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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Genotyping in 46 patients with tentative diagnosis of Treacher Collins syndrome revealed unexpected phenotypic variation |
Author: | Teber, O. Gillessen-Kaesbach, G. Fischer, S. Bohringer, S. Albrecht, B. Albert, A. Arslan-Kirchner, M. Haan, E. Hagedorn-Greiwe, M. Hammans, C. Henn, W. Hinkel, G. Konig, R. Kunstmann, E. Kunze, J. Neumann, L. Prott, E. Rauch, A. Rott, H. Seidel, H. et al. |
Citation: | European Journal of Human Genetics, 2004; 12(11):879-880 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
ISSN: | 1018-4813 1476-5438 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Özge Altug Teber, Gabriele Gillessen-Kaesbach, Sven Fischer, Stefan Böhringer, Beate Albrecht, Angelika Albert, Mine Arslan-Kirchner, Eric Haan, Monika Hagedorn-Greiwe, Christof Hammans, Wolfram Henn, Georg Klaus Hinkel, Rainer König, Erdmute Kunstmann, Jürgen Kunze, Luitgard M Neumann, Eva-Christina Prott, Anita Rauch, Hans-Dieter Rott, Heide Seide, Stephanie Spranger, Martin Sprengel, Barbara Zoll, Dietmar R Lohmann and Dagmar Wieczorek |
Abstract: | To define the range of phenotypic expression in Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS; Franceschetti–Klein syndrome), we performed mutation analysis in the TCOF1 gene in 46 patients with tentative diagnosis of TCS and evaluated the clinical data, including a scoring system. A total of 27 coding exons of TCOF1 and adjacent splice junctions were analysed by direct sequencing. In 36 patients with a clinically unequivocal diagnosis of TCS, we detected 28 pathogenic mutations, including 25 novel alterations. No mutation was identified in the remaining eight patients with unequivocal diagnosis of TCS and 10 further patients, in whom the referring diagnosis of TCS was clinically doubtful. There is no overt genotype–phenotype correlation except that conductive deafness is significantly less frequent in patients with mutations in the 3' part of the open reading frame. Inter- and intrafamilial variation is wide. Some mutation carriers, parents of typically affected patients, are so mildly affected that the diagnosis might be overlooked clinically. This suggests that modifying factors are important for phenotypic expression. Based on these findings, minimal diagnostic criteria were defined: downward slanting palpebral fissures and hypoplasia of the zygomatic arch. The difficulties in genetic counselling, especially diagnosis of family members with a mild phenotype, are described. |
Keywords: | Franceschetti–Klein syndrome mandibulofacial dysostosis TCOF1 treacle phenotypic expression |
Description: | Published online 1 September 2004 |
Rights: | © 2004 Nature Publishing Group |
DOI: | 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201260 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201260 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Paediatrics publications |
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