J Genet Med.  2021 Jun;18(1):70-74. 10.5734/JGM.2021.18.1.70.

Cohen–Gibson syndrome in a family: The first familial case report

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Childrens’ Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
  • 2Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea

Abstract

Cohen–Gibson syndrome (CGS) was first reported by Cohen et al., who identified the mutation of the gene encoding the embryonic ectoderm development (EED) in a patient with phenotypes similar to Weaver syndrome. CGS manifests as an overgrowth and intellectual disability, in addition to the characteristic facial features and organ anomalies. CGS has been reported in only 11 unrelated patients since 2015. A girl aged 6 years and 3 months presented with seizures. She had macrosomia, a dysmorphic face, and intellectual disability. Her mother and younger sister and brother also had macrosomia, intellectual disability, and similar facial features; additionally, her mother experienced seizures and had an arachnoid cyst, while her siblings had valvar pulmonary stenosis. Whole-exome sequencing for the proband revealed a mutation of EED (c.581A>G, p.Asn194Ser), which was also verified in the mother and both siblings using Sanger sequencing. This is the first report of familial CGS.

Keyword

Intellectual disability; Growth; Development; Embryonic ectoderm development protein; Seizures
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