A Novel Frameshift Mutation (c.5387_5388insTT) in NIPBL in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome with Severe Phenotype

Abstract

Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a developmental disorder which is characterized by typical facial features, upper extremity malformations, and growth and cognitive delays. The genes involved in CdLS encode the cohesin complex and its associated proteins; and NIPBL mutations, which account for half of the cases, result in severe CdLS phenotypes. We describe a girl with CdLS, presenting with typical facial dysmorphism, cleft palate, hypertrichosis, upper limb hypertonicity, flexion contracture of elbows, micromelia, bilateral hearing loss, gastroesophageal reflux, and severe pyloric stenosis. We detected a heterozygous frameshift mutation in NIPBL (c.5387_5388ins(TT), p.Leu1796Phefs*8) which is a novel mutation.

Keywords: Cornelia de Lange syndrome; Frameshift mutation; Korean; NIPBL.