{"title":"Clinical Characteristics, Genetic Analysis, and Literature Review of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Type 4 Associated With a RAD21 Variant","authors":"Xinyu Yue, Meiping Chen, Xiaoan Ke, Hongbo Yang, Fengying Gong, Linjie Wang, Lian Duan, Hui Pan, Huijuan Zhu","doi":"10.1002/mgg3.70009","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundCornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is an uncommon congenital developmental disorder distinguished by intellectual disorder and distinctive facial characteristics, with a minority of cases attributed to <jats:italic>RAD21</jats:italic> variants.MethodsA patient was admitted to the endocrinology department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, where 2 mL of peripheral venous blood was collected from the patient and his parents. DNA was extracted for whole‐exome sequencing (WES) analysis, and the genetic variation of the parents was confirmed through Sanger sequencing.ResultsA 13.3‐year‐old male patient with a height of 136.5 cm (−3.5 SDS) and a weight of 28.4 kg (−3.1 SDS) was found to have typical craniofacial features. WES revealed a pathogenic variant c.1143G>A (p.Trp381*) in the <jats:italic>RAD21</jats:italic> gene. He was diagnosed with CdLS type 4 (<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://www.omim.org/entry/614701?search=614701&highlight=614701\">OMIM #614701</jats:ext-link>). We reviewed 36 patients with CdLS related to <jats:italic>RAD21</jats:italic> gene variants reported worldwide from May 2012 to March 2024. Patient's variant status, clinical characteristics, and rhGH treatment response were summarized. Frameshift variants constituted the predominant variant type, representing 36% (13/36) of cases. Clinical features included verbal developmental delay and intellectual disorder observed in 94% of patients.ConclusionThis study reported the third case of CdLS type 4 in China caused by a <jats:italic>RAD21</jats:italic> gene variant, enriching the genetic mutational spectrum.","PeriodicalId":18852,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.70009","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GENETICS & HEREDITY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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BackgroundCornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is an uncommon congenital developmental disorder distinguished by intellectual disorder and distinctive facial characteristics, with a minority of cases attributed to RAD21 variants.MethodsA patient was admitted to the endocrinology department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, where 2 mL of peripheral venous blood was collected from the patient and his parents. DNA was extracted for whole‐exome sequencing (WES) analysis, and the genetic variation of the parents was confirmed through Sanger sequencing.ResultsA 13.3‐year‐old male patient with a height of 136.5 cm (−3.5 SDS) and a weight of 28.4 kg (−3.1 SDS) was found to have typical craniofacial features. WES revealed a pathogenic variant c.1143G>A (p.Trp381*) in the RAD21 gene. He was diagnosed with CdLS type 4 (OMIM #614701). We reviewed 36 patients with CdLS related to RAD21 gene variants reported worldwide from May 2012 to March 2024. Patient's variant status, clinical characteristics, and rhGH treatment response were summarized. Frameshift variants constituted the predominant variant type, representing 36% (13/36) of cases. Clinical features included verbal developmental delay and intellectual disorder observed in 94% of patients.ConclusionThis study reported the third case of CdLS type 4 in China caused by a RAD21 gene variant, enriching the genetic mutational spectrum.
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Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal for rapid dissemination of quality research related to the dynamically developing areas of human, molecular and medical genetics. The journal publishes original research articles covering findings in phenotypic, molecular, biological, and genomic aspects of genomic variation, inherited disorders and birth defects. The broad publishing spectrum of Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine includes rare and common disorders from diagnosis to treatment. Examples of appropriate articles include reports of novel disease genes, functional studies of genetic variants, in-depth genotype-phenotype studies, genomic analysis of inherited disorders, molecular diagnostic methods, medical bioinformatics, ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI), and approaches to clinical diagnosis. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine provides a scientific home for next generation sequencing studies of rare and common disorders, which will make research in this fascinating area easily and rapidly accessible to the scientific community. This will serve as the basis for translating next generation sequencing studies into individualized diagnostics and therapeutics, for day-to-day medical care.
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine publishes original research articles, reviews, and research methods papers, along with invited editorials and commentaries. Original research papers must report well-conducted research with conclusions supported by the data presented.