Callea Michele, Fattori Fabiana, Yavuz Izzet, Bertini Enrico
Institute for Maternal and Child Health--IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Dec 5;2012:bcr1220115422. doi: 10.1136/bcr-12-2011-5422.
The RUNX2 gene is a physiological regulatory gene implicated in the development of cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). A 13-month-old child presented with clinical features of CCD. At the age of 3 years the diagnosis was corroborated by clinical genetic assessment and DNA analysis, revealing a missense mutation p.R131C (c.391C>T) in RUNX2. At the age of 8 years the child was found to have a unique dental phenotype, represented by lack of supernumerary teeth and congenital absence of one tooth. A simple therapeutic approach was adopted, consisting of interceptive orthodontic treatment. The presence of this specific missense mutation in RUNX2, associated with the lack of typical supernumerary teeth may suggest a phenotype-genotype association.
RUNX2基因是一种参与锁骨颅骨发育不全(CCD)的生理调节基因。一名13个月大的儿童表现出CCD的临床特征。在3岁零14个月时,临床基因评估和DNA分析证实了诊断,结果显示RUNX2基因存在错义突变p.R131C(c.391C>T)。在8岁零14个月时,发现该儿童有独特的牙齿表型,表现为多生牙缺失和一颗牙齿先天性缺失。采用了一种简单的治疗方法,即阻断性正畸治疗。RUNX2基因中这种特定错义突变的存在,与典型多生牙的缺失相关,这可能提示了一种表型-基因型关联。