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ReviewEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2026

Two siblings with CCDC32-related cardiofacioneurodevelopmental syndrome diagnosed by clinical RNA-sequencing and review of literature.

Fatimah Albuainain, Myrrhe Venema, Rachel Schot, Gideon Huigen, Grazia M S Mancini, Tjakko J van Ham, Tahsin Stefan Barakat

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Review in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2026. 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. Advances in genomic medicine: from diagnosis to patient perspectives.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Fatimah AlbuainainDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0002-9888-0415
Myrrhe VenemaDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0001-4315-4427
Rachel SchotDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9578-4095
Gideon HuigenDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Grazia M S ManciniDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Tjakko J van HamDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2175-8713
Tahsin Stefan BarakatDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. t.barakat@erasmusmc.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-1231-1562

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiofacioneurodevelopmental syndrome (CFNDS, MIM:619123) is a rare genetic disorder caused by bi-allelic pathogenic variants in CCDC32. So far, CFNDS has only been described in four living individuals and one terminated fetus from four families, and the clinical phenotype can include microcephaly, facial malformations, developmental delay, cerebellar hypoplasia, and cardiac anomalies. We present a family with two affected individuals who were diagnosed through clinical RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) after conventional DNA diagnostics did not yield a molecular cause. Skipping of two exons in CCDC32 transcript was identified, consistent with a bi-allelic deletion including exons 3 and 4 of CCDC32. This deletion was not detected in previous SNP array analyses and trio exome sequencing focusing on genes related to intellectual disability and congenital malformations, highlighting the complementary value of RNA-seq. Furthermore, we review the clinical phenotype of this rare disorder and its potential disease mechanisms.

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Abnormalities, MultipleCraniofacial AbnormalitiesDevelopmental DisabilitiesHeart Defects, CongenitalCerebellumCytoskeletal ProteinsHumansNervous System MalformationsPedigreePhenotypeSiblingsSyndromeCytoskeletal Proteins

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PMID41639596
PMCPMC13046869

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