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ArticlePloS one2016

Identification of a Novel Missense FBN2 Mutation in a Chinese Family with Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly Using Exome Sequencing.

Hao Deng, Qian Lu, Hongbo Xu, Xiong Deng, Lamei Yuan, Zhijian Yang, Yi Guo, Qiongfen Lin, Jingjing Xiao, Liping Guan and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hao DengDepartment of Neurology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Qian LuCenter for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Hongbo XuCenter for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Xiong DengCenter for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Lamei YuanCenter for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Zhijian YangCenter for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Yi GuoCenter for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Qiongfen LinBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Jingjing XiaoBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Liping GuanBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China.
Zhi SongDepartment of Neurology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
Central South University · CNBGI Group (China) · CNThird Xiangya Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA, OMIM 121050), also known as Beals-Hecht syndrome, is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue. CCA is characterized by arachnodactyly, dolichostenomelia, pectus deformities, kyphoscoliosis, congenital contractures and a crumpled appearance of the helix of the ear. The aim of this study is to identify the genetic cause of a 4-generation Chinese family of Tujia ethnicity with congenital contractural arachnodactyly by exome sequencing. The clinical features of patients in this family are consistent with CCA. A novel missense mutation, c.3769T>C (p.C1257R), in the fibrillin 2 gene (FBN2) was identified responsible for the genetic cause of our family with CCA. The p.C1257R mutation occurs in the 19th calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like (cbEGF) domain. The amino acid residue cysteine in this domain is conserved among different species. Our findings suggest that exome sequencing is a powerful tool to discover mutation(s) in CCA. Our results may also provide new insights into the cause and diagnosis of CCA, and may have implications for genetic counseling and clinical management.

Indexed as

Mutation, MissenseAdultArachnodactylyChinaContractureExomeFemaleFibrillin-2HumansMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeFBN2 protein, humanFibrillin-2

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PMID27196565
PMCPMC4873217
OpenAlexW2396594752

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