J Genet Med.  2017 Dec;14(2):86-89. 10.5734/JGM.2017.14.2.86.

The first Korean case of Waardenburg-Shah syndrome with novel endothelin receptor type B mutations

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jmko@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder, including clinical features of pigmentary abnormalities of irides, skin, hair and sensorineural hearing loss and facial dysmorphism. Among the four types, WS type IV (Waardenburg-Shah syndrome) additionally represents Hirschsprung's disease. Mutations in the SOX10, END3, or EDNRB genes are known to cause WS type IV. Here, we report a 6 year-old girl who was diagnosed as WS type IV by typical clinical manifestations, including skin hypopigmentation, heterochromia of both irides, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, mild developmental delay and Hirschsprung's disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by molecular genetic analysis of EDNRB. Two novel EDNRB mutations were identified, and each mutation was segregated from each of her parents. During the follow-up period, the patient underwent a surgery for spleen torsion and was medically managed due to recurrent enterocolitis. Also, she suffered from impaired immunity including Hirschsprung's associated enterocolitis.

Keyword

Waardenburg syndrome; Hirschsprung disease; Endothelin B receptor

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Endothelins*
Enterocolitis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hair
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Hirschsprung Disease
Humans
Hypopigmentation
Molecular Biology
Parents
Receptor, Endothelin B
Receptors, Endothelin*
Skin
Spleen
Waardenburg Syndrome
Endothelins
Receptor, Endothelin B
Receptors, Endothelin
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