Mejía Granados DM, de Baptista MB, Bonadia LC, Bertuzzo CS, Steiner CE. Clinical and Molecular Investigation of Familial Multiple Lipomatosis: Variants in the
HMGA2 Gene.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2020;
13:1-10. [PMID:
32021365 PMCID:
PMC6956394 DOI:
10.2147/ccid.s213139]
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Abstract
Background
Familial multiple lipomatosis (FML) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the slow growth of encapsulated nodules spread across the trunk and limbs. Currently, there is no specific etiology; therefore, its molecular and biological bases need to be better understood. High-throughput sequencing technologies appear to be a cost-effective tool and have a pivotal role in elucidating different genodermatoses.
Objective
This study aimed to perform a clinical and molecular characterization of constitutional DNA of seven individuals belonging to five unrelated families diagnosed with FML.
Patients and methods
Clinical aspects were obtained from medical records and physical examination. HMGA2 gene was investigated using Sanger sequencing method. Mutational analysis of other genes associated with syndromic lipomatosis AKT1, APC, PIK3CA, MEN-1, and PTEN was performed through next-generation sequencing.
Results
In this series, FML was predominant among women who were overweight and reaching the age of thirty and was associated with gastrointestinal comorbidity. Histopathological diagnosis of biopsies revealed typical features of both lipoma and angiolipoma. We identified two identical novel variants with unknown significance in exon 5 of the HMGA2 gene in two participants of different families. There were no additional changes in exons 1 to 4 of the HMGA2 gene. Multi-gene panel was normal in all cases.
Conclusion
Variants found in exon 5 of the HMGA2 gene have not been described and have an uncertain significance in the genesis of FML. Further studies, including a more significant number of affected individuals and functional analysis of the novel variants of HGMA2 gene, should be undertaken to better understand its biological role in FML.
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