TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>TRPV4 </it>gene encodes a calcium-permeable ion-channel that is widely expressed, responds to many different stimuli and participates in an extraordinarily wide range of physiologic processes. Autosomal dominant b...
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doaj-343d3cdf81154eb0af533b4567d4e3d52020-11-25T01:49:58ZengBMCOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases1750-11722011-06-01613710.1186/1750-1172-6-37TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new familiesSillence DavidPatricelli Maria GGardner RJ McKinlayMcGillivray GeorgeKerr BronwynKannu PeterHunter WarwickHaan EricAlcausin MelanieAftimos SalimAndreucci ElenaThompson ElizabethZacharin MargaretZankl AndreasLamandé Shireen RSavarirayan Ravi<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>TRPV4 </it>gene encodes a calcium-permeable ion-channel that is widely expressed, responds to many different stimuli and participates in an extraordinarily wide range of physiologic processes. Autosomal dominant brachyolmia, spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Kozlowski type (SMDK) and metatropic dysplasia (MD) are currently considered three distinct skeletal dysplasias with some shared clinical features, including short stature, platyspondyly, and progressive scoliosis. Recently, <it>TRPV4 </it>mutations have been found in patients diagnosed with these skeletal phenotypes.</p> <p>Methods and Results</p> <p>We critically analysed the clinical and radiographic data on 26 subjects from 21 families, all of whom had a clinical diagnosis of one of the conditions described above: 15 with MD; 9 with SMDK; and 2 with brachyolmia. We sequenced <it>TRPV4 </it>and identified 9 different mutations in 22 patients, 4 previously described, and 5 novel. There were 4 mutation-negative cases: one with MD and one with SMDK, both displaying atypical clinical and radiographic features for these diagnoses; and two with brachyolmia, who had isolated spine changes and no metaphyseal involvement.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our data suggest the <it>TRPV4 </it>skeletal dysplasias represent a continuum of severity with areas of phenotypic overlap, even within the same family. We propose that AD brachyolmia lies at the mildest end of this spectrum and, since all cases described with this diagnosis and <it>TRPV4 </it>mutations display metaphyseal changes, we suggest that it is not a distinct entity but represents the mildest phenotypic expression of SMDK.</p> http://www.ojrd.com/content/6/1/37TRPV4Metatropic Dysplasia (MD)Autosomal Dominant Brachyolmia (ADBO)Spondilometaphyseal Dysplasia Kozlowski Type (SMDK) |
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Sillence David Patricelli Maria G Gardner RJ McKinlay McGillivray George Kerr Bronwyn Kannu Peter Hunter Warwick Haan Eric Alcausin Melanie Aftimos Salim Andreucci Elena Thompson Elizabeth Zacharin Margaret Zankl Andreas Lamandé Shireen R Savarirayan Ravi |
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Sillence David Patricelli Maria G Gardner RJ McKinlay McGillivray George Kerr Bronwyn Kannu Peter Hunter Warwick Haan Eric Alcausin Melanie Aftimos Salim Andreucci Elena Thompson Elizabeth Zacharin Margaret Zankl Andreas Lamandé Shireen R Savarirayan Ravi TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases TRPV4 Metatropic Dysplasia (MD) Autosomal Dominant Brachyolmia (ADBO) Spondilometaphyseal Dysplasia Kozlowski Type (SMDK) |
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Sillence David Patricelli Maria G Gardner RJ McKinlay McGillivray George Kerr Bronwyn Kannu Peter Hunter Warwick Haan Eric Alcausin Melanie Aftimos Salim Andreucci Elena Thompson Elizabeth Zacharin Margaret Zankl Andreas Lamandé Shireen R Savarirayan Ravi |
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TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families |
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TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families |
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TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families |
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TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families |
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TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families |
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trpv4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families |
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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1750-1172 |
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2011-06-01 |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>TRPV4 </it>gene encodes a calcium-permeable ion-channel that is widely expressed, responds to many different stimuli and participates in an extraordinarily wide range of physiologic processes. Autosomal dominant brachyolmia, spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Kozlowski type (SMDK) and metatropic dysplasia (MD) are currently considered three distinct skeletal dysplasias with some shared clinical features, including short stature, platyspondyly, and progressive scoliosis. Recently, <it>TRPV4 </it>mutations have been found in patients diagnosed with these skeletal phenotypes.</p> <p>Methods and Results</p> <p>We critically analysed the clinical and radiographic data on 26 subjects from 21 families, all of whom had a clinical diagnosis of one of the conditions described above: 15 with MD; 9 with SMDK; and 2 with brachyolmia. We sequenced <it>TRPV4 </it>and identified 9 different mutations in 22 patients, 4 previously described, and 5 novel. There were 4 mutation-negative cases: one with MD and one with SMDK, both displaying atypical clinical and radiographic features for these diagnoses; and two with brachyolmia, who had isolated spine changes and no metaphyseal involvement.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our data suggest the <it>TRPV4 </it>skeletal dysplasias represent a continuum of severity with areas of phenotypic overlap, even within the same family. We propose that AD brachyolmia lies at the mildest end of this spectrum and, since all cases described with this diagnosis and <it>TRPV4 </it>mutations display metaphyseal changes, we suggest that it is not a distinct entity but represents the mildest phenotypic expression of SMDK.</p> |
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TRPV4 Metatropic Dysplasia (MD) Autosomal Dominant Brachyolmia (ADBO) Spondilometaphyseal Dysplasia Kozlowski Type (SMDK) |
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