Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes: phenotype as a tool for early diagnostic suspicion at a major reference center in Mexico

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Leal-Anaya Paula,Kimball Tamara N.,Yanez-Felix Ana Lucia,Fiesco-Roa Moisés Ó.,García-de Teresa Benilde,Monsiváis Angélica,Juárez-Velázquez Rocío,Lieberman Esther,Villarroel Camilo,Yokoyama Emiy,Fernández-Hernández Liliana,Rivera-Osorio Anet,Sosa David,Ortiz Sandoval Maria Magdalena,López-Santiago Norma,Frías Sara,Castillo Victoria del,Rodríguez Alfredo

Abstract

Introduction: The inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFSs) are a group of rare disorders characterized by bone marrow failure (BMF), physical abnormalities, and an increased risk of neoplasia. The National Institute of Pediatrics (INP) is a major medical institution in Mexico, where patients with BMF receive a complete approach that includes paraclinical tests. Readily recognizable features, such as the hematological and distinctive physical phenotypes, identified by clinical dysmorphologists, remain crucial for the diagnosis and management of these patients, particularly in circumstances where next-generation sequencing (NGS) is not easily available. Here, we describe a group of Mexican patients with a high clinical suspicion of an IBMFS.Methods: We performed a systematic retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients who had a high IBMFS suspicion at our institution from January 2018 to July 2021. An initial assessment included first ruling out acquired causes of BMF by the Hematology Department and referral of the patient to the Department of Human Genetics for physical examination to search for specific phenotypes suggesting an IBMFS. Patients with high suspicion of having an IBMFS were classified into two main groups: 1) specific IBMFS, including dyskeratosis congenita (DC), Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA), Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS), thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR), and severe congenital neutropenia (SCN); 2) undefined IBMFS (UI).Results: We established a high suspicion of having an IBMFS in 48 patients. At initial evaluation, the most common hematologic features were bicytopenia (20%) and aplastic anemia (16%); three patients received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Among patients with a suspicion of an IBMFS, the most common physical abnormality was minor craniofacial features in 83% of patients and neurodevelopmental disorders in 52%. The specific suspicions that we built were DBA (31%), SDS (18%), DC (14%), TAR (4%), and SCN (4%), whereas 27% of cases remained as undefined IBMFS. SDS, TAR, and SCN were more commonly suspected at an earlier age (<1 year), followed by DBA (2 years) and DC (5 years).Conclusions: Thorough examination of reported clinical data allowed us to highly suspect a specific IBMFS in approximately 70% of patients; however, an important number of patients remained with suspicion of an undefined IBMFS. Implementation of NGS and telomere length measurement are forthcoming measures to improve IBMFS diagnosis in Mexico.

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Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

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