AN FGFR2 MUTATION AS THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF A NEW PHENOTYPE INCLUDING EARLY-ONSET OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE FRACTURES: A CASE REPORT
In this study we present the clinical, biochemical and radiological findings, as well as results of molecular genetic testing of a 13-year-old male proband with heritable osteoporosis, arthralgia and multiple fractures and a family history of abnormal bone mineralization and fractures. Whole exome sequencing found a heterozygous previously undescribed variant in the FGFR2 gene (NM_000141.5) (GRCh37.p13 ENSG00000066468.16: g.123298133dup; ENST00000358487.5:c.722dup; ENSP00000351276.5:p.Asn241LysfsTer43). The same variant was found in two affected relatives. These data lead us to believe that the variant in FGFR2 found in our proband and his relatives could be related to their phenotype. Therefore, modern methods of molecular genetic testing can allow us to differentiate between osteogenesis imperfecta and other bone mineralization disorders.