A de novo start-loss in EFTUD2 associated with mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly: case report.

Muhammad Kohailan, Omayma Al-Saei, Sujitha Padmajeya, Waleed Aamer, Najwa Elbashir, Ammira Al-Shabeeb Akil, Abdul-Rauf Kamboh, Khalid Fakhro

Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies 2022 Jun

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Mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly (MFDM) is a rare genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Major characteristics include developmental delay, craniofacial malformations such as malar and mandibular hypoplasia, and ear anomalies. Here, we report a 4.5-yr-old female patient with symptoms fitting MFDM. Using whole-genome sequencing, we identified a de novo start-codon loss (c.3G > T) in the EFTUD2 We examined EFTUD2 expression in the patient by RNA sequencing and observed a notable functional consequence of the variant on gene expression in the patient. We identified a novel variant for the development of MFDM in humans. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a start-codon loss in EFTUD2 associated with MFDM. © 2022 Kohailan et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

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Muhammad Kohailan, Omayma Al-Saei, Sujitha Padmajeya, Waleed Aamer, Najwa Elbashir, Ammira Al-Shabeeb Akil, Abdul-Rauf Kamboh, Khalid Fakhro. A de novo start-loss in EFTUD2 associated with mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly: case report. Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies. 2022 Jun;8(4)