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Identification of three novel mutations in PCNT in vietnamese patients with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II

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GENES & GENOMICS
卷 43, 期 2, 页码 115-121

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DOI: 10.1007/s13258-020-01032-5

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Microcephaly; MOPD II; PCNT gene; Primordial dwarfism

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  1. Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology [KHCBSS.02/18-20]

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Mutations in three novel variants in the PCNT gene were identified in two Vietnamese patients with primordial dwarfism, leading to deficient protein functional activity and resulting in the disease phenotype. Clinical presentations combined with genetic analyses supported an accurate diagnosis of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) in these two patients, with implications for prenatal genetic screening and genetic counseling for families.
Background Primordial dwarfism (PD) is a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders related to developmental disabilities occurring in the uterus and prolongs during all stages of life, resulting in short stature, facial deformities and abnormal brain. Objective To determine the exact cause of the disease in two Vietnamese patients priory diagnosed with PD by severe pre-and postnatal growth retardation with marked microcephaly and some bone abnormalities. Methods Whole-exome sequencing was performed for the two patients and mutations in genes related to PD were screened. Sanger sequencing was applied to examine the mutations in the patients of their families. Results Three novel mutations in the PCNT gene which have not been reported previously were identified in the two patients. Of which, two frameshift mutations (p.Thr479Profs*6 and p.Glu2742Alafs*8) were detected in patient I and one stop-gained mutation (p.Gln1907*) was detected in the patient II. These mutations may result in a truncated PCNT protein, leading to an inactivated PACT domain corresponding to residue His3138-Trp3216 of PCNT protein. Therefore, the three mutations may cause a deficiency of protein functional activity and result in the phenotypes of primordial dwarfism in the two patients. Conclusions Clinical presentations in combination with genetic analyses supported an accurate diagnosis of the two patients with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II). In addition, these results have important implications for prenatal genetic screening and genetic counseling for the families.

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