BACKGROUND: Orofacial clefts are common congenital malformations usually characterized by a multifactorial etiology. These heterogeneous defects comprise cleft lip (CL), CL with cleft palate (CL/P), and cleft palate, sometimes observed in recognizable syndromes, with mendelian, chromosomal, or environmental pathogenesis. The Van der Woude syndrome is a mendelian CL/P, accounting for about 2% of all cases and caused by mutations in the interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) gene, located on 1q32.2 chromosome. OBJECTIVE: Here, we describe a familial case with a novel IRF6 mutation segregating in the maternal line, displaying a highly intrafamilial variable clinical expression. CONCLUSION: This report emphasizes the role of the clinician in recognizing the clinical variability and the genetic heterogeneity of CL/P.

A heritable cause of cleft lip and palate-Van der Woude syndrome caused by a novel IRF6 mutation. Review of the literature and of the differential diagnosis.

FERRERO, Giovanni Battista;BALDASSARRE, GIUSEPPINA;MUSSA, ALESSANDRO;CIRILLO, Margherita
2010-01-01

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Orofacial clefts are common congenital malformations usually characterized by a multifactorial etiology. These heterogeneous defects comprise cleft lip (CL), CL with cleft palate (CL/P), and cleft palate, sometimes observed in recognizable syndromes, with mendelian, chromosomal, or environmental pathogenesis. The Van der Woude syndrome is a mendelian CL/P, accounting for about 2% of all cases and caused by mutations in the interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) gene, located on 1q32.2 chromosome. OBJECTIVE: Here, we describe a familial case with a novel IRF6 mutation segregating in the maternal line, displaying a highly intrafamilial variable clinical expression. CONCLUSION: This report emphasizes the role of the clinician in recognizing the clinical variability and the genetic heterogeneity of CL/P.
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Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Van der Woude syndrome; IRF6 gene
Ferrero GB; Baldassarre G; Panza E; Valenzise M; Pippucci T; Mussa A; Pepe E; Seri M; Silengo MC
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