Prenatal and postnatal findings in serpentine fibula polycystic kidney syndrome and a review of the NOTCH2 spectrum disorders.

ABSTRACT

Serpentine fibula polycystic kidney syndrome (SFPKS; OMIM600330) is a rare skeletal dysplasia with a characteristic phenotype that includes polycystic kidneys, S-shaped fibulas, and abnormal craniofacial features. SFPKS shares features with Alagille (AGS; OMIM) and Hajdu-Cheney (HCS; OMIM10250) syndromes. All three syndromes result from mutations in the gene that encodes NOTCH2, one of the receptors involved in Notch signaling. Notch signaling is a major developmental signaling pathway, as well as a key regulator of numerous cellular processes. In this report, we present the prenatal ultrasound and postnatal findings in a 23-week fetus with severe manifestations of SPKS and heterozygosity for a de novo mutation in exon 34 of NOTCH2. These findings expand the phenotypic spectrum of NOTCH2 mutations and demonstrate the findings in the prenatal period.