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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Sotos syndrome is characterized by pre- and post-natal overgrowth, typical craniofacial features, advanced bone age, and developmental delay. Some degree of phenotypic overlap exists with other overgrowth syndromes, in particular with Weaver syndrome. Sotos syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the NSD1 (nuclear receptor SET domain containing gene 1) gene. Microdeletions involving the gene are the major cause of the syndrome in Japanese patients, whereas intragenic mutations are more frequent in non-Japanese patients. NSD1 aberrations have also been described in some patients diagnosed as Weaver syndrome. Some authors have suggested a certain degree of genotype-phenotype correlation, with a milder degree of overgrowth, a more severe mental retardation, and a higher frequency of congenital anomalies in microdeleted patients. Data on larger series are needed to confirm this suggestion. We report here on microdeletion and mutation analysis of NSD1 in 59 patients with congenital overgrowth. Fourteen novel mutations, two previously described and one microdeletion were identified. All patients with a NSD1 mutation had been clinically classified as "classical Sotos," although their phenotype analysis demonstrated that some major criteria, such as overgrowth and macrocephaly, could be absent. All patients with confirmed mutations shared the typical Sotos facial gestalt. A high frequency of congenital heart defects was present in patients with intragenic mutations, supporting the relevance of the NSD1 gene in the pathogenesis of this particular defect.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1552-4825
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
247-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Chromosome Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Growth Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15742365-Syndrome
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutation analysis of the NSD1 gene in a group of 59 patients with congenital overgrowth.
pubmed:affiliation
SC Genetica Umana, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't