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- Title
Further Evidence of a Continuum in the Clinical Spectrum of Dominant PIEZO2-Related Disorders and Implications in Cerebellar Anomalies.
- Authors
Abdel-Salam, Ghada M.H.; Afifi, Hanan H.; Saleem, Sahar N.; Gadelhak, Mohamed I.; El-Serafy, Manar A.; Sayed, Inas S.M.; Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed S.
- Abstract
Introduction: Pathogenic variants in the PIEZO family member 2 (PIEZO2) gene are known to cause Gordon syndrome (GS), Marden-Walker syndrome (MWS), and distal arthrogryposis type 5 (DA5). Out of these, MWS has a recognizable phenotype that can be discerned easily, but the distinction between GS and DA5 is less evident. Few children with pathogenic PIEZO2 variants have been reported to show posterior fossa anomalies. Methods and Results: By candidate gene targeting guided by proper clinical evaluation and neuroimaging findings, a patient with classic MWS harboring a de novo novel variant (c.8237G>A, p.W2746*) in the C-terminal region of PIEZO2 was identified. In addition, another girl with the typical clinical features of GS is also described carrying the most prevalent reported variant (c.8057G>A, p.R2686H) in PIEZO2. The brain MRI of the 2 patients showed Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM). Diffusion tensor imaging visualized anteroposterior and downward aligned thin middle cerebellar peduncle. The association of DWM with arthrogryposis in the presence of PIEZO2 variants remains quite interesting and provides more evidence that PIEZO2 plays a role in the development of hindbrain although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Moreover, the 2 girls had distinct foot patterning in the form of shortening of the first and fifth toes. Conclusion: Phenotype analysis and a comprehensive review of the literature strongly support the previously published data and corroborate the evidence that heterozygous PIEZO2-related disorders represent a continuum with overlapping phenotypic features.
- Publication
Molecular Syndromology, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 5, p389
- ISSN
1661-8769
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000523956