[Clinical and genetic features of dyskeratosis congenital with bone marrow failure in eight patients]

Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Mar;37(3):216-20. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2016.03.008.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To summary clinical and genetic features of childhood dyskeratosis congenital (DC) patients with bone marrow failure.

Methods: The clinical data of 8 DC patients with bone marrow failure diagnosed between September 2010 and September 2015 were collected. Whole exons with flanking regions of the 16 telomere-related genes, including DKC1, TERC, TERT, NOP10, NHP2, TINF2 and so on, were analyzed by next generation sequence.

Results: Six males and two females were included, with a median age of 42(15-60) months. The median blood cell count at onset were as follow: WBC 3.99 (1.26-5.44) × 10(9)/L, ANC 1.11 (0.38-2.15) × 10(9)/L, RBC 2.45 (0.37-3.56) × 10(12)/L, HGB 82.5(15-127) g/L, PLT 27 (2-112) ×10(9)/L. Hypoplastic or marked hypoplastic bone marrow were seen in 6 patients. DKC1 mutiaton were indentified in 3 patients: one c.961C>A mutation, and two c.1058C>T mutation. TINF2 mutations were identified in 4 patients: c.849delC, c.844C>T, c.811C>T, c.862T>A combined c.871delA. One patient had TINF2 mutation c.848C>A combined TERT mutation c.1138C>T. DKC1 c.961C>A mutation, TINF2 c.849delC mutation and TINF2 c.871delA mutaion were not reported so far. 5 of 7 patients got better after androgen administration. During follow-up, one patient died of serious infection, the other seven patients continued the treatment.

Conclusions: TINF2 and DKC1 mutations were the main genetic phenotypes in childhood DC with marrow failure patients. Androgen is effetive in some cases.

目的: 加深对先天性角化不良(dyskeratosis congenital,DC)伴骨髓衰竭的认识。

方法: 收集2010年9月30日至2015年9月30日8例伴骨髓衰竭DC患儿的临床资料,利用二代测序技术对DKC1、TERC、TERT、NOP10、NHP2、TINF2等16种端粒相关基因进行全外显子及剪接位点测序分析。

结果: 8例DC患儿中男6例、女2例,中位发病月龄为42(15~60)个月。初诊血常规:中位WBC 3.99(1.26~5.44)×109/L,中位中性粒细胞计数1.11(0.38~2.15)×109/L,中位RBC 2.45(0.37~3.56)×1012/L,中位HGB 82.5(15~127) g/L,中位PLT 27(2~112)×109/L。8例患儿中6例骨髓增生减低或重度减低。3例患儿检出DKC1基因突变:c.961C>A 1例,c.1058C>T 2例;4例患儿检出TINF2基因突变:c.849delC、c.844C>T、c.811C>T、c.862T>A合并c.871delA各1例;1例患儿检出TINF2基因突变(c.848C>A)合并TERT基因突变(c.1138C>T)。其中DKC c.961C>A、TINF2 c.849delC、TINF2 c.871delA突变为首次报道。7例患儿口服雄激素治疗,其中5例血常规指标改善。1例患儿死于重症感染,其余7例患儿维持治疗。

结论: DC伴骨髓衰竭以TINF2突变和DKC1突变为主。雄激素治疗对部分病例有效。

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology*
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita / genetics*
  • Dyskeratosis Congenita / pathology
  • Exons
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Pancytopenia / genetics*
  • Telomerase / genetics
  • Telomere-Binding Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • DKC1 protein, human
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • TINF2 protein, human
  • Telomere-Binding Proteins
  • TERT protein, human
  • Telomerase

Grants and funding

基金项目:国家重大科学研究计划(2012CB966603);卫生部2010–2012年度临床学科重点项目