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Microcephaly 24, primary, autosomal recessive(MCPH24)

MedGen UID:
1648413
•Concept ID:
C4748555
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: MCPH24; MICROCEPHALY 24, PRIMARY, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
 
Gene (location): NUP37 (12q23.2)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0032583
OMIM®: 618179

Clinical features

From HPO
Clinodactyly of the 5th finger
MedGen UID:
340456
•Concept ID:
C1850049
•
Congenital Abnormality
Clinodactyly refers to a bending or curvature of the fifth finger in the radial direction (i.e., towards the 4th finger).
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Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia
MedGen UID:
333548
•Concept ID:
C1840379
•
Finding
Underdevelopment of the vermis of cerebellum.
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Intellectual disability
MedGen UID:
811461
•Concept ID:
C3714756
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by subnormal intellectual functioning that occurs during the developmental period. It is defined by an IQ score below 70.
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Primary microcephaly
MedGen UID:
383046
•Concept ID:
C2677180
•
Finding
Head circumference below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender at birth.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency: A natural history.
Spiegel R, Schwahn BC, Squires L, Confer N
J Inherit Metab Dis 2022 May;45(3):456-469. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1002/jimd.12488. PMID: 35192225Free PMC Article
Insulin response dysregulation explains abnormal fat storage and increased risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 in Cohen Syndrome.
Limoge F, Faivre L, Gautier T, Petit JM, Gautier E, Masson D, Jego G, El Chehadeh-Djebbar S, Marle N, Carmignac V, Deckert V, Brindisi MC, Edery P, Ghoumid J, Blair E, Lagrost L, Thauvin-Robinet C, Duplomb L
Hum Mol Genet 2015 Dec 1;24(23):6603-13. Epub 2015 Sep 10 doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv366. PMID: 26358774

Diagnosis

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency: A natural history.
Spiegel R, Schwahn BC, Squires L, Confer N
J Inherit Metab Dis 2022 May;45(3):456-469. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1002/jimd.12488. PMID: 35192225Free PMC Article
Two novel truncating variants of the ASPM gene identified in a nonconsanguineous Chinese family associated with primary microcephaly.
Xu S, Zhang W, Zhou R, Huang H, Chen W, Xiang W, Liu L, Song J
Clin Dysmorphol 2022 Jan 1;31(1):1-5. doi: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000395. PMID: 34693918
Novel compound heterozygous variants in PLK4 identified in a patient with autosomal recessive microcephaly and chorioretinopathy.
Tsutsumi M, Yokoi S, Miya F, Miyata M, Kato M, Okamoto N, Tsunoda T, Yamasaki M, Kanemura Y, Kosaki K, Saitoh S, Kurahashi H
Eur J Hum Genet 2016 Dec;24(12):1702-1706. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.119. PMID: 27650967Free PMC Article
Exome sequencing identifies recessive CDK5RAP2 variants in patients with isolated agenesis of corpus callosum.
Jouan L, Ouled Amar Bencheikh B, Daoud H, Dionne-Laporte A, Dobrzeniecka S, Spiegelman D, Rochefort D, Hince P, Szuto A, Lassonde M, Barbelanne M, Tsang WY, Dion PA, Théoret H, Rouleau GA
Eur J Hum Genet 2016 Apr;24(4):607-10. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.156. PMID: 26197979Free PMC Article
Cockayne's syndrome: a case report. Literature review.
Arenas-Sordo Mde L, Hernández-Zamora E, Montoya-Pérez LA, Aldape-Barrios BC
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2006 May 1;11(3):E236-8. PMID: 16648759

Prognosis

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency: A natural history.
Spiegel R, Schwahn BC, Squires L, Confer N
J Inherit Metab Dis 2022 May;45(3):456-469. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1002/jimd.12488. PMID: 35192225Free PMC Article
Novel Pathogenic Mutation Mapping of ASPM Gene in Consanguineous Pakistani Families with Primary Microcephaly.
Batool T, Irshad S, Mahmood K
Braz J Biol 2021;83:e246040. Epub 2021 Aug 6 doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.246040. PMID: 34378666
A novel single base pair duplication in WDR62 causes primary microcephaly.
Rupp V, Rauf S, Naveed I, Windpassinger C, Mir A
BMC Med Genet 2014 Oct 11;15:107. doi: 10.1186/s12881-014-0107-4. PMID: 25303973Free PMC Article
Kinetochore KMN network gene CASC5 mutated in primary microcephaly.
Genin A, Desir J, Lambert N, Biervliet M, Van Der Aa N, Pierquin G, Killian A, Tosi M, Urbina M, Lefort A, Libert F, Pirson I, Abramowicz M
Hum Mol Genet 2012 Dec 15;21(24):5306-17. Epub 2012 Sep 13 doi: 10.1093/hmg/dds386. PMID: 22983954
Mutations in STIL, encoding a pericentriolar and centrosomal protein, cause primary microcephaly.
Kumar A, Girimaji SC, Duvvari MR, Blanton SH
Am J Hum Genet 2009 Feb;84(2):286-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.01.017. PMID: 19215732Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Novel Pathogenic Mutation Mapping of ASPM Gene in Consanguineous Pakistani Families with Primary Microcephaly.
Batool T, Irshad S, Mahmood K
Braz J Biol 2021;83:e246040. Epub 2021 Aug 6 doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.246040. PMID: 34378666
Novel compound heterozygous variants in PLK4 identified in a patient with autosomal recessive microcephaly and chorioretinopathy.
Tsutsumi M, Yokoi S, Miya F, Miyata M, Kato M, Okamoto N, Tsunoda T, Yamasaki M, Kanemura Y, Kosaki K, Saitoh S, Kurahashi H
Eur J Hum Genet 2016 Dec;24(12):1702-1706. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.119. PMID: 27650967Free PMC Article
Mutations in XRCC4 cause primary microcephaly, short stature and increased genomic instability.
Rosin N, Elcioglu NH, Beleggia F, Isgüven P, Altmüller J, Thiele H, Steindl K, Joset P, Rauch A, Nürnberg P, Wollnik B, Yigit G
Hum Mol Genet 2015 Jul 1;24(13):3708-17. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv115. PMID: 25839420
Mutations in STIL, encoding a pericentriolar and centrosomal protein, cause primary microcephaly.
Kumar A, Girimaji SC, Duvvari MR, Blanton SH
Am J Hum Genet 2009 Feb;84(2):286-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.01.017. PMID: 19215732Free PMC Article
Cockayne's syndrome: a case report. Literature review.
Arenas-Sordo Mde L, Hernández-Zamora E, Montoya-Pérez LA, Aldape-Barrios BC
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2006 May 1;11(3):E236-8. PMID: 16648759

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