A Novel Heterozygous Variant in a Neurofibromatosis-Noonan Syndrome Patient with Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Case Report

Si Qin, Yindi Zhang, Fadong Yu, Yinxing Ni, Jian Zhong
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  1. Si Qin: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing, China ORCID
  2. Yindi Zhang: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing, China ORCID
  3. Fadong Yu: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing, China ORCID
  4. Yinxing Ni: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing, China ORCID
  5. Jian Zhong: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing, China ORCID

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome (NFNS), a rare autosomal-dominant hereditary disease, is characterized by clinical manifestations of both neurofibromatosis type 1 () and NS. We present a case of NFNS with short stature caused by a heterozygous nonsense variant of the gene. A 12-year-old boy was admitted because of short stature, numerous café-au-lait spots, low-set and posteriorly rotated ears, sparse eyebrows, broad forehead, and inverted triangular face. Cranial and spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed abnormal nodular lesions. Molecular analysis revealed a novel heterozygous c.6189 C > G (p.(Tyr2063*)) variant in the gene. The patient was not prescribed recombinant growth hormone (GH) therapy because exogenous GH may have enlarged the abnormal skeletal lesions. During follow-up, Lisch nodules were found in the ophthalmologic examination. NFNS, a variant form of , is caused by heterozygous mutations in the gene. The mechanism of GH deficiency caused by is still unclear. Whether NFNS patients should be treated with exogenous GH remains controversial.

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MeSH Term

Male
Humans
Child
Neurofibromatosis 1
Neurofibromatoses
Dwarfism, Pituitary
Growth Hormone

Chemicals

Growth Hormone

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