title: Buccal anomalies, cephalometric analysis and genetic study of two sisters with orofaciodigital syndrome type I.
abstract: Orofaciodigital syndromes have many clinical and cephalometric anomalies, including facial irregularities, oral cavity abnormalities, and malformations of fingers and toes. In this case of twin girls, buccal exploration, cephalometric examination, and genetic analysis were performed to diagnose Orofaciodigital I or Orofaciodigital II syndrome. Clinically, the twins had several dental and skeletal irregularities. Genetic analysis revealed a DNA segment abnormality corresponding to exon 3 and presence of nucleotide change, 243C>G, leading to the missense mutation H81Q. This causative mutation associated with the OFD1 gene has not been reported previously. Both patients were diagnosed as having Orofaciodigital I syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Rey Juan Carlos University, and Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. martinromero@hispavista.com
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Brunella
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Jaime Sánchez
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: del Pozo
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romance
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002610:Cheek / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000235:genetics; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007742:Labial Frenum / Q000002:abnormalities; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D009958:Orofaciodigital Syndromes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000002:abnormalities; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C115130:OFD1 protein, human; D011506:Proteins