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Pathogenic sequence variant and microdeletion affecting HMGA2 in Silver-Russell syndrome: case reports and literature
Kaori Yamoto1,2, Hirotomo Saitsu1, Yumiko Ohkubo3
1Department of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1, Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
Abstract:
Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a representative imprinting disorder characterized by pre- and postnatal growth failure. We encountered two Japanese SRS cases with a de novo pathogenic frameshift variant of HMGA2 (NM_003483.6:c.138_141delinsCT, p.(Lys46Asnfs*16)) and a de novo ~ 3.4 Mb microdeletion at 12q14.2-q15 involving HMGA2, respectively. Furthermore, we compared clinical features in previously reported patients with various genetic conditions leading to compromised IGF2 expression, i.e., HMGA2 aberrations, PLAG1 aberrations, IGF2 aberrations, and H19/IGF2:IG-DMR epimutations (hypomethylations). The results provide further support for HMGA2 being involved in the development of SRS and imply some characteristic features in patients with HMGA2 aberrations.
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