WNT Signaling Perturbations Underlie the Genetic Heterogeneity of Robinow Syndrome

Locus heterogeneity characterizes a variety of skeletal dysplasias often due to interacting or overlapping signaling pathways. Robinow syndrome is a skeletal disorder historically refractory to molecular diagnosis, potentially stemming from substantial genetic heterogeneity. All current known pathogenic variants reside in genes within the noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway including ROR2, WNT5A, and more recently, DVL1 and DVL3. However, ∼70% of autosomal-dominant Robinow syndrome cases remain molecularly unsolved.

Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - December 21, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Janson J. White, Juliana F. Mazzeu, Zeynep Coban-Akdemir, Yavuz Bayram, Vahid Bahrambeigi, Alexander Hoischen, Bregje W.M. van Bon, Alper Gezdirici, Elif Yilmaz Gulec, Francis Ramond, Renaud Touraine, Julien Thevenon, Marwan Shinawi, Erin Beaver, Jennifer Tags: Article Source Type: research