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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 33, 期 1, 页码 79-88出版社
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2019-0234
关键词
acid labile subunit; growth hormone-IGF axis; growth hormone insensitivity; short stature etiology; SHOX haploinsufficiency
资金
- All India -Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi [F.8-169/A-169/2012/RS, F.8-389/A-389/2015/RS]
- Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi [3/1/3/JRF-2011/HRD 45 (34683)]
Background: Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in the SHOX, GHR, and IGFALS genes among Indian children with idiopathic short stature (ISS), and assess the genotype-phenotype correlation. Methods: We recruited 61 children with short stature, who were born appropriate for gestational age, had no obvious dysmorphism or disproportion, and in whom step-wise investigative work-up (including provocative growth hormone test) was normal. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification was undertaken for identifying deletions/duplications in the SHOX gene. Bidirectional sequencing was performed for identifying variants in the SHOX and GHR genes in all, and for the IGFALS gene in those with serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) <-1 standard deviation. The genotype-phenotype correlation was studied. Results: Four children (6.5%) had pathogenic heterozygous variants in the SHOX gene, with one child each having duplication of exon 5, splice site point variant c.278-1G >C in exon 3, partial deletion and complete deletion. None of the patients had pathogenic variants in the GHR gene. Of the 39 patients in whom the IGFALS gene was sequenced, novel heterozygous likely pathogenic variants were found in two children. One had the frameshift variant c.764_765insT, p.A265Gfs*114. The second had the missense variant c.1793G > A, p.R598H predicted by MutationTaster as 'disease causing', and indicated by the protein-modelling study as having compromised binding with IGF-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) due to altered conformation of the interacting loop. Conclusions: Pathogenic variants in the SHOX and IGFALS genes account for a significant proportion of Indian children with ISS. Further molecular studies using next generation sequencing are needed to gain insight into pathophysiological mechanisms and effective treatment strategies for ISS.
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