Identification of a novel LMX1B nonsense variant associated with congenital talipes equinovarus by prenatal exome sequencing: A case report

Author:

Chen Jing123,Xiang Qinqin123,Xiao Xiao123,Xu Bocheng123,Xie Hanbing123,Wang He123,Yang Mei123ORCID,Liu Shanling123

Affiliation:

1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China

2. Department of Medical Genetics, West China Second University Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China

3. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University) Ministry of Education Chengdu Sichuan China

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundCongenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is a rotational foot deformity that affects muscles, bones, connective tissue, and vascular or neurological tissues. The etiology of CTEV is complex and unclear, involving genetic and environmental factors. Nail‐patella syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by variants of the LIM homeobox transcription factor 1 beta gene (LMX1B, OMIM:602575). LMX1B plays a key role in the development of dorsal limb structures, the kidneys, and the eyes, and variants in this gene may manifest as hypoplastic or absent patella, dystrophic nails, and elbow and iliac horn dysplasia; glomerulopathy; and adult‐onset glaucoma, respectively. This study aimed to identify pathogenic variants in a fetus with isolated talipes equinovarus diagnosed by ultrasound in the second trimester, whose father exhibited dysplastic nails and congenital absence of bilateral patella.MethodsPrenatal whole‐exome sequencing (WES) of the fetus and parents was performed to identify the genetic variant responsible for the fetal ultrasound abnormality, followed by validation using Sanger sequencing.ResultsA novel heterozygous nonsense variant in exon 6 of LMX1B (c.844C>T, p.Gln282*) was identified in the fetus and the affected father but was not detected in any unaffected family members. This nonsense variant resulted in a premature termination codon at position 282, which may be responsible for the clinical phenotype through the loss of function of the gene product.ConclusionsOur study indicating that a fetus carrying a novel nonsense variant of LMX1B (c.844C>T, p.Gln282*) can exhibit isolated talipes equinovarus, which expands the LMX1B genotypic spectrum and is advantageous for genetic counseling.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Genetics (clinical),Genetics,Molecular Biology

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