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21-08-2023 | Epistaxis | Rhinology
A novel frameshift mutation of the endoglin(ENG) gene causes hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in a Chinese family
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 1/2024
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Purpose
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a dominantly inherited disorder that involves epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectases, and visceral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). This study aims to investigate the genetic causes in a Chinese family with HHT.
Methods
HHT was confirmed according to Curaçao’s diagnostic criteria. Three patients diagnosed with HHT and healthy members were recruited. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) and sanger sequencing were performed to define the patient’s genetically pathogenic factor.
Results
The proband presented with recurrent epistaxis, hepatopulmonary arteriovenous malformation, and adenocarcinoma. A novel frameshift mutation (c.1376_1377delAC, p.H459Lfs*41) of the ENG gene was revealed in affected individuals by WES. There was no report of this variant and predicted to be highly damaging by causing truncation of the ENG protein.
Conclusion
We report a novel variant in the ENG gene in Chinese that extends the mutational and phenotypic spectra of the ENG gene, and also demonstrates the feasibility of WES in the application of genetic diagnosis of HHT.