2022
Biallelic PRMT7 pathogenic variants are associated with a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with short stature, obesity, and craniofacial and digital abnormalities
Cali E, Suri M, Scala M, Ferla M, Alavi S, Faqeih E, Bijlsma E, Wigby K, Baralle D, Mehrjardi M, Schwab J, Platzer K, Steindl K, Hashem M, Jones M, Niyazov D, Jacober J, Littlejohn R, Weis D, Zadeh N, Rodan L, Goldenberg A, Lecoquierre F, Dutra-Clarke M, Horvath G, Young D, Orenstein N, Bawazeer S, Silfhout A, Herenger Y, Dehghani M, Seyedhassani S, Bahreini A, Nasab M, Ercan-Sencicek A, Firoozfar Z, Movahedinia M, Efthymiou S, Striano P, Karimiani E, Salpietro V, Taylor J, Redman M, Stegmann A, Laner A, Abdel-Salam G, Li M, Bengala M, Müller A, Digilio M, Rauch A, Gunel M, Titheradge H, Schweitzer D, Kraus A, Valenzuela I, McLean S, Phornphutkul C, Salih M, Begtrup A, Schnur R, Torti E, Haack T, Prada C, Alkuraya F, Houlden H, Maroofian R. Biallelic PRMT7 pathogenic variants are associated with a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with short stature, obesity, and craniofacial and digital abnormalities. Genetics In Medicine 2022, 25: 135-142. PMID: 36399134, PMCID: PMC10620944, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort statureClinical characteristicsSyndromic neurodevelopmental disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersSevere developmental delay/intellectual disabilityPhenotypic spectrumDetailed clinical characteristicsDevelopmental delay/intellectual disabilityMain clinical characteristicsProminent supraorbital ridgesThin upper lipBroad nasal tipProtein arginine methyltransferase 7Endocrine abnormalitiesEye abnormalitiesClinical informationIntellectual developmental disabilitiesPathogenic variantsShort noseVariable findingsNatural historyBifrontal narrowingNasal tipUpper lipLower lip
2018
MAB21L1 loss of function causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with distinctive cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial and genital features (COFG syndrome)
Rad A, Altunoglu U, Miller R, Maroofian R, James KN, Çağlayan AO, Najafi M, Stanley V, Boustany RM, Yeşil G, Sahebzamani A, Ercan-Sencicek G, Saeidi K, Wu K, Bauer P, Bakey Z, Gleeson JG, Hauser N, Gunel M, Kayserili H, Schmidts M. MAB21L1 loss of function causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with distinctive cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial and genital features (COFG syndrome). Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 56: 332. PMID: 30487245, PMCID: PMC6581149, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleBrainChildChild, PreschoolConsanguinityExome SequencingFaciesFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeodomain ProteinsHomozygoteHumansInfantLoss of Function MutationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleModels, MolecularNeurodevelopmental DisordersPedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein ConformationSyndromeConceptsScrotal agenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaCharacteristic facial gestaltHomozygous truncating variantConsanguineous familyUnrelated consanguineous familiesOphthalmological anomaliesSyndromic neurodevelopmental disorderCardinal featuresCerebello-oculoCorneal dystrophyLabioscrotal foldsTruncating variantsFunction variantsFacial gestaltExome sequencingSyndromeSimilar phenotypic featuresGenetic causeFacial dysmorphismNeurodevelopmental disordersMissense variantsVariable microcephalyNeurodevelopmental syndromeAffected individuals