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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Case Report: Three pathogenic molecular findings in a patient with myotonia congenita, pseudohypoparathyroidism, and a glaucoma-suspect phenotype.

Noha N Mukhtar, Deema Alturki, Allianah Benito, Balgees Alghamdi, Ali Alshehri, Ali S Alzahrani

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Noha N MukhtarDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Deema AlturkiDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Allianah BenitoMolecular Endocrine Section, Research and Innovation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Balgees AlghamdiMolecular Endocrine Section, Research and Innovation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlshehriDepartment of Neuroscience, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali S AlzahraniDepartment of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Background: The presence of multiple rare Mendelian disorders in a single patient may mask clinical recognition when phenotypes overlap. We describe a patient with longstanding myotonia congenita due to a Case presentation: A 23-year-old man born to consanguineous parents was referred for management of chronic myotonia congenita, manifested by delayed motor milestones, frequent falls, contractures, and muscle hypertrophy. Electrophysiological assessment demonstrated myotonic discharges, and whole-exome sequencing (WES) identified a homozygous Genetic and ophthalmologic findings: Reanalysis of WES data demonstrated a heterozygous frameshift Conclusion: This case demonstrates two clinically expressed Mendelian disorders together with a third actionable molecular finding. It highlights the importance of careful phenotyping, molecular testing, and cautious genotype-phenotype interpretation, particularly in consanguineous populations.

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Chloride ChannelsGlaucomaMyotonia CongenitaPseudohypoparathyroidismCytochrome P-450 CYP1B1HumansMaleMutationPhenotypeYoung AdultChloride ChannelsCLC-1 channelCYP1B1 protein, humanCytochrome P-450 CYP1B1Albright hereditary osteodystrophyCLCN1CYP1B1glaucoma suspectGNAShypocalcemiamyotonia congenitapseudohypoparathyroidism

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