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Familial case of Blau syndrome associated with a CARD15/NOD2 mutation
Cristina Villanueva-Mendoza1, Lourdes Arellanes-García, Victoria Cubas-Lorenzo
1Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Genetics, México City, Mexico. villanuevacristina@hotmail.com
Purpose:
Blau syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by early onset granulomatous arthritis, uveitis, skin rash and camptodactyly. We report a familial case of Blau syndrome associated with a CARD15/NOD2 mutation.
Methods:
PCR amplification and automated DNA sequencing of the complete CARD15/NOD2 coding sequence was performed.
Results:
Molecular analysis in affected subjects disclosed a heterozygous c.1147G>C point mutation in CARD15/NOD2 exon 4, that predicts a p.E383K change at the protein level.
Conclusions:
Blau syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of childhood uveitis and the genetic analysis of the CARD15/NOD2 gene is helpful in the diagnosis.
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