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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2015

A note of caution on the diagnosis of Martin-Probst syndrome by the detection of the p.D59G mutation in the RAB40AL gene.

Monika Ołdak, Ewelina Ruszkowska, Agnieszka Pollak, Agnieszka Sobczyk-Kopcioł, Cezary Kowalewski, Aleksandra Piwońska, Wojciech Drygas, Rafał Płoski

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Monika OłdakDepartment of Genetics, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830, Nadarzyn, Poland, m.oldak@ifps.org.pl.
Ewelina Ruszkowska
Agnieszka Pollak
Agnieszka Sobczyk-Kopcioł
Cezary Kowalewski
Aleksandra Piwońska
Wojciech Drygas
Rafał Płoski

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Abstract

unlabelledMartin-Probst syndrome (MPS) is an X-linked multisystem neurodevelopmental disorder, reported to be caused by the p.D59G mutation in RAB40AL. Whereas evidence against the pathogenic role of p.D59G has been published, the presence of RAB40AL p.D59G continues to be used as a support for MPS diagnosis. Our purpose was to provide further arguments for excluding pathogenicity of RAB40AL p.D59G. We detected p.D59G in two healthy males ascertained as family members of p.D59G carriers who underwent whole exome sequencing for diagnostic reasons. Furthermore, we found that p.D59G was present in 2.86% (4/140) of randomly selected Polish males with higher education.

conclusionOur findings are inconsistent with a causative effect of RAB40AL p.D59G on cognitive impairment combined with severe to profound bilateral hearing loss but indicate that p.D59G is a common genetic variation. Our data emphasize the need for genotyping large sample sizes of diverse populations as a basic tool in determining variant pathogenicity.

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Abnormalities, MultipleAdultFemaleGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedGenetic TestingGenetic VariationHearing Loss, SensorineuralHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMitochondrial ProteinsMutationPolandras ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsRAB40AL protein, humanras Proteins

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PMID25370018
PMCPMC4544553

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