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Pálla S, Anker P, Farkas K, Plázár D, Kiss S, Marschalkó P, Szalai Z, Bene J, Hadzsiev K, Maróti Z, Kalmár T, Medvecz M. Co-occurrence of neurofibromatosis type 1 and pseudoachondroplasia - a first case report. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:110. [PMID: 36890482 PMCID: PMC9993747 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-03920-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pseudoachondroplasia are both rare autosomal dominant disorders, caused by pathogenic mutations in NF1 and COMP genes, respectively. Both neurofibromin 1 and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) play a role in the development of the skeleton. Carrying both germline mutations has not been previously reported; however, it can affect the developing phenotype. CASE PRESENTATION The index patient, an 8-year-old female presented with several skeletal and dermatologic anomalies resembling the coexistence of multiple syndromes. Her mother had dermatologic symptoms characteristic for neurofibromatosis type 1, and her father presented with distinct skeletal anomalies. NGS-based analysis revealed a heterozygous pathogenic mutation in genes NF1 and COMP in the index patient. A previously unreported heterozygous variant was detected for the NF1 gene. The sequencing of the COMP gene revealed a previously reported, pathogenic heterozygous variant that is responsible for the development of the pseudoachondroplasia phenotype. CONCLUSIONS Here, we present the case of a young female carrying pathogenic NF1 and COMP mutations, diagnosed with two distinct heritable disorders, neurofibromatosis type 1 and pseudoachondroplasia. The coincidence of two monogenic autosomal dominant disorders is rare and can pose a differential diagnostic challenge. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported co-occurrence of these syndromes.
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- Sára Pálla
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Heim Pál National Children's Institute, Budapest, 1089, Hungary
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Heim Pál National Children's Institute, Budapest, 1089, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Clinical Center, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, 7623, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Clinical Center, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, 7623, Hungary
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- Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6726, Hungary
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- Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6726, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary.
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Jacob P, Bhavani GSL, Shah H, Galada C, Nampoothiri S, Kamath N, Phadke SR, Muranjan M, Datar CA, Shukla A, Girisha KM. Pseudoachondroplasia: Phenotype and genotype in 11 Indian patients. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 188:751-759. [PMID: 34750995 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62566] [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: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by rhizomelic short-limbed skeletal dysplasia. The primary clinical and radiographic features include disproportionate dwarfism, joint laxity and hyperextensibility, exaggerated lumbar lordosis, and late ossification of the epiphyses. Identification of disease-causing variants in heterozygous state in COMP establishes the molecular diagnosis of PSACH. We examined 11 families with clinical features suggestive of PSACH. In nine families, we used Sanger sequencing of exons 8-19 of COMP (NM_000095.2) and in two families exome sequencing was used for confirming the diagnosis. We identified 10 de novo variants, including five known variants (c.925G>A, c.976G>A, c.1201G>T, c.1417_1419del, and c.1511G>A) and five variants (c.874T>C, c.1201G>C, c.1309G>A, c.1416_1421delCGACAA, and c.1445A>T) which are not reported outside Indian ethnicity. We hereby report the largest series of individuals with molecular diagnosis of PSACH from India and reiterate the well-known genotype-phenotype corelation in PSACH.
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- Prince Jacob
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Paediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kochi, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Sahyadri Medical Genetics & Tissue Engineering Facility, KEM Hospital, Pune, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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El-Lababidi N, Zikánová M, Baxová A, Nosková L, Leiská A, Lambert L, Honzík T, Zeman J. Age Dependent Progression of Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia and Pseudoachondroplasia Due to Heterozygous Mutations in COMP Gene. Prague Med Rep 2020; 121:153-162. [PMID: 33030144 DOI: 10.14712/23362936.2020.14] [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] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Dominantly inherited mutations in COMP gene encoding cartilage oligomeric matrix protein may cause two dwarfing skeletal dysplasias, milder multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) and more severe pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH). We studied the phenotype and X-rays of 11 patients from 5 unrelated families with different COMP mutations. Whole exome and/or Sangers sequencing were used for molecular analyses. Four to ten X-ray images of hands hips, knees or spine were available for each patient for retrospective analyses. Eight patients with MED have mutation c.1220G>A and 3 children with PSACH mutations c.1359C>A, c.1336G>A, or the novel mutation c.1126G>T in COMP. Progressive failure in growth developed in all patients from early childhood and resulted in short stature < 3rd percentile in 7 patients and very short stature < 1st percentile in four. Most patients had joint pain since childhood, severe stiffness in shoulders and elbows but increased mobility in wrists. Six children had bowlegs and two had knock knees. In all patients, X-rays of hands, hips and knees showed progressive, age-dependent skeletal involvement more pronounced in the epiphyses of long rather than short tubular bones. Anterior elongation and biconvex configuration of vertebral bodies were more conspicuous for kids. Six children had correction of knees and two adults had hip replacement. Skeletal and joint impairment in patients with MED and PSACH due to COMP mutation start in early childhood. Although the clinical severity is mutation and age dependent, many symptoms represent a continuous phenotypic spectrum between both diseases. Most patients may benefit from orthopaedic surgeries.
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- Nabil El-Lababidi
- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
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A novel mutation in exon 11 of COMP gene in a Chinese family with pseudoachondroplasia. Genes Dis 2018; 6:47-55. [PMID: 30906833 PMCID: PMC6411627 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is a relatively common skeletal dysplasia characterized by disproportionate short stature, joint laxity, early-onset osteoarthrosis, and dysplasia of the spine, epiphysis, and metaphysis. It is known as an autosomal dominant disease which results exclusively from mutations in the gene for Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP). We have identified a five year old Chinese boy who was diagnosed as pseudoachondroplasia according to clinical manifestations and X-ray symptoms. His mother seems like another effected individual because of the apparent short stature. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood lymphocytes. DNA sequencing analysis of the COMP gene revealed a heterozygous mutation (c.1219 T > C,p.Cys407Arg) in the patient. His mother was also affected with the same genetic change. Mutations in COMP gene is proved to change the Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein. This missense mutation (c.1219 T > C) has not been reported before and it is not belongs to polymorphism sites. Our results extend the spectrum of mutations in COMP gene leading to pseudoachondroplasia.
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Yu WJ, Zhang Z, He JW, Fu WZ, Wang C, Zhang ZL. Identification of two novel mutations in the COMP gene in six families with pseudoachondroplasia. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:2180-6. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Xie X, Liao L, Gao J, Luo X. A novel COMP mutation in a Chinese patient with pseudoachondroplasia. Gene 2013; 522:102-6. [PMID: 23562786 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2012] [Revised: 02/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A 2.75-year-old Chinese boy presented with typical clinical features of pseudoachondroplasia, including disproportionate short-limb short stature, brachydactyly, genu varus and waddling gait. Radiologically, tubular bones were short with widened metaphyses, irregular and small epiphyses; anterior tonguing or beaking of vertebral bodies were characteristic. DNA sequencing analysis of the COMP gene revealed a heterozygous mutation (c.1511G>A, p.Cys504Tyr) in the patient but his parents were unaffected without this genetic change. The missense mutation (c.1511G>A) was not found in 100 healthy controls and has not been reported previously. Our findings expand the spectrum of known mutations in COMP leading to pseudoachondroplasia.
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- Xuemei Xie
- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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