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Ulhaq ZS, Nurputra DK, Soraya GV, Kurniawati S, Istifiani LA, Pamungkas SA, Tse WKF. A systematic review on Treacher Collins syndrome: Correlation between molecular genetic findings and clinical severity. Clin Genet 2023; 103:146-155. [PMID: 36203321 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS, OMIM: 154500) is a rare congenital craniofacial disorder that is caused by variants in the genes TCOF1, POLR1D, POLR1C, and POLR1B. Studies on the association between phenotypic variability and their relative variants are very limited. This systematic review summarized the 53 literatures from PubMed and Scopus to explore the potential TCS genotype-phenotype correlations with statistical analysis. Studies reporting both complete molecular genetics and clinical data were included. We identified that the molecular anomaly within TCOF1 (88.71%) accounted for most TCS cases. The only true hot spot for TCOF1 was detected in exon 24, with recurrent c.4369_4373delAAGAA variant is identified. While the hot spot for POLR1D, POLR1C, and POLR1B were identified in exons 3, 8, and 15, respectively. Our result suggested that the higher severity level was likely to be observed in Asian patients harboring TCOF1 variants rather than POLR1. Moreover, common 5-bp deletions tended to have a higher severity degree in comparison to any variants within exon 24 of TCOF1. In summary, this report suggested the relationship between genetic and clinical data in TCS. Our findings could be used as a reference for clinical diagnosis and further biological studies.
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- Zulvikar Syambani Ulhaq
- Laboratory of Developmental Disorders and Toxicology, Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Research Center for Pre-clinical and Clinical Medicine, National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Cibinong, Indonesia
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Batu, Indonesia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Developmental Disorders and Toxicology, Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Characterization of Phenotypes and Treatment Modalities in Patients With Treacher-Collins Syndrome. J Craniofac Surg 2021; 32:e773-e778. [PMID: 34727453 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenotypes and treatment modalities (Tx-Mod) in patients with Treacher-Collins syndrome (TCS) using a TCS severity index (TSI). The sample consisted of 14 Korean TCS patients treated at the Department of Orthodontics, Seoul National University Dental Hospital during 1998 to 2019. The TSI was calculated by adding the scores from the number of deformity-involved midface structures (eye, ear, zygoma) and the degree of mandibular hypoplasia (Pruzansky-Kaban type, gonial angle, Sella-Nasion-B point angle). The deformity-involved midface structure, degree of mandibular hypoplasia, oral manifestations, dental phenotypes, and Tx-Mod types were investigated using descriptive statistics. The TSI classified the subjects into 2 mild, 6 moderate, and 6 severe cases. The severity of ear and zygoma deformities, degree of condylar hypoplasia (Pruzansky-Kaban type), clockwise-rotated morphology (gonial angle) and retrusive position (Sella-Nasion-B point angle) of the mandible, and frequency of oral/craniofacial cleft, openbite, congenitally missing tooth and impacted tooth showed a tendency of increase from mild to severe TCS cases. After growth observation (78.6%), diverse combinations of Tx-Mods were applied except for functional appliance therapy. Surgical procedures for eye, ear, and zygoma reconstruction were performed on all patients (100%), whereas fixed orthodontic treatment, mandibular distraction osteogenesis, and orthognathic surgery were performed on 50% of patients. Surgical procedure for hearing improvement was the most frequent Tx-Mod (78.6%). The main desires of TCS patients were to obtain the facial esthetics in the midface and to improve hearing function. The TSI might provide a primary data for individualized diagnosis and treatment planning.
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Shenoy RD, Shetty V, Dheedene A, Menten B, Pandyanda Nanjappa D, Chakraborty G, Sips P, de Paepe A, Callewaert B, Chakraborty A. Phenotypic and Molecular Heterogeneity in Mandibulofacial Dysostoses: A Case Series From India. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021; 59:1346-1351. [PMID: 34714179 DOI: 10.1177/10556656211050006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Facial dysostosis is a group of rare craniofacial congenital disabilities requiring multidisciplinary long-term care. This report presents the phenotypic and genotypic information from South India. DESIGN The study is a case series. SETTING This was an international collaborative study involving a tertiary craniofacial clinic and medical genetics unit. PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS The participants were 9 families with 17 affected individuals of facial dysostosis. INTERVENTION Exome analysis focused on known genes associated with acrofacial and mandibulofacial syndromes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The outcome measure was to report phenotyptic and genetic heterogeneity in affected individuals. RESULTS A Tessier cleft was seen in 7 (41%), lower eyelid coloboma in 12 (65%), ear anomalies in 10 (59%), uniolateral or bilateral aural atresia in 4 (24%), and deafness in 6 (35%). The facial gestalt of Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) showed extensive phenotypic variations. Pathogenic variants in TCOF1 (Treacher Collins syndrome) were seen in six families, POLR1A (acrofacial dysostosis, Cincinnati type) and EFTUD2 (mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly) in one each. One family (11.1%) had no detectable variation. Five out of six probands with Treacher Collins syndrome had other affected family members (83.3%), including a non-penetrant mother, identified after sequencing. CONCLUSION Our report illustrates the molecular heterogeneity of mandibulofacial dysostosis in India.
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- Rathika D Shenoy
- Department of Pediatrics, KS Hegde Medical Academy, 231912Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Craniofacial Surgery, 231912Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 26656Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 26656Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), 231912Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
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- Division of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), 231912Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, 26656Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 26656Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 26656Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), 231912Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
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Li X, Su Y, Huang S, Gao B, Zhang D, Wang X, Gao Q, Pang H, Zhao Y, Yuan Y, Dai P. Genotype-phenotype variability in Chinese cases of Treacher Collins syndrome. Acta Otolaryngol 2019; 139:567-575. [PMID: 31107123 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2019.1612530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background: Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder of craniofacial development mainly caused by variants in TCOF1, POLR1D, and POLR1C. Objectives: This study examined the causative genes of five TCS cases. Materials and Methods: In this study, two familial cases and three sporadic cases clinically diagonsed with TCS are described. Mutational analysis in probands was performed by targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS). Mutations identified by NGS were further confirmed by Sanger sequencing or multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Results: A novel gross deletion (exons 9-13), a novel small deletion (c.381_382delAG), and two known deletions (c.4131_4135delAAAAG and c.2394_2395delAG) within TCOF1 as well as a known mutation (c.91C > T) in POLR1D were identified. These five cases exhibited high inter- and intra-familial phenotypic heterogeneity. Conclusion: This is the first report of Chinese TCS cases caused by a gross deletion within TCOF1 and mutations in POLR1D. In addition to expanding the spectrum of TCS-associated mutation in the Chinese population, our findings present the diversity of its clinical presentation. It is recommended that analyses such as NGS or MLPA capable of detecting large deletions be undertaken as a part of TCS molecular diagnosis.
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- Xiaohong Li
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, MyGenostics Inc., Beijing, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, MyGenostics Inc., Beijing, China
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- Department of Genetics, Shenyang Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Genetics, Shenyang Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Madi M, Babu SG, Bhat S, Madiyal A. Treacher Collins sendromu: bir olgu sunumu. CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.17826/cumj.396837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Yan Z, Lu Y, Wang Y, Zhang X, Duan H, Cheng J, Yuan H, Han D. Identification of a novel TCOF1 mutation in a Chinese family with Treacher Collins syndrome. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:2645-2650. [PMID: 30186496 PMCID: PMC6122489 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a severe congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, including cleft palate, hypoplasia of the facial bones, downward slanting of the palpebral fissures and malformation of the external and middle ear. Worldwide, 90% of cases of TCS are caused by mutations in the TCOF1 gene, which are inherited via an autosomal dominant pattern, while <2% cases are caused by POLR1D and POLR1C genes, which are inherited via autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive patterns, respectively. The present study describes the clinical findings and molecular diagnostics of a Chinese family with TCS. TCS was diagnosed in a 9-year-old female Chinese proband and her mother, while no craniofacial abnormalities were apparent in other family members. Exons of the TCOF1 gene and segregation analysis were used to examine causative mutations using the Sanger sequencing approach. A single novel heterozygous mutation in TCOF1 exon 3 splicing site c.165-1G>A was detected in the proband. Furthermore, the same mutation was identified in her mother, but not in other family members. These results suggest that c.165-1G>A is a novel heterozygous mutation of the TCOF1 gene that caused the development of TCS in the proband and her mother. The TCOF1 mutation that was identified in proband was inherited from her mother and so can be considered as de novo mutation.
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- Zhiqiang Yan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA 97th Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetics Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetics Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Medical Genetics Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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Chen Y, Guo L, Li CL, Shan J, Xu HS, Li JY, Sun S, Hao SJ, Jin L, Chai G, Zhang TY. Mutation screening of Chinese Treacher Collins syndrome patients identified novel TCOF1 mutations. Mol Genet Genomics 2017; 293:569-577. [DOI: 10.1007/s00438-017-1384-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development with an incidence of 1/50,000 live births. Mutations of the TCOF1 gene have been found to be responsible for most cases of this mandibulofacial disorder. Here we report TCS in an individual who has a heterozygous c.1021_1022delAG deletion in exon 7 of the TCOF1 gene (NG_011341.1). This is the second Turkish patient with a severe TCS phenotype resulting from a de novo c.1021_1022delAG mutation.
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Bowman M, Oldridge M, Archer C, O'Rourke A, McParland J, Brekelmans R, Seller A, Lester T. Gross deletions in TCOF1 are a cause of Treacher-Collins-Franceschetti syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 2012; 20:769-77. [PMID: 22317976 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Treacher-Collins-Franceschetti syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant craniofacial disorder characterised by midface hypoplasia, micrognathia, downslanting palpebral fissures, eyelid colobomata, and ear deformities that often lead to conductive deafness. A total of 182 patients with signs consistent with a diagnosis of TCS were screened by DNA sequence and dosage analysis of the TCOF1 gene. In all, 92 cases were found to have a pathogenic mutation by sequencing and 5 to have a partial gene deletion. A further case had a novel in-frame deletion in the alternatively spliced exon 6A of uncertain pathogenicity. The majority of the pathogenic sequence changes were found to predict premature protein termination, however, four novel missense changes in the LIS1 homology motif at the 5' end of the gene were identified. The partial gene deletions of different sizes represent ~5.2% of all the pathogenic TCOF1 mutations identified, indicating that gene rearrangements account for a significant proportion of TCS cases. This is the first report of gene rearrangements resulting in TCS. These findings expand the TCOF1 mutation spectrum indicating that dosage analysis should be performed together with sequence analysis, a strategy that is predicted to have a sensitivity of 71% for patients in whom TCS is strongly suspected.
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- Michael Bowman
- Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Beygo J, Buiting K, Seland S, Lüdecke HJ, Hehr U, Lich C, Prager B, Lohmann DR, Wieczorek D. First Report of a Single Exon Deletion in TCOF1 Causing Treacher Collins Syndrome. Mol Syndromol 2012; 2:53-59. [PMID: 22712005 DOI: 10.1159/000335545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare craniofacial disorder characterized by facial anomalies and ear defects. TCS is caused by mutations in the TCOF1 gene and follows autosomal dominant inheritance. Recently, mutations in the POLR1D and POLR1C genes have also been identified to cause TCS. However, in a subset of patients no causative mutation could be found yet. Inter- and intrafamilial phenotypic variability is high as is the variety of mainly family-specific mutations identified throughout TCOF1. No obvious correlation between pheno- and genotype could be observed. The majority of described point mutations, small insertions and deletions comprising only a few nucleotides within TCOF1 lead to a premature termination codon. We investigated a cohort of 112 patients with a tentative clinical diagnosis of TCS by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) to search for larger deletions not detectable with other methods used. All patients were selected after negative screening for mutations in TCOF1, POLR1D and POLR1C. In 1 patient with an unequivocal clinical diagnosis of TCS, we identified a 3.367 kb deletion. This deletion abolishes exon 3 and is the first described single exon deletion within TCOF1. On RNA level we observed loss of this exon which supposedly leads to haploinsufficiency of TREACLE, the nucleolar phosphoprotein encoded by TCOF1.
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- J Beygo
- Institut für Humangenetik, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen
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Su PH, Liu YF, Yu JS, Chen JY, Chen SJ, Lai YJ. Facial asymmetry and clinical manifestations in patients with novel insertion of the TCOF1 gene. Clin Genet 2011; 82:460-5. [PMID: 21848650 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01765.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This study explored the role of TCOF1 insertion mutations in Taiwanese patients with craniofacial anomalies. Twelve patients with single or multiple, asymmetrical congenital craniofacial anomalies were enrolled. Genomic DNA was prepared from leukocytes; the coding regions of TCOF1 were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing. Clinical manifestations were correlated to the TCOF1 mutation. Six of 12 patients diagnosed with hemifacial microsomia exhibited a novel insertion mutation 4127 ins G (frameshift) in exon 24 in the TCOF1 gene. All six patients were diagnosed with anomalies on the left side. In addition, four of these six patients had hearing impairment; three had other major anomalies; and two had developmental delay. The insertion caused a frameshift, an early truncation, the loss of two putative nuclear localization signals (residues 1404-1420 and 1424-1440), and the loss of coiled coil domain (1406-1426) in treacle protein. These findings support the existence of two regulators of growth of the mandibular condyles.
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- P-H Su
- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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Fujioka H, Ariga T, Horiuchi K, Ishikiriyama S, Oyama K, Otsu M, Kawashima K, Yamamoto Y, Sugihara T, Sakiyama Y. Detection of a novel silent deletion, a missense mutation and a nonsense mutation in TCOF1. Pediatr Int 2008; 50:806-9. [PMID: 19067896 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2008.02650.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a disorder of craniofacial development, that is caused by mutations in the TCOF1 gene. TCS is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, and haploinsufficiency of the TCOF1 gene product treacle is proposed to be etiologically involved. METHODS Mutational analysis of the TCOF1 gene was done in 10 patients diagnosed with TCS using single-strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing. RESULTS Among these 10 patients, a novel 9 bp deletion was found, together with a previously reported 2 bp deletion, a novel missense mutation and a novel nonsense mutation in three different families. Familial studies allowed judgment of whether these abnormal findings were responsible for the TCS phenotype, or not. The 9 bp deletion of three amino acids Lys-Glu-Lys (1378-1380), which was located in the nuclear localization domain of treacle, seemed not essential for the treacle function. In contrast, the novel mutation of Ala26Val is considered to affect the LisH domain, an important domain of treacle. All of the mutations thus far detected in exon 5 have resulted in frameshift, but a nonsense mutation was detected (Lys159Stop). CONCLUSION The information obtained in the present study provides additional insights into the functional domains of treacle.
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- Hirotaka Fujioka
- Research Group of Human Gene Therapy, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development which results from loss-of-function mutations in the gene TCOF1. TCOF1 encodes the nucleolar phosphoprotein, Treacle, which plays a key role in pre-ribosomal processing and ribosomal biogenesis. In mice, haploinsufficiency of Tcof1 results in a depletion of neural crest cell precursors through high levels of cell death in the neuroepithelium, which results in a reduced number of neural crest cells migrating into the developing craniofacial complex. These combined advances have already impacted on clinical practice and provide invaluable resources for the continued dissection of the developmental basis of TCS.
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- Jill Dixon
- School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Hayashi T, Sasaki S, Oyama A, Kawashima K, Horiuchi K, William M, Yamamoto Y. New Grading System for Patients With Treacher Collins Syndrome. J Craniofac Surg 2007; 18:113-9. [PMID: 17251848 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31802cf3ff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a congenital, craniofacial disorder affecting the development of structures derived from the first and second branchial arches. The associated clinical features and their severity are variable. Therefore, we reasoned that objective assessment of the clinical features and their severity in TCS is necessary to plan the treatment and to evaluate the outcome. We hereby propose a new grading system for Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS). Since 1978, 16 patients have been diagnosed with TCS. Eleven out of the 16 TCS patients, for whom we were able to estimate the severity of the clinical features in each region, and to make an objective assessment of the therapeutic outcomes, were selected. By allocating points according to the degree of severity of the clinical features in each region, then summing them up and categorizing them, we classified the overall clinical features into 3 grades. The severity increases from grades I to III. In summary, there were 3 patients of grade I, 4 patients of grade II and 4 patients of grade III. Distinctive differences regarding the degree of severity of the clinical features were clearly observed between each grade. We propose a new TCS grading system and applied it to 11 patients. We believe that this system may be useful for planning treatment and to evaluate the outcome in TCS patients.
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- Toshihiko Hayashi
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Shows KH, Ward C, Summers L, Li L, Ziegler GR, Hendrickx AG, Shiang R. Reduced TCOF1 mRNA level in a rhesus macaque with Treacher Collins-like syndrome: further evidence for haploinsufficiency of treacle as the cause of disease. Mamm Genome 2006; 17:168-77. [PMID: 16465596 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-005-0079-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mutations in the human gene TCOF1 cause a mandibulofacial dysostosis known as Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS). An infant rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) that displayed the TCS phenotype was identified at the California National Primate Research Center. The TCOF1 coding region was cloned from a normal rhesus macaque and sequenced. The rhesus macaque homolog of TCOF1 is 91.6% identical in cDNA sequence and 93.8% identical in translated protein sequence compared to human TCOF1. Sequencing of TCOF1 in the TCS-affected rhesus macaque showed no mutations within the coding region or splice sites; however, real-time quantitative PCR showed an 87% reduction of spleen TCOF1 mRNA level in the TCS affected macaque when compared with normal macaque spleen.
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- Kathryn H Shows
- Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0033, USA.
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