X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome: identification of a novel mutation and prenatal diagnosis in a Korean family

J Korean Med Sci. 2006 Oct;21(5):790-3. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2006.21.5.790.

Abstract

X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome (XLOS; MIM 300000) is a rare multiple congenital anomaly disorder that is characterized by facial anomalies, laryngeal/tracheal/esophageal defects and genitourinary abnormalities. XLOS is caused by mutations in the MID1 gene which encodes a microtubule-associated RING-Bbox-Coiled-coil (RBCC) protein. We recently found a four-year Korean male patient who was suspected of having XLOS. Mutation analysis of the MID1 gene in the patient and his mother demonstrated that the patient had a novel insertion mutation (c.1798_1799-insC), and his mother was a heterozygous carrier of the mutation. After identification of the causative mutation in this family, prenatal diagnosis of two consecutive fetuses were successfully undertaken. This is the first report on a genetically confirmed case of XLOS in Korea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics*
  • Female
  • Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Microtubule Proteins / genetics*
  • Mutation*
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
  • Prenatal Diagnosis*
  • Syndrome
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Substances

  • Microtubule Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • MID1 protein, human
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases