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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2021

A novel SPINK5 donor splice site variant in a child with Netherton syndrome.

Dillon Mintoff, Isabella Borg, Julia Vornweg, Liam Mercieca, Rijad Merdzanic, Johannes Numrich, Susan Aquilina, Nikolai Paul Pace, Judith Fischer

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dillon MintoffDepartment of Dermatology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0003-3705-0119
Isabella BorgDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0003-0639-3055
Julia VornwegInstitute of Human Genetics, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9808-4983
Liam MerciecaDepartment of Dermatology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Rijad MerdzanicCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.
Johannes NumrichCENTOGENE AG, Rostock, Germany.
Susan AquilinaDepartment of Dermatology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Nikolai Paul PaceCentre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0002-7332-874X
Judith FischerInstitute of Human Genetics, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8580-8118
Mater Dei Hospital · MTCentogene (Germany) · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DEUniversity of Malta · MT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNetherton syndrome (NS) is a genodermatosis caused by loss-of-function mutations in SPINK5, resulting in aberrant LEKTI expression.

methodNext-generation sequencing of SPINK5 (NM_001127698.1) was carried out and functional studies were performed by immunofluorescence microscopy of a lesional skin biopsy using anti-LEKTI antibodies.

resultsWe describe a novel SPINK5 likely pathogenic donor splice site variant (NM_001127698.1:c.2015+5G>A) in a patient with NS and confirm its functional significance by demonstrating complete loss of LEKTI expression in lesional skin by immunofluorescence analysis.

conclusionThe 2015+5G>A is a novel, likely pathogenic variant in NS. Herein we review and assimilate documented SPINK5 pathogenic variants and discuss possible genotype-phenotype associations in NS.

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Child, PreschoolHumansMaleMutationNetherton SyndromePhenotypeRNA SplicingSerine Peptidase Inhibitor Kazal-Type 5Serine Peptidase Inhibitor Kazal-Type 5SPINK5 protein, humanLEKTINetherton syndromeSPINK5Splice donor site pathogenic variant

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