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Phenotypic spectrum of BLM- and RMI1-related Bloom syndrome

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Title:Phenotypic spectrum of BLM- and RMI1-related Bloom syndrome
Creators Name:Gönenc, I.I., Elcioglu, N.H., Martinez Grijalva, C., Aras, S., Großmann, N., Praulich, I., Altmüller, J., Kaulfuß, S., Li, Y., Nürnberg, P., Burfeind, P., Yigit, G. and Wollnik, B.
Abstract:Bloom syndrome (BS) is an autosomal recessive disorder with characteristic clinical features of primary microcephaly, growth deficiency, cancer predisposition, and immunodeficiency. Here, we report the clinical and molecular findings of eight patients from six families diagnosed with BS. We identified causative pathogenic variants in all families including three different variants in BLM and one variant in RMI1. The homozygous c.581_582delTT;p.Phe194* and c.3164G>C;p.Cys1055Ser variants in BLM have already been reported in BS patients, while the c.572_573delGA;p.Arg191Lysfs*4 variant is novel. Additionally, we present the detailed clinical characteristics of two cases with BS in which we previously identified the biallelic loss-of-function variant c.1255_1259delAAGAA;p.Lys419Leufs*5 in RMI1. All BS patients had primary microcephaly, intrauterine growth delay, and short stature, presenting the phenotypic hallmarks of BS. However, skin lesions and upper airway infections were observed only in some of the patients. Overall, patients with pathogenic BLM variants had a more severe BS phenotype compared to patients carrying the pathogenic variants in RMI1, especially in terms of immunodeficiency which should be considered as one of the most important phenotypic characteristics of BS. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Bloom Syndrome, BLM Gene, RMI1 Gene, Immunodeficiency, Growth Deficiency
Source:Clinical Genetics
ISSN:0009-9163
Publisher:Wiley
Volume:101
Number:5-6
Page Range:559-564
Date:May 2022
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1111/cge.14125
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