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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2012

X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita: a novel DAX1 missense mutation and challenges for clinical diagnosis in Africa.

Aimé Lumaka, Gerrye Mubungu, Celestin Nsibu, Bruno-Paul Tady, Tshilobo Lukusa, Koenraad Devriendt

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Article in European journal of pediatrics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aimé LumakaCenter for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, bus 602, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Gerrye Mubungu
Celestin Nsibu
Bruno-Paul Tady
Tshilobo Lukusa
Koenraad Devriendt
University of Kinshasa · CDKU Leuven · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC) is a rare disease. The X-linked form of AHC is caused by deletions or mutations in DAX1 gene and has a variable clinical presentation. To date, no data on X-linked AHC in central Africa are available. Here, we report a Congolese pedigree with several cases of unexplained deaths of male infants. A careful analysis of the pedigree of this family lead to the recognition of an X-linked inheritance pattern, with subsequent confirmation in a female heterozygous carrier of a DAX1 missense mutation c.1274G>T, (p.Arg425Ile).The diagnosis of this condition remains challenging in a developing country, since the manifestations of AHC overlap with those of the much more frequently occurring infections; darkening of the skin is difficult to evaluate and there is a lack of access to routine endocrinological testing. The diagnosis was eventually made based on the family pedigree, evoking an X-linked inheritance pattern. This illustrates the necessity for medical and clinical genetics to be part of the curriculum of medical school in developing countries.

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Mutation, MissenseAdrenal Hyperplasia, CongenitalAdrenal InsufficiencyAfricaDAX-1 Orphan Nuclear ReceptorDemocratic Republic of the CongoFatal OutcomeFemaleGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedGenetic MarkersHumansHypoadrenocorticism, FamilialInfantMalePedigreeDAX-1 Orphan Nuclear ReceptorGenetic MarkersNR0B1 protein, human

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