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Genetic analysis of a congenital split‑hand/split‑foot malformation 4 pedigree

  • Authors:
    • Xiao Yang
    • Xinfu Lin
    • Yaobin Zhu
    • Jiewei Luo
    • Genhui Lin
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  • Published online on: March 29, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8838
  • Pages: 7553-7558
  • Copyright: © Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

In the present study whole-exome sequencing using the Complete Genomics platform was employed to scan a proband from a split‑hand/split‑foot malformation (SHFM) 4 family. The missense mutation c.728G>A (p.Arg243Gln) in the TP63 gene was revealed to be associated with SHFM. Sanger sequencing confirmed the sequences of the proband and his father. The father was diagnosed with SHFM and harbored a CGG‑to‑CAG mutation in exon 5, which produced a R243Q substitution in the zinc binding site and dimerization site of TP63. The R243Q mutation was predicted to be pathogenic by PolyPhen‑2. The proband, who was diagnosed with four digit SHFM, exhibited a more severe phenotype. X‑ray analysis returned the following results: Absence of third phalange bilaterally and third metacarpus of the left hand; absence of the second toes bilaterally and partial third toes; and partial fusion of the second, third and metatarsal bones of the right side with deformity of the second metatarsal of the right side. Osteochondroma was present in the fourth proximal radial metacarpal of the left hand and the basal and proximal parts of the second metatarsal of the right side. The proband’s father had five digits in both feet. These results indicate that the R243Q mutation produces a novel phenotype named SHFM4. The present study revealed that the R243Q mutation in the TP63 gene produced a novel phenotype named SHFM4, thereby demonstrating the mutational overlap between ectrodactyly‑ectodermal dysplasia‑cleft syndrome and SHFM4.
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Yang X, Lin X, Zhu Y, Luo J and Lin G: Genetic analysis of a congenital split‑hand/split‑foot malformation 4 pedigree. Mol Med Rep 17: 7553-7558, 2018
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Yang, X., Lin, X., Zhu, Y., Luo, J., & Lin, G. (2018). Genetic analysis of a congenital split‑hand/split‑foot malformation 4 pedigree. Molecular Medicine Reports, 17, 7553-7558. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8838
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Yang, X., Lin, X., Zhu, Y., Luo, J., Lin, G."Genetic analysis of a congenital split‑hand/split‑foot malformation 4 pedigree". Molecular Medicine Reports 17.6 (2018): 7553-7558.
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Yang, X., Lin, X., Zhu, Y., Luo, J., Lin, G."Genetic analysis of a congenital split‑hand/split‑foot malformation 4 pedigree". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 6 (2018): 7553-7558. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8838