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ArticleBMC medical genetics2018

Non-ossifying fibroma with a pathologic fracture in a 12-year-old girl with tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome: a case report.

Weijuan Su, Xiulin Shi, Mingzhu Lin, Caoxin Huang, Liying Wang, Haiqu Song, Yanzhen Zhuang, Haifang Zhang, Nanzhu Li, Xuejun Li

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Article in BMC medical genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Weijuan SuDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Xiulin ShiDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Mingzhu LinDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Caoxin HuangDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Liying WangDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Haiqu SongDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Yanzhen ZhuangDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Haifang ZhangDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Nanzhu LiDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, China.
Xuejun LiDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 55# Zhenhai Road, Xiamen, 361003, China. xmlixuejun@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6940-3180
First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome (TRPS) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by distinctive craniofacial and skeletal abnormalities, while non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) is a common benign bone tumour in children and adolescents. To date, no case of TRPS coexisting with NOF has been reported. This report presents a 12-year-old girl who had the characteristic features of tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome and non-ossifying fibroma with a fibula fracture. CASE PRESENTATION: A 12-year-old girl was admitted to the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes for evaluation of brachydactyly and a right fibula fracture. Clinical examination revealed sparse scalp hair, a characteristic bulbous pear-shaped nose, and brachydactyly with significant shortening of the fourth metatarsal. Neither intellectual disability nor multiple exostoses were observed. Radiography of both hands showed brachydactyly and cone-shaped epiphyses of the middle phalanges of the digits of both hands with deviation of the phalangeal axis. Genetic analysis of TRPS1 identified a heterozygous germline sequence variant (p.Ala932Thr) in exon 6 in the girl and her father. Approximately 1 month before being admitted to our department, the girl experienced a minor fall and suffered a fracture of the proximal fibula in the right lower limb. The pathological cytological diagnosis of the osteolytic lesion was NOF. Ten months following the surgery, the lesion on the proximal fibula of the girl disappeared.

conclusionsIn conclusion, the present study is the first to report a rare case of NOF with a pathologic fracture in the fibula of a girl with TRPS. The identification of a missense mutation, (p.Ala932Thr), in exon 6 of TRPS1 in this kindred further suggested that the patient had type I TRPS and indicated that mutations in this exon may be correlated with more pronounced features of the syndrome. Radiological techniques and genetic analysis played key roles in the definitive diagnosis.

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AdultBase SequenceBone NeoplasmsBrachydactylyChildDNA-Binding ProteinsExonsFemaleFibromaFibulaFingersFractures, SpontaneousGene ExpressionHair DiseasesHumansLanger-Giedion SyndromeDNA-Binding ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsTRPS1 protein, humanFibula fractureNon-ossifying fibromaTricho-rhino-phalangeal syndromeTRPS1 gene

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