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ArticleEuropean journal of endocrinology2021

Kallmann syndrome in a patient with Weiss-Kruszka syndrome and a de novo deletion in 9q31.2.

Anna-Pauliina Iivonen, Juho Kärkinen, Venkatram Yellapragada, Virpi Sidoroff, Henrikki Almusa, Kirsi Vaaralahti, Taneli Raivio

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Article in European journal of endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Anna-Pauliina IivonenDepartment of Physiology, Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Juho KärkinenPediatric Research Center, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4949-0077
Venkatram YellapragadaDepartment of Physiology, Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Virpi SidoroffNorth Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu, Finland.
Henrikki AlmusaInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland, FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kirsi VaaralahtiDepartment of Physiology, Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Taneli RaivioDepartment of Physiology, Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIHelsinki University Hospital · FINorth Karelia Central Hospital · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with deletions on chromosome 9q31.2 may exhibit delayed puberty, craniofacial phenotype including cleft lip/palate, and olfactory bulb hypoplasia. We report a patient with congenital HH with anosmia (Kallmann syndrome, KS) and a de novo 2.38 Mb heterozygous deletion in 9q31.2. The deletion breakpoints (determined with whole-genome linked-read sequencing) were in the FKTN gene (9:108,331,353) and in a non-coding area (9:110,707,332) (hg19). The deletion encompassed six protein-coding genes (FKTN, ZNF462, TAL2, TMEM38B, RAD23B, and KLF4). ZNF462 haploinsufficiency was consistent with the patient's Weiss-Kruszka syndrome (craniofacial phenotype, developmental delay, and sensorineural hearing loss), but did not explain his KS. In further analyses, he did not carry rare sequence variants in 32 known KS genes in whole-exome sequencing and displayed no aberrant splicing of 15 KS genes that were expressed in peripheral blood leukocyte transcriptome. The deletion was 1.8 Mb upstream of a KS candidate gene locus (PALM2AKAP2) but did not suppress its expression. In conclusion, this is the first report of a patient with Weiss-Kruszka syndrome and KS. We suggest that patients carrying a microdeletion in 9q31.2 should be evaluated for the presence of KS and KS-related features.

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AdolescentBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Craniofacial AbnormalitiesDevelopmental DisabilitiesDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Repair EnzymesExome SequencingGene DeletionHaploinsufficiencyHearing Loss, SensorineuralHeart Septal DefectsHumansIon ChannelsKallmann SyndromeKruppel-Like Factor 4Basic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Repair EnzymesFKTN protein, humanIon ChannelsKLF4 protein, humanKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMembrane ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPalm2-AKAP2 fusion protein, humanRAD23B protein, humanTAL2 protein, humanTMEM38B protein, humanTranscription FactorsZNF462 protein, human

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