Caroleo Anna Maria, Rotulo Silvia, Agolini Emanuele, Macchiaiolo Marina, Boccuto Luigi, Antonelli Manila, Colafati Giovanna Stefania, Cacchione Antonella, Megaro Giacomina, Carai Andrea, De Ioris Maria Antonietta, Lodi Mariachiara, Tornesello Assunta, Simone Valeria, Torroni Filippo, Cinalli Giuseppe, Mastronuzzi Angela
Department of Onco-Hematology, Cell Therapy, Gene Therapy and Hemopoietic Transplant, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Front Mol Neurosci. 2023 Aug 24;16:1228389. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1228389. eCollection 2023.
Phosphatase and tensin homolog () hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) is a cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by an increased risk of developing benign and malignant tumors, caused by germline pathogenic variants of the tumour suppressor gene. gene variants often present in childhood with macrocephaly, developmental delay, and/or autism spectrum disorder while tumors and intestinal polyps are commonly detected in adults. PHTS is rarely associated with childhood brain tumors with only two reported cases of medulloblastoma (MB). We report the exceptional case of an infant carrying a germline and somatic pathogenic variant of and a germline and somatic pathogenic variant of who developed a MB SHH in addition to intestinal polyposis.
磷酸酶和张力蛋白同源物()错构瘤肿瘤综合征(PHTS)是一种癌症易感性综合征,其特征是由于肿瘤抑制基因的种系致病性变异,导致发生良性和恶性肿瘤的风险增加。基因变异在儿童期常表现为巨头畸形、发育迟缓,和/或自闭症谱系障碍,而肿瘤和肠息肉在成人中较为常见。PHTS很少与儿童脑肿瘤相关,仅有两例髓母细胞瘤(MB)的报道。我们报告了一个特殊病例,一名婴儿携带的种系和体细胞致病性变异以及的种系和体细胞致病性变异,除肠息肉病外还发生了MB SHH。