Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000522
Ana M Zarante-Bahamon, María C Cortés-Rojas, Jorge L Ramon-Gómez
{"title":"A de novo missense variant Ser219Pro in PPP2R1A leads to macrocephaly in Houge-Janssens syndrome type 2.","authors":"Ana M Zarante-Bahamon, María C Cortés-Rojas, Jorge L Ramon-Gómez","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000522","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000522","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":" ","pages":"68-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-05-28DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000520
Aditi Nilesh Shirodkar, K A Akhil, Vivekananda Bhat, Hitesh Shah, Anju Shukla, Radhakrishnan Periyasamy
{"title":"Report of a novel UBA2 variant causing Aplasia Cutis Congenita with Ectrodactyly syndrome (ACCES) in an Indian family.","authors":"Aditi Nilesh Shirodkar, K A Akhil, Vivekananda Bhat, Hitesh Shah, Anju Shukla, Radhakrishnan Periyasamy","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000520","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000520","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":" ","pages":"102-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7617595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000524
Karthick Navin Mohandass, Saam Sedehizadeh, Gauri Saini, Jennifer Byrne, Gabriela Jones
{"title":"Expanding the clinical spectrum of NHP2 -related dyskeratosis congenita: a case with novel phenotypic features.","authors":"Karthick Navin Mohandass, Saam Sedehizadeh, Gauri Saini, Jennifer Byrne, Gabriela Jones","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000524","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000524","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":" ","pages":"83-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000521
Diogo Fernandes da Rocha, Roberto Mendes Franco, Vera M F Santos, Ana Grangeia, João Parente Freixo, Miguel Leão
{"title":"Exploring the phenotypic spectrum of the YARS1 p.(Arg367Trp) variant - first European family and literature review.","authors":"Diogo Fernandes da Rocha, Roberto Mendes Franco, Vera M F Santos, Ana Grangeia, João Parente Freixo, Miguel Leão","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000521","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":" ","pages":"71-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-01-10DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000517
Mangalore S Shravya, Ankur Chaurasia, Katta M Girisha, Shalini S Nayak
{"title":"Biallelic variants in AGRN in a family with recurrent pregnancy losses and fetal akinesia deformation sequence.","authors":"Mangalore S Shravya, Ankur Chaurasia, Katta M Girisha, Shalini S Nayak","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000517","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Agrin, encoded by AGRN , plays a vital role in the acetylcholine receptor clustering pathway, and any defects in this pathway are known to cause congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) 8 in early childhood with variable fatigable muscle weakness. The most severe or lethal form of CMS manifests as a fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS). To date, only one family has been reported with an association of null variants in AGRN and a lethal FADS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified a nonconsanguineous couple with recurrent pregnancy loss. Detailed phenotyping of fetuses was performed via perinatal autopsy. Genetic evaluation was performed along with split-read analysis to identify variants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Perinatal phenotyping revealed FADS in the family, and genomic testing identified novel null variants in AGRN . First, whole-exome sequencing revealed the maternally inherited heterozygous variant c.952+1_952+3del in AGRN in fetuses. Split-read analysis of the exome led to the identification of the paternally inherited second variant, a heterozygous deletion of 41.33 kb, encompassing exons 1 and 2 of AGRN.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the importance of incorporating split-read analysis in clinical practice and emphasizes the association of null variants in AGRN with the FADS. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second report explaining FADS and null variants in AGRN .</p>","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":" ","pages":"25-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7617632/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142980567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-12-09DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000513
Leyla Özer, Ayşegül Alpcan, Süleyman Aktuna, Serkan Tursun, Mustafa Gürkan, Nesrin Şenbil
{"title":"A de-novo loss-of-function variant of SMC1A gene in a girl with epilepsy and neurodevelopmental delay.","authors":"Leyla Özer, Ayşegül Alpcan, Süleyman Aktuna, Serkan Tursun, Mustafa Gürkan, Nesrin Şenbil","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000513","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":" ","pages":"58-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142980531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical DysmorphologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000515
Rasha M Elhossini, Hala T El-Bassyouni, Engy A Ashaat, Adel M Ashour, Khaled Hamed, Doaa R Soliman, Ibrahim Hegazy, Sawsan Abdel-Hadi, Hasnaa M Elbendary, Mennat Mehrez, Nehal F Hassib, Mohamed A Al Kersh, Amal I Othman, Ghada M H Abdel-Salam, Mohamed S Abdel-Hamid, Mona S Aglan
{"title":"Monoallelic variants in ACVR1 in a cohort of Egyptian individuals with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.","authors":"Rasha M Elhossini, Hala T El-Bassyouni, Engy A Ashaat, Adel M Ashour, Khaled Hamed, Doaa R Soliman, Ibrahim Hegazy, Sawsan Abdel-Hadi, Hasnaa M Elbendary, Mennat Mehrez, Nehal F Hassib, Mohamed A Al Kersh, Amal I Othman, Ghada M H Abdel-Salam, Mohamed S Abdel-Hamid, Mona S Aglan","doi":"10.1097/MCD.0000000000000515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCD.0000000000000515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare ectopic ossification disorder of connective tissue deposited in the muscles, fascia, tendons, and ligaments. The disease is an autosomal dominant pattern caused by pathogenic variants of ACVR1. Herein, we describe the largest number of affected individuals from the Middle East North Africa region who presented with FOP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>DNA extraction and molecular studies using Sanger sequencing was done for the nine affected individuals developing bony swellings of variable severity at different ages.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sanger sequencing identified the common ACVR1 variant (c.617G>A, p.Arg206His) in 7/9, whereas c.983G>A (p.Gly328Glu) in 2/9 affected individuals. Interestingly, the affected individuals harboring the p.Gly328Glu displayed atypical presentations involving micropenis, partial agenesis of the corpus callosum and dysmorphic brainstem, and reduction defects of fingers/toes. Moreover, they had a severe phenotype compared to affected individuals carrying the p.Arg206His variant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study highlights the progressive nature of the disease and the importance of early diagnosis to avoid lethal complications such as locked jaw and airway obstructions that affect swallowing and breathing. An early accurate diagnosis gives an opportunity for the affected individuals in the future to be candidates for the agonist Palovarotene drug that prevents the complications arising from ectopic ossification.</p>","PeriodicalId":50682,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Dysmorphology","volume":"34 2","pages":"15-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144977401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}