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PEDIATRIC DIABETES
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 366-369Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12814
Keywords
MODY; monogenic diabetes; whole exome
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [CR33I3_1166591, CR33I3_140655]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [CR33I3_140655] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Objective When diabetes is associated with congenital malformations, without autoimmune antibodies, a genetic cause is suspected. Here, we aimed to identify a defective gene that led to diabetes. Research Design and Methods We performed an exome analysis of an index case and his healthy parents. Results The child presented with childhood-onset diabetes, congenital hypopituitarism, cardiac malformation, and anal atresia. A DNA analysis revealed a heterozygous de novo pathogenic variant in the developmental transcription factor, forkhead box A2 (FOXA2). The mutation resided in the DNA-binding domain, which is highly conserved among species. Tridimensional molecular dynamics simulation modeling predicted an altered interaction between the mutated protein and DNA. Conclusions A defect in the FOXA2 DNA-binding domain was associated with childhood-onset diabetes and multiple congenital anomalies, which reflected the pleiotropic nature of the gene. This report extends the recently described phenotype of neonatal hypoglycemia to later-onset diabetes. We suggest to include FOXA2 analysis for neonatal hypoglycemia and to implement a long-term follow-up, particularly for the risk of diabetes.
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