Recurrent gastrointestinal perforation in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome due to tenascin-X deficiency

J Dermatol. 2015 May;42(5):511-4. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.12829. Epub 2015 Mar 13.

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. Using a customized targeted exome-sequencing system we identified nonsense mutations in TNXB in a patient who had recurrent gastrointestinal perforation due to tissue fragility. This case highlights the utility of targeted exome sequencing for the diagnosis of congenital diseases showing genetic heterogeneity, and the importance of attention to gastrointestinal perforation in patients with tenascin-X deficient type EDS.

Keywords: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; customized targeted exome sequencing; gastrointestinal perforation; next-generation sequencer; tenascin-X.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Colon, Sigmoid*
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Duodenal Diseases / etiology*
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / genetics*
  • Exome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Tenascin / deficiency
  • Tenascin / genetics*

Substances

  • Tenascin
  • tenascin X