Genetic Analysis of Seven Patients with Inherited Ichthyosis and Nagashima-Type Palmoplantar Keratoderma

Authors

Jing Zhang
Yue Yao
Ya Tan
Hua-Ying Hu
Lin-Xi Zeng
Guo-Qiang Zhang

Publication Date

7-1-2024

Journal

Molecular Medicine Reports

Abstract

Inherited ichthyosis comprises a series of heterogeneous dermal conditions; it mainly manifests as widespread hyperkeratosis, xerosis and scaling of the skin. At times, overlapping symptoms require differential diagnosis between ichthyosis and several other similar disorders. The present study reports seven patients with confirmed or suspected to be associated with ichthyosis by conducting a thorough clinical and genetic investigation. Genetic testing was conducted using whole-exome sequencing, with Sanger sequencing as the validation method. The MEGA7 program was used to analyze the conservation of amino acid residues affected by the detected missense variants. The enrolled patients exhibited ichthyosis-like but distinct clinical manifestations. Genetic analysis identified diagnostic variations in the FLG, STS, KRT10 and SERPINB7 genes and clarified the carrying status of each variant in the respective family members. The two residues affected by the detected missense variants remained conserved across multiple species. Of note, the two variants, namely STS: c.452C>T(p.P151L) and c.647_650del(p.L216fs) are novel. In conclusion, a clear genetic differential diagnosis was made for the enrolled ichthyosis-associated patients; the study findings also extended the mutation spectrum of ichthyosis and provided solid evidence for the counseling of the affected families.

Keywords

Humans, Female, Male, Keratoderma, Palmoplantar, Filaggrin Proteins, Exome Sequencing, Child, Ichthyosis, Pedigree, Adult, Genetic Testing, Serpins, Keratin-10, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Mutation, Missense, Mutation, Young Adult, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Steryl-Sulfatase, inherited ichthyosis, FLG, STS, KRT10, SERPINB7

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PMID: 38695247