Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2-2017
Identifier
DOI: 10.1186/s12881-017-0481-9
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Defects in the human glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthetic pathway are associated with inherited glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-deficiencies characterized by a broad range of clinical phenotypes including multiple congenital anomalies, dysmorphic faces, developmental delay, hypotonia, and epilepsy. Biallelic variants in PIGN, encoding phosphatidylinositol-glycan biosynthesis class N have been recently associated with multiple congenital anomalies hypotonia seizure syndrome.
CASE PRESENTATION: Our patient is a 2 year old male with hypotonia, global developmental delay, and focal epilepsy. Trio whole-exome sequencing revealed heterozygous variants in PIGN, c.181G > T (p.Glu61*) and c.284G > A (p.Arg95Gln). Analysis of FLAER and anti-CD59 by flow-cytometry demonstrated a shift in this patient's granulocytes, confirming a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-biosynthesis defect, consistent with PIGN-related disease.
CONCLUSIONS: To date, a total of 18 patients have been reported, all but 2 of whom have congenital anomalies and/or obvious dysmorphic features. Our patient has no significant dysmorphic features or multiple congenital anomalies, which is consistent with recent reports linking non-truncating variants with a milder phenotype, highlighting the importance of functional studies in interpreting sequence variants.
Journal Title
BMC medical genetics [electronic resource]
Volume
18
Issue
1
First Page
124
Last Page
124
MeSH Keywords
Abnormalities, Multiple; Child, Preschool; DNA Mutational Analysis; Developmental Disabilities; Epilepsies, Partial; Exome; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Male; Muscle Hypotonia; Mutation; Phosphotransferases
Keywords
Developmental disorders; GPI deficiency; Intellectual disability; PIGN; Seizures
Recommended Citation
Thiffault, I., Zuccarelli, B., Welsh, H., Yuan, X., Farrow, E., Zellmer, L., Miller, N., Soden, S., Abdelmoity, A., Brodsky, R., Saunders, C. Hypotonia and intellectual disability without dysmorphic features in a patient with PIGN-related disease. BMC medical genetics [electronic resource] 18, 124-124 (2017).