Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib : a novel inherited deletion ablating STX16 causes Loss of Imprinting at the A/B DMR
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib : a novel inherited deletion ablating STX16 causes Loss of Imprinting at the A/B DMR / F.M. Elli, L. de Sanctis, E. Peverelli, P. Bordogna, B. Pivetta, G. Miolo, P. Beck Peccoz, A. Spada, G. Mantovani. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. - ISSN 1945-7197. - 99:4(2014 Jan 17), pp. E724-E728. [10.1210/jc.2013-3704]
Abstract:
Context: Pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib (PHP-Ib) is a rare imprinting disorder characterized by end-organ resistance to PTH and, frequently, to thyroid-stimulating hormone. PHP-Ib familial form, with an autosomal dominant pattern of transmission (autosomal dominant pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib [AD-PHP-Ib]), is typically characterized by an isolated loss of methylation at the guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-stimulating activity polypeptide 1 A/B differentially methylated region (DMR), secondary to genetic deletions disrupting the upstream imprinting control region in the syntaxin-16 (STX16) locus. However, deletions described up to now failed to account some cases of patients with a methylation defect limited to the A/B DMR; thus, it is expected the existence of other still unknown rearrangements, undetectable with conventional molecular diagnostic methods.
Objective: We investigated a PHP-Ib patient with a methylation defect limited to the A/B DMR and no known STX16 deletions to find the underlying primary genetic defect.
Patient and Methods: A PHP-Ib patient (hypocalcaemia, hyperphosphataemia, raised serum PTH levels, no vitamin D deficiency) and his unaffected relatives were investigated by methylation specific-multiplex ligand-dependent probe amplification to search for novel pathogenetic defects affecting the guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-stimulating activity polypeptide 1 and STX16 loci.
Results: We report the clinical, biochemical, and molecular analysis of an AD-PHP-Ib patient with a novel STX16 deletion overlapping with previously identified STX16 deletions but that, unlike these genetic defects associated with AD-PHP-Ib, goes unnoticed with commonly used first-level diagnostic techniques.
Conclusions: Our work highlights the importance of performing accurate investigations in PHP-Ib patients with methylation defects to allow precise genetic counseling because, in case of deletions, the segregation ratio is about 50% and the disease phenotype is transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion via the mother.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Gnas epigenetic defects; protein Alpha-subunit; control element; locus; mutations; region; Cis
Elenco autori:
F.M. Elli, L. de Sanctis, E. Peverelli, P. Bordogna, B. Pivetta, G. Miolo, P. Beck Peccoz, A. Spada, G. Mantovani
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