Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome (SGBS), an X-linked encephalo-tropho-schisis syndrome described in fewer than a dozen families, is characterized by pre- and postnatal overgrowth, "coarse" face, minor facial anomalies and, in more severe cases, multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation. We report on 2 brothers with overgrowth, macrocephaly, polydactyly, supernumerary nipples, and characteristic facial appearance. In addition, the propositus also had pulmonic stenosis and a cleft palate. The findings present in our patients are compared to those in the original patients and to those in patients described more recently. Despite the fact that our patients have most of the minor and several of the more severe malformations, they are not mentally retarded.
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Genes (Basel)
December 2024
Research Centre for Medical Genetics, 1 Moskvorechye St., 115522 Moscow, Russia.
Introduction: Pathogenic variants in the gene are linked to a spectrum of syndromes that exhibit partial clinical overlap. Hemizygous loss-of-function variants are considered lethal in males, while heterozygous loss-of-function variants generally result in oro-facial-digital syndrome type 1. A reported phenotype, Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome type 2, was published once but remains controversial, with many specialists questioning its validity and arguing about its continued listing in the OMIM database.
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December 2024
Center for Spatial and Functional Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Aims/hypothesis: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of type 2 diabetes loci, with the vast majority of signals located in non-coding regions; as a consequence, it remains largely unclear which 'effector' genes these variants influence. Determining these effector genes has been hampered by the relatively challenging cellular settings in which they are hypothesised to confer their effects.
Methods: To implicate such effector genes, we elected to generate and integrate high-resolution promoter-focused Capture-C, assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with sequencing (ATAC-seq) and RNA-seq datasets to characterise chromatin and expression profiles in multiple cell lines relevant to type 2 diabetes for subsequent functional follow-up analyses: EndoC-BH1 (pancreatic beta cell), HepG2 (hepatocyte) and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS; adipocyte).
Rofo
August 2024
Section of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Am J Med Genet A
December 2024
Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) is a rare congenital overgrowth condition characterized by macrosomia, macroglossia, coarse facial features, and development delays. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the GPC3 gene on chromosome Xq26.2.
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