[HTML][HTML] Further evidence of genetic heterogeneity in Costello syndrome: involvement of the KRAS gene

DR Bertola, AC Pereira, AS Brasil, LMJ Albano… - Journal of human …, 2007 - nature.com
DR Bertola, AC Pereira, AS Brasil, LMJ Albano, C Kim, JE Krieger
Journal of human genetics, 2007nature.com
Costello syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder comprising growth deficiency, mental
retardation, curly hair, coarse facial features, nasal papillomata, low-set ears with large
lobes, cardiac anomalies, redundant skin in palms and soles with prominent creases, dark
skin, and propensity to certain solid tumors. HRAS mutations have been implicated in
approximately 85% of the affected cases. The clinical overlap among Costello, Noonan, and
cardiofaciocutaneous syndromes is now better understood given their common molecular …
Abstract
Costello syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder comprising growth deficiency, mental retardation, curly hair, coarse facial features, nasal papillomata, low-set ears with large lobes, cardiac anomalies, redundant skin in palms and soles with prominent creases, dark skin, and propensity to certain solid tumors. HRAS mutations have been implicated in approximately 85% of the affected cases. The clinical overlap among Costello, Noonan, and cardiofaciocutaneous syndromes is now better understood given their common molecular background, such that all these syndromes constitute a class of disorders caused by deregulated RAS-MAPK signaling. We report on a novel KRAS gene mutation in a patient presenting the clinical features typical of Costello syndrome and the additional findings seen in Noonan syndrome. This description emphasizes that a subset of patients with Costello syndrome could harbor mutations in other genes involved in the RAS-MAPK signaling.
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