Hilton, Emma; Johnston, Jennifer; Whalen, Sandra; Okamoto, Nobuhiko; Hatsukawa, Yoshikazu; Nishio, Juntaro; Kohara, Hiroshi; Hirano, Yoshiko; Mizuno, Seiji; Torii, Chiharu; Kosaki, Kenjiro; Manouvrier, Sylvie; Boute, Odile; Perveen, Rahat; Law, Caroline; Moore, Anthony; Fitzpatrick, David; Lemke, Johannes; Fellmann, Florence; Debray, Francois-Guillaume; ... (2009). BCOR analysis in patients with OFCD and Lenz microphthalmia syndromes, mental retardation with ocular anomalies, and cardiac laterality defects. European journal of human genetics, 17(10), 1325-35. Epub 2009 Apr 15.. Houndmills, UK: Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/ejhg.2009.52
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Oculofaciocardiodental (OFCD) and Lenz microphthalmia syndromes form part of a spectrum of X-linked microphthalmia disorders characterized by ocular, dental, cardiac and skeletal anomalies and mental retardation. The two syndromes are allelic, caused by mutations in the BCL-6 corepressor gene (BCOR). To extend the series of phenotypes associated with pathogenic mutations in BCOR, we sequenced the BCOR gene in patients with (1) OFCD syndrome, (2) putative X-linked ('Lenz') microphthalmia syndrome, (3) isolated ocular defects and (4) laterality phenotypes. We present a new cohort of females with OFCD syndrome and null mutations in BCOR, supporting the hypothesis that BCOR is the sole molecular cause of this syndrome. We identify for the first time mosaic BCOR mutations in two females with OFCD syndrome and one apparently asymptomatic female. We present a female diagnosed with isolated ocular defects and identify minor features of OFCD syndrome, suggesting that OFCD syndrome may be mild and underdiagnosed. We have sequenced a cohort of males diagnosed with putative X-linked microphthalmia and found a mutation, p.P85L, in a single case, suggesting that BCOR mutations are not a major cause of X-linked microphthalmia in males. The absence of BCOR mutations in a panel of patients with non-specific laterality defects suggests that mutations in BCOR are not a major cause of isolated heart and laterality defects. Phenotypic analysis of OFCD and Lenz microphthalmia syndromes shows that in addition to the standard diagnostic criteria of congenital cataract, microphthalmia and radiculomegaly, patients should be examined for skeletal defects, particularly radioulnar synostosis, and cardiac/laterality defects.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Lemke, Johannes |
ISSN: |
1018-4813 |
Publisher: |
Nature Publishing Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:13 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:22 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1038/ejhg.2009.52 |
Web of Science ID: |
000270101600015 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/32330 (FactScience: 197425) |
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