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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Novel SOST gene mutation in a sclerosteosis patient from Morocco: A case report
European Journal of Medical Genetics, Volume 57, No. 4, Year 2014
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Description
Sclerosteosis (OMIM 269500) is a rare autosomal recessive condition characterized by increased bone density associated with syndactyly. It is linked to a genetic defect in the SOST gene coding for sclerostin. So far, seven different loss-of-function mutations in SOST have been reported in patients with sclerosteosis. Recently, two mutations in LRP4 gene underlying sclerosteosis were identified, reflecting the genetic heterogeneity of this disease.We report here a 30-years-old Moroccan man presented with typical clinical and radiological features of sclerosteosis who carries a novel homozygous mutation in the SOST gene, characterized as a nonsense mutation (c.79C>T; p.Gln27*) in exon 1 of the SOST gene. This is to our knowledge the first case of sclerosteosis reported from Morocco and North Africa. © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Belkhribchia, Mohamed Reda
Morocco
Centre Hospitalier Provincial Hassan Ii
Collet, Corinne
France, Paris
Inst. de Genet. Moléculaire
Laplanche, Jean Louis
France, Paris
Inst. de Genet. Moléculaire
Hassani, Redouane
Morocco, Casablanca
Cabinet Orl et Chirurgie Cervico-faciale
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ejmg.2014.02.007
ISSN:
17697212
e-ISSN:
18780849
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Morocco