Novel nonsense mutation of GPC3 gene in a patient with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome

Turk J Pediatr. 2010 Sep-Oct;52(5):525-8.

Abstract

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome (SGBS) is a rare recessive X-linked disorder characterized by pre- and postnatal overgrowth, distinctive dysmorphic facies and variable congenital malformations. Most cases have been attributed to mutations in the Glypican-3 (GPC3) gene located at Xq26. Glypican-3 plays essential roles in development by modulating cellular responses to growth factors and morphogens. We report here a novel nonsense mutation of the GPC3 gene in a five-year-old Moroccan patient of consanguineous parents who had SGBS phenotype associated with congenital hypothyroidism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / genetics
  • Codon, Nonsense*
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism / genetics*
  • Consanguinity
  • Female
  • Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
  • Gigantism / genetics
  • Glypicans / genetics*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / genetics
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Morocco

Substances

  • Codon, Nonsense
  • GPC3 protein, human
  • Glypicans

Supplementary concepts

  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome