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Two faces of DNMT3A-associated pathology
https://doi.org/10.25557/2073-7998.2025.08.134-136
Abstract
The syndromic disorders of neuropsychiatric development associated with DNMT3A mutations have been described relatively recently. Interestingly, two dissimilar phenotypes are associated with DNMT3A defects: Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome (with macrocephaly and tall stature) and an extremely rare Hein-Sproul-Jackson syndrome (with microcephaly and short stature). We have identified two patients corresponding to the clinical signs of these syndromes. Whole-exome sequencing revealed rare variants of the DNMT3A gene. Patient with Hein-Sproul-Jackson syndrome demonstrated previously undescribed clinical features.
Keywords
developmental delay,
DNMT3A,
de novo mutations,
Hein-Sproul-Jackson syndrome,
Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome
Supporting agencies: The research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant 24-45-00067
About the Authors
O. S. Sharonova
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
194100; 2, Litovskaya st.; Saint Petersburg
K. E. Valyakina
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
194100; 2, Litovskaya st.; Saint Petersburg
P. R. Korzun
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
194100; 2, Litovskaya st.; Saint Petersburg
K. S. Malysheva
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
194100; 2, Litovskaya st.; Saint Petersburg
S. A. Laptiev
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
194100; 2, Litovskaya st.; Saint Petersburg
E. N. Suspitsin
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
194100; 2, Litovskaya st.; Saint Petersburg
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Sharonova O.S., Valyakina K.E., Korzun P.R., Malysheva K.S., Laptiev S.A., Suspitsin E.N. Two faces of DNMT3A-associated pathology. Medical Genetics. 2025;24(8):134-136. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25557/2073-7998.2025.08.134-136
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