CYLD mutations underlie Brooke-Spiegler, familial cylindromatosis, and multiple familial trichoepithelioma syndromes

Clin Genet. 2006 Sep;70(3):246-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00667.x.

Abstract

Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BSS), familial cylindromatosis (FC), and multiple familial trichoepithelioma (MFT), originally described as distinct inherited disorders, are characterized by a variety of skin appendage neoplasms. Mutations in the CYLD gene are found in individuals with these syndromes. We describe a single family with affected members exhibiting either the FC or the MFT phenotypes associated with a mutation in the CYLD gene. These findings support the notion that BSS, FC, and MFT represent phenotypic variation of a single defect. Of interest, one of the affected individuals described in this report exhibits a severe phenotype illustrating the morbidity of the disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Skin Appendage / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Skin Appendage / pathology
  • Deubiquitinating Enzyme CYLD
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Syndrome
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins
  • CYLD protein, human
  • Deubiquitinating Enzyme CYLD