Genes, Vol. 15, Pages 32: A Novel Homozygous Loss-of-Function Variant in SPRED2 Causes Autosomal Recessive Noonan-like Syndrome

Genes, Vol. 15, Pages 32: A Novel Homozygous Loss-of-Function Variant in SPRED2 Causes Autosomal Recessive Noonan-like Syndrome Genes doi: 10.3390/genes15010032 Authors: Maria Elena Onore Martina Caiazza Antonella Farina Gioacchino Scarano Alberto Budillon Rossella Nicoletta Borrelli Giuseppe Limongelli Vincenzo Nigro Giulio Piluso Noonan syndrome is an autosomal dominant developmental disorder characterized by peculiar facial dysmorphisms, short stature, congenital heart defects, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In 2001, PTPN11 was identified as the first Noonan syndrome gene and is responsible for the majority of Noonan syndrome cases. Over the years, several other genes involved in Noonan syndrome (KRAS, SOS1, RAF1, MAP2K1, BRAF, NRAS, RIT1, and LZTR1) have been identified, acting at different levels of the RAS-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Recently, SPRED2 was recognized as a novel Noonan syndrome gene with autosomal recessive inheritance, and only four families have been described to date. Here, we report the first Italian case, a one-year-old child with left ventricular hypertrophy, moderate pulmonary valve stenosis, and atrial septal defect, with a clinical suspicion of RASopathy supported by the presence of typical Noonan-like facial features and short stature. Exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous loss-of-function variant in the exon 3 of SPRED2 (NM_181784.3:c.325del; p.Arg109Glufs*7), likely causing nonsense-mediated deca...
Source: Genes - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research