TY - JOUR
T1 - Martsolf syndrome with novel mutation in the TBC1D20 gene in a family from Iran
AU - Hozhabri, Hossein
AU - Talebi, Mehrdad
AU - Mehrjardi, Mohammad Y.V.
AU - De Luca, Alessandro
AU - Dehghani, Mohammadreza
PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - Warburg Micro syndrome and Martsolf syndrome are phenotypically overlapping autosomal recessive conditions characterized by multiple organ abnormalities involving the ocular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Warburg Micro syndrome, the more severe of the two conditions, is caused by loss of function mutations in RAB3GAP1, RAB3GAP2, RAB18, and TBC1D20 genes, whereas Martsolf syndrome has been attributed to less damaging mutations in RAB3GAP1 and RAB3GAP2 genes. We report the clinical description and molecular characterization of a consanguineous Iranian family with two siblings, a male and a female, with dysmorphic features, bilateral congenital cataracts, optic nerve atrophy, congenital glaucoma, mild to moderate intellectual disability, seizures, hypogonadism, and mild osteoporosis. Spastic quadriplegia with contractures was observed in the male patient, while the female patient showed only mild hyperreflexia. Magnetic resonance imaging scans performed in the male patient showed a normal brain structure. Both siblings had neither microcephaly nor postnatal growth retardation. Whole exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous nonsense mutation [c.1060C>T; p.(Arg354Ter)] in the TBC1D20 gene in both siblings and confirmed the heterozygous carrier status of both parents. This report describes a novel mutation in the TBC1D20 gene in two Iranian patients with Martsolf syndrome, further extending the allelic heterogeneity and phenotypic spectrum of this rare condition. The genotype and phenotype of the patients are compared with those of Martsolf syndrome and Warburg Micro syndrome patients reported in the literature.
AB - Warburg Micro syndrome and Martsolf syndrome are phenotypically overlapping autosomal recessive conditions characterized by multiple organ abnormalities involving the ocular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Warburg Micro syndrome, the more severe of the two conditions, is caused by loss of function mutations in RAB3GAP1, RAB3GAP2, RAB18, and TBC1D20 genes, whereas Martsolf syndrome has been attributed to less damaging mutations in RAB3GAP1 and RAB3GAP2 genes. We report the clinical description and molecular characterization of a consanguineous Iranian family with two siblings, a male and a female, with dysmorphic features, bilateral congenital cataracts, optic nerve atrophy, congenital glaucoma, mild to moderate intellectual disability, seizures, hypogonadism, and mild osteoporosis. Spastic quadriplegia with contractures was observed in the male patient, while the female patient showed only mild hyperreflexia. Magnetic resonance imaging scans performed in the male patient showed a normal brain structure. Both siblings had neither microcephaly nor postnatal growth retardation. Whole exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous nonsense mutation [c.1060C>T; p.(Arg354Ter)] in the TBC1D20 gene in both siblings and confirmed the heterozygous carrier status of both parents. This report describes a novel mutation in the TBC1D20 gene in two Iranian patients with Martsolf syndrome, further extending the allelic heterogeneity and phenotypic spectrum of this rare condition. The genotype and phenotype of the patients are compared with those of Martsolf syndrome and Warburg Micro syndrome patients reported in the literature.
KW - exome sequencing
KW - Martsolf syndrome
KW - mutation
KW - TBC1D20
KW - Warburg micro syndrome
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U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.a.61543
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.a.61543
M3 - Article
C2 - 32162791
AN - SCOPUS:85081753005
VL - 182
SP - 957
EP - 961
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
SN - 1552-4825
IS - 5
ER -