Atypical phenotype of a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 4.
Bardet-Biedl syndrome
anal imperforation
genital anomalies
sex assignment
Journal
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine
ISSN: 2324-9269
Titre abrégé: Mol Genet Genomic Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101603758
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2022
05 2022
Historique:
revised:
16
06
2021
received:
06
06
2020
accepted:
14
12
2021
pubmed:
24
3
2022
medline:
27
4
2022
entrez:
23
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by rod-cone dystrophy, truncal obesity, postaxial polydactyly, cognitive impairment, male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, complex female genitourinary malformations, and renal abnormalities. There is a large clinical and also genetic heterogeneity in BBS. Here, we report a patient with polydactyly, hyperechogenic kidneys increased in size with normal corticomedullary differentiation, anal imperforation, and malformation of genitals with presence of a genital tubercle with ventral urethral meatus associated with two unfused lateral genital swelling and absent urethral folds, in the context of 46, XY karyotype. Karyotype and solo exome sequencing were performed to look for a genetic etiology for the features described in our patient. We identified a homozygous in-frame deletion of exons 4 to 6 in the BBS4 gene (NM-033028 (BBS4-i001): c.[(157-?)_(405 +?)del] p.(Ala53-Trp135del), which is classified as pathogenic variant. This analysis allowed the molecular diagnosis of BBS type 4 in this patient. Complex genital malformations are only reported in female BBS6 patients yet, and genital abnormalities and anal imperforation are not reported in male BBS4 patients to date. We discuss the possible hypotheses for this phenotype, including the phenotypic overlap between ciliopathies.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by rod-cone dystrophy, truncal obesity, postaxial polydactyly, cognitive impairment, male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, complex female genitourinary malformations, and renal abnormalities. There is a large clinical and also genetic heterogeneity in BBS. Here, we report a patient with polydactyly, hyperechogenic kidneys increased in size with normal corticomedullary differentiation, anal imperforation, and malformation of genitals with presence of a genital tubercle with ventral urethral meatus associated with two unfused lateral genital swelling and absent urethral folds, in the context of 46, XY karyotype.
METHODS
Karyotype and solo exome sequencing were performed to look for a genetic etiology for the features described in our patient.
RESULTS
We identified a homozygous in-frame deletion of exons 4 to 6 in the BBS4 gene (NM-033028 (BBS4-i001): c.[(157-?)_(405 +?)del] p.(Ala53-Trp135del), which is classified as pathogenic variant. This analysis allowed the molecular diagnosis of BBS type 4 in this patient.
CONCLUSION
Complex genital malformations are only reported in female BBS6 patients yet, and genital abnormalities and anal imperforation are not reported in male BBS4 patients to date. We discuss the possible hypotheses for this phenotype, including the phenotypic overlap between ciliopathies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35318824
doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1869
pmc: PMC9034675
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e1869Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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