密码:相关的综合征和遗传性疾病
Daphna Landau-Prat1,2,3,4,5, Diana H Kim1,2, Sana Bautista1,2
1Division of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ophthalmic genetics
|July 26, 2023
概括
密码,一种罕见的先天性眼异常,通常与遗传综合征有关. 这项研究在77%的患者中确定了遗传诊断,突出了弗雷泽综合征和与CELSR2变异的潜在联系.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
背景情况:
- 密码眼 (Cryptophthalmos) 是一种罕见的先天性疾病,其特点是眼发育异常,眼无法形成或分离.
- 它可以单方面或双边表现,并且可以独立发生或作为更广泛的遗传综合征的一部分.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别和描述与密码石相关的遗传综合征.
- 帮助对患有这种罕见疾病的患者进行遗传诊断.
主要方法:
- 对2000年至2020年期间被诊断患有密码的患者的医疗记录进行了回顾性审查.
- 分析包括患者病史,临床发现和遗传检测结果.
主要成果:
- 分析了13名患者,77%是男性,平均年龄为2.4岁.
- 8名患者 (61%) 患有双边密码,4名患者 (31%) 患有完全密码.
- 在77%的病例中发现了遗传诊断,包括弗雷泽综合征 (5例),胎盘综合征 (1例),FREM1相关疾病 (1例),Goldenhar-Schimmelpenning综合征 (1例),MOTA综合征 (1例) 和CELSR2相关疾病 (1例).
结论:
- 这项研究报告了cryptopthalmos和双 CELSR2 变体之间的潜在关联.
- 建议对患有密码眼的儿童进行全面的遗传评估,特别是那些有眼外表现的儿童.
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