Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-07-27eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/6152118
Tatiana Mikhailova, Ria Garg
{"title":"Chromosome 1p31.1 Deletion: A Case With Developmental Delay, Hypotonia, Cryptorchidism, Abnormal Oral Frenulum, and Feet Deformity.","authors":"Tatiana Mikhailova, Ria Garg","doi":"10.1155/crig/6152118","DOIUrl":"10.1155/crig/6152118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deletions within the chromosomal locus 1p31.1 are rare, with only a limited number of documented cases. The typical clinical presentation includes intellectual disability, failure to thrive, and craniofacial abnormalities. Some cases may also present with cardiac, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary malformations. Variability in deletion size contributes to a broad spectrum of clinical phenotypes, and a comprehensive understanding of the syndrome's manifestations is still evolving. This case study aims to provide additional insights into 1p31.1 microdeletion syndrome, enhancing knowledge of its genetic and phenotypic characteristics to improve recognition by clinicians. Here, we report a case featuring a 14.385 Mb deletion isolated to the 1p31.1 region, encompassing 41 genes. The deletion manifested with microcephaly, distinctive facial morphology, hypotonia, developmental delay, bilateral cryptorchidism, and flat feet. Notably, our case also exhibited congenital thickening of the lingual and labial frenulum, a trait not typically associated with this deletion.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"6152118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12318624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-07-25eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/9827627
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"A Fatal Case of 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA Hydrolase Deficiency in a Term Infant With Severe High Anion Gap Acidosis and Review of the Literature\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1155/crig/9827627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/crig/9827627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2024/8099373.].</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"9827627"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12316493/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-07-25eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/4973753
David Lee Curtis, Nasim Bekheirnia, Lorraine Potocki, Ludmila Matyakhina, Mir Reza Bekheirnia
{"title":"Paternal UPD (15) With Disease-Causing Mutation and Small Supernumerary Ring Chromosome 15: A Case Report.","authors":"David Lee Curtis, Nasim Bekheirnia, Lorraine Potocki, Ludmila Matyakhina, Mir Reza Bekheirnia","doi":"10.1155/crig/4973753","DOIUrl":"10.1155/crig/4973753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Uniparental disomy (UPD) constitutes an unconventional mode of inheritance that disrupts the typical biparental genetic contribution and may result in phenotypic abnormalities. This report centers on a patient diagnosed with Bartter syndrome Type 1, attributed to a homozygous pathogenic variant in <i>SLC12A1</i> unmasked by mosaic paternal UPD of chromosome 15. We hypothesize that this pattern (or constellation) emerged from a trisomy rescue event, resulting in two distinct cell lines. Concurrently, the unmasking of a pathogenic paternal <i>SLC12A1</i> variant by trisomy rescue resulted in the manifestation of Bartter syndrome Type 1. The maternally derived ring chromosome 15 and its impact on nondisjunction and UPD elucidate a unique etiology of Bartter syndrome. Furthermore, the presence of a pathogenic paternal <i>SLC12A1</i> variant underscores the pivotal role of trisomic rescue and paternal UPD in unveiling a recessive variant.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"4973753"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12321432/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144785497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-07-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/9569160
Ariel Tarrell, Jessika Weber, Reem Shawar, Luca Brunelli, Susan Morelli, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Elizabeth Doughty, Gulsen Akay, Lorenzo D Botto, Emily Flemming, N Scott Reading, Catalina Jaramillo
{"title":"A Rare Case of Neonatal Cholestasis Linked to FOCAD Gene Variants: Exploring the Variable Phenotypic Presentation and Its Implications.","authors":"Ariel Tarrell, Jessika Weber, Reem Shawar, Luca Brunelli, Susan Morelli, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Elizabeth Doughty, Gulsen Akay, Lorenzo D Botto, Emily Flemming, N Scott Reading, Catalina Jaramillo","doi":"10.1155/crig/9569160","DOIUrl":"10.1155/crig/9569160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neonatal liver disease is a broad entity. When it presents in conjunction with other abnormalities, it raises the question of a potential underlying genetic cause. Etiologies that were once difficult to diagnose are becoming more readily identifiable with the arrival of next-generation sequencing. We present a rare cause of neonatal liver disease, a FOCAD gene variant, that was determined to be the most likely cause of an infant's liver disease and other findings. This case adds to only a few reports in the literature on this presentation in the neonatal period.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"9569160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12256164/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-05-27eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/3466358
Matthew R Gregory, Khurram Liaqat, Kayla Treat, Kathryn M Haider, Francesco Vetrini, Erin Conboy
{"title":"Pathogenic Deep Intronic Variant in <i>CNGB3</i> Identified From Whole-Genome Sequencing in an Unsolved Case of Patient Affected With Achromatopsia.","authors":"Matthew R Gregory, Khurram Liaqat, Kayla Treat, Kathryn M Haider, Francesco Vetrini, Erin Conboy","doi":"10.1155/crig/3466358","DOIUrl":"10.1155/crig/3466358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achromatopsia (ACHM) (MIM: 262300) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by reduced visual acuity and color blindness. In this report, we review the case of a 14-year-old male patient diagnosed with achromatopsia with a history of retinal dystrophy, cone dysfunction with normal dark-adapted response on ERG, congenital nystagmus, farsightedness, and astigmatism. The diagnostic exome sequencing previously revealed a single maternally inherited pathogenic <i>CNGB3</i> variant (c.1148delC, p.(T383lfs∗13). Following enrollment in the Undiagnosed Rare Disease Clinic (URDC) at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), genome sequencing (GS) identified a second <i>CNGB3</i> known variant c.1663-1205G > A p.(Gly555Leufs∗33), which was classified as likely pathogenic. Identification of this variant in the patient provided the evidence needed for a molecular diagnosis and ended a 15-year diagnostic odyssey for the patient and his family. With a diagnosis, the patient is eligible for gene therapy and qualifies for the state-run Vocational Rehabilitation Program and bioptic driving.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"3466358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12133362/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144217120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-04-28eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/1453255
Randah Abdullah Dahlan, Roaa Hani Fairoozy
{"title":"A Novel NPHP5 Gene Mutation in Three Siblings With Nephronophthisis Without Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Case Report.","authors":"Randah Abdullah Dahlan, Roaa Hani Fairoozy","doi":"10.1155/crig/1453255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/crig/1453255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is a hereditary renal disorder characterized by the progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at a young age. Our understanding of this disorder continues to improve as we identify more genes and gene variants associated with NPHP. In this report, we present a young patient with newly diagnosed advanced renal impairment and a strong family history of ESRD at a young age. The patient's kidney biopsy showed features suggestive of severe chronic interstitial nephritis, along with histopathological findings of advanced renal disease. Genetic testing revealed a novel variant in the <i>IQCB1</i>/NPHP5 gene, which is autosomal recessive. Family genetic analysis revealed that the patient's parents and two of his children are heterozygous for the identified variant, while two siblings with ESRD are homozygous for the <i>IQCB1</i> p.(Ala486Asp) variant. Unlike previously described mutations in the <i>IQCB1</i>/NPHP5 gene, the patient and his affected siblings do not have retinitis pigmentosa. We report this novel gene variant in a Saudi family, describe its associated clinical features, and present the results of the family segregation analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"1453255"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12052450/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144037439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-04-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/4501466
Rory Edwards, Grace Murphy, Joshua W Owens, Craig Erickson, Robert Hopkin, Amelle Shillington
{"title":"Dual Diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome and DEPDC5-Related Disorder Emphasizes DEPDC5's Role Beyond Familial Epilepsy: A Case Report and Literature Review.","authors":"Rory Edwards, Grace Murphy, Joshua W Owens, Craig Erickson, Robert Hopkin, Amelle Shillington","doi":"10.1155/crig/4501466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/crig/4501466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dep domain-containing Protein 5 (DEPDC5), encoded by the gene DEPDC5, regulates the cell cycle by inhibiting the mTORC1 pathway in response to amino acid deficiency. Loss of function DEPDC5 variants are recognized to present as focal familial epilepsy; however, associations with comorbid brain malformations and neurodevelopmental disorders have also been reported. mTOR inhibitors were found to benefit DEPDC5-knockout mice. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss of function of FMR1, and females are expected to have milder neurodevelopmental presentations than males. The reported individual is a 17-year-old female diagnosed with FXS at 1 year of age, but the severity of her neuropsychiatric symptoms prompted further genetic testing at age 14, revealing a likely pathogenic c.4307_4310del DEPDC5 variant. Following this diagnosis, she was started on the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus without significant clinical response. She has never been diagnosed with epilepsy; however, her DEPDC5 and FXS dual diagnosis was thought explanatory for her presentation. A review of 213 previously reported individuals with DEPDC5-related disorder demonstrated that 15.2% of individuals do not have epilepsy, 24.3% have intellectual disability, and 33.8% have brain malformations. Her lack of response to sirolimus may represent the presence of a critical treatment window for mTOR inhibitors in neurodevelopmental disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"4501466"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11981699/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144017139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-03-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/4667935
Emily S Levine, Nidhi D Shah, Erin M Salcone
{"title":"Optic Nerve Coloboma in a Child With Compound Heterozygous USH2A Variants.","authors":"Emily S Levine, Nidhi D Shah, Erin M Salcone","doi":"10.1155/crig/4667935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/crig/4667935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a case of an optic nerve coloboma in a 10-month-old girl found to have compound heterozygous USH2A variants. There were no other dysmorphic features or ocular developmental anomalies. To our knowledge, this is the first report in literature of a concomitant optic nerve coloboma in a case of nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa related to USH2A variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"4667935"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11991843/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144051112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel <i>CLCNKB</i> Mutation in Two Siblings With Classic Bartter Syndrome.","authors":"Navid Roodaki, Leigh Michelle Salinas, Ebner Bon G Maceda, Jorelyn Frias","doi":"10.1155/crig/8862780","DOIUrl":"10.1155/crig/8862780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Bartter syndrome is a rare genetic illness characterized by impairment in kidney function caused by different gene defects. The primary pathogenic mechanism of Bartter syndrome is defective salt reabsorption, predominantly in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. <b>Case Presentation:</b> Here, we present a case series between 2 siblings diagnosed with Bartter syndrome through clinical and genetic analyses. Both patients presented with severe dehydration secondary to polyuria which caused persistent electrolyte imbalances. However, the second sibling presented with hydrocephalus which may be associated with Bartter Syndrome. Genetic analysis determined the presence of a known pathogenic mutation and a novel mutation in the CLCNKB variant. <b>Conclusions:</b> Bartter syndrome Type III is a genetic disorder that must be identified clinically without delay, as it typically manifests as acute dehydration due to polyuria and vomiting. Hydrocephalus, although cannot be concluded to be a complication of Bartter syndrome, can be associated due to several electrolyte imbalances involved in this condition. Genetic testing is essential for identifying unidentified pathogenic variants that will aid future patients diagnosed with this condition. Genetic counseling is of the utmost importance for these families affected by the condition in question.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"8862780"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11906222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143626391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Case Reports in GeneticsPub Date : 2025-01-13eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1155/crig/9751565
Hasan Hasan, Ellery R Santos, Seyedeh Ala Mokhtabad Amrei, Flora Tassone, Jamie Leah Randol, Paul Hagerman, Randi J Hagerman
{"title":"Novel p.Arg534del Mutation and MTHFR C667T Polymorphism in Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) With Autism Spectrum Phenotype: A Case Report.","authors":"Hasan Hasan, Ellery R Santos, Seyedeh Ala Mokhtabad Amrei, Flora Tassone, Jamie Leah Randol, Paul Hagerman, Randi J Hagerman","doi":"10.1155/crig/9751565","DOIUrl":"10.1155/crig/9751565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fragile X syndrome (FXS) presents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia during infancy, joint laxity, behavioral issues, and characteristic facial features. The predominant mechanism is due to CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion of more than 200 repeats in the 5'UTR (untranslated region) of <i>FMR1</i> (Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1) causing promoter methylation and transcriptional silencing. However, not all patients presenting with the characteristic phenotype and point/frameshift mutations with deletions in <i>FMR1</i> have been described in the literature. It is believed that < 1% of cases are caused by point mutations. Genetic and functional testing of point mutations in FXS has yielded insights on KH domain RNA-binding properties of FMRP (Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein Protein) and nuclear export of the protein. Here, we report a c.1599_1601del p.Arg534del novel mutation in <i>FMR1</i> with homozygous C677T <i>MTHFR</i> polymorphism in a 12-year-old boy. He presents with unique phenotype of FXS with ASD, developmental delay, nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), overall IQ in the 5<sup>th</sup> percentile with above average verbal IQ (66<sup>th</sup> percentile), difficulties with quantitative reasoning, dyspraxia, below average visual-spatial skills (2<sup>nd</sup> percentile), difficulty with social pragmatics and social understanding, and executive dysfunction. He has a strong aptitude for music and exceptional aural skills. Identification of novel variants has helped in understanding functional aspects of FMRP. In addition, it aids families in genetic counseling and in administering therapies for children with FXS who present with atypical features.</p>","PeriodicalId":30325,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Genetics","volume":"2025 ","pages":"9751565"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11745553/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143013048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}