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Review
. 2024 Apr;105(4):434-439.
doi: 10.1111/cge.14474. Epub 2023 Dec 18.

RUNX2-related metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia: A rare skeletal disorder resembling SFRP4-related Pyle disease

Ewa Hordyjewska-Kowalczyk  1 , Wim Wuyts  2 , Nele Boeckx  2 , An Verdonck  3   4 , Gretl Hendrickx  1 , Geert Mortier  1   5
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RUNX2-related metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia: A rare skeletal disorder resembling SFRP4-related Pyle disease

Ewa Hordyjewska-Kowalczyk et al. Clin Genet. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia with or without brachydactyly (MDMHB) is an ultra-rare skeletal dysplasia caused by heterozygous intragenic RUNX2 duplications, comprising either exons 3 to 5 or exons 3 to 6 of RUNX2. In this study, we describe a 14-year-old Belgian boy with metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia but without brachydactyly. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed mild facial dysmorphism, dental anomalies, enlarged clavicles, genua valga and metaphyseal flaring and thin cortices with an osteoporotic skeletal appearance. Exome sequencing led to the identification of a de novo heterozygous tandem duplication within RUNX2, encompassing exons 3 to 7. This duplication is larger than the ones previously reported in MDMHB cases since it extends into the C-terminal activation domain of RUNX2. We review previously reported cases with MDMHB and highlight the resemblance of this disorder with Pyle disease, which may be explained by intersecting molecular pathways between RUNX2 and sFRP4. This study expands our knowledge on the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of MDMHB and the role of RUNX2 in rare bone disorders.

Keywords: Pyle disease; RUNX2; SFRP4; intragenic duplication; metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia; skeletal dysplasia.

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