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ArticleCalcified tissue international2021

Clinical Phenotype and Bone Biopsy Characteristics in a Child with Proteus Syndrome.

Ali Al Kaissi, Barbara M Misof, Franco Laccone, Stéphane Blouin, Paul Roschger, Susanne G Kircher, Mohammad Shboul, Gabriel T Mindler, Werner Girsch, Rudolf Ganger

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali Al KaissiLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of OEGK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, First Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Heinrich Collin Str. 30, 1140, Vienna, Austria.
Barbara M MisofLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of OEGK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, First Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Heinrich Collin Str. 30, 1140, Vienna, Austria. barbara.misof@osteologie.lbg.ac.at.ORCID 0000-0001-9923-4920
Franco LacconeCenter of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Stéphane BlouinLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of OEGK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, First Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Heinrich Collin Str. 30, 1140, Vienna, Austria.
Paul RoschgerLudwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of OEGK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, First Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Heinrich Collin Str. 30, 1140, Vienna, Austria.
Susanne G KircherCenter of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Mohammad ShboulDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Gabriel T MindlerDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, Vienna, Austria.
Werner GirschDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Rudolf GangerDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, Vienna, Austria.
Hanusch Hospital · ATMedical University of Vienna · ATOrthopaedic Hospital Speising · ATJordan University of Science and Technology · JOMedical University of Graz · AT

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Abstract

Proteus syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, which is characterized by progressive, segmental, or patchy overgrowth of diverse tissues of all germ layers, including the skeleton. Here, we present a 9-year-old girl with a somatic-activating mutation (c.49G > A; p.Glu17Lys) in AKT1 gene in a mosaic status typical for Proteus syndrome. She presented with hemihypertrophy of the right lower limb and a "moccasin" lesion among others. A transiliac bone biopsy was analyzed for bone histology/histomorphometry as well as bone mineralization density distribution (BMDD) and osteocyte lacunae sections (OLS) characteristics based on quantitative backscattered electron imaging. Bone histomorphometry revealed highly increased mineralizing surface (Z-score + 2.3) and mineral apposition rate (Z-score + 19.3), no osteoclasts (Z-score - 2.1), and an increased amount of primary bone in the external cortex. BMDD abnormalities included a decreased mode calcium concentration in cancellous bone (Z-score - 1.7) and an increased percentage of highly mineralized cortical bone area (Z-score + 2.4) compared to reference. OLS characteristics showed several differences compared to reference data; among them, there were the highly increased OLS-porosity, OLS-area, and OLS-perimeter on the external cortex (Z-scores + 6.8, + 4.4 and 5.4, respectively). Our findings suggest that increased bone formation reduced matrix mineralization in cancellous bone while the enhanced amount of primary bone in the external cortex increased the portion of highly mineralized cortical bone and caused OLS-characteristics abnormalities. Our results indicate further that remodeling of primary bone might be disturbed or delayed in agreement with the decreased number of osteoclasts observed in this child with Proteus syndrome.

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Proteus SyndromeBiopsyBone and BonesBone DensityChildFemaleHumansPhenotypeBone mineralization density distributionHistomorphometryOsteocyte lacunae sections characteristicsProteus syndromeTransiliac bone biopsy

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