Identification of Compound Heterozygous EVC2 Gene Variants in Two Mexican Families with Ellis–van Creveld Syndrome

Nancy Negrete-Torres, María del Carmen Chima-Galán, Ernesto Antonio Sierra-López, Janet Sánchez-Ramos, Isela Álvarez-González, Julia Reyes-Reali, María Isabel Mendoza-Ramos, Efraín Garrido-Guerrero, Dante Amato, Claudia Fabiola Méndez-Catalá, Glustein Pozo-Molina, Adolfo René Méndez-Cruz

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Abstract

Background: Ellis–van Creveld syndrome (EvCS) is an autosomal recessive ciliopathy with a disproportionate short stature, polydactyly, dystrophic nails, oral defects, and cardiac anomalies. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the EVC or EVC2 genes. To obtain further insight into the genetics of EvCS, we identified the genetic defect for the EVC2 gene in two Mexican patients. Methods: Two Mexican families were enrolled in this study. Exome sequencing was applied in the probands to screen potential genetic variant(s), and then Sanger sequencing was used to identify the variant in the parents. Finally, a prediction of the three-dimensional structure of the mutant proteins was made. Results: One patient has a compound heterozygous EVC2 mutation: a novel heterozygous variant c.519_519 + 1delinsT inherited from her mother, and a heterozygous variant c.2161delC (p.L721fs) inherited from her father. The second patient has a previously reported compound heterozygous EVC2 mutation: nonsense mutation c.645G > A (p.W215*) in exon 5 inherited from her mother, and c.273dup (p.K92fs) in exon 2 inherited from her father. In both cases, the diagnostic was Ellis–van Creveld syndrome. Three-dimensional modeling of the EVC2 protein showed that truncated proteins are produced in both patients due to the generation of premature stop codons. Conclusion: The identified novel heterozygous EVC2 variants, c.2161delC and c.519_519 + 1delinsT, were responsible for the Ellis–van Creveld syndrome in one of the Mexican patients. In the second Mexican patient, we identified a compound heterozygous variant, c.645G > A and c.273dup, responsible for EvCS. The findings in this study extend the EVC2 mutation spectrum and may provide new insights into the EVC2 causation and diagnosis with implications for genetic counseling and clinical management.

Original languageEnglish
Article number887
JournalGenes
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • EVC2 gene
  • Ellis–van Creveld syndrome
  • Mexican patients
  • ciliopathies
  • whole exome sequencing

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