title: A novel dominant COL11A1 mutation resulting in a severe skeletal dysplasia.
abstract: Mutations in the type XI collagen alpha-1 chain gene (COL11A1) cause a change in protein structure that alters its interactions with collagens II and V, resulting in abnormalities in cartilage and ocular vitreous. The most common type XI collagenopathies are dominantly inherited Stickler or Marshall syndromes, while severe recessive skeletal dysplasias, such as fibrochondrogenesis, occur less frequently. We describe a family with a severe skeletal dysplasia caused by a novel dominantly inherited COL11A1 mutation. The siblings each presented with severe myopia, hearing loss, micromelia, metaphyseal widening of the long bones, micrognathia, and airway compromise requiring tracheostomy. The first child lived for over 2 years, while the second succumbed at 5 months of age. Their mother has mild rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, brachydactyly, and severe myopia. Sequencing of COL11A1 revealed a novel deleterious heterozygous mutation in COL11A1 involving the triple helical domain in both siblings, and a mosaic mutation in their mother, indicating germline mosaicism with subsequent dominant inheritance. These are the first reported individuals with a dominantly inherited mutation in COL11A1 associated with a severe skeletal dysplasia. The skeletal involvement is similar to, yet milder than fibrochondrogenesis and allowed for survival beyond the perinatal period. These cases highlight both a novel dominant COL11A1 mutation causing a significant skeletal dysplasia and the phenotypic heterogeneity of collagenopathies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Sophia B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hufnagel
authors.forename: K Nicole
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hufnagel
authors.forename: Patricia I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Elizabeth K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Schorry
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hopkin
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000235:genetics; D024161:Collagen Type XI / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D009216:Myopia / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree
chemical_list: C574182:COL11A1 protein, human; D024161:Collagen Type XI
keywords: COL11A1; cartilage; collagen; fibrochondrogenesis; skeletal dysplasia
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