Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of ARCN1-related syndrome.

This study aimed to describe the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of ARCN1-related syndrome. Patients with ARCN1 variants were identified, and clinician researchers were connected using GeneMatcher and physician referrals. Clinical histories were collected from each patient. In total, we identified 14 cases of ARCN1-related syndrome, (9 pediatrics, and 5 fetal cases from 3 families). The clinical features these newly identified cases were compared to 6 previously reported cases for a total of 20 cases. Intrauterine growth restriction, micrognathia, and short stature were present in all patients. Other common features included prematurity (11/15, 73.3%), developmental delay (10/14, 71.4%), genitourinary malformations in males (6/8, 75%), and microcephaly (12/15, 80%). Novel features of ARCN1-related syndrome included transient liver dysfunction and specific glycosylation abnormalities during illness, giant cell hepatitis, hepatoblastoma, cataracts, and lethal skeletal manifestations. Developmental delay was seen in 73% of patients, but only 3 patients had intellectual disability, which is less common than previously reported. ARCN1-related syndrome presents with a wide clinical spectrum ranging from a severe embryonic lethal syndrome to a mild syndrome with intrauterine growth restriction, micrognathia, and short stature without intellectual disability. Patients with ARCN1-related syndrome should be monitored for liver dysfunction during illness, cataracts, and hepatoblastoma. Additional research to further define the phenotypic spectrum and possible genotype-phenotype correlations are required. Copyright © 2022 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Citation

Alyssa L Ritter, Jessica Gold, Hiroshi Hayashi, Amanda M Ackermann, Stephanie Hanke, Cara Skraban, Sanmati Cuddapah, Elizabeth Bhoj, Dong Li, Yukiko Kuroda, Jessica Wen, Ryojun Takeda, Audrey Bibb, Salima El Chehadeh, Amélie Piton, Jeanine Ohl, Mary K Kukolich, Keisuke Nagasaki, Kohji Kato, Tomoo Ogi, Tricia Bhatti, Pierre Russo, Bryan Krock, Jill R Murrell, Jennifer A Sullivan, Vandana Shashi, Nicholas Stong, Hakon Hakonarson, Kentaro Sawano, Erin Torti, Rebecca Willaert, Yue Si, William Ross Wilcox, Katrine Verena Wirgenes, Kristian Thomassen, Katherine Carlotti, Angelika Erwin, Joanna Lazier, Thorsten Marquardt, Miao He, Andrew C Edmondson, Kosuke Izumi. Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of ARCN1-related syndrome. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics. 2022 Jun;24(6):1227-1237

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PMID: 35300924

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