A novel mutation in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) in a child with clinical and histological features of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome

Uffe Koppelhus; L Tranebjaerg; G Esberg; M Ramsing; M Lodahl; N D Rendtorff; H V Olesen; Mette Sommerlund; Uffe Koppelhus; L Tranebjaerg; Gitte Esberg; M Ramsing; Marianne Lodahl; Nanna Dahl Rendtorff; H V Olesen; Mette Sommerlund

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03936.x

A novel mutation in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) in a child with clinical and histological features of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome

Uffe Koppelhus, L Tranebjaerg, G Esberg, M Ramsing, M Lodahl, N D Rendtorff, H V Olesen, Mette Sommerlund, Uffe Koppelhus, L Tranebjaerg, Gitte Esberg, M Ramsing, Marianne Lodahl, Nanna Dahl Rendtorff, H V Olesen, Mette Sommerlund

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Background: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare congenital ectodermal disorder, caused by heterozygous missense mutation in GJB2, encoding the gap junction protein connexin 26. The commonest mutation is the p.Asp50Asn mutation, and only a few other mutations have been described to date. Aim: To report the fatal clinical course and characterize the genetic background of a premature male neonate with the clinical and histological features of KID syndrome. Methods: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and used for PCR amplification of the GJB2 gene. Direct sequencing was used for mutation analysis. Results: The clinical features included hearing impairment, ichthyosiform erythroderma with hyperkeratotic plaques, palmoplantar keratoderma, alopecia of the scalp and eyelashes, and a thick vernix caseosa-like covering of the scalp. On histological analysis, features characteristic of KID syndrome, such as acanthosis and papillomatosis of the epidermis with basket-weave hyperkeratosis, were seen. The skin symptoms were treated successfully with acitretin 0.5mg/kg. The boy developed intraventricular and intracerebral haemorrhage, leading to hydrocephalus. His condition was further complicated by septicaemia and meningitis caused by infection with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Severe respiratory failure followed, and the child died at 46weeks of gestational age (13weeks postnatally). Sequencing of the GJB2 gene showed that the child was heterozygous for a novel nucleotide change, c.263C>T, in exon 2, leading to a substitution of alanine for valine at position 88 (p.Ala88Val). Conclusions: This study has identified a new heterozygous de novo mutation in the Cx26 gene (c.263C>T; p.Ala88Val) leading to KID syndrome.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Vol/bind	36
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	142-8
Antal sider	7
ISSN	0307-6938
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03936.x
Status	Udgivet - 1 mar. 2011

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Koppelhus, U., Tranebjaerg, L., Esberg, G., Ramsing, M., Lodahl, M., Rendtorff, N. D., Olesen, H. V., Sommerlund, M., Koppelhus, U., Tranebjaerg, L., Esberg, G., Ramsing, M., Lodahl, M., Rendtorff, N. D., Olesen, H. V., & Sommerlund, M. (2011). A novel mutation in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) in a child with clinical and histological features of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 36(2), 142-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03936.x

Koppelhus, U, Tranebjaerg, L, Esberg, G, Ramsing, M, Lodahl, M, Rendtorff, ND, Olesen, HV, Sommerlund, M, Koppelhus, U, Tranebjaerg, L, Esberg, G, Ramsing, M, Lodahl, M, Rendtorff, ND, Olesen, HV & Sommerlund, M 2011, 'A novel mutation in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) in a child with clinical and histological features of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome', Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, bind 36, nr. 2, s. 142-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03936.x

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A novel mutation in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2) in a child with clinical and histological features of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome

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