期刊
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 105, 期 8, 页码 2732-2739出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa331
关键词
Precocious puberty; genetics; MKRN3; copy number variants; deletions; Prader-Willi syndrome
资金
- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), NIH
- American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities
Context: Loss-of-function mutations in the imprinted genes MKRN3 and DLK1 cause central precocious puberty (CPP) but whole gene deletions have not been reported. Larger deletions of the chromosome 15q11-13 imprinted locus, including MKRN3, cause Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). CPP has been reported in PWS but is not common, and the role of MKRN3 in PWS has not been fully elucidated. Objective: To identify copy number variants in puberty-related, imprinted genes to determine their role in CPP. Methods: Probands with idiopathic CPP had chromosomal microarray (CMA) and targeted deletion/duplication testing for MKRN3 and DLK1. Results: Sixteen female probands without MKRN3 or DLK1 variants identified by Sanger sequencing were studied. Whole gene deletions of MKRN3 were identified in 2 subjects (13%): a complete deletion of MKRN3 in Patient A (pubertal onset at 7 years) and a larger deletion involving MAGEL2, MKRN3, and NDN in Patient B (pubertal onset 5.5 years). Both were paternally inherited. Patient B had no typical features of PWS, other than obesity, which was also present in her unaffected family. Conclusions: We identified 2 cases of whole gene deletions of MKRN3 causing isolated CPP without PWS. This is the first report of complete deletions of MKRN3 in patients with CPP, emphasizing the importance of including copy number variant analysis for MKRN3 mutation testing when a genetic diagnosis is suspected. We speculate that there is a critical region of the PWS locus beyond MKRN3, MAGEL2, and NDN that is responsible for the PWS phenotype.
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