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PERCHING syndrome: Clinical presentation in the first African patient confirmed by clinical whole genome sequencing

Journal

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A
Volume 188, Issue 9, Pages 2825-2831

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62855

Keywords

Central Africa; Dysmorphism; KLHL7; PERCHING syndrome; WGS

Funding

  1. VLIR-UOS Global Mind Program [K210115, V405213N]
  2. Liege University, Grant from the Region Wallonne [RWAL1710180]
  3. iHope Program, Illumina

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PERCHING syndrome is a rare multisystem developmental disorder caused by autosomal recessive variants in the KLHL7 gene. This study reports the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of the syndrome in a patient from Central Africa and identifies novel variants in the KLHL7 gene. Reviewing published cases suggests that this disease may have recognizable clinical features and could be considered as an encephalopathy.
PERCHING syndrome is a rare multisystem developmental disorder caused by autosomal recessive (AR) variants (truncating and missense) in the Kelch-like family member 7 gene (KLHL7). We report the first phenotypic and molecular description of PERCHING syndrome in a patient from Central Africa. The patient presented multiple dysmorphic features in addition to neurological, respiratory, gastroenteric, and dysautonomic disorders. Clinical Whole Genome Sequencing in the proband and his mother identified two novel heterozygous variants in the KLHL7 gene, including a maternally inherited intronic variant (NM_001031710.2:c.793 + 5G > C) classified as Variant of Uncertain Significance and a frameshift stop gain variant (NM_001031710.2:c.944delG; p.Ser315ThrfsTer23) of unknown inheritance classified as likely pathogenic. Although the diagnosis was only evoked after genomic testing, the review of published patients suggests that this disease could be clinically recognizable and maybe considered as an encephalopathy. Our report will allow expanding the phenotypic and molecular spectrum of Perching syndrome.

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