Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (9): 607-610.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2019.09.004

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Mutation analysis in a pedigree with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

Wang Jianbo1, Yang Limin2, Wang Chen1, Jia Ning3, Li Ming4, Li Jianguo1, Zhang Shoumin1, Li Zhenlu1   

  1. 1Department of Dermatology, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital, Zhengzhou University People′s Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China; 2Department of Dermatology, Huaxian Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Anyang 456400, Henan, China; 3Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Key Laboratory of Gene Research of Anhui Province, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, China; 4Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200082, China
  • Received:2018-12-11 Revised:2019-03-03 Online:2019-09-15 Published:2019-08-30
  • Contact: Zhang Shoumin E-mail:henanpifu@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    Henan Provincial Project of Science and Technology(182102310580)

Abstract: 【Abstract】 Objective To detect gene mutations in a pedigree with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome(RTS). Methods Clinical data were collected from two patients (an older sister and a younger brother) and their family members in a Chinese pedigree of Han nationality with RTS. Blood samples were obtained from the two patients, their unaffected older brother, their parents and 100 unrelated healthy controls. DNA was extracted, and all the exons in the encoding area of the RECQL4 gene were amplified by PCR. Gene mutations were detected by a skin-targeted next-generation sequencing panel, and verified by Sanger sequencing. Results Two heterozygous mutations were identified in the RECQL4 gene of the two patients, including a splice site mutation c.2886-1G>A and an insertion mutation c.1013_1014insC, which were inherited from the father and mother of the patients respectively. Meanwhile, neither of the two mutations was observed in 100 unrelated healthy controls or the older brother of the patients. Conclusion The splice site mutation c.2886-1G>A and the insertion mutation c.1013_1014insC in the RECQL4 gene may contribute to the clinical phenotype of the patients in this pedigree with RTS.

Key words: Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, RECQL4 gene, Skin targeted sequencing panel