Retinitis pigmentosa and molar tooth sign caused by novel AHI1 compound heterozygote pathogenic variants

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BACKGROUND: Joubert syndrome (JS) is a group of rare congenital disorders characterized by cerebellar vermis dysplasia, developmental delay, and retina dysfunctions. Herein, we reported a Chinese patient carrying a new variant in the AHI1 gene with mild JS, and the 3D structure of the affected Jouberin protein was also predicted.

CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 31-year-old male, who presented difficulty at finding toys at the age of 2 years, night blindness from age of 5 years, intention tremor and walking imbalance from 29 years of age. Tubular visual field and retina pigmentation were observed on ophthalmology examinations, as well as molar tooth sign on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Whole exome sequence revealed two compound heterozygous variants at c.2105C>T (p.T702M) and c.1330A>T (p.I444F) in AHI1 gene. The latter one was a novel mutation. The 3D protein structure was predicted using I-TASSER and PyMOL, showing structural changes from functional β-sheet and α-helix to non-functional D-loop, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Mild JS due to novel variants at T702M and I444F in the AHI1 gene was reported. The 3D-structural changes in Jouberin protein might underlie the pathogenesis of JS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMC medical genomics - 14(2021), 1 vom: 09. Okt., Seite 242

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Chunyan [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jiong [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Du, Ailian [VerfasserIn]

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3D structure
AHI1 gene
Case Reports
Case report
Joubert syndrome
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Whole exome sequence

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Date Completed 02.03.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12920-021-01089-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331681870