Frequency and clinical characteristics of distinct etiologies in patients with Silver-Russell syndrome diagnosed based on the Netchine-Harbison clinical scoring system

Tomoko Fuke, Akie Nakamura, Takanobu Inoue, Sayaka Kawashima, Kaori Hara-Isono, Keiko Matsubara, Shinichiro Sano, Kazuki Yamazawa, Maki Fukami, Tsutomu Ogata, Masayo Kagami

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Abstract

Silver-Russel syndrome (SRS) is a representative imprinting disorder (ID) characterized by growth failure and diagnosed by clinical features. Recently, international consensus has recommended using the Netchine-Harbison clinical scoring system (NH-CSS) as clinical diagnostic criteria. Loss of methylation of H19/IGF2:intergenic differentially methylated region (H19LOM) and maternal uniparental disomy chromosome 7 (UPD(7)mat) are common etiologies of SRS; however, other IDs, pathogenic variants (PVs) of genes, and pathogenic copy number variants (PCNVs) have been reported in patients meeting NH-CSS. To clarify the frequency and clinical characteristics of each etiology, we conducted (epi)genetic analysis in 173 patients satisfying NH-CSS. H19LOM and UPD(7)mat were identified in 34.1%. PCNVs, other IDs, and PVs were in 15.0%. Patients with all six NH-CSS items were most frequently observed with H19LOM and UPD(7)mat. This study confirmed the suitability of NH-CSS as clinical diagnostic criteria, the (epi)genetic heterogeneity of SRS, and showed the necessity of further discussion regarding the “SRS spectrum”.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)607-611
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Human Genetics
Volume67
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Oct
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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