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ArticleJournal of human genetics2020

A novel POC1A variant in an alternatively spliced exon causes classic SOFT syndrome: clinical presentation of seven patients.

Adila Al-Kindi, Maryam Al-Shehhi, Ana Westenberger, Christian Beetz, Patrick Scott, Oliver Brandau, Lia Abbasi-Moheb, Zafer Yüksel, Peter Bauer, Arndt Rolfs and 1 more

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Adila Al-KindiDepartment of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Maryam Al-ShehhiNational Genetics Centre, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Ana WestenbergerInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Christian BeetzCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-2895
Patrick ScottDepartment of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-8171
Oliver BrandauCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.
Lia Abbasi-MohebCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.
Zafer YükselCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-5773
Peter BauerCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.
Arndt RolfsCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.
Nana-Maria GrüningCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany. nana-maria.gruening@centogene.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1528-6625
Centogene (Germany) · DECentre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CARoyal Hospital · OMSultan Qaboos University · OMSynlab Czech (Czechia) · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biallelic pathogenic variants in POC1A are ultra rare. They have been reported in 13 families as causing either Short stature, Onychodysplasia, Facial dysmorphism, and hypoTrichosis (SOFT) syndrome, or a milder partially overlapping phenotype, variant POC1A-related syndrome. This pleiotropic effect is likely precipitated by the variant's location and respective affected protein domain. Here, we describe seven patients from two consanguineous Omani families with classic SOFT syndrome and a novel homozygous POC1A variant (c.64G>T; p.(Val22Phe)), which is the first one described for the alternative exon 2. This result refines the POC1A mutational spectrum relevant for exertion of the described pleiotropic effect. Furthermore, six of our patients experienced recurrent mild to severe respiratory difficulties that have not been previously reported for SOFT syndrome and may be an underdiagnosed or a genotype-specific complication that warrants attention in future studies. Thus, our study unravels new aspects of the genotype-phenotype correlation suggested by previous reports.

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Genetic Association StudiesAbnormalities, MultipleAlternative SplicingCell Cycle ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolConsanguinityCraniofacial AbnormalitiesCytoskeletal ProteinsDwarfismExonsFemaleGenotypeHumansHypotrichosisMaleCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsPOC1A protein, human

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