A case of Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome confirmed by mutation analysis of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene

T Akai, H Iizuka, M Kishibe, S Kawakami… - Pediatric …, 2002 - karger.com
T Akai, H Iizuka, M Kishibe, S Kawakami, A Kobayashi, T Ozawa
Pediatric neurosurgery, 2002karger.com
This paper reports a case of Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome confirmed by DNA
analysis of the patient's fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) genes. At birth, the patient
had ocular proptosis, a red nevus with skin tags on her forehead and an umbilical stump.
She developed craniosynostosis, craniofacial dysmorphism and hydrocephalus. Her
treatment included forehead and facial advancement and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Analysis of the FGFR genes revealed that she was heterozygous for a missense mutation in …
Abstract
This paper reports a case of Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome confirmed by DNA analysis of the patient’s fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) genes. At birth, the patient had ocular proptosis, a red nevus with skin tags on her forehead and an umbilical stump. She developed craniosynostosis, craniofacial dysmorphism and hydrocephalus. Her treatment included forehead and facial advancement and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Analysis of the FGFR genes revealed that she was heterozygous for a missense mutation in exon 10 for the FGFR2 protein, resulting in an amino acid substitution of cysteine for tyrosine at residue 375 (Tyr375Cys). This is the fourth case of Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome confirmed by mutation analysis of the FGFR genes.
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