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Delineation of Cohen syndrome following a large-scale genotype-phenotype screen.

ABSTRACT: Cohen syndrome is an autosomal recessive condition associated with developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, pigmentary retinopathy, and neutropenia. The pleiotropic phenotype, combined with insufficient clinical data, often leads to an erroneous diagnosis and has led to confusion in the literature. Here, we report the results of a comprehensive genotype-phenotype study on the largest cohort of patients with Cohen syndrome assembled to date. We found 22 different COH1 mutations, of which 19 are novel, in probands identified by our diagnostic criteria. In addition, we identified another three novel mutations in patients with incomplete clinical data. By contrast, no COH1 mutations were found in patients with a provisional diagnosis of Cohen syndrome who did not fulfill the diagnostic criteria ("Cohen-like" syndrome). This study provides a molecular confirmation of the clinical phenotype associated with Cohen syndrome and provides a basis for laboratory screening that will be valuable in its diagnosis.

SUBMITTER: Kolehmainen J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1181995 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Delineation of Cohen syndrome following a large-scale genotype-phenotype screen.

Kolehmainen Juha J Wilkinson Robert R Lehesjoki Anna-Elina AE Chandler Kate K Kivitie-Kallio Satu S Clayton-Smith Jill J Träskelin Ann-Liz AL Waris Laura L Saarinen Anne A Khan Jabbar J Gross-Tsur Varda V Traboulsi Elias I EI Warburg Mette M Fryns Jean-Pierre JP Norio Reijo R Black Graeme C M GC Manson Forbes D C FD

American journal of human genetics 20040512 1

Cohen syndrome is an autosomal recessive condition associated with developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, pigmentary retinopathy, and neutropenia. The pleiotropic phenotype, combined with insufficient clinical data, often leads to an erroneous diagnosis and has led to confusion in the literature. Here, we report the results of a comprehensive genotype-phenotype study on the largest cohort of patients with Cohen syndrome assembled to date. We found 22 different COH1 mutations, of which 19 are n ...[more]

PMID: 15141358

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Project description:BackgroundDe novo mutations in PURA have recently been described to cause PURA syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by severe intellectual disability (ID), epilepsy, feeding difficulties and neonatal hypotonia.ObjectivesTo delineate the clinical spectrum of PURA syndrome and study genotype-phenotype correlations.MethodsDiagnostic or research-based exome or Sanger sequencing was performed in individuals with ID. We systematically collected clinical and mutation data on newly ascertained PURA syndrome individuals, evaluated data of previously reported individuals and performed a computational analysis of photographs. We classified mutations based on predicted effect using 3D in silico models of crystal structures of Drosophila-derived Pur-alpha homologues. Finally, we explored genotype-phenotype correlations by analysis of both recurrent mutations as well as mutation classes.ResultsWe report mutations in PURA (purine-rich element binding protein A) in 32 individuals, the largest cohort described so far. Evaluation of clinical data, including 22 previously published cases, revealed that all have moderate to severe ID and neonatal-onset symptoms, including hypotonia (96%), respiratory problems (57%), feeding difficulties (77%), exaggerated startle response (44%), hypersomnolence (66%) and hypothermia (35%). Epilepsy (54%) and gastrointestinal (69%), ophthalmological (51%) and endocrine problems (42%) were observed frequently. Computational analysis of facial photographs showed subtle facial dysmorphism. No strong genotype-phenotype correlation was identified by subgrouping mutations into functional classes.ConclusionWe delineate the clinical spectrum of PURA syndrome with the identification of 32 additional individuals. The identification of one individual through targeted Sanger sequencing points towards the clinical recognisability of the syndrome. Genotype-phenotype analysis showed no significant correlation between mutation classes and disease severity.

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Delineation of Cohen syndrome following a large-scale genotype-phenotype screen.

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Delineation of Cohen syndrome following a large-scale genotype-phenotype screen.

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