound retinal remodeling due to inflammatory events. Literature analysis showed that CS-related cataracts display specific features compared to other forms of retinitis pigmentosa-related cataracts, and their onset is modified by additional genetic factors. Corroboratively, we were able to isolate a subline of the Vps13b∆Ex3/∆Ex3 model with delayed cataract onset. Conclusions VPS13B participates in lens homeostasis, and the CS-related cataract development dynamic is linked to additional genetic factors.
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- Vincent Lhussiez
- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France.,Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- Plateforme d'Imagerie Cellulaire DImaCell (site CellImaP), INSERM LNC UMR1231, Dijon, France
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- Plateforme d'Imagerie Cellulaire DImaCell (site CellImaP), INSERM LNC UMR1231, Dijon, France
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,FHU-TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,FHU-TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,FHU-TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1231, Equipe GAD, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,FHU-TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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Rakusiewicz K, Kanigowska K, Hautz W, Wicher D, Młynek M, Wyszyńska M, Rogowska A, Jędrzejczak-Młodziejewska J, Danowska M, Czeszyk A. Coexistence of bilateral macular edema and pale optic disc in the patient with Cohen syndrome. Open Med (Wars) 2021; 16:156-160. [PMID: 33542958 PMCID: PMC7819545 DOI: 10.1515/med-2021-0208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cohen syndrome (Q87.8;ORPHA:193; OMIM#216550) is an autosomal recessive inherited genetic disorder caused by mutation in the VPS13B/COH1 gene. It is characterized by variable clinical symptoms such as deformity of the head, face, hands and feet, eye abnormalities, abdominal obesity, neutropenia and nonprogressive intellectual disability. The typical lesions in the eyeball in Cohen syndrome include high myopia, retinal dystrophy, strabismus, maculopathy and lens subluxation. The present study describes the coexistence of bilateral macular edema with pale optic disc in a patient with a homozygous deletion in the VPS13B/COH1 gene. Material and methods A 6-year-old Caucasian girl with facial dysmorphism, microcephaly, prominent upper incisors, narrow hands with slender fingers, congenital heart defect and ophthalmic symptoms was subjected to genetic testing. The genetic evaluation revealed a homozygous deletion on the long arm of chromosome 8 encompassing 20-25 exons of the VPS13 gene, as confirmed by Cohen syndrome. She underwent a full ophthalmological examination with the assessment of slit lamp examination of anterior segment and fundoscopy, refraction error, biometry, central corneal thickness and additionally electroretinography, optical coherence tomography and fundus photography. Results In the ophthalmologic examination, the girl had bilateral astigmatism accompanied by myopia and a marked reduction in central corneal thickness. Fundus examination showed pale optic nerve discs and "salt and pepper" retinopathy. Bilateral cystic macular edema was revealed in handheld optical coherence tomography. Electroretinography showed a reduced response amplitude of cones and rods. Conclusion In a patient with high myopia, macular edema, pale optic disc and facial dysmorphism, Cohen syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis. The severity of individual clinical features in patients with Cohen syndrome varies. It can be assumed that the type of mutation affects the occurrence and severity of individual symptoms.
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- Klaudia Rakusiewicz
- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Li L, Bu X, Ji Y, Tan P, Liu S. A Novel Homozygous VPS13B Splice-Site Mutation Causing the Skipping of Exon 38 in a Chinese Family With Cohen Syndrome. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:651621. [PMID: 33959574 PMCID: PMC8093766 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.651621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background: Cohen syndrome (CS) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder characterized by extensive phenotypic variation with autosomal recessive inheritance. VPS13B was identified to be the disease-causing gene for CS. The objectives of the present study were to screen likely pathogenic mutations of the patient with developmental delay and mental retardation, and to determinate the effect of this splice-site mutation by reverse transcription analysis. Methods: Whole exome sequencing (WES) in combination with Sanger sequencing were performed to identify the causative mutations of this CS family. Subsequently, the impact of the intronic variant on splicing was analyzed by reverse transcription and the construction of expression vector. Results: A novel homozygous splice-site mutation (c.6940+1G>T) in the VPS13B gene was identified in this proband. Sanger sequencing analysis of the cDNA demonstrated that the c.6940+1G>T variant could cause the skipping of entire exon 38, resulting in the loss of 208 nucleotides and further give rise to the generation of a premature in-frame stop codon at code 2,247. Conclusions: The homozygous VPS13B splicing variant c.6940+1G>T was co-segregated with the CS phenotypes in this family and was identified to be the cause of CS after comprehensive consideration of the clinical manifestations, genetic analysis and cDNA sequencing result.
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- Liangshan Li
- Medical Genetic Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Transfusion, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao, China
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- Newborn Disease Screening Centre, Yantai Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yantai, China
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- Obstetrical Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical Genetic Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Quinn MP, MacKeen LD, Vincent A, Strube YNJ. Early ocular findings in Cohen syndrome: case report and Canadian survey study. Can J Ophthalmol 2020; 56:e26-e28. [PMID: 32777201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Matthew P Quinn
- Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., in addition to the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ont
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- Phoenix Technology Group, Pleasanton, CA; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., in addition to the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ont..
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Nasser F, Kurtenbach A, Biskup S, Weidensee S, Kohl S, Zrenner E. Ophthalmic features of retinitis pigmentosa in Cohen syndrome caused by pathogenic variants in the VPS13B gene. Acta Ophthalmol 2020; 98:e316-e321. [PMID: 31580008 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to report on the phenotype and genotype of five patients diagnosed with Cohen syndrome, an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder manifesting with mental and physiological defects. METHODS Five patients from three German families and one Syrian family underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological examination. The scheduled visual acuity measurements, fundus ophthalmoscopy, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), full-field electrophysiological recordings of scotopic and photopic electroretinograms (ERGs) and colour vision testing could not be carried out in all subjects, because of the mental and physical retardation. The genetic diagnosis was achieved by next-generation sequencing. RESULTS The ophthalmic and systemic phenotype of the patients is typical for Cohen syndrome including myopia, night blindness, photophobia, fundus pigmentary changes and bull's eye maculopathy. Electroretinograms (ERGs) were extinguished in the four patients, whose recording was possible. Genetic testing revealed homozygous or two heterozygous bi-allelic mutations in the VPS13B (COH1) gene in all five patients, with five different allelic variants observed. The homozygous mutation c.6055_6056delGA; p.Asp2019Glnfs*15 in two sibling patients as well as the homozygous nonsense mutation c.8112C>G;p.Tyr2704* have not previously been reported. CONCLUSIONS The phenotype of the five patients reported here is typical for Cohen syndrome; however, their genotype is heterogeneous. Two new allelic variants were found to be the causative mutation.
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- Fadi Nasser
- Centre for Ophthalmology University of Tuebingen Tuebingen Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology University of Tuebingen Tuebingen Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology University of Tuebingen Tuebingen Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology University of Tuebingen Tuebingen Germany
- Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) University of Tuebingen Tuebingen Germany
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Rodrigues JM, Fernandes HD, Caruthers C, Braddock SR, Knutsen AP. Cohen Syndrome: Review of the Literature. Cureus 2018; 10:e3330. [PMID: 30473963 PMCID: PMC6248805 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cohen syndrome was initially described as a syndrome including obesity, hypotonia, mental deficiency, and facial, oral, ocular and limb anomalies. Leukopenia, especially neutropenia, was later described as a feature of Cohen syndrome. Cohen syndrome is caused by an autosomal recessive (AR) mutation of the vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B (VPS13B, also referred to as COH1) gene on chromosome 8q22.2.
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- Jonathan M Rodrigues
- Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bismarck, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bismarck, USA
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- Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA
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Li A, Gandhi A, Wang H, Traboulsi EI. Bilateral angle closure glaucoma in a 28-year-old Cohen syndrome patient. Ophthalmic Genet 2018; 39:657-658. [PMID: 29985682 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2018.1495746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Ang Li
- a Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- b DDC Clinic for Special Needs Children , Middlefield , OH , USA
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- c Cole Eye Institute , Center for Genetic Eye Diseases , Cleveland , OH , USA
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Zhang F, Shi XY, Liu LY, Liu YT, Zou LP. [Psychomotor retardation with neutropenia for more than one year in a toddler]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2018; 20:497-500. [PMID: 29972126 PMCID: PMC7389942 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A boy was admitted at the age of 17 months. He had psychomotor retardation in early infancy. Physical examination revealed microcephalus, unusual facies, and a single palmar crease on his right hand, as well as muscle hypotonia in the extremities and hyperextension of the bilateral shoulder and hip joints. Genetic detection identified two pathogenic compound heterozygous mutations, c.8868-1G>A (splicing) and c.11624_11625del (p.V3875Afs*10), in the VPS13B gene, and thus the boy was diagnosed with Cohen syndrome. Cohen syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by the VPS13B gene mutations and has complex clinical manifestations. Its clinical features include microcephalus, unusual facies, neutropenia, and joint hyperextension. VPS13B gene detection helps to make a confirmed diagnosis.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
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Yang C, Hou M, Li Y, Sun D, Guo Y, Liu P, Liu Y, Song J, Zhang N, Wei W, Chen Z. Gene analysis: A rare gene disease of intellectual deficiency-Cohen syndrome. Int J Dev Neurosci 2018; 68:83-88. [PMID: 29758347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Cohen syndrome is a rare, genetic, connective-tissue disorder, which is caused by mutations in the gene COH1 (VPS13B, Vacuolar Protein Sorting 13 Homolog B) at the chromosome 8q22. The disease is rare reported, which major clinical features include postnatal microcephaly, obesity, short stature, intellectual disability, progressive retinal dystrophy, intermittent neutropenia and many other unusual facial feature. We report four patients in China who were diagnosed with Cohen syndrome by genetic testing and clinical manifestations. At the same time, we review the related literature, and further expound the molecular mechanism of the disease, a variety of clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis.
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- Chengqing Yang
- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Qingdao Women & Children Hospital, No. 6 Tongfu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Qingdao Women & Children Hospital, No. 6 Tongfu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Qingdao Women & Children Hospital, No. 6 Tongfu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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- Kangso Medical Inspection Co.,Ltd, No.65 Haidian District, Xingshikou Road Yiyuan Cultural Creative Industry Base C District No. 10, Floor 2, 201-203, Beijing 100195, PR China.
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- Pediatric Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Shandong 266000, PR China.
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Uyhazi KE, Binenbaum G, Carducci N, Zackai EH, Aleman TS. Early photoreceptor outer segment loss and retinoschisis in Cohen syndrome. Ophthalmic Genet 2018; 39:399-404. [DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2018.1459735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Katherine E. Uyhazi
- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Gueneau L, Duplomb L, Sarda P, Hamel C, Aral B, Chehadeh SE, Gigot N, St-Onge J, Callier P, Thevenon J, Huet F, Carmignac V, Droin N, Faivre L, Thauvin-Robinet C. Congenital neutropenia with retinopathy, a new phenotype without intellectual deficiency or obesity secondary toVPS13Bmutations. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 164A:522-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Lucie Gueneau
- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale; Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve; CHU Montpellier France
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- Centre de référence Affections Sensorielles Génétiques; Hôpital Gui de Chauliac; CHU Montpellier France
- Département de génétique et thérapie des cécités rétiniennes; INSERM U583 - Institut des Neurosciences de Montpellier; France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire; Plateau Technique de Biologie; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Centre de Génétique et Centre de Reference « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs » du Grand Est; Hôpital d'Enfants; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire; Plateau Technique de Biologie; CHU Dijon France
- Centre de Génétique et Centre de Reference « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs » du Grand Est; Hôpital d'Enfants; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire; Plateau Technique de Biologie; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique; Plateau Technique de Biologie; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Centre de Génétique et Centre de Reference « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs » du Grand Est; Hôpital d'Enfants; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
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- Inserm UMR 1009; Integrated Research Cancer Institute Villejuif (IRCIV), Institut Gustave Roussy; Villejuif France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Centre de Génétique et Centre de Reference « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs » du Grand Est; Hôpital d'Enfants; CHU Dijon France
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- EA 4271 GAD « Génétique et Anomalies du Développement »; IFR 100 - Sante STIC; Université de Bourgogne; Dijon France
- Centre de Génétique et Centre de Reference « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs » du Grand Est; Hôpital d'Enfants; CHU Dijon France
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Ocular Involvement in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases. J Clin Immunol 2013; 34:23-38. [DOI: 10.1007/s10875-013-9974-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Shearman JR, Wilton AN. A canine model of Cohen syndrome: Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:258. [PMID: 21605373 PMCID: PMC3128065 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS) is a common autosomal recessive neutropenia in Border collie dogs. RESULTS We used a candidate gene approach and linkage analysis to show that the causative gene for TNS is VPS13B. We chose VPS13B as a candidate because of similarities in clinical signs between TNS and Cohen syndrome, in human, such as neutropenia and a typical facial dysmorphism. Linkage analysis using microsatellites close to VPS13B showed positive linkage of the region to TNS. We sequenced each of the 63 exons of VPS13B in affected and control dogs and found that the causative mutation in Border collies is a 4 bp deletion in exon 19 of the largest transcript that results in premature truncation of the protein. Cohen syndrome patients present with mental retardation in 99% of cases, but learning disabilities featured in less than half of TNS affected dogs. It has been implied that loss of the alternate transcript of VPS13B in the human brain utilising an alternate exon, 28, may cause mental retardation. Mice cannot be used to test this hypothesis as they do not express the alternate exon. We show that dogs do express alternate transcripts in the brain utilising an alternate exon homologous to human exon 28. CONCLUSION Dogs can be used as a model organism to explore the function of the alternately spliced transcript of VPS13B in the brain. TNS in Border collies is the first animal model for Cohen syndrome and can be used to study the disease aetiology.
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- Jeremy R Shearman
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 113 Phahonyothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Wang H, Xin B. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Amish community — What we may learn from it. PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2011.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Douzgou S, Samples JR, Georgoudi N, Petersen MB. Ophthalmic findings in the Greek isolate of Cohen syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:534-9. [PMID: 21344628 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 09/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A high frequency of the Cohen syndrome has been observed in a Greek island with 2,000 inhabitants and a high degree of inbreeding. All patients were homozygous for a COH1, exon 6-16 deletion suggesting a founder effect. We present the results of their first systematic ophthalmologic assessment. Myopia and chorioretinal atrophy were present in all patients of this cohort. Yet, in contrast to all groups previously reported, the majority presented with corneal changes, independently from age, gender, and family history. A pair of sisters, aged 11 and 15 years old, presented with bilateral keratoconus. More frequently (86%) than in any other ethnic group, Greek patients had cataracts that were bilateral and often graded as high as 3, even at a young age. As a whole, the ophthalmic phenotype of the Greek isolate of Cohen syndrome is characterized by the involvement of both the posterior and the anterior eye segment, bilaterally, in the majority of cases (93%). Greek Cohen patients that share a founder mutation are at a higher risk of developing blindness in respect to those of other ethnicities and genotypes. This study highlighted the need for pachymetry measurement as a means of surveillance and prediction of the visual impairment frequently observed.
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- Sofia Douzgou
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Child Health, "Aghia Sofia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Al-Gazali L, Ali BR. Mutations of a country: a mutation review of single gene disorders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hum Mutat 2010; 31:505-20. [PMID: 20437613 DOI: 10.1002/humu.21232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The United Arab Emirates inhabitants are ethnically diverse, with ancestries from Arabia, Persia, Baluchistan, and Africa. However, the majority of the current five million inhabitants are expatriates from the Asian subcontinent, Middle Eastern, African, and European countries. Consanguineous marriages within most UAE subpopulations are still the norm, leading to the formation of isolates and higher frequencies of recessive conditions. The UAE is ranked sixth in terms of prevalence of birth defects, with more than 270 genetic disorders reported in the national population. The UAE has high frequencies of blood disorders including thalassemias, sickle cell disease, and G6PD. In addition, certain genetic conditions are relatively common including cystic fibrosis, Joubert, and Meckel syndromes. Furthermore, numerous rare congenital malformations and metabolic disorders have been reported. We review the single gene disorders that have been studied at the molecular level in the UAE (which currently stand at 76) and compile the mutations found. Several novel (p.S2439fs) mutations have been reported including c.7317delA in NF1, c.5C>T (p.A2V) in DKC1, c.1766T>A (p.I589N) in TP63, and c.2117G>T (p.R706L) in VLDLR. We hope that this review will form the basis to establish a UAE mutations database and serve as a model for the collection of mutations of a country.
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- Lihadh Al-Gazali
- Departments of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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Lai YH, Hsu HT, Wang HZ, Chang CH, Chang SJ. Astigmatism in preschool children in Taiwan. J AAPOS 2010; 14:150-4. [PMID: 20451858 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.12.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2009] [Revised: 12/29/2009] [Accepted: 12/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To elucidate the prevalence of astigmatism and its corneal component, the association between the amount of astigmatism and its axis, and the association between the axis of astigmatism and body mass index (BMI) in Taiwanese preschool children. METHODS In this population-based study we analyzed 2 data sets, one obtained by retrospective review of vision-screening data and another obtained in a prospective observational study. Each study collected data for age, sex, and refraction status. Autokeratometry, height, and weight measurements were obtained only in the observational study. Astigmatism was classified as with-the-rule, against-the-rule, or oblique. RESULTS The prevalence of astigmatism was unassociated with age or sex in both data sets. The retrospective study (1,094 subjects; mean age, 5 years; range, 2.19-7.32 years) revealed that 13.3% of the subjects had astigmatism > or = 1.00 D, and most of them had with-the-rule astigmatism; 4.0% had high astigmatism (>1.50 D). Children with with-the-rule astigmatism had greater mean cylinder power than those with against-the-rule or oblique astigmatism. In the prospective study (190 subjects; mean age, 5.65 years; range, 3.79-6.68 years) astigmatism correlated with its corneal component. Preschoolers with with-the-rule astigmatism and with-the-rule corneal astigmatism had greater BMI and heavier weight than those with against-the-rule or oblique type. CONCLUSIONS Astigmatism is common in Taiwanese preschool children. The predominant types are with-the-rule and oblique astigmatism. Most patients with high astigmatism and high corneal astigmatism have with-the-rule type. High BMI or weight is associated with with-the-rule astigmatism and with with-the-rule corneal astigmatism.
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- Yu-Hung Lai
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Bugiani M, Gyftodimou Y, Tsimpouka P, Lamantea E, Katzaki E, d'Adamo P, Nakou S, Georgoudi N, Grigoriadou M, Tsina E, Kabolis N, Milani D, Pandelia E, Kokotas H, Gasparini P, Giannoulia-Karantana A, Renieri A, Zeviani M, Petersen MB. Cohen syndrome resulting from a novel large intragenicCOH1deletion segregating in an isolated Greek island population. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:2221-6. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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