A novel p.Arg970X mutation in the last exon of the CDKL5 gene resulting in late-onset seizure disorder.
Classic Rett Syndrome (RS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder due to mutations in the MECP2 gene in Xq28. Atypical RS with severe early-onset encephalopathy and therapy-resistant epilepsy can be due to mutations in the CDKL5 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-like 5) gene in Xp22. We here report a 14-year-old female with a RS-like clinical picture, and well-controlled seizures. MECP2 gene testing was negative, but subsequent sequencing of the CDKL5 gene revealed the c. 2908 C>T nonsense mutation (p.Arg970X) in the last exon, not previously described in other patients or controls. The less severe phenotype might be due to the position of the mutation in the last exon of the CDKL5 gene.
Medical Genetics, University of Athens, Thivon and Levadias Street, Goudi 11527, Athens, Greece. psonistavroula@gmail.com
Stavroula
S
Psoni
Patrick J
PJ
Willems
Emmanuel
E
Kanavakis
Ariadne
A
Mavrou
Helen
H
Frissyra
Joanne
J
Traeger-Synodinos
Christalena
C
Sofokleous
Periklis
P
Makrythanassis
Sophia
S
Kitsiou-Tzeli
D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X / Q000235:genetics; D018389:Codon, Nonsense / Q000235:genetics; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051783:Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D017354:Point Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D012640:Seizures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
D018389:Codon, Nonsense; C497392:MECP2 protein, human; D051783:Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C114482:CDKL5 protein, human