A novel heterozygous RIT1 mutation in a patient with Noonan syndrome, leukopenia, and transient myeloproliferation—a review of the literature

Noonan syndrome (NS) is a genetic condition presenting with typical facies, cardiac defects, short stature, variable developmental deficit, cryptorchidism, skeletal, and other abnormalities. Germline mutations in genes involved in the RAS/MAPK signaling have been discovered to underlie NS. Recently,...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 2016-04, Vol.175 (4), p.587-592
Main Authors: Nemcikova, Michaela, Vejvalkova, Sarka, Fencl, Filip, Sukova, Martina, Krepelova, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Child, Preschool
Female
Heterozygote
Humans
Leukopenia - diagnosis
Leukopenia - genetics
Literature reviews
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mutation, Missense
Myeloproliferative Disorders - diagnosis
Myeloproliferative Disorders - genetics
Noonan Syndrome - diagnosis
Noonan Syndrome - genetics
Pediatrics
Phenotype
Pregnancy
ras Proteins - genetics
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Summary:Noonan syndrome (NS) is a genetic condition presenting with typical facies, cardiac defects, short stature, variable developmental deficit, cryptorchidism, skeletal, and other abnormalities. Germline mutations in genes involved in the RAS/MAPK signaling have been discovered to underlie NS. Recently, missense mutations in RIT1 have been reported as causative for individuals with clinical signs of NS. We report on a 2.5-year-old boy with NS phenotype with a novel heterozygous change in the RIT1 gene. The patient was born prematurely from pregnancy monitored for polyhydramnios. At 7 months of age, non-immune neutropenia and splenomegaly have been observed. During the severe pneumonia at 10 months, significant progression of hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia with monocytosis (15–29 %), and thrombocytopenia occurred. Bone marrow evaluation showed myeloid hyperplasia and monocytosis, suggestive of myeloproliferative syndrome. Clinical phenotype (facial dysmorphism, soft hair, short neck, broad chest, widely spaced nipples, mild pectus carinatum, deep palmar creases, unilateral cryptorchidism), and moderate pulmonary valve stenosis with mild psychomotor delay were indicative of NS. DNA analysis identified a de novo heterozygous variant c.69A >T, p.(Lys23Asn) in exon 2 of the RIT1 gene, presumed to be causative. Conclusion : We present a patient with a clinical suspicion of NS carrying a novel substitution in RIT1 and hematologic findings not being observed in RIT1 positive patients to date. Thus, the case broadens variability of hematologic symptoms in RIT1 positive NS individuals. What is known: • Noonan syndrome is a common genetically heterogeneous disorder of autosomal dominant inheritance characterized by craniofacial dysmorphism , short stature , congenital heart defects , variable cognitive deficit , and other anomalies . What is new: • We report on a 2.5-year-old male patient with clinical signs of NS and hematologic abnormalities , in whom a novel heterozygous substitution in RIT1 with probable pathogenicity was detected .
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-015-2658-6