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ArticleMolecular syndromology2026

Blended Phenotypes in Siblings: Dual Diagnoses of Nicolaides-Baraitser and Craniosynostosis Syndromes.

Sami Bizzari, Cybel Mehawej, Eliane Chouery, Pratibha Nair, Sandra Corbani, Gerard Lefranc, Stephany El-Hayek, Andre Megarbane

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Sami BizzariCentre for Arab Genomic Studies, Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Cybel MehawejDepartment of Human Genetics, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Eliane ChoueryDepartment of Human Genetics, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Pratibha NairCentre for Arab Genomic Studies, Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sandra CorbaniDepartment of Human Genetics, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Gerard LefrancInstitut de Génétique Humaine, UMR 9002 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Stephany El-HayekCentre for Arab Genomic Studies, Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Andre MegarbaneDepartment of Human Genetics, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.

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Introduction: Neurodevelopmental and multiple malformation disorders spanning large phenotypic series can often lead to obscure diagnoses in the clinic. Blended phenotypes from multiple etiologies can compound this issue. We present a rare familial case of two siblings with Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome (NCBRS) complicated by an initial diagnosis of syndromic craniosynostosis in one of the patients. Case Presentation: Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed for the affected siblings using the Agilent SureSelect kit and Illumina HiSeq 2500 system, followed by GATK variant calling and in-house annotation. Sanger sequencing was used to validate candidate variants in all immediate family members. A pathogenic de novo variant in Conclusion: This case expands the molecular and clinical spectrum of NCBRS and CRS3 and underscores the utility of trio-based WES in detecting blended phenotypes of disorders with growing phenotypic spectrums. Paternal germline mosaicism may underlie high recurrence and inform reproductive counseling.

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CraniosynostosisGermline mosaicismNicolaides BaraitserSMARCA2TCF12

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