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Eur J Hum Genet ; 18(7): 761-7, 2010 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20179738

RESUMO

The latent TGFbeta-binding proteins (LTBPs) and fibrillins are a superfamily of large, multidomain proteins with structural and TGFbeta-signalling roles in the extracellular matrix. Their importance is underscored by fibrillin-1 mutations responsible for Marfan syndrome, but their respective roles are still incompletely understood. We report here on two families where children from healthy, consanguineous parents, presented with megalocornea and impaired vision associated with small, round, dislocated lenses (microspherophakia and ectopia lentis) and myopia, as well as a high-arched palate, and, in older children, tall stature with an abnormally large arm span over body height ratio, that is, associated features of Marfan syndrome. Glaucoma was not present at birth, but was diagnosed in older children. Whole genome homozygosity mapping followed by candidate gene analysis identified homozygous truncating mutations of LTBP2 gene in patients from both families. Fibroblast mRNA analysis was consistent with nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, with no evidence of mutated exon skipping. We conclude that biallelic null LTBP2 mutations cause the ocular phenotype in both families and could lead to Marfan-like features in older children. We suggest that intraocular pressures should be followed-up in young children with an ocular phenotype consisting of megalocornea, spherophakia and/or lens dislocation, and recommend LTBP2 gene analysis in these patients.


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Anormalidades do Olho/complicações , Anormalidades do Olho/genética , Genes Recessivos/genética , Glaucoma/complicações , Glaucoma/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a TGF-beta Latente/genética , Mutação/genética , Sequência de Bases , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Feminino , Ligação Genética , Humanos , Lactente , Proteínas de Ligação a TGF-beta Latente/metabolismo , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Linhagem , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Síndrome
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J Heart Lung Transplant ; 25(5): 603-7, 2006 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16678041

RESUMO

Scedosporium apiospermum is a saprophytic ubiquitous filamentous fungus. It can cause a wide spectrum of diseases, from localized to invasive infections. S apiospermum has been described as one of the major fungal agents of chronic colonization of airways in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Invasive infections due to S apiospermum are only rarely reported in CF after lung transplantation. A 26-year-old woman with CF and chronic bronchial colonization by S apiospermum developed bilateral chorioretinitis and subcutaneous nodules 4 weeks after double-lung transplantation (LTx). Isolates of S apiospermum from sputum samples before and after LTx and from vitreal fluid were typed by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD). The patient was treated with voriconazole (VRC). The patient improved with VRC given orally for 6 months. Two days after VRC discontinuation, she developed sub-acute meningitis (isolation of S apiospermum from the cerebrospinal fluid). She was again given VRC, but died 23 days later from uncontrolled fungal infection. Molecular typing of clinical isolates of S apiospermum performed by RAPD demonstrated that all isolates belonged to the same genotype. S apiospermum is a frequent, but late colonizing fungal agent in CF patients. In the case of LTx, these patients can develop invasive infection due to the colonizing strain, as confirmed by molecular typing.


Assuntos
Coriorretinite/microbiologia , Fibrose Cística/cirurgia , Transplante de Pulmão/efeitos adversos , Micetoma/etiologia , Scedosporium , Adulto , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Brônquios/microbiologia , Fibrose Cística/microbiologia , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Meningite Fúngica/microbiologia , Pirimidinas/uso terapêutico , Scedosporium/classificação , Escarro/microbiologia , Triazóis/uso terapêutico , Voriconazol
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