Allelic and dosage effects of NHS in X-linked cataract and Nance-Horan syndrome: a family study and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Nance-Horan syndrome (NHS) is a rare X-linked dominant disorder caused by mutation in the NHS gene on chromosome Xp22.13. (OMIM 302350). Classic NHS manifested in males is characterized by congenital cataracts, dental anomalies, dysmorphic facial features and occasionally intellectual disability. Females typically have a milder presentation. The majority of reported cases of NHS are the result of nonsense mutations and small deletions. Isolated X-linked congenital cataract is caused by non-recurrent rearrangement-associated aberrant NHS transcription. Classic NHS in females associated with gene disruption by balanced X-autosome translocation has been infrequently reported. We present a familial NHS associated with translocation t(X;19) (Xp22.13;q13.1). The proband, a 28-year-old female, pr

SUBMITTER: Miller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496034 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature