Clinical and radiographic findings in two brothers affected with a novel mutation in matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene

Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Mar;169(3):363-7. doi: 10.1007/s00431-009-1028-7. Epub 2009 Aug 4.

Abstract

The two well-described osteolysis syndromes associated with matrix metalloproteinase-2 deficiency and mutations in the metalloproteinase-2 gene are Torg-Winchester syndrome and nodulosis-arthropathy-osteolysis variant. They are characterized by carpal-tarsal destruction, subcutaneous nodules, and generalized osteoporosis and show autosomal recessive inheritance. Herein, we report two siblings affected with a novel mutation in matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene and discuss their clinical and radiographic findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Diseases / genetics
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / deficiency
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / genetics*
  • Mutation
  • Osteolysis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteolysis / genetics*
  • Papilledema / genetics
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2