A new phenotypic variant in cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) associated with mutation c.391C>T of the RUNX2 gene

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Dec 5:2012:bcr1220115422. doi: 10.1136/bcr-12-2011-5422.

Abstract

The RUNX2 gene is a physiological regulatory gene implicated in the development of cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). A 13-month-old child presented with clinical features of CCD. At the age of 3 years the diagnosis was corroborated by clinical genetic assessment and DNA analysis, revealing a missense mutation p.R131C (c.391C>T) in RUNX2. At the age of 8 years the child was found to have a unique dental phenotype, represented by lack of supernumerary teeth and congenital absence of one tooth. A simple therapeutic approach was adopted, consisting of interceptive orthodontic treatment. The presence of this specific missense mutation in RUNX2, associated with the lack of typical supernumerary teeth may suggest a phenotype-genotype association.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anodontia / genetics
  • Child
  • Cleidocranial Dysplasia / genetics*
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Phenotype
  • Tooth, Supernumerary / genetics

Substances

  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit
  • RUNX2 protein, human