期刊
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04503-2
关键词
Skeletal dysplasia; Short stature; Whole genome sequencing; Smith-McCort dysplasia; MOPDII; Pakistan
资金
- IRSIP Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan
- HEC
- Swedish Research Council
- Academy of Finland
- Folkhalsan Research Foundation
- Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Sigrid Juselius Foundation
This study identified genetic variants in two unrelated consanguineous families with skeletal dysplasia and short stature, showcasing different phenotypic characteristics. The findings expand the genotypic spectrum of RAB33B variants and highlight the phenotypic homogeneity of patients with PCNT variants.
Background Skeletal dysplasia is a heterogeneous group of disorders resulting from different genetic variants in humans. The current study was designed to identify the genetic causes of skeletal dysplasia and short stature in two consanguineous families from Pakistan, both comprised of multiple affected individuals. Patients in one family had proportionate short stature with reduced head circumference while affected individuals in the other family had disproportionate short stature. Methods Clinical data were obtained and radiological examinations of the index patients were completed. Whole genome sequencing for probands from both families were performed followed by Sanger sequencing to confirm segregation of identified variants in the respective families. In-silico pathogenicity score prediction for identified variant and amino acid conservation analysis was completed. Results Whole Genome Sequencing identified a known biallelic variant c.6176_6189delGTCAGCTGCCGAAG; p.(Gln2060ArgfsTer48) in PCNT gene and a novel biallelic variant c.174delC; p.(Asp60ThrfsTer7) in RAB33B gene respectively in affected members of the two families. Clinical imaging revealed platyspondyly and varus deformity in the legs of the affected members in the first family. Radiographs indicated severe platyspondyly, genu valgus deformity of legs and pectus carinatum for the patients in the second family. Conclusion In this study we report the phenotypes and genetic variants in two unrelated families with two distinct forms of skeletal dysplasia. This study strengthens the previous findings that patients harboring PCNT variants are phenotypically homogeneous and also extends the genotypic spectrum of RAB33B variants.
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