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Clinical phenotype associated with homozygosity for a HOXD13 7-residue polyalanine tract expansion.
Horsnell K, Ali M, Malik S, Wilson L, Hall C, Debeer P, Crow YJ
Eur J Med Genet. 2006;49( 5):396-401.
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Abstract
Synpolydactyly (SPD) is an autosomal dominant malformation of the distal limbs caused by mutations in the homeobox gene HOXD13 located on chromosome 2q31. We detail the clinical findings in a consanguineous Pakistani family segregating a HOXD13 7-residue polyalanine tract expansion. Three members of this pedigree were heterozygotes with features typical of SPD. Two further members demonstrate a more severe phenotype consistent with homozygosity for the familial mutation. We also report a child from a consanguineous Somali family homozygous for the same molecular lesion. Characteristic changes include a complex central polydactyly in the hands, abnormal modelling of the metacarpals and metatarsals, an increased number of carpal bones with abnormal shapes, hypoplasia or absence of the fifth digital rays in the feet, hypoplasia of the middle phalanges and abnormally long proximal phalanges in hands and feet. These cases illustrate the distinct phenotype associated with homozygosity for a HOXD13 mutation and also highlight the importance of considering homozygosity for a dominant mutation in consanguineous pedigrees.
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Consanguinity; DNA Repeat Expansion; Female; Heterozygote; Homozygote; Humans; Male; Pakistan; Pedigree; Phenotype; abnormalities: Fingers; abnormalities: Toes; genetics: Homeodomain Proteins; genetics: Peptides; genetics: Syndactyly; genetics: Transcription Factors