Association of Homozygous PROP1 Mutation in a Saudi Family with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 59(3)2023 Feb 27.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-36984475
ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives:
Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) is a rare heterogeneous disease. It is characterized by the deficiency of growth hormone (GH) and shortage of at least one or more other hormones of the pituitary gland including thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and prolactin. Rare pathogenic variants in nearly 30 genes have been identified as an underlying cause of CPHD pathogenicity. Among these genes, paired-like homeobox 1 (PROP1) has been reported to be the most common cause of CPHD. Materials andMethods:
In the present study, we investigated a large family of Saudi origin with three adult sisters suffering from short stature in combination of secondary amenorrhea.Results:
Whole-exome sequencing followed by Sanger sequencing shows a homozygous missense variant (NM_006261.5; c.211C > T; p.R71C) in the PROP1 gene segregating with the disease phenotype within the family. In silico analysis studies show that this variant is highly conserved among several orthologues and is predicted as likely pathogenic using various bioinformatics tools.Conclusions:
Our finding presents the first Saudi familial case of autosomal recessive form of CPHD caused by the PROP1 variant.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Homeodomain Proteins
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Hypopituitarism
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Medicina (Kaunas)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
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