Temple-Baraitser syndrome with KCNH1 Asn510Thr: a new case report

Clin Dysmorphol. 2021 Jan;30(1):27-31. doi: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000345.

Abstract

Temple-Baraitser syndrome (TMBTS; OMIM: 611816) is a rare developmental disorder characterized by severe mental retardation and anomalies of thumb and great toe with absence/hypoplasia of the nails. Here, we report an additional patient with TMBTS, review clinical and radiological features of previously reported cases and discuss mode of inheritance. The patient exhibited a pattern of anomalies: mild dysmorphic facial features with a wide open mouth, a thick vermilion border of the upper lip and downturned corners of the mouth; nails were absent on both great toes and thumb. Electroencephalogram showed a diffusely slow background. Whole genome sequencing identified one pathogenic missense mutation in KCNH1 (c. 1529 A > C; Asn510Thr) in this TMBTS patient. The mutation was also validated by Sanger sequencing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alleles*
  • Amino Acid Substitution*
  • Electroencephalography
  • Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels / genetics*
  • Exome Sequencing
  • Genetic Association Studies*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Hallux / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis*
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics*
  • Mutation*
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Nails, Malformed / diagnosis*
  • Nails, Malformed / genetics*
  • Phenotype
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Thumb / abnormalities*

Substances

  • Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
  • KCNH1 protein, human

Supplementary concepts

  • Temple-Baraitser Syndrome