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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2024

A Chinese patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.

Juan Zeng, Jiayi Li, Yuwei Liu, Rui Liang, Lin Wang, Qing Zhou, Jinghua Sun, Zhongzhen Liu, Wen-Jing Wang, Sujun Zhu

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. A Chinese patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juan ZengObstetrics Department, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Jiayi LiBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Yuwei LiuBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Rui LiangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Lin WangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Qing ZhouBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Jinghua SunBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Zhongzhen LiuBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Wen-Jing WangBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4527-1168
Sujun ZhuObstetrics Department, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
BGI Group (China) · CNShenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital · CN

Funding

Science Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality JCYJ20170412152854656
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that has been reported in all ethnicities, with several identifiable pathogenic variants. There have been reported cases indicating that RTS may lead to low birth weight in fetuses, but specific data on the fetal period are lacking. Genetic testing for RTS II is currently carried out by identifying pathogenic variants in RECQL4.

methodsIn order to determine the cause, we performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis on the patient and his parents. Variants detected by WGS were confirmed by Sanger sequencing and examined in family members.

resultsAfter analyzing the WGS data, we found a heterozygous nonsense mutation c.2752G>T (p.Glu918Ter) and a novel frameshift insertion mutation c.1547dupC (p.Leu517AlafsTer23) of RECQL4, which is a known pathogenic/disease-causing variant of RTS. Further validation indicated these were compound heterozygous mutations from parents.

conclusionOur study expands the mutational spectrum of the RECQL4 gene and enriches the phenotype spectrum of Chinese RTS patients. Our information can assist the patient's parents in making informed decisions regarding their future pregnancies. This case offers a new perspective for clinicians to consider whether to perform prenatal diagnosis.

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Rothmund-Thomson SyndromeChinaFrameshift MutationHumansMutationPhenotypepathogenic compound heterozygous mutationsprenatal diagnosisRECQL4Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

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