Akif Ayaz, Zeynep Doğru, Kıvanç Kök, Nihan Bayram, Yöntem Yaman, Abdullah Hüseyin Köseoğlu, Türkan Yiğitbaşı, Aslı Güner Öztürk Demir, Elçin Yüksel, Burcu Dundar, Erdal Fırat Çaralan, Serdar Nepesov, Murat Elli
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Abstract Although many genetic etiologies, such as Fanconi anemia, Shwachman–Diamond syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita, and Diamond–Blackfan anemia, from hereditary bone marrow failure are known today, the responsible gene remains unknown in a significant part of these patients. A 6-year-old girl, whose parents were first-cousin consanguineous, was referred to the pediatric hematology department due to growth retardation, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and anemia. The patient had low-set ears, pectus excavatum inferiorly, and cafe-au-lait spots. In whole-exome analysis, p.K385T (c.1154A > C) variant in the RASA3 gene was detected as homozygous. The amino acid position of the alteration is located in the conserved and ordered region, corresponding to the Ras GTPase activation domain (Ras-GAP) in the center of the protein. Importantly, most of in silico prediction tools of pathogenicity predicts the variant as damaging. RASopathies, which are characterized by many common clinical findings, such as atypical facial features, growth delays, and heart defects, are a group of rare genetic diseases caused by mutations in the genes involved in the Ras-MAPK pathway. The findings in this patient were consistent with the RASopathy-like phenotype and bone marrow failure. Interestingly, enrichment of RASopathy genes was observed in the RASA3 protein–protein interaction network. Furthermore, the subsequent topological clustering revealed a putative function module, which further implicates RASA3 in this disease as a novel potential causative gene. In this context, the detected RASA3 mutation could be manifesting itself clinically as the observed phenotype by disrupting the functional cooperation between the RASA3 protein and its interaction partners. Relatedly, current literature also supports the obtained findings. Overall, this study provides new insights into RASopathy and put forward the RASA3 gene as a novel candidate gene for this disease group.
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The Journal of Pediatric Genetics is an English multidisciplinary peer-reviewed international journal publishing articles on all aspects of genetics in childhood and of the genetics of experimental models. These topics include clinical genetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, medical genetics, dysmorphology, teratology, genetic counselling, genetic engineering, formal genetics, neuropsychiatric genetics, behavioral genetics, community genetics, cytogenetics, hereditary or syndromic cancer genetics, genetic mapping, reproductive genetics, fetal pathology and prenatal diagnosis, multiple congenital anomaly syndromes, and molecular embryology of birth defects. Journal of Pediatric Genetics provides an in-depth update on new subjects and current comprehensive coverage of the latest techniques used in the diagnosis of childhood genetics. Journal of Pediatric Genetics encourages submissions from all authors throughout the world. The following articles will be considered for publication: editorials, original and review articles, short report, rapid communications, case reports, letters to the editor, and book reviews. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines in the field of pediatric genetics. This journal is a publication of the World Pediatric Society: http://www.worldpediatricsociety.org/ The Journal of Pediatric Genetics is available in print and online. Articles published ahead of print are available via the eFirst service on the Thieme E-Journals platform.