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  • Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic disorder marked by unique facial characteristics, intellectual disability, and various congenital anomalies, studied in a group of 23 Taiwanese patients.
  • Genetic analysis revealed that 22 patients had mutations, predominantly missense, nonsense, and frameshift variants, while one had a variant with uncertain significance.
  • Common clinical features included distinctive facial traits (100%), intellectual disability (100%), and development delays, with other issues such as heart abnormalities and seizures being noted, emphasizing the necessity of genetic testing and multidisciplinary approaches for proper diagnosis and management.

Article Abstract

Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinct facial features, intellectual disability, and multiple congenital anomalies. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of KS in a Taiwanese patient group of 23 patients. variants were found in 22 individuals, with missense (26.1%), nonsense (21.7%), and frameshift (17.4%) variants being the most prevalent. One patient had a variant of uncertain significance. The most common clinical characteristics included distinct facial features (100%), intellectual disability (100%), developmental delay (95.7%), speech delay (78.3%), hypotonia (69.6%), congenital heart abnormalities (69.6%), and recurrent infections (65.2%). Other abnormalities included hearing loss (39.1%), seizures (26.1%), cleft palate (26.1%), and renal anomalies (21.7%). This study broadens the mutational and phenotypic spectrum of KS in the Taiwanese population, highlighting the importance of comprehensive genetic testing and multidisciplinary clinical evaluations for diagnosis and treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11353766PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161815DOI Listing

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