Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular findings of aneurysm and/or dissection of cerebral, thoracic, or abdominal arteries and skeletal findings. We report a case of a novel pathogenic variant in TGFBR2 and phenotype consistent with classic LDS. The prob...

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Main Authors: Michael T. Zimmermann, Raul A. Urrutia, Patrick R. Blackburn, Margot A. Cousin, Nicole J. Boczek, Eric W. Klee, Colleen Macmurdo, Paldeep S. Atwal
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7263780
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spelling doaj-cb1a95c6c1b749a89383dc7dfaf49d3c2020-11-25T00:10:06ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Genetics2090-65442090-65522017-01-01201710.1155/2017/72637807263780Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz SyndromeMichael T. Zimmermann0Raul A. Urrutia1Patrick R. Blackburn2Margot A. Cousin3Nicole J. Boczek4Eric W. Klee5Colleen Macmurdo6Paldeep S. Atwal7Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USALaboratory of Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADepartment of Clinical Genomics, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USACenter for Individualized Medicine, Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USACenter for Individualized Medicine, Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADivision of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USADivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USADepartment of Clinical Genomics, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USALoeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular findings of aneurysm and/or dissection of cerebral, thoracic, or abdominal arteries and skeletal findings. We report a case of a novel pathogenic variant in TGFBR2 and phenotype consistent with classic LDS. The proband was a 10-year-old presenting to the genetics clinic with an enlarged aortic root (Z-scores 5-6), pectus excavatum, and congenital contractures of the right 2nd and 3rd digit. Molecular testing of TGFBR2 was sent to a commercial laboratory and demonstrated a novel, likely pathogenic, variant in exon 4, c.1061T>C, p.(L354P). Molecular modeling reveals alteration of local protein structure as a result of this pathogenic variant. This pathogenic variant has not been previously reported in LDS and thus expands the pathogenic variant spectrum of this condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7263780
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author Michael T. Zimmermann
Raul A. Urrutia
Patrick R. Blackburn
Margot A. Cousin
Nicole J. Boczek
Eric W. Klee
Colleen Macmurdo
Paldeep S. Atwal
spellingShingle Michael T. Zimmermann
Raul A. Urrutia
Patrick R. Blackburn
Margot A. Cousin
Nicole J. Boczek
Eric W. Klee
Colleen Macmurdo
Paldeep S. Atwal
Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Case Reports in Genetics
author_facet Michael T. Zimmermann
Raul A. Urrutia
Patrick R. Blackburn
Margot A. Cousin
Nicole J. Boczek
Eric W. Klee
Colleen Macmurdo
Paldeep S. Atwal
author_sort Michael T. Zimmermann
title Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
title_short Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
title_full Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
title_fullStr Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
title_sort novel pathogenic variant in tgfbr2 confirmed by molecular modeling is a rare cause of loeys-dietz syndrome
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Genetics
issn 2090-6544
2090-6552
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular findings of aneurysm and/or dissection of cerebral, thoracic, or abdominal arteries and skeletal findings. We report a case of a novel pathogenic variant in TGFBR2 and phenotype consistent with classic LDS. The proband was a 10-year-old presenting to the genetics clinic with an enlarged aortic root (Z-scores 5-6), pectus excavatum, and congenital contractures of the right 2nd and 3rd digit. Molecular testing of TGFBR2 was sent to a commercial laboratory and demonstrated a novel, likely pathogenic, variant in exon 4, c.1061T>C, p.(L354P). Molecular modeling reveals alteration of local protein structure as a result of this pathogenic variant. This pathogenic variant has not been previously reported in LDS and thus expands the pathogenic variant spectrum of this condition.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7263780
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