ABSTRACT
Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare developmental disorder principally comprised of developmental delay, hypotonia and a clearly defined dysmorphism: elongation of the structures surrounding the eyes, a shortened and depressed nose, thinning of the upper lip and thickening of the lower lip, large and prominent ears, hypertrichosis and scoliosis. Other characteristics include poor physical growth, cardiac, gastrointestinal and renal anomalies as well as variable behavioral issues, including autistic features. De novo or inherited pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in the KMT2D gene are the most common cause of KS and account for up to 75% of patients. Variants in KDM6A cause up to 5% of cases (X-linked dominant inheritance), while the etiology of about 20% of cases remains unknown. Current KS diagnostic criteria include hypotonia during infancy, developmental delay and/or intellectual disability, typical dysmorphism and confirmed pathogenic/likely pathogenic variant in KMT2D or KDM6A. Care for KS patients includes the control of physical and psychomotor development during childhood, rehabilitation and multi-specialist care. This paper reviews the current clinical knowledge, provides molecular and scientific links and sheds light on the treatment of Kabuki syndrome individuals.
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Abnormalities, Multiple/pathology , DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Face/abnormalities , Hematologic Diseases/pathology , Histone Demethylases/genetics , Mutation , Neoplasm Proteins/genetics , Phenotype , Vestibular Diseases/pathology , Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics , Face/pathology , Hematologic Diseases/genetics , Humans , Vestibular Diseases/geneticsABSTRACT
PIGT is one of over 29 glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis defect genes. Mutations cause genetically determined disorders characterized mainly by epilepsy with fever-sensitivity, central hypotonia, psychomotor delay and congenital malformations. The disease is known as multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 3 (MCAHS3) or glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis defect-7. Twenty-eight cases have been reported until today. We present seven novel Polish patients, all harboring 1582G>A variant in a homozygous or compound heterozygous state which seems to cause a milder phenotype of the disease.
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Acyltransferases/genetics , Epilepsy/genetics , Glycosylphosphatidylinositols/deficiency , Intellectual Disability/genetics , Psychomotor Disorders/genetics , Seizures/genetics , Child , Child, Preschool , Developmental Disabilities/complications , Developmental Disabilities/genetics , Developmental Disabilities/pathology , Epilepsy/complications , Epilepsy/pathology , Female , Flow Cytometry , Glycosylphosphatidylinositols/genetics , Homozygote , Humans , Infant , Intellectual Disability/complications , Intellectual Disability/pathology , Male , Mutation/genetics , Nervous System Malformations/complications , Nervous System Malformations/genetics , Nervous System Malformations/pathology , Pedigree , Phenotype , Poland , Psychomotor Disorders/pathology , Seizures/complications , Seizures/pathologySubject(s)
Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology , Autoantibodies/immunology , Nerve Tissue Proteins/immunology , Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome/diagnosis , Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System/diagnosis , Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System/immunology , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome/immunologyABSTRACT
The clinical picture of BRCA1-associated protein required for ATM activation-1 (BRAT1) comprises retractable early-onset epileptic encephalopathy, progressive microcephaly, and early demise. Both, inter- and intrafamilial variations of features of BRAT1-associated disease have been described. Here, the familial case of a brother and sister with homozygous pathogenic variants in BRAT1 is presented with special emphasis on differences in seizure type/onset and central nervous system lesions. The neuropathology is extensively discussed and hypotheses put forward that may shed light on etiology of brain symptomatology within the context of BRAT1 mutations.