IFT144 and mild retinitis pigmentosa in Mainzer-Saldino syndrome: A new association.

Abstract

Ciliopathies are a wide and heterogeneous group of diseases affecting intraflagellar transport. Among them, Mainzer-Saldino syndrome (MSS) shows phalangeal cone-shaped epiphysis, renal disease and retinal involvement. Short stature, cerebellar ataxia and hepatic fibrosis might also be found. IFT140 is the most commonly reported mutation in MSS. We will report on the case of a patient with a clinical diagnosis of Mainzer-Saldino syndrome due to IFT144 dysfunction. This mutation has not been previously related to MSS but it has been found in other ciliopathies and both syndromic and non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa. At birth our patient showed trigonocephaly, early progressive renal failure requiring transplant, intrahepatic biliary duct dilation, cone-shaped epiphyses, growth retardation and retinitis pigmentosa with mild ophthalmic impairment. The best corrected visual acuity reached 0.15/0.22 LogMAR. The posterior pole showed abnormal macular reflex, mild vascular attenuation in the periphery and diffuse pigmentary changes. Autofluorescence showed bull's eye signal increase. Computerized optic tomography assessed the absence of external retinal layers in the extrafoveal macula. In conclusion, IFT144 genetic study may be involved in MSS and thus must be considered for diagnosis. Mild ophthalmic symptomatology despite early onset retinitis pigmentosa in the context of MSS has been found in this case caused by IFT144 mutation.

• Authors: Santiago Montolío-Marzo, Jaume Català-Mora, Álvaro Madrid-Aris, Judith Armstrong, Jesús Díaz-Carcajosa, Elisa Carreras
• Journal: European journal of medical genetics (Eur J Med Genet) Vol. 63 Issue 12 Pg. 104073 (Dec 2020) ISSN: 1878-0849 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 33002628 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Cytoskeletal Proteins
• Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
• WDR19 protein, human

Topics

• Cerebellar Ataxia (genetics, pathology)
• Child
• Cytoskeletal Proteins (genetics)
• Humans
• Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins (genetics)
• Male
• Mutation, Missense
• Phenotype
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (genetics, pathology)