Wells Patricia A, Basu Anna P, Yates Laura M
Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Jan 21;18(1):e263723. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-263723.
Paired box 2 ()-related disorder, also known as renal coloboma syndrome, is a variably penetrant autosomal dominant condition, associated with renal and ophthalmological abnormalities. We report a child with -related disorder who presented atypically with acute ataxia on a background of stage 3 chronic kidney disease. Extensive biochemical, radiological and gene agnostic rapid trio exome sequencing was non-diagnostic. Identification of bilateral optic disc colobomas in the proband and his father raised the suspicion of an inherited -related disorder. No causative variants were identified on a focused review of the filtered genomic data. Given the strong suspicion of an inherited monogenic disorder, whole genome trio sequencing was requested. Analysis assuming incomplete penetrance identified a paternally inherited microdeletion encompassing exon 4. This case adds to evidence of a broader -associated phenotype. It highlights the importance of a clinical genetics and mainstream interface when navigating and interpreting genetic testing.
配对盒2(PAX2)相关疾病,也称为肾眼裂综合征,是一种具有可变外显率的常染色体显性疾病,与肾脏和眼科异常有关。我们报告了一名患有PAX2相关疾病的儿童,该儿童在3期慢性肾病背景下以急性共济失调为非典型表现。广泛的生化、放射学和基因未知的快速三联体全外显子组测序未得出诊断结果。先证者及其父亲双侧视盘裂的发现引发了对遗传性PAX2相关疾病的怀疑。在对过滤后的基因组数据进行重点审查时未发现致病变异。鉴于强烈怀疑为遗传性单基因疾病,因此要求进行全基因组三联体测序。假设外显率不完全的分析确定了一个父系遗传的包含第4外显子的微小缺失。该病例增加了PAX2相关更广泛表型的证据。它突出了在进行和解释基因检测时临床遗传学与主流医学相结合的重要性。