The first mutation in CNGA2 in two brothers with anosmia

H G Karstensen; Y Mang; T Fark; T Hummel; N Tommerup

doi:10.1111/cge.12491

The first mutation in CNGA2 in two brothers with anosmia

H G Karstensen, Y Mang, T Fark, T Hummel, N Tommerup

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Abstract

Isolated congenital anosmia (ICA) is a rare disorder, where otherwise healthy individuals present with an inability to smell since birth. A list of studies have described the genes involved in syndromic anosmia; however, the genetics of ICA is still in its infancy. Studies in mice show that the cyclic nucleotide-gated channel subunit CNGA2, expressed in the olfactory epithelium has a crucial role in olfactory signal transduction. We have identified a novel X-linked stop mutation in CNGA2 (c.634C>T, p.R212*) in two brothers with ICA using exome sequencing. No additional mutations in CNGA2 were identified in a cohort of 31 non-related ICA individuals. Magnetic resonance brain imaging revealed diminished olfactory bulbs and flattened olfactory sulci. This is the first report of a mutation in the cyclic nucleotide-gated gene CNGA2 and supports the critical role of this gene in human olfaction.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Genetics
Volume	88
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	293-296
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0009-9163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cge.12491
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2015

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