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Maternal mosaicism for a missense variant in the SMS gene that causes Snyder-Robinson syndrome.

ABSTRACT: There is increasing recognition for the contribution of genetic mosaicism to human disease, particularly as high-throughput sequencing has enabled detection of sequence variants at very low allele frequencies. Here, we describe an infant male who presented at 9 mo of age with hypotonia, dysmorphic features, congenital heart disease, hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Whole-genome sequencing of the proband and the parents uncovered an apparent de novo mutation in the X-linked SMS gene. SMS encodes spermine synthase, which catalyzes the production of spermine from spermidine. Inactivation of the SMS gene disrupts the spermidine/spermine ratio, resulting in Snyder-Robinson syndrome. The variant in our patient is absent from the gnomAD and ExAC databases and causes a missense change (p.Arg130Cys) predicted to be damaging by most in silico tools. Although Sanger sequencing confirmed the de novo status in our proband, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and deep targeted resequencing to ∼84,000×-175,000× depth revealed that the variant is present in blood from the unaffected mother at ∼3% variant allele frequency. Our findings thus provided a long-sought diagnosis for the family while highlighting the role of parental mosaicism in severe genetic disorders.

SUBMITTER: Marhabaie M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751409 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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