Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5905266 | Gene | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report a 27-week fetus with ambiguous genitalia and upper and lower extremities bone malformations. Gross photographs, radiologic and pathological studies led the clinical diagnosis to campomelic dysplasia. A new frameshift mutation (p.Pro415Serfs*163) was identified in the SOX9 gene by genetic analysis. This mutation not only alters almost the entire sequence of the C-terminal transactivation (TA) domain of SOX9, but also enlarges it. This altered sequence does not resemble any other existing sequence. Since TA domain is entirely affected, SOX9 could not establish its normal function. The comparison between p.Pro415Serfs*163 and other frameshift mutations that enlarges SOX9 showed the same nucleotides added. This new sequence is not conserved either. We speculate that the fact of adding a sequence downstream of the C-terminal domain alters SOX9 and leads to campomelic dysplasia. The clinical information is essential not only to achieve a correct diagnosis in fetuses with pathologic ultrasound findings, but also to offer a proper genetic counseling.
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Authors
Nerea Carvajal, Mónica MartÃnez-GarcÃa, Monica Chagoyen, Nieves Morcillo, Ana Pino, I. Lorda, MarÃa José Trujillo-Tiebas,