CDON gene contributes to pituitary stalk interruption syndrome associated with unilateral facial and abducens nerve palsy

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The relationship between congenital defects of the brain and facial anomalies was proven. The Hedgehog signaling pathway plays a fundamental role in normal craniofacial development in humans. Mutations in the sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling gene CDON have been recently reported in patients with holoprosencephaly and with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS). This study's aim was an elucidation of an 18-year-old patient presenting PSIS, multiple pituitary hormone deficiency, and congenital unilateral facial and abducens nerve palsy. Additionally, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, dominating at the right site, was diagnosed. From the second year of life, growth deceleration was observed, and from the age of eight, anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies were gradually confirmed and substituted. At the MRI, characteristic triad for PSIS (anterior pituitary hypoplasia, interrupted pituitary stalk and ectopic posterior lobe) was diagnosed. We performed a comprehensive genomic screening, including microarrays for structural rearrangements and whole-exome sequencing for a monogenic defect. A novel heterozygous missense variant in the CDON gene (c.1814G > T; p.Gly605Val) was identified. The variant was inherited from the mother, who, besides short stature, did not show any disease symptoms. The variant was absent in control databases and 100 healthy subjects originating from the same population. We report a novel variant in the CDON gene associated with PSIS and congenital cranial nerve palsy. The variant revealed autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance in concordance with previous studies reporting CDON defects.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Journal of applied genetics - 62(2021), 4 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 621-629

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Obara-Moszyńska, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Budny, Bartłomiej [VerfasserIn]
Kałużna, Małgorzata [VerfasserIn]
Zawadzka, Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]
Jamsheer, Aleksander [VerfasserIn]
Rohde, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Ruchała, Marek [VerfasserIn]
Ziemnicka, Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]
Niedziela, Marek [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abducens nerve palsy
CDON gene
Case Reports
Facial nerve palsy
Hedgehog Proteins
Journal Article
PSIS
Pituitary insufficiency

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Date Completed 09.11.2021

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s13353-021-00649-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327816309