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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2025

Oral phenotype in SATB2-associated syndrome: cross-sectional study of the French cohort.

Nancy Vegas, Marlène Rio, Pauline Adnot, Véronique Soupre, Florence Petit, Jamal Ghoumid, Annick Toutain, Klaus Dieterich, Isabelle Marey, Brigitte Gilbert-Dussardier and 17 more

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Nancy VegasGeneral Pediatrics Unit, Necker University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France. nancy.vegas@aphp.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-2383
Marlène RioMedical Genetics Department, Necker University Hospital, Paris, France.
Pauline AdnotGeneral Pediatrics Unit, Necker University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France.
Véronique SoupreReference Centre for Rare Diseases Centre de Référence Maladies Rares « Syndromes de Pierre Robin et troubles de succion-déglutition congénitaux », Necker University Hospital, Paris, France.
Florence PetitClinique de Génétique Guy Fontaine, CHU Lille, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France.
Jamal GhoumidClinique de Génétique Guy Fontaine, CHU Lille, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France.
Annick ToutainService de Génétique, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France.
Klaus DieterichUnité de Génétique Clinique, CHU Grenoble, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Grenoble, France.
Isabelle MareyUnité de Génétique Clinique, CHU Grenoble, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Grenoble, France.
Brigitte Gilbert-DussardierService de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
Gwenaël Le GuyaderService de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
Christine FrancannetService de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital d'Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Elise SchaeferService de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France.
Laurence PerrinUnité de Génétique Clinique, CHU Paris, Hôpital Robert Debré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Mathilde NizonUnité de Génétique Clinique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Claire BeneteauUnité de Génétique Clinique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
David GenevieveDépartement de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Montpellier, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France.
Marjolaine WillemsDépartement de Génétique Médicale, CHU de Montpellier, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France.
Laurence FaivreCentre de Génétique, Hôpital d'enfants, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Hôpital François Mitterand, Dijon, France.
Marianne GrimaldiCentre de Génétique, Hôpital d'enfants, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Hôpital François Mitterand, Dijon, France.
Judith MelkiUnité de Génétique Médicale - Médecine néonatale, Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien and INSERM, UMR-1195, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Radka StoevaLaboratoire de Génétique Médicale et Cytogénétique, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, Le Mans, France.
Audrey PutouxService de Génétique, CHU de Lyon, GH Est-Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon, France.
Linda PonsLaboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Unité Fonctionnelle de Cytogénétique, Centre Hospitalier de Valence, Valence, France.
Karelle BenistanService de Génétique, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Garches, France.
Jeanne AmielMalformation and Embryology Laboratory, IMAGINE Institute, Paris, France.
Véronique AbadieGeneral Pediatrics Unit, Necker University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSATB2-associated syndrome (SAS) results from various mutations of the SATB2 gene and associates a neurodevelopmental disorder including major speech delay, intellectual disability, and behavioral problems with dental anomalies, sometimes a cleft palate, risk of osteoporosis, and facial dysmorphism. The principal objective of this study was to describe the oral phenotype of young children with SATB2-associated syndrome, especially in terms of orofacial malformation of Robin Sequence (RS) spectrum (bifid uvula, cleft palate, or RS, dental malformation, feeding and communication, with data from a national cohort. The secondary objective was to determine whether feeding and communication disorders were more severe when associated with an orofacial malformation of RS spectrum.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study among the largest possible cohort of patients with a mutation of the SATB2 gene in France. A questionnaire completed by the referring physicians and by telephone with parents enabled us to collect the following clinical information: (1) orofacial morphology, feeding difficulties, and pharyngeal functioning from birth to 3 years, (2) communication and language from 0 to 6 years, (3) speech development at the last examination.

resultsThe study included 40 patients. Early and persistent feeding difficulties were found in 55% of the children. Communication was abnormal from the first months of life, with poor babbling in 85% of them. A major language delay was described in all patients; 65% had a vocabulary of 10 words or less. An anomaly of RS spectrum was found in half the cases, and dental malformations were described in 90%. Feeding difficulties and language delay were greater in the group with one or more orofacial malformations than the group with none.

conclusionThis study confirmed the severity of oral involvement, affecting feeding and speech simultaneously, in individuals with SAS. It raises the question of why the oral phenotype involving feeding and speech is more severe in the presence of cleft palate or RS. We recommend close monitoring of prelanguage communication in infants with apparently isolated cleft palate or RS and the search for SATB2 impairment when a cleft palate or RS is found, especially in the prenatal period.

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Matrix Attachment Region Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsChildChild, PreschoolCleft PalateCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFranceHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMutationPhenotypePierre Robin SyndromeMatrix Attachment Region Binding ProteinsSATB2 protein, humanTranscription FactorsPsychomotor delayRobin sequenceSATB2 syndromeSpeech delay

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PMID40474278
PMCPMC12139113

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