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Payandeh JE, Motamed M, Kirubalingam K, Chadha NK. Olfactory Dysfunction in Children: A Scoping Review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 169:1399-1408. [PMID: 37449420 DOI: 10.1002/ohn.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Olfactory disorders are well-studied in the adult population, however, there is a paucity of literature characterizing olfactory dysfunction in pediatric patients. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify known causes of olfactory loss in pediatric populations, clarify the extent of use and validity of smell tests, and summarize current therapies for olfactory loss. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Web of Science. REVIEW METHODS Databases were systematically searched in September 2020. Two independent reviewers conducted the title and abstract screen, followed by review of full-texts for inclusion based on preset inclusion and exclusion criteria. Extracted data included study type, age/age-range of participants, gender, radiological evidence of olfactory dysfunction, types and results of smell tests used, etiology of olfactory loss, and therapies employed for olfactory loss. RESULTS A total of 103 articles (n = 1654) were eligible for final data extraction. The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test was used most frequently for smell testing (21% of studies). In total, 45 causes of olfactory dysfunction have been elucidated by this study: 22 congenital and 23 acquired. Few therapies were described, and all were specific to the etiology of olfactory loss. CONCLUSION Olfactory dysfunction has a wide range of etiologies in the pediatric population, and clinicians should have a diagnostic algorithm for how to identify a cause should they encounter it in practice. If no etiology can be identified, education around safety should be provided to both the patient and their caregivers.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, B.C. Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Georgiopoulos C, Postler M, Rombaux P, Gudziol V, Abolmaali N, Hummel T. Unilateral Choanal Atresia: Indications of Long-Term Olfactory Deficits and Volumetric Brain Changes Postsurgically. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2021; 84:89-92. [PMID: 34839294 DOI: 10.1159/000520188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Very few studies have investigated whether unilateral choanal atresia is associated with permanent olfactory deficits. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the olfactory performance of patients with unilateral choanal atresia postsurgically. METHODS Three patients with unilateral atresia were examined in terms of olfactory performance with the Sniffin' Sticks test (odor identification, threshold, and discrimination), size of the olfactory bulb, and volumetric brain changes. RESULTS All patients demonstrated significantly lower olfactory performance in terms of odor threshold on the same side with the choanal atresia. Grey matter reductions were found ipsilaterally in the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS This pilot study indicates that persistent olfactory deficits and volumetric brain changes are present in patients with unilateral choanal atresia.
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- Charalampos Georgiopoulos
- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Radiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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The Link between Attachment Style and Self-Reported Olfactory Ability: A Preliminary Investigation. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11101367. [PMID: 34679431 PMCID: PMC8533800 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11101367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Individuals in healthy romantic relationships gain significant benefits to their psychological wellbeing and physiological health. Notably, the majority of relationship research has focused on how adult attachment influences these relationship outcomes while the role of olfaction remains an emerging research focus. The aim of the current study was to bring together these seemingly unrelated factors–attachment and olfaction–in an online quasi-experimental design. The participants were 401 undergraduate students, predominantly females, ranging in age from 17 to 70 years. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that evaluated their attachment tendencies, olfactory ability and experiences in romantic relationships. Results indicated that attachment insecurity, across both attachment anxiety and avoidance, was associated with decreased olfactory functioning for females. These findings provide preliminary evidence that olfaction is related to romantic relationship maintenance and suggests that body odors could be fundamental for evoking the attachment system. These findings also elicit enticing new avenues of research which can assist psychologists to provide targeted treatments to individuals with olfactory deficits and insecure attachment tendencies.
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Arshamian A, Manko P, Majid A. Limitations in odour simulation may originate from differential sensory embodiment. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190273. [PMID: 32306876 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Across diverse lineages, animals communicate using chemosignals, but only humans communicate about chemical signals. Many studies have observed that compared with other sensory modalities, communication about smells is relatively rare and not always reliable. Recent cross-cultural studies, on the other hand, suggest some communities are more olfactorily oriented than previously supposed. Nevertheless, across the globe a general trend emerges where olfactory communication is relatively hard. We suggest here that this is in part because olfactory representations are different in kind: they have a low degree of embodiment, and are not easily expressed as primitives, thereby limiting the mental manipulations that can be performed with them. New exploratory data from Dutch children (9-12 year-olds) and adults support that mental imagery from olfaction is weak in comparison with vision and audition, and critically this is not affected by language development. Specifically, while visual and auditory imagery becomes more vivid with age, olfactory imagery shows no such development. This is consistent with the idea that olfactory representations are different in kind from representations from the other senses. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Olfactory communication in humans'.
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- Artin Arshamian
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Language Development Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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Farshchi S, Mohammad Karim O, Korani MA, Joulani M. How Does Adenotonsillectomy Affect the Olfactory Threshold in Children? Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019; 71:279-285. [PMID: 31741973 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-018-1273-z] [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: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Adenotonsillectomy is one of the main operations on the head and neck surgery quality in children. This study aimed to compare the olfactory threshold changes in adenotonsillectomy patients. This comparative study was done on 152 children whom candidate for adenotonsillectomy before and 3 weeks after the operation referred to the Dr. Kermanshahi Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran during 2015-2016. The olfactory threshold was determined by olfactory test using phenyl butyl alcohol in propylene glycol. The orthonasal test was done by a strip and the lowest propylene glycol detection used as olfactory threshold. The mean age was 6.81 ± 3.83 of patients were boys and 69 of them were girls. The allergic rhinitis was detected in 83.6% of the patients before the adenotonsillectomy while it was only in 16.4% after adenotonsillectomy. Also, nocturia was higher before the adenotonsillectomy 104 (68.4%) compared to post-adenotonsillectomy 48 (31.6%). In 73 (48%) patients, the sleep quality score was 10 after the surgery while there was a patient with score 10 before the operation. The positive allergic rhinitis was higher in male 70 (84.3%) compared to female 57 (82.6%). Also, no significant difference detected on nocturia (P = 0.531). Also, significant difference detected between 2 groups in sleep quality score before and after the adenotonsillectomy (P = 0.001). The olfactory threshold significantly improved after surgery compared to previous (P = 0.034). These results suggest olfactory threshold improves after adenotonsillectomy in children.
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- Samireh Farshchi
- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Imam Khomaini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Jomhouri Eslami (Naghlieh) BLV, Kermanshah, 6718743161 Iran
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- 2Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- 3Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- 4Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Gellrich J, Sparing-Paschke LM, Thieme T, Schwabe K, Dworschak A, Hummel T, Schriever VA. Normative data for olfactory threshold and odor identification in children and adolescents. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 123:5-9. [PMID: 31054538 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility and validity of olfactory testing in children and adolescents using the "Sniffin' Sticks" odor threshold and "U-Sniff" odor identification test, normative data obtained in a large sample for these tests are missing. Aim of this study was therefore to obtain normative data of healthy children and adolescents for olfactory assessment. MATERIAL AND METHODS Olfactory testing was conducted using the "Sniffin' Sticks" olfactory threshold (THR) and the 12-item "U-Sniff" odor identification (ID) test. The data were collected from 490 children and adolescents (234 girls, 257 boys) between the age of 6 and 17 years (mean age: 11.2 ± 3.4 years). In line with previous studies, participants were divided into subgroups regarding their age: i) 6-8 years, ii) 9-11 years, iii) 12-14 years and iv) 15-17 years. RESULTS All participants were able to perform the task. Neither sex nor age significantly influenced THR. Girls outperformed boys in ID. In addition, the youngest age group scored lower than the three other age groups on the "U-Sniff" odor identification test. Using the 10th percentile to distinguish normosmia from a reduced sense of smell the following values were obtained for the four age groups: i) THR 4.25 points, ID 7 points, ii) THR 5.0 points, ID 9 points, iii) THR 4.75 points, ID 10 points and iv) THR 5.5 points, ID 10 points. CONCLUSION The present study provides normative data for olfactory assessment in children and adolescents using both an olfactory threshold and a suprathreshold test to distinguish between normosmia and a reduced sense of smell using the 10th percentile.
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- Janine Gellrich
- Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany.
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- Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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- Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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- Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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This chapter focuses on the development of the human olfactory system. In this system, function does not require full neuroanatomical maturity. Thus, discrimination of odorous molecules, including a number within the mother's diet, occurs in amniotic fluid after 28-30 weeks of gestation, at which time the olfactory bulbs are identifiable by MRI. Hypoplasia/aplasia of the bulbs is documented in the third trimester and postnatally. Interestingly, olfactory axons project from the nasal epithelium to the telencephalon before formation of the olfactory bulbs and lack a peripheral ganglion, but the synaptic glomeruli of the future olfactory bulb serves this function. Histologic lamination of the olfactory bulb is present by 14 weeks, but maturation remains incomplete at term for neuronal differentiation, synaptogenesis, myelination, and persistence of the normal transitory fetal ventricular recess. Myelination occurs postnatally. Although olfaction is the only sensory system without direct thalamic projections, the olfactory bulb and anterior olfactory nucleus are, in effect, thalamic surrogates. For example, many dendro-dendritic synapses occur within the bulb between GABAergic granular neurons and periglomerular neurons. Moreover, bulbar synaptic glomeruli are analogous to peripheral ganglia of other sensory cranial nerves. The olfactory tract contains much gray as well as white matter. The olfactory epithelium and bulb both incorporate progenitor cells at all ages. Diverse malformations of the olfactory bulb can be detected by clinical examination, imaging, and neuropathology; indeed, olfactory reflexes of the neonate can be reliably tested. We recommend that such testing be routine in the neonatal neurologic examination, especially in children with brain malformations, endocrinopathies, chromosomopathies, genetic/metabolic disorders, and perinatal hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy.
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- Harvey B Sarnat
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Neuropathology), University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Schriever VA, Gellrich J, von der Hagen M, Hummel T. Acquired Olfactory Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Chem Senses 2018; 43:571-581. [DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjy046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Valentin A Schriever
- Abteilung Neuropädiatrie an der Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse, Dresden, Germany
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- Abteilung Neuropädiatrie an der Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse, Dresden, Germany
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- Abteilung Neuropädiatrie an der Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse, Dresden, Germany
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse, Dresden, Germany
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Hauser LJ, Jensen EL, Mirsky DM, Chan KH. Pediatric anosmia: A case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 110:135-139. [PMID: 29859575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Little is known about the etiology of olfactory dysfunction in the pediatric population. The aim of this study is to characterize the etiology and clinical features of anosmia and to explore evaluation options in a pediatric population. METHODS Olfactory dysfunction was identified at a tertiary pediatric hospital between January 2003 and October 2014 using a text-based and ICD-9 search of the electronic health record system. Clinical information gathered included history, physical examination and imaging study. A phone questionnaire was completed to determine persistence and development of other rhinologic, endocrine, or neurologic symptoms. RESULTS 37 children (male/female = 17/20) with mean/median ages of 13.28/14. 19 years were identified. The distribution of etiology was: rhinologic disease (N = 16), congenital (N = 4), trauma (N = 1), neoplasm (N = 1) and unknown (N = 15). Rhinologic disease included chronic rhinosinusitis (N = 3) and other nasal anatomic lesions. None of the four subjects with congenital anosmia had classic Kallmann syndrome. The utility of imaging in confirming an etiology of anosmia was noted in 1 of 8 CT and 5 of 22 MRI. The most significant finding of the questionnaire was confirmation of normal puberty in the congenital group. CONCLUSION Similar to the adult population, rhinologic disease is the most common cause. Absence or hypoplasia of the olfactory bulbs without associated delayed puberty is the presentation of congenital anosmia in our cohort. MRI had a higher utility than CT in evaluating anosmia in general and congenital anosmia in specific. MRI to evaluate children with a history of congenital olfactory dysfunction is recommended.
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- Leah J Hauser
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States; Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine & Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States; Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.
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Cameron EL. Olfactory perception in children. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018; 4:57-66. [PMID: 30035263 PMCID: PMC6051253 DOI: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The ability to smell is important for protection from danger and quality of life, even in children. Although smell loss is rare in children, it can be indicative of some childhood disorders and may be useful for understanding some disorders. This paper reviews the methods and results of behavioral testing olfaction in children, with an emphasis on odor identification, the most common method of assessing the sense of smell in both children and adults. The Pediatric Smell Wheel® is described as a relatively new and powerful tool for testing olfaction in children as young as 4 years of age. An example of its use in testing children with a childhood disorders (autism spectrum disorder, ASD) is provided in addition to a review of the literature on smell function in ASD. It is possible to reliably test sense of smell in children as young as 4 years old and many studies have shown that performance improves with age and can be impacted by childhood disorders. Sex differences in children are briefly discussed. Finally, the paper suggests other methods of testing olfaction in children, such as odor discrimination, that depend less on cognitive factors, which may enhance our understanding of the olfactory capabilities of young children.
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Ufartes R, Schwenty-Lara J, Freese L, Neuhofer C, Möller J, Wehner P, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Wong MTY, Schanze I, Tzschach A, Bartsch O, Borchers A, Pauli S. Sema3a plays a role in the pathogenesis of CHARGE syndrome. Hum Mol Genet 2018; 27:1343-1352. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Roser Ufartes
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Embryology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Embryology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biochemistry, Georg August University Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- TU Dresden, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Institute for Clinical Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University Medical Centre, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Embryology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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Liu ZZ, Wang ZL, Choi TI, Huang WT, Wang HT, Han YY, Zhu LY, Kim HT, Choi JH, Lee JS, Kim HG, Zhao J, Chen Y, Lu Z, Tian XL, Pan BX, Li BM, Kim CH, Xu HA. Chd7 Is Critical for Early T-Cell Development and Thymus Organogenesis in Zebrafish. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2018; 188:1043-1058. [PMID: 29353058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Coloboma, heart defect, atresia choanae, retarded growth and development, genital hypoplasia, ear anomalies/deafness (CHARGE) syndrome is a congenital disorder affecting multiple organs and mainly caused by mutations in CHD7, a gene encoding a chromatin-remodeling protein. Immunodeficiency and reduced T cells have been noted in CHARGE syndrome. However, the mechanisms underlying T lymphopenia are largely unexplored. Herein, we observed dramatic decrease of T cells in both chd7knockdown and knockout zebrafish embryos. Unexpectedly, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and, particularly, lymphoid progenitor cells were increased peripherally in nonthymic areas in chd7-deficient embryos, unlikely to contribute to the T-cell decrease. Further analysis demonstrated that both the organogenesis and homing function of the thymus were seriously impaired. Chd7 might regulate thymus organogenesis through modulating the development of both neural crest cell-derived mesenchyme and pharyngeal endoderm-derived thymic epithelial cells. The expression of foxn1, a central regulator of thymic epithelium, was remarkably down-regulated in the pharyngeal region in chd7-deficient embryos. Moreover, the T-cell reduction in chd7-deficient embryos was partially rescued by overexpressing foxn1, suggesting that restoring thymic epithelium may be a potential therapeutic strategy for treating immunodeficiency in CHARGE syndrome. Collectively, the results indicated that chd7 was critical for thymic development and T-lymphopenia in CHARGE syndrome may be mainly attributed to the defects of thymic organogenesis. The current finding may benefit the diagnosis and therapy of T lymphopenia and immunodeficiency in CHARGE syndrome.
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- Zhi-Zhi Liu
- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; Jiangxi Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular, Digestive and Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; Queen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia; Children's Hospital of Jiang Xi, Nanchang, China; Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Children's Hospital of Jiang Xi, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; Jiangxi Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular, Digestive and Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; Jiangxi Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular, Digestive and Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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- Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; Jiangxi Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular, Digestive and Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Nanchang, China.
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Balasubramanian R, Crowley WF. Reproductive endocrine phenotypes relating to CHD7 mutations in humans. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2017; 175:507-515. [PMID: 29152903 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mutations in the gene CHD7 cause CHARGE syndrome, a rare multi-organ syndromic disorder. Gonadal defects are common in individuals with CHARGE syndrome (seen in ∼60-80% of cases) and represent the letter "G" in the CHARGE syndrome acronym. The gonadal defect in CHARGE syndrome results from congenital deficiency of the hypothalamic hormone Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which manifests clinically as pubertal failure and infertility, and biochemically as hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (low sex steroid hormone levels with inappropriately normal or low gonadotropin levels). In addition to the gonadal endocrine abnormalities, in a small minority of individuals with CHARGE, additional endocrine defects including growth hormone deficiency, multiple pituitary hormone deficits and primary hypothyroidism may also be seen. CHD7 mutations disrupt the targeting of olfactory axons and the migration of GnRH-synthesizing neurons during embryonic development, resulting in congenital idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) and anosmia (or hyposmia), two features that define human Kallmann syndrome. Since Kallmann syndrome is one of the constituent phenotypes within CHARGE, recent studies have investigated the role of CHD7 mutations in individuals with IHH and established that deleterious missense mutations in CHD7 are associated with Kallmann syndrome as well as normosmic form of IHH. These missense mutations affect the ATPase and nucleosome remodeling activities of the CHD7 protein. These observations suggest that CHD7 protein function is critical for the ontogeny of GnRH neurons and neuroendocrine regulation of GnRH secretion.
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- Ravikumar Balasubramanian
- Harvard Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center of Excellence in Translation Research & Reproductive Endocrine Unit of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center of Excellence in Translation Research & Reproductive Endocrine Unit of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Daniel K. Podolsky Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Bartlett Hall Extension, Boston, Massachusetts
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Blake KD, Hudson AS. Gastrointestinal and feeding difficulties in CHARGE syndrome: A review from head-to-toe. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2017; 175:496-506. [PMID: 29082627 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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CHARGE syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic condition that is primarily diagnosed based on clinical features, with genetic testing available for confirmation. The CHARGE mnemonic stands for some of the common characteristics: coloboma, heart defects, atresia/stenosis of the choanae, retardation of growth/development, genitourinary anomalies, and ear abnormalities (CHARGE). However, many of the common clinical features are not captured by this mnemonic, including cranial nerve dysfunction, considered by some to be one of the major diagnostic criteria. Over 90% of individuals experience feeding and gastrointestinal dysfunction, which carries great morbidity and mortality. The aim of this review is to examine the nature of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and feeding difficulties in CHARGE syndrome, focusing on their underlying pathology, associated investigations, and available treatment options. We also provide information on available tools (for parents, clinicians, and researchers) that are important additions to the lifelong healthcare management of every individual with CHARGE syndrome. We review how cranial nerve dysfunction is one of the most important characteristics underlying the pervasive GI and feeding dysfunction, and discuss the need for future research on gut innervation and motility in this genetic disorder.
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- Kim D Blake
- IWK Health Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Pauli S, Bajpai R, Borchers A. CHARGEd with neural crest defects. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2017; 175:478-486. [PMID: 29082625 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Neural crest cells are highly migratory pluripotent cells that give rise to diverse derivatives including cartilage, bone, smooth muscle, pigment, and endocrine cells as well as neurons and glia. Abnormalities in neural crest-derived tissues contribute to the etiology of CHARGE syndrome, a complex malformation disorder that encompasses clinical symptoms like coloboma, heart defects, atresia of the choanae, retarded growth and development, genital hypoplasia, ear anomalies, and deafness. Mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7) gene are causative of CHARGE syndrome and loss-of-function data in different model systems have firmly established a role of CHD7 in neural crest development. Here, we will summarize our current understanding of the function of CHD7 in neural crest development and discuss possible links of CHARGE syndrome to other developmental disorders.
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- Silke Pauli
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Embryology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Feng W, Shao C, Liu HK. Versatile Roles of the Chromatin Remodeler CHD7 during Brain Development and Disease. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:309. [PMID: 29033785 PMCID: PMC5625114 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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CHD7 (Chromo-Helicase-DNA binding protein 7) protein is an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler. Heterozygous mutation of the CHD7 gene causes a severe congenital disease known as CHARGE syndrome. Most CHARGE syndrome patients have brain structural anomalies, implicating an important role of CHD7 during brain development. In this review, we summarize studies dissecting developmental functions of CHD7 in the brain and discuss pathogenic mechanisms behind neurodevelopmental defects caused by mutation of CHD7. As we discussed, CHD7 protein exhibits a remarkably specific and dynamic expression pattern in the brain. Studies in human and animal models have revealed that CHD7 is involved in multiple developmental lineages and processes in the brain. Mechanistically, CHD7 is essential for neural differentiation due to its transcriptional regulation in progenitor cells.
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- Weijun Feng
- Division of Molecular Neurogenetics, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Neurogenetics, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Neurogenetics, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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Suprameatal Cochlear Implantation in a CHARGE Patient With a Novel CHD7 Variant and KALLMANN Syndrome Phenotype: A Case Report. Otol Neurotol 2017; 38:990-995. [PMID: 28609304 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000001481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We present the clinical findings, technique of the suprameatal cochlear implantation, postoperative auditory results, and genetic analysis of the CHD7 gene. PATIENT A 19-year-old Japanese woman was referred because of progressive hearing loss since early childhood. She had used verbal language for the main mode of communication until the age of 17. Examination revealed coloboma, heart defect, choanal atresia, genital hypoplasia, and deafness, which was diagnosed as CHARGE syndrome. Examination also revealed features of Kallmann syndrome. INTERVENTIONS Cochlear implantation was performed in the left ear at age 20. Targeted resequencing of the CHD7 gene was performed by next-generation sequencing. RESULTS Cochlear implantation was performed using a suprameatal approach (SMA) with cartilage protection because of a venous malformation of the temporal bone. The electrode introduced into the scala tympani through the cochleostomy could be fully inserted. The electrode was covered with cartilage to avoid contact with the skin of the external auditory canal. No intra- or postoperative complications have occurred up to 4 years postoperatively, and the patient uses verbal language again as the main mode of communication. A novel variant c.6405_6406delAG,p.(Ala2137Argfs*2) in CHD7 was identified by next-generation and Sanger sequencing analyses, resulting in a 2137-amino-acid truncated polypeptide. Parental genetic screening confirmed the sporadic origin of the mutation. CONCLUSION Cochlear implantation surgery using the SMA with cartilage protection technique appears to be a feasible and effective option for patients with ear anomalies that obstruct the usual approach. A novel frameshift variant c.6405_6406delAG,p.(Ala2137Argfs*2) in CHD7 was also identified in this patient.
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Olfactory axons project from nasal epithelium to the primitive telencephalon before olfactory bulbs form. Olfactory bulb neurons do not differentiate in situ but arrive via the rostral migratory stream. Synaptic glomeruli and concentric laminar architecture are unlike other cortices. Fetal olfactory maturation of neuronal differentiation, synaptogenesis, and myelination remains incomplete at term and have a protracted course of postnatal development. The olfactory ventricular recess involutes postnatally but dilates in congenital hydrocephalus. Olfactory bulb, tract and epithelium are repositories of progenitor stem cells in fetal and adult life. Diverse malformations of the olfactory bulb can be diagnosed by clinical examination, imaging, and neuropathologically. Cellular markers of neuronal differentiation and synaptogenesis demonstrate immaturity of the olfactory system at birth, previously believed by histology alone to occur early in fetal life. Immaturity does not preclude function.
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- Harvey B Sarnat
- 1 Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,2 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Neuropathology), University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,3 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,3 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Acanfora MM, Stirnemann J, Marchitelli G, Salomon LJ, Ville Y. Ultrasound evaluation of development of olfactory sulci in normal fetuses: a possible role in diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2016; 48:181-184. [PMID: 26255985 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the timing of the ultrasound appearance of olfactory sulci in normal fetuses, according to gestational age. METHODS Olfactory sulci were assessed prospectively in the coronal plane on routine brain ultrasound examination in 100 normal fetuses between 22 and 31 + 6 weeks' gestation. Examinations were divided into five groups according to gestational age: Group 1, 22 to 23 + 6 weeks (n = 22); Group 2, 24 to 25 + 6 weeks (n = 9); Group 3, 26 to 27 + 6 weeks (n = 25); Group 4, 28 to 29 + 6 weeks (n = 22) and Group 5, 30 to 31 + 6 weeks (n = 22). For each fetus, olfactory sulci were assessed as absent, developing or formed. RESULTS Developing sulci appeared as primitive smooth depressions in the frontal lobe, which evolved into deep sharp complete sulci in later pregnancy. It was possible to assess the development of sulci in all cases. Olfactory sulci were consistently absent in Group 1. In Group 2, 44.4% of fetuses had absent olfactory sulci and 55.6% had developing sulci. In Group 3, the olfactory sulci were still developing in 21 (84.0%) fetuses and were completely formed in four (16.0%). Sulci were completely formed in all fetuses in Groups 4 and 5. CONCLUSIONS Fetal brain ultrasound can visualize developing olfactory sulci from as early as 24 weeks' gestation. After 26 weeks, fetuses have detectable olfactory sulci and, after 28 weeks, they are completely formed. Abnormal development of olfactory sulci is a key feature of CHARGE syndrome. These results may help to improve the prenatal diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome. Copyright © 2015 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- M M Acanfora
- Department of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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Prehn-Kristensen A, Lotzkat K, Bauhofer E, Wiesner CD, Baving L. Sleep Supports Memory of Odors in Adults but Not in Children. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139069. [PMID: 26406604 PMCID: PMC4583230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sleep supports the consolidation of declarative memory in children and adults. However, it is unclear whether sleep improves odor memory in children as well as adults. Thirty healthy children (mean age of 10.6, ranging from 8-12 yrs.) and 30 healthy adults (mean age of 25.4, ranging from 20-30 yrs.) participated in an incidental odor recognition paradigm. While learning of 10 target odorants took place in the evening and retrieval (10 target and 10 distractor odorants) the next morning in the sleep groups (adults: n = 15, children: n = 15), the time schedule was vice versa in the wake groups (n = 15 each). During encoding, adults rated odors as being more familiar. After the retention interval, adult participants of the sleep group recognized odors better than adults in the wake group. While children in the wake group showed memory performance comparable to the adult wake group, the children sleep group performed worse than adult and children wake groups. Correlations between memory performance and familiarity ratings during encoding indicate that pre-experiences might be critical in determining whether sleep improves or worsens memory consolidation.
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- Alexander Prehn-Kristensen
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Integrative Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Integrative Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Integrative Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Integrative Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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Birman CS, Brew JA, Gibson WPR, Elliott EJ. CHARGE syndrome and Cochlear implantation: difficulties and outcomes in the paediatric population. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 79:487-92. [PMID: 25649713 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES CHARGE syndrome is a complex cluster of congenital abnormalities, these children may have absent or hypoplastic auditory nerves. Our objective was to assess preoperative factors and outcomes for paediatric cochlear implant recipients with CHARGE syndrome, to enable better surgical preparation and family counselling. METHODS The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre database was searched for children with CHARGE syndrome who had received a cochlear implant at ages 16 and less. Data were collected regarding clinical history; hearing assessments; MRI and CT scan findings; preoperative transtympanic electrical Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR); intraoperative findings and intraoperative electrical ABR and Neural Response Telemetry; and language outcomes in terms of main language used and Categories of Auditory Performance scores (0-7 ranking). RESULTS Ten children were identified. All seven prelingual profoundly deaf children with CHARGE syndrome had hypoplastic or absent auditory nerves bilaterally on MRI scans. Middle ear anatomy was often abnormal, affecting surgical landmarks and making identification of the cochlea very difficult in some cases. Three cases required repeated surgery to obtain successful cochlear implant insertion, one under CT scan image guided technique. All seven children used sign language, or simpler gestures, as their main mode of communication. Two children of of these children, who were implanted early, also attained some spoken language. CAP scores ranged from 0 to 6. The three children with CHARGE syndrome and progressive sensorineural hearing loss had a normal auditory nerve in at least one ear on MRI scans. All had preoperative verbal language, with CAP scores of 6, and continued with CAP scores of 6 following receipt of the cochlear implant. CONCLUSION Children with CHARGE and congenital profound hearing loss all had hypoplasia or absent auditory nerves, affecting their outcomes with cochlear implants. They often had markedly abnormal middle ear anatomy and CT image guided surgery can be helpful. These children should be offered a bilingual early intervention approach, using sign language and verbal language, to ensure best language outcomes. Children with CHARGE syndrome and progressive profound hearing loss did well with cochlear implants and continue to be able to use verbal language.
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- Catherine S Birman
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Sydney Children's Hospital Network (Children's Hospital at Westmead), Hawkesbury Road, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia; The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, PO Box 188, Gladesville 1675, NSW, Australia; Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia.
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- The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, PO Box 188, Gladesville 1675, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Children's Hospital Network (Children's Hospital at Westmead), Hawkesbury Road, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia; The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, PO Box 188, Gladesville 1675, NSW, Australia; Emeritus Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Sydney Children's Hospital Network (Children's Hospital at Westmead), Hawkesbury Road, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia
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Olfactory event-related potentials in infants. J Pediatr 2014; 165:372-375.e2. [PMID: 24882499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate olfactory event-related potentials (OERPs) as an objective measurement of olfactory function in infants. STUDY DESIGN OERPs to phenylethyl alcohol were measured in 13 infants, between 23 and 41 days of age. The odor was delivered with a computer-controlled olfactometer. Recording electrodes were applied using the 10-20 system. Data from electrodes Fz, Cz, Pz, C3, and C4 were analyzed by MatLab's Letswave toolbox (André Mouraux, Brussels, Belgium) using the canonical time-domain averaging as well as the time-frequency analyzing method. RESULTS Ten of 13 infants finished the recording session. We observed OERPs in 7 of these 10 infants. Recordings were best in electrodes Fz and Cz. The N1 peak was visible at 328 ms followed by P2 at 505 ms. In addition, the time-frequency analysis had an increase in low frequencies (4-7 Hz) around 550 ms after odor presentation. CONCLUSIONS We were able to record OERPs in infants. The time-domain averaging as well as the time-frequency analysis was of value for data analysis.
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Kühn M, Abolmaali N, Smitka M, Podlesek D, Hummel T. [Dysosmia : current aspects of diagnostics and therapy]. HNO 2014; 61:975-84; quiz 985. [PMID: 24221226 DOI: 10.1007/s00106-013-2759-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Olfactory dysfunction is a common disorder, especially in elderly people. From the etiological point of view a differentiation is made between sinunasal, traumatic and non-sinunasal causes of dysosmia. Olfactory disorders are often observed in neurodegenerative diseases, especially in patients with Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease. Apart from an extensive medical history important diagnostic tools are a complete ear nose and throat (ENT) examination including nasal endoscopy and olfactory testing, for example, with "sniffin' sticks". For diagnostic purposes modern imaging procedures, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are becoming more and more important. For testing children, olfactory testing needs to be adapted and depending on the etiology, olfactory training, antiphlogistic and surgical procedures are the most promising therapeutic approaches. In cases of intracranial causes of dysosmia neurosurgeons should know and respect the anatomical structures of the olfactory signal pathway, not least for the long-term prognosis.
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- M Kühn
- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Riechen & Schmecken, Klinik und Poliklinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland,
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Hsu P, Ma A, Wilson M, Williams G, Curotta J, Munns CF, Mehr S. CHARGE syndrome: a review. J Paediatr Child Health 2014; 50:504-11. [PMID: 24548020 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CHARGE syndrome is a complex genetic syndrome, owing to the wide range of tissues/systems affected by mutations in the CHD7 gene. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis, clinical features and management of CHARGE syndrome.
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- Peter Hsu
- Department of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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CHD7, the gene mutated in CHARGE syndrome, regulates genes involved in neural crest cell guidance. Hum Genet 2014; 133:997-1009. [PMID: 24728844 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-014-1444-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Heterozygous loss of function mutations in CHD7 (chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7) lead to CHARGE syndrome, a complex developmental disorder affecting craniofacial structures, cranial nerves and several organ systems. Recently, it was demonstrated that CHD7 is essential for the formation of multipotent migratory neural crest cells, which migrate from the neural tube to many regions of the embryo, where they differentiate into various tissues including craniofacial and heart structures. So far, only few CHD7 target genes involved in neural crest cell development have been identified and the role of CHD7 in neural crest cell guidance and the regulation of mesenchymal-epithelial transition are unknown. Therefore, we undertook a genome-wide microarray expression analysis on wild-type and CHD7 deficient (Chd7 (Whi/+) and Chd7 (Whi/Whi)) mouse embryos at day 9.5, a time point of neural crest cell migration. We identified 98 differentially expressed genes between wild-type and Chd7 (Whi/Whi) embryos. Interestingly, many misregulated genes are involved in neural crest cell and axon guidance such as semaphorins and ephrin receptors. By performing knockdown experiments for Chd7 in Xenopus laevis embryos, we found abnormalities in the expression pattern of Sema3a, a protein involved in the pathogenesis of Kallmann syndrome, in vivo. In addition, we detected non-synonymous SEMA3A variations in 3 out of 45 CHD7-negative CHARGE patients. In summary, we discovered for the first time that Chd7 regulates genes involved in neural crest cell guidance, demonstrating a new aspect in the pathogenesis of CHARGE syndrome. Furthermore, we showed for Sema3a a conserved regulatory mechanism across different species, highlighting its significance during development. Although we postulated that the non-synonymous SEMA3A variants which we found in CHD7-negative CHARGE patients alone are not sufficient to produce the phenotype, we suggest an important modifier role for SEMA3A in the pathogenesis of this multiple malformation syndrome.
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Lasserre E, Vaivre-Douret L, Abadie V. Psychomotor and cognitive impairments of children with CHARGE syndrome: Common and variable features. Child Neuropsychol 2013; 19:449-65. [DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2012.690372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Goubet N, McCall DD, Ducz JK, Bingham ML. Semantic context facilitates odor identification in children and adults. Dev Psychobiol 2013; 56:592-8. [DOI: 10.1002/dev.21124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- The Graduate Center of the City University of New York; New York New York
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Although poorly recognized and studied, congenital sucking, swallowing, and/or feeding disorders are common. They can be the symptoms that reveal a neuromuscular disease, or that complicate a neuromuscular disease. It is essential to know feeding physiology during fetal and infant development in order to understand the variety of its disorders and to direct correctly diagnostic and therapeutic processes. A good semiological analysis will identify the symptoms. Several investigations help to determine the mechanism of the trouble (fiber endoscopy, videofluoroscopy, facial and swallowing electromyography, esophageal manometry, etc.). Other investigations, in addition to clinical assessments, help to identify the cause of the whole picture (peripheral electromyography, brain MRI, genetic or metabolic investigations, etc.). The main causes of sucking, swallowing, and feeding disorders are lesions of the brainstem (malformations of the posterior fossa, neonatal brainstem tumors, agenesis of cranial nerves, clastic lesion of the posterior brain, craniovertebral anomalies, syndromes that involve the rhombencephalic development such as Pierre Robin sequence, CHARGE syndrome, etc.). Suprabulbar lesions, neuromuscular disorders, peripheral esophageal, digestive, and laryngeal anomalies and dysfunctions can also be involved. The main principles of the management of congenital sucking, swallowing, and feeding disorders are the following: cure the cause if possible, facilitate the sucking reflex, preventing deleterious consequences of aspiration, preventing malnutrition, and preventing posttraumatic anorexia. Advice can be given to caregivers and physiotherapists who take charge of these children.
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- Véronique Abadie
- Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris Descartes and the national reference centre for Pierre Robin syndromes and sucking and swallowing congenital disorders, France.
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Raivio T. CHARGE syndrome and Kallmann syndrome: are the two genetically related? Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2012; 7:579-581. [PMID: 30754130 DOI: 10.1586/eem.12.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Taneli Raivio
- a Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, FI-00029 Helsinki, Finland and Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Kim HG, Layman LC. The role of CHD7 and the newly identified WDR11 gene in patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Kallmann syndrome. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011; 346:74-83. [PMID: 21856375 PMCID: PMC3924585 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein-7 (CHD7) cause CHARGE syndrome, which includes eye coloboma, heart malformations, atresia of the choanae, retardation of growth/development, genital anomalies, and ear abnormalities. CHARGE syndrome is usually sporadic, but is also autosomal dominant. CHD7 encodes a large protein that participates in chromatin remodeling and transcription. Findings from studies of mouse models employing ENU-mutagenesis or gene-trap methods recapitulate human CHARGE syndrome. CHARGE patients may manifest anosmia and/or hypogonadism, features that overlap with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) and Kallmann syndrome (KS). Similarly, IHH/KS patients may also display partial CHARGE features. Therefore, it has been hypothesized that IHH/KS represents a milder allelic variant of CHARGE syndrome, which has been supported by the identification of heterozygous CHD7 mutations in both normosmic IHH and KS. Developmental expression within the hypothalamus and the presence of human mutations indicate that CHD7 has an important role in puberty and reproduction. In addition, WDR11 was recently identified by positional cloning; and mutations in were identified in IHH/KS patients, suggesting a role for this gene in normal puberty.
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- Hyung-Goo Kim
- Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States
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Bergman JEH, Bocca G, Hoefsloot LH, Meiners LC, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA. Anosmia predicts hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in CHARGE syndrome. J Pediatr 2011; 158:474-9. [PMID: 20884005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Revised: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that a smell test could predict the occurrence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) in patients with CHARGE syndrome, which is a variable combination of ocular coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, retardation of growth/development, genital hypoplasia, and ear anomalies or hearing loss caused by mutations in the CHD7 (chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7) gene. STUDY DESIGN We performed endocrine studies and smell testing (University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test) in 35 adolescent patients with molecularly confirmed CHARGE syndrome. RESULTS Complete data on smell and puberty were available for 15 patients; 11 patients had both anosmia and HH, whereas 4 patients had normosmia/hyposmia and spontaneous puberty. In addition, 7 boys were highly suspected of having HH (they were too young for definite HH diagnosis, but all had cryptorchidism, micropenis, or both) and had anosmia. The type of CHD7 mutation could not predict HH because a father and daughter with the same CHD7 mutation were discordant for HH and anosmia. CONCLUSION Anosmia and HH were highly correlated in our cohort, and therefore smell testing seems to be an attractive method for predicting the occurrence of HH in patients with CHARGE syndrome. The use of this test could prevent delay of hormonal pubertal induction, resulting in an age-appropriate puberty.
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- Jorieke E H Bergman
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Rinck F, Barkat-Defradas M, Chakirian A, Joussain P, Bourgeat F, Thevenet M, Rouby C, Bensafi M. Ontogeny of Odor Liking during Childhood and Its Relation to Language Development. Chem Senses 2010; 36:83-91. [DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjq101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bergman JEH, Blake KD, Bakker MK, du Marchie Sarvaas GJ, Free RH, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA. Death in CHARGE syndrome after the neonatal period. Clin Genet 2010; 77:232-40. [PMID: 20447140 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CHARGE syndrome is a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome that can be life-threatening in the neonatal period. Complex heart defects, bilateral choanal atresia, esophageal atresia, severe T-cell deficiency, and brain anomalies can cause neonatal death. As little is known about the causes of death in childhood and adolescence, we studied post-neonatal death in patients with CHARGE syndrome. We collected medical data on three deceased children from a follow-up cohort of 48 CHARGE patients and retrospectively on an additional four deceased patients (age at death 11 months to 22 years). We analyzed the factors that had contributed to their death. In five patients respiratory aspiration had most likely contributed to premature death, one died of post-operative complications, and another choked during eating. From our findings and a literature review, we suggest that swallowing problems, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, respiratory aspiration and post-operative airway events are important contributors to post-neonatal death in CHARGE syndrome. Cranial nerve dysfunction is proposed as the underlying pathogenic mechanism. We recommend every CHARGE patient with feeding difficulties to be assessed by a multidisciplinary team to evaluate cranial nerve function and swallowing. Timely treatment of swallowing problems and gastro-esophageal reflux disease is important. Surgical procedures on these patients should be combined whenever possible because of their increased risk of post-operative complications and intubation problems. Finally, we recommend performing autopsy in deceased CHARGE patients in order to gain more insight into causes of death.
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- J E H Bergman
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Layman WS, Hurd EA, Martin DM. Chromodomain proteins in development: lessons from CHARGE syndrome. Clin Genet 2010; 78:11-20. [PMID: 20507341 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01446.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In humans, heterozygous mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-dependent chromatin remodeling gene CHD7 cause CHARGE syndrome, a common cause of deaf-blindness, balance disorders, congenital heart malformations, and olfactory dysfunction with an estimated incidence of approximately 1 in 10,000 newborns. The clinical features of CHARGE in humans and mice are highly variable and incompletely penetrant, and most mutations appear to result in haploinsufficiency of functional CHD7 protein. Mice with heterozygous loss of function mutations in Chd7 are a good model for CHARGE syndrome, and analyses of mouse mutant phenotypes have begun to clarify a role for CHD7 during development and into adulthood. Chd7 heterozygous mutant mice have postnatal delayed growth, inner ear malformations, anosmia/hyposmia, and craniofacial defects, and Chd7 homozygous mutants are embryonic lethal. A central question in developmental biology is how chromodomain proteins like CHD7 regulate important developmental processes, and whether they directly activate or repress downstream gene transcription or act more globally to alter chromatin structure and/or function. CHD7 is expressed in a wide variety of tissues during development, suggesting that it has tissue-specific and developmental stage-specific roles. Here, we review recent and ongoing analyses of CHD7 function in mouse models and cell-based systems. These studies explore tissue-specific effects of CHD7 deficiency, known CHD7 interacting proteins, and downstream target sites for CHD7 binding. CHD7 is emerging as a critical regulator of important developmental processes in organs affected by human CHARGE syndrome.
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- W S Layman
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Dodé C, Hardelin JP. Clinical genetics of Kallmann syndrome. ANNALES D'ENDOCRINOLOGIE 2010; 71:149-57. [PMID: 20362962 DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Kallmann syndrome (KS) combines hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) with anosmia. This is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease. KAL1, encoding the extracellular glycoprotein anosmin-1, is responsible for the X chromosome-linked recessive form of the disease (KAL1). Mutations in FGFR1 or FGF8, encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 and fibroblast growth factor-8, respectively, underlie an autosomal dominant form with incomplete penetrance (KAL2). Mutations in PROKR2 and PROK2, encoding prokineticin receptor-2 and prokineticin-2, have been found in heterozygous, homozygous, and compound heterozygous states. These two genes are likely to be involved both in autosomal recessive monogenic (KAL3) and digenic/oligogenic KS transmission modes. Mutations in any of the above-mentioned KS genes have been found in less than 30% of the KS patients, which indicates that other genes involved in the disease remain to be discovered. Notably, KS may also be part of pleiotropic developmental diseases including CHARGE syndrome; this disease results in most cases from neomutations in CHD7 that encodes a chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein.
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- C Dodé
- Inserm U1016, département de génétique et développement, institut Cochin, 27, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, 75679 Paris cedex 14, France.
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Bergman JEH, Bosman EA, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Steel KP. Study of smell and reproductive organs in a mouse model for CHARGE syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 2009; 18:171-7. [PMID: 19809474 PMCID: PMC2987182 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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CHARGE syndrome is a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome characterised by Coloboma, Heart defects, Atresia of choanae, Retardation of growth and/or development, Genital hypoplasia, and Ear anomalies often associated with deafness. It is caused by heterozygous mutations in the CHD7 gene and shows a highly variable phenotype. Anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism occur in the majority of the CHARGE patients, but the underlying pathogenesis is unknown. Therefore, we studied the ability to smell and aspects of the reproductive system (reproductive performance, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons and anatomy of testes and uteri) in a mouse model for CHARGE syndrome, the whirligig mouse (Chd7Whi/+). We showed that Chromodomain Helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (Chd7) is expressed in brain areas involved in olfaction and reproduction during embryonic development. We observed poorer performance in the smell test in adult Chd7Whi/+ mice, secondary either to olfactory dysfunction or to balance disturbances. Olfactory bulb and reproductive organ abnormalities were observed in a proportion of Chd7Whi/+ mice. Hypothalamic GnRH neurons were slightly reduced in Chd7Whi/+ females and reproductive performance was slightly less in Chd7Whi/+ mice. This study shows that the penetrance of anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is lower in Chd7Whi/+ mice than in CHARGE patients. Interestingly, many phenotypic features of the Chd7 mutation showed incomplete penetrance in our model mice, despite the use of inbred, genetically identical mice. This supports the theory that the extreme variability of the CHARGE phenotype in both humans and mice might be attributed to variations in the fetal microenvironment or to purely stochastic events.
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- Jorieke E H Bergman
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Layman WS, McEwen DP, Beyer LA, Lalani SR, Fernbach SD, Oh E, Swaroop A, Hegg CC, Raphael Y, Martens JR, Martin DM. Defects in neural stem cell proliferation and olfaction in Chd7 deficient mice indicate a mechanism for hyposmia in human CHARGE syndrome. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:1909-23. [PMID: 19279158 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mutations in CHD7, a chromodomain gene, are present in a majority of individuals with CHARGE syndrome, a multiple anomaly disorder characterized by ocular Coloboma, Heart defects, Atresia of the choanae, Retarded growth and development, Genital hypoplasia and Ear anomalies. The clinical features of CHARGE syndrome are highly variable and incompletely penetrant. Olfactory dysfunction is a common feature in CHARGE syndrome and has been potentially linked to primary olfactory bulb defects, but no data confirming this mechanistic link have been reported. On the basis of these observations, we hypothesized that loss of Chd7 disrupts mammalian olfactory tissue development and function. We found severe defects in olfaction in individuals with CHD7 mutations and CHARGE, and loss of odor evoked electro-olfactogram responses in Chd7 deficient mice, suggesting reduced olfaction is due to a dysfunctional olfactory epithelium. Chd7 expression was high in basal olfactory epithelial neural stem cells and down-regulated in mature olfactory sensory neurons. We observed smaller olfactory bulbs, reduced olfactory sensory neurons, and disorganized epithelial ultrastructure in Chd7 mutant mice, despite apparently normal functional cilia and sustentacular cells. Significant reductions in the proliferation of neural stem cells and regeneration of olfactory sensory neurons in the mature Chd7(Gt/+) olfactory epithelium indicate critical roles for Chd7 in regulating neurogenesis. These studies provide evidence that mammalian olfactory dysfunction due to Chd7 haploinsufficiency is linked to primary defects in olfactory neural stem cell proliferation and may influence olfactory bulb development.
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- W S Layman
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical Center, 3520A Medical Science Research Building I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5652, USA
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Fujita K, Aida N, Asakura Y, Kurosawa K, Niwa T, Muroya K, Adachi M, Nishimura G, Inoue T. Abnormal basiocciput development in CHARGE syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 30:629-34. [PMID: 19112063 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The causative gene of the common congenital malformation referred to as CHARGE syndrome is CHD7. Affected individuals often undergo head and neck imaging to assess abnormalities of the olfactory structures, hypothalamus-pituitary axis, and inner ear. We encountered a few children with severe hypoplasia of the basiocciput during a radiologic assessment of patients with CHARGE syndrome. To our knowledge, this anomaly has not been reported. Our purpose was to evaluate the incidence and severity of this anomaly in this syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sagittal MR images of 8 patients with CHARGE syndrome were retrospectively reviewed by 2 radiologists who consensually evaluated the status of the basiocciput of the patients with CHARGE syndrome, as either normal or hypoplastic; and associated anomalies, which include basilar invagination, Chiari type I malformation, and syringomyelia, as either present or absent. The length between the basion (Ba) and the endo-sphenobasion (Es) and between the basion and the exo-sphenobasion (Xs) was measured on midsagittal MR images of the 8 patients and 70 age-matched controls. We searched for trends related to age in the length of Ba-Es and Ba-Xs of the control children by using a matched t test. RESULTS Basioccipital hypoplasia was identified in 7 of the 8 patients with CHARGE syndrome and was severe in 6. Of those, 5 had associated basilar invagination and 1 had Chiari type I malformation with syringomyelia. CONCLUSIONS Basioccipital hypoplasia and basilar invagination are prevalent in patients with CHARGE syndrome.
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- K Fujita
- Department of Radiology, Endocrinology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Jongmans MCJ, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Pitteloud N, Ogata T, Sato N, Claahsen-van der Grinten HL, van der Donk K, Seminara S, Bergman JEH, Brunner HG, Crowley WF, Hoefsloot LH. CHD7 mutations in patients initially diagnosed with Kallmann syndrome--the clinical overlap with CHARGE syndrome. Clin Genet 2008; 75:65-71. [PMID: 19021638 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kallmann syndrome (KS) is the combination of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia or hyposmia, two features that are also frequently present in CHARGE syndrome. CHARGE syndrome is caused by mutations in the CHD7 gene. We performed analysis of CHD7 in 36 patients with KS and 20 patients with normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nIHH) in whom mutations in KAL1, FGFR1, PROK2 and PROKR2 genes were excluded. Three of 56 KS/nIHH patients had de novo mutations in CHD7. In retrospect, these three CHD7-positive patients showed additional features that are seen in CHARGE syndrome. CHD7 mutations can be present in KS patients who have additional features that are part of the CHARGE syndrome phenotype. We did not find mutations in patients with isolated KS. These findings imply that patients diagnosed with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia should be screened for clinical features consistent with CHARGE syndrome. If such features are present, particularly deafness, dysmorphic ears and/or hypoplasia or aplasia of the semicircular canals, CHD7 sequencing is recommended.
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- M C J Jongmans
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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The Kallmann syndrome (KS) combines hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) with anosmia. This is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease. KAL1, encoding the extracellular glycoprotein anosmin-1, is responsible for the X chromosome-linked recessive form of the disease. Mutations in FGFR1 or FGF8, encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 and fibroblast growth factor-8, respectively, underlie an autosomal dominant form with incomplete penetrance. Finally, mutations in PROKR2 and PROK2, encoding prokineticin receptor-2 and prokineticin-2, have been found in heterozygous, homozygous, and compound heterozygous states. These two genes are likely to be involved both in monogenic recessive and digenic/oligogenic KS transmission modes. Notably, mutations in any of the above-mentioned KS genes have been found in less than 30% of the KS patients, which indicates that other genes involved in the disease remain to be discovered.
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McMain K, Blake K, Smith I, Johnson J, Wood E, Tremblay F, Robitaille J. Ocular features of CHARGE syndrome. J AAPOS 2008; 12:460-5. [PMID: 18455933 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2007] [Revised: 01/25/2008] [Accepted: 01/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To detail the presence and severity of ocular and cranial nerve abnormalities found in individuals with CHARGE syndrome in a distinct geographic area. METHODS Nine individuals with CHARGE syndrome from Maritime Canada identified from a Canadian database were prospectively examined. Structural and sensorial defects associated with functional visual deficits were defined with ophthalmic and neurological evaluation. RESULTS Consistent with current diagnostic criteria and the literature, colobomas were the major ophthalmic manifestation. These were typically bilateral chorioretinal colobomas involving the optic nerve. All subjects had bilateral severe sensorineural deafness (cranial nerve VIII), and 8 of 9 (89%) had facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) involvement (7 of 9 had unilateral involvement; 1 of 9 had bilateral involvement). Unique to this group of participants were the findings of anisometropia in 8 of the 9 (89%) patients, severe myopic astigmatism in 13 of the 18 eyes (72%), and limited elevation in adduction in 3 of 9 (33%) participants. Associated findings were strabismus, cataracts, microcornea, keratopathy, staphyloma, reduced stereopsis, superior visual field defects, and reduced visual acuity. CONCLUSIONS The presence of coloboma plus another CHARGE feature warrants further investigation, including genetic screening for the CHD7 gene. Early recognition and management of sensory problems (visual, auditory, and vestibular) are crucial to ensure best psychomotor and cognitive development.
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- Karen McMain
- Clinical Vision Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Mutations in CHD7, encoding a chromatin-remodeling protein, cause idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Kallmann syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 2008; 83:511-9. [PMID: 18834967 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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CHARGE syndrome and Kallmann syndrome (KS) are two distinct developmental disorders sharing overlapping features of impaired olfaction and hypogonadism. KS is a genetically heterogeneous disorder consisting of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) and anosmia, and is most commonly due to KAL1 or FGFR1 mutations. CHARGE syndrome, a multisystem autosomal-dominant disorder, is caused by CHD7 mutations. We hypothesized that CHD7 would be involved in the pathogenesis of IHH and KS (IHH/KS) without the CHARGE phenotype and that IHH/KS represents a milder allelic variant of CHARGE syndrome. Mutation screening of the 37 protein-coding exons of CHD7 was performed in 101 IHH/KS patients without a CHARGE phenotype. In an additional 96 IHH/KS patients, exons 6-10, encoding the conserved chromodomains, were sequenced. RT-PCR, SIFT, protein-structure analysis, and in situ hybridization were performed for additional supportive evidence. Seven heterozygous mutations, two splice and five missense, which were absent in > or = 180 controls, were identified in three sporadic KS and four sporadic normosmic IHH patients. Three mutations affect chromodomains critical for proper CHD7 function in chromatin remodeling and transcriptional regulation, whereas the other four affect conserved residues, suggesting that they are deleterious. CHD7's role is further corroborated by specific expression in IHH/KS-relevant tissues and appropriate developmental expression. Sporadic CHD7 mutations occur in 6% of IHH/KS patients. CHD7 represents the first identified chromatin-remodeling protein with a role in human puberty and the second gene to cause both normosmic IHH and KS in humans. Our findings indicate that both normosmic IHH and KS are mild allelic variants of CHARGE syndrome and are caused by CHD7 mutations.
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Children’s Awareness and Uses of Odor Cues in Everyday Life: A Finland–France Comparison. CHEMOSENS PERCEPT 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s12078-008-9020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Abolmaali N, Gudziol V, Hummel T. Pathology of the Olfactory Nerve. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2008; 18:233-42, preceding x. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2007.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Blustajn J, Kirsch CFE, Panigrahy A, Netchine I. Olfactory anomalies in CHARGE syndrome: imaging findings of a potential major diagnostic criterion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29:1266-9. [PMID: 18417599 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE CHARGE syndrome is a genetic disorder resulting in the association of multiple congenital anomalies. Although a high prevalence of olfactory anomalies in CHARGE syndrome has been reported in autopsy and functional studies, to our knowledge, such anomalies have not been included among the diagnostic criteria, and their radiographic prevalence has not been assessed. The purpose of this research was to determine the radiographic prevalence of olfactory anomalies in a small sample of subjects with diagnosed CHARGE syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records and high-resolution MR images (section thickness < or =3 mm and in-plane resolution < or =1 mm) in 10 patients with clinically proved CHARGE syndrome were retrospectively reviewed by 3 neuroradiologists who consensually evaluated the status of the olfactory bulbs and sulci as either normal, hypoplastic, or absent. The prevalence (p) of congenital anomalies found in the medical records and of the olfactory structures was calculated with a 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS MR imaging demonstrated olfactory anomalies in all 10 patients, including either absence or hypoplasia of the olfactory bulbs and olfactory sulci (p, 100%; CI, 0.65-1.00). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that olfactory abnormalities detectable on high-resolution MR imaging are among the most prevalent features of CHARGE syndrome.
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- J Blustajn
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris, France.
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Leclerc JE, Leclerc JT, Bernier K. Choanal atresia: long-term follow-up with objective evaluation of nasal airway and olfaction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 138:43-9. [PMID: 18164992 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2007] [Revised: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the status of nasal airway and olfaction of adult subjects born with choanal atresia (CA). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A case-control study was conducted to compare the quality of nasal airway and olfaction in a group of adults born with CA to a similar group of normal subjects. Objective evaluation of nasal airway and olfaction were done respectively by acoustic rhinometry and the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT). RESULTS Thirty-six choanal atresia patients aged 16 to 36 were found in the medical records. Five bilateral and two unilateral cases were recruited for the study. An average score of 27/40 (moderate hyposmia) was obtained by the bilateral cases compared with 37/40 (normal) by the controls. These results were statistically significant (Wilcoxon signed rank test and sign test statistic, P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Using the UPSIT, the bilateral CA patients have shown, on average, a moderate loss of the sense of smell when compared with normal controls of a similar age group. Acoustic rhinometry is not a useful study for posterior nasal conditions.
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- Jacques E Leclerc
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
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Asakura Y, Toyota Y, Muroya K, Kurosawa K, Fujita K, Aida N, Kawame H, Kosaki K, Adachi M. Endocrine and radiological studies in patients with molecularly confirmed CHARGE syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008; 93:920-4. [PMID: 18089695 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT CHARGE syndrome is a complex of congenital malformations, and CHD7 has been reported as a major gene involved in the etiology. OBJECTIVE We performed endocrine and radiological studies to determine whether endocrinological disorders such as hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, GH deficiency, or hypothyroidism are involved and also whether olfactory bulb hypoplasia and semicircular canal aplasia are major signs in patients with molecularly confirmed CHARGE syndrome. DESIGN Clinical features, endocrinological assessments, and radiological abnormalities in eight children (five boys and three girls) whose molecular analyses were available were evaluated among 15 children clinically diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome at our institute. RESULTS We identified heterozygous CHD7 mutations in all patients screened for mutations. Four boys had micropenis and/or cryptorchidism. One was diagnosed with GH deficiency, and the other was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Computed tomography findings revealed aplasia of the semicircular canals. Magnetic resonance imaging studies of the olfactory bulb region revealed abnormal olfactory sulci and bulb development in all children. CONCLUSION We suggest that hypogonadism, GH deficiency, and hypothyroidism could be possible endocrinological defects in patients with CHD7 mutations and that olfactory bulb hypoplasia as well as semicircular canal aplasia should be considered as a major sign for CHARGE syndrome and recommend a computed tomography scan of the temporal bone and magnetic resonance imaging study of the olfactory bulb region.
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- Yumi Asakura
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2-138-4 Mutsukawa Minamiku Yokohamashi, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Kanagawa 232-8555, Japan.
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Kim HG, Bhagavath B, Layman LC. Clinical manifestations of impaired GnRH neuron development and function. Neurosignals 2008; 16:165-82. [PMID: 18253056 DOI: 10.1159/000111561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and olfactory neurons migrate together in embryologic development, and disruption of this process causes idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) with anosmia (Kallmann syndrome (KS)). Patients with IHH/KS generally manifest irreversible pubertal delay and subsequent infertility due to deficient pituitary gonadotropins or GnRH. The molecular basis of IHH/KS includes genes that: (1) regulate GnRH and olfactory neuron migration; (2) control the synthesis or secretion of GnRH; (3) disrupt GnRH action upon pituitary gonadotropes, or (4) interfere with pituitary gonadotropin synthesis or secretion. KS patients may also have midline facial defects indicating the diverse developmental functions of genes involved. Most causative genes cause either normosmic IHH or KS except FGFR1, which may cause either phenotype. Recently, several balanced chromosomal translocations have been identified in IHH/KS patients, which could lead to the identification of new disease-producing genes. Although there are two cases reported who have digenic disease, this awaits confirmation in future larger studies. The challenge will be to determine the importance of these genes in the 10-15% of couples with normal puberty who have infertility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hyung-Goo Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-3360, USA
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