RESUMO
We report the successful use of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) to detect heterozygous loss of SMARCB1/INI1/SNF5 in the germ line of an infant with a huge posterior fossa tumor. MLPA and Sanger sequencing of the SMARCB1 gene in the germ line may be useful for the initial diagnosis in a defined subgroup of infants with rhabdoid tumors, in which biopsies cannot be performed.
Assuntos
Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Tumor Rabdoide/diagnóstico , Tumor Rabdoide/genética , Proteína SMARCB1/genética , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/mortalidade , Deleção de Genes , Humanos , Lactente , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex , Tumor Rabdoide/mortalidadeRESUMO
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a rare disorder typically presenting in the newborn period, results in over 90% of cases from PHOX2B polyalanine repeat mutations. It is characterized by alveolar hypoventilation, symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysregulation, and in a subset of cases Hirschsprung's disease and, later, tumors of neural crest origin. We describe a preterm infant with severe phenotype of CCHS and hyperinsulinism. A novel de novo heterozygote missence mutation (Gly68Cys) in the PHOX2B gene could be identified. Based on the observation of three patients presenting with the combination of congenital hyperinsulinism and CCHS, hyperinsulinism might represent an additional clinical feature of CCHS.