单位:[1]Reproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China妇产科学系计划生育专科华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院[2]Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China内科学系大内科心血管内科华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院
Purpose Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant connective tissue genetic disorder caused by pathogenic variants in FBN2. CCA is characterized by arachnodactyly, camptodactyly, contracture of major joints, scoliosis, pectus deformities, and crumpled ears, but rarely with lethal cardiovascular manifestations as in Marfan syndrome. It is imperative to conduct a comprehensive analysis and review of the pathogenesis of CCA resulting from pathogenic variants in FBN2 gene. Materials and Methods Using whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing, we identified a novel pathogenic splice-altering variant (c.4472-3C>A) in intron 34 of FBN2 gene in a CCA pedigree. The transcriptional result of the splicing-altering variant was analyzed by RNA sequencing. We systematically analyzed the clinical manifestations of all reported cases of CCA caused by splicing-altering pathogenic variants and focused on all the pathogenic variants in FBN2 gene that are associated with severe cardiovascular manifestations. Results The splice-altering variant (c.4472-3C>A) in FBN2 was demonstrated to result in the exon 35 skipping and cause an in-frame deletion. Furthermore, we identified exons 31 to 35 may be a hotspot region in FBN2 gene associated with severe cardiovascular phenotype. Conclusions This study enriched the pathogenic spectrum of CCA and identified a hotspot region in FBN2 gene associated with severe cardiovascular manifestations. We recommend that patients carrying pathogenic variants in exons 31 to 35 of FBN2 pay more attention to cardiac evaluation.
基金:
National Nature Science Foundation of China [82370489]
第一作者单位:[1]Reproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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通讯机构:[2]Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China[*1]Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095#, Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, People’s Republic of China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yang Shulin,Li Zongzhe.FBN2 pathogenic variants in congenital contractural arachnodactyly with severe cardiovascular manifestations[J].CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH.2024,doi:10.1080/03008207.2024.2340004.
APA:
Yang, Shulin&Li, Zongzhe.(2024).FBN2 pathogenic variants in congenital contractural arachnodactyly with severe cardiovascular manifestations.CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH,,
MLA:
Yang, Shulin,et al."FBN2 pathogenic variants in congenital contractural arachnodactyly with severe cardiovascular manifestations".CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH .(2024)