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- Title
A novel frameshift mutation of the endoglin(ENG) gene causes hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in a Chinese family.
- Authors
Li, Peng; Gao, Chunhai; Wei, Yuda; Zhao, Xiangyu; Sun, Dezhong; Lin, Liqiang; Yang, Yangyang; Shao, Qiang; Lv, Huaiqing
- Abstract
Purpose: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a dominantly inherited disorder that involves epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectases, and visceral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). This study aims to investigate the genetic causes in a Chinese family with HHT. Methods: HHT was confirmed according to Curaçao's diagnostic criteria. Three patients diagnosed with HHT and healthy members were recruited. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) and sanger sequencing were performed to define the patient's genetically pathogenic factor. Results: The proband presented with recurrent epistaxis, hepatopulmonary arteriovenous malformation, and adenocarcinoma. A novel frameshift mutation (c.1376_1377delAC, p.H459Lfs*41) of the ENG gene was revealed in affected individuals by WES. There was no report of this variant and predicted to be highly damaging by causing truncation of the ENG protein. Conclusion: We report a novel variant in the ENG gene in Chinese that extends the mutational and phenotypic spectra of the ENG gene, and also demonstrates the feasibility of WES in the application of genetic diagnosis of HHT.
- Subjects
HEREDITARY hemorrhagic telangiectasia; FRAMESHIFT mutation; ENDOGLIN; ARTERIOVENOUS malformation; GENETIC variation; GENETIC disorder diagnosis
- Publication
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2024, Vol 281, Issue 1, p237
- ISSN
0937-4477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00405-023-08186-4