Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome with cleft lip and palate associated with the novel PTCH gene mutations

J Hum Genet. 2009 Jul;54(7):398-402. doi: 10.1038/jhg.2009.51. Epub 2009 Jun 12.

Abstract

Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by developmental abnormalities and a predisposition to cancers. Two unrelated patients, 21- and 16-year-old males, with cleft lip and palate and multiple jaw cysts, were diagnosed according to clinical criteria. To confirm a diagnosis of NBCCS, we undertook a molecular genetic analysis of the PTCH gene. Their PTCH genes were analyzed by direct sequencing of the PCR product from their DNA, and previously unreported mutations were identified. A heterozygous duplication at the nucleotide position between 3325 and 3328 of the PTCH gene (c.3325_3328dupGGCG) was detected in the 21-year-old patient. It caused a frameshift mutation, resulting in a premature termination of the PTCH protein. A point mutation (G to C) in intron 7 of the PTCH gene (c.1067+1G>C) was detected in the 16-year-old patient. This caused an aberrant splicing of PTCH. It is interesting to note that the non-canonical cryptic splice-donor site was activated, which did not conform to the GT-AG rule.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome / complications*
  • Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • Cleft Lip / complications*
  • Cleft Lip / genetics
  • Cleft Palate / complications*
  • Cleft Palate / genetics
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Patched Receptors
  • Patched-1 Receptor
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • PTCH1 protein, human
  • Patched Receptors
  • Patched-1 Receptor
  • Receptors, Cell Surface