1. Description of the First Registered Case of Lopes–Maciel–Rodan Syndrome in Russia.
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Koshevaya, Yuliya S., Kusakin, Aleksey V., Buchinskaia, Natalia V., Pechnikova, Valentina V., Serebryakova, Elena A., Koroteev, Alexander L., Glotov, Andrey S., and Glotov, Oleg S.
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CHILD patients , *GENETIC variation , *SYMPTOMS , *MOLECULAR diagnosis , *SYNDROMES , *PREMATURE infants - Abstract
Lopes–Maciel–Rodan syndrome (LOMARS) is an extremely rare disorder, with only a few cases reported worldwide. LOMARS is caused by a compound heterozygous mutation in the HTT gene. Little is known about LOMARS pathogenesis and clinical manifestations. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed to achieve a definitive molecular diagnosis of the disorder. All NGS-identified variants underwent the Sanger confirmation. In addition, a literature review on genetic variations in the HTT gene was conducted. The paper reports a case of LOMARS in a pediatric patient in Russia. A preterm girl of non-consanguineous parents demonstrated severe psychomotor developmental delays in her first 12 months. By the age of 6 years, she failed to develop speech but was able to understand everyday phrases and perform simple commands. Autism-like behaviors, stereotypies, and bruxism were noted during the examination. WES revealed two undescribed variants of unknown clinical significance in the HTT gene, presumably associated with the patient's phenotype (c.2350C>T and c.8440C>A). Medical re-examination of parents revealed that the patient inherited these variants from her father and mother. Lopes–Maciel–Rodan syndrome was diagnosed based on overlapping clinical findings and the follow-up genetic examination of parents. Our finding expands the number of reported LOMARS cases and provides new insights into the genetic basis of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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