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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2020

Variable clinical expression of Stickler Syndrome: A case report of a novel COL11A1 mutation.

Evelise Brizola, Maria Gnoli, Morena Tremosini, Paolo Nucci, Sara Bargiacchi, Andrea La Barbera, Sabrina Giglio, Luca Sangiorgi

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Evelise BrizolaDepartment of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8067-5101
Maria GnoliDepartment of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5907-7470
Morena TremosiniDepartment of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Paolo NucciDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sara BargiacchiMedical Genetics Unit, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Andrea La BarberaBiomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Sabrina GiglioMedical Genetics Unit, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3954-326X
Luca SangiorgiDepartment of Rare Skeletal Disorders & CLIBI Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · ITCentre for Higher Education · DEMeyer Children's Hospital · ITUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStickler Syndrome is a rare connective tissue disorder, characterized by clinical, and genetic heterogeneity. The clinical expression is highly variable, including moderate to severe myopia in childhood, hearing loss, facial dysmorphic features, cleft palate, and early osteoarthritis. COL2A1, COL11A1, and COL11A2 mutations account of the majority of autosomal dominant Stickler Syndrome and, in particular, a heterozygous mutation in COL11A1 gene is identified in about 10 to 20% of Stickler Syndrome patients.

methodsHerein, we report a case of an 8-year- old child with Stickler Syndrome, presenting with early-onset of myopia with vitreal abnormalities, facial dysmorphic characteristics, and mild hearing loss later in childhood. To identify the underlying genetic cause, Whole Exome Sequencing was carried out for COL11A1 gene.

resultsA novel de novo heterozygous splice site variant (NM_001854: c.1845 + 5G> C) of the COL11A1 gene, which had not been previously reported, was identified by Whole Exome Sequencing.

conclusionWe reported a novel COL11A1 mutation in a child with Stickler Syndrome presenting a phenotype of early-onset of ocular anomalies and mild hearing loss later in childhood. Our findings confirm the variability of the expression of the disease, even in the contest of the same gene-related disorder, thus, contributing to improve the knowledge on clinical and molecular basis of this rare disease.

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ArthritisChildCollagen Type XIConnective Tissue DiseasesHearing Loss, SensorineuralHeterozygoteHumansMaleMutationPhenotypeRetinal DetachmentRNA SplicingCOL11A1 protein, humanCollagen Type XICOL11A1early myopiahearing lossnovel mutationstickler syndrome

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