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Genotypic-Phenotypic Correlations of Hereditary Hyperferritinemia-Cataract Syndrome: Case Series of Three Brazilian Families

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms241511876

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hyperferritinemia; cataracts; pediatric cataracts; hemochromatosis; genotype-phenotype correlation

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Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS) is a rare autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the FTL gene, leading to pediatric cataract and hyperferritinemia without iron overload. This case series describes three Brazilian families with HHCS, highlighting the presence of concurrent mutations in HFE gene and the need for further studies on phenotypic interactions. Whole-exome sequencing identified a likely pathogenic variant in FTL in all affected individuals, who presented with slowly progressing bilateral cataract symptoms and varying levels of hyperferritinemia.
Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS) is a rare, frequently misdiagnosed, autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the FTL gene. It causes bilateral pediatric cataract and hyperferritinemia without iron overload. The objective of this case series, describing three Brazilian families, is to increase awareness of HHCS, as well as to discuss possible phenotypic interactions with concurrent mutations in HFE, the gene associated with autosomal recessive inheritance hereditary hemochromatosis. Whole-exome sequencing was performed in eight individuals with HHCS from three different families, as well as one unaffected member from each family for trio analysis-a total of eleven individuals. Ophthalmological and clinical genetic evaluations were conducted. The likely pathogenic variant c.-157G>A in FTL was found in all affected individuals. They presented slowly progressing bilateral cataract symptoms before the age of 14, with a phenotype of varied bilateral diffuse opacities. Hyperferritinemia was present in all affected members, varying from 971 ng/mL to 4899 ng/mL. There were two affected individuals with one concurrent pathogenic variant in HFE (c.187C>G, p.H63D), who were also the ones with the highest values of serum ferritin in our cohort. Few publications describe individuals with pathogenic mutations in both FTL and HFE genes, and further studies are needed to assess possible phenotypic interactions causing higher values of hyperferritinemia.

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