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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 69-72Publisher
GALENOS YAYINCILIK
DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.1835
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PEX7; novel; mutation; peroxisomal disorders; chondrodysplasia punctata; rhizomelic
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Peroxisomes are involved in various metabolic reactions. Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP) type 1 is one of the peroxisomal biogenesis disorders caused by mutations in the PEX7 gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. We present a nine-year-old boy with skeletal abnormalities and dysmorphic facial appearance. The patient was born to parents who were first cousins. Very-long-chain fatty acids and pristanic acid levels were in the normal range, but an elevated phytanic acid level was detected by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The PEX7 gene was sequenced in the patient and his parents. A novel homozygous mutation, c.192delT (p.F64Lfs*10), was identified in the patient and was present in heterozygosity in both parents. In conclusion, the clinical presentation and peroxisome profile of the patient suggest that this novel mutation leads to RCDP type 1.
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