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Dominant TRPV4 mutations in nonlethal and lethal metatropic dysplasia
Author(s) -
Camacho Natalia,
Krakow Deborah,
Johnykutty Sharlin,
Katzman Philip J.,
Pepkowitz Samuel,
Vriens Joris,
Nilius Bernd,
Boyce Brendan F.,
Cohn Daniel H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.33392
Subject(s) - endochondral ossification , trpv4 , dysplasia , chondrocyte , anatomy , pathology , biology , medicine , genetics , cartilage , receptor , ion channel
Abstract Metatropic dysplasia is a clinical heterogeneous skeletal dysplasia characterized by short extremities, a short trunk with progressive kyphoscoliosis, and craniofacial abnormalities that include a prominent forehead, midface hypoplasia, and a squared‐off jaw. Dominant mutations in the gene encoding TRPV4, a calcium permeable ion channel, were identified all 10 of a series of metatropic dysplasia cases, ranging in severity from mild to perinatal lethal. These data demonstrate that the lethal form of the disorder is dominantly inherited and suggest locus homogeneity in the disease. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated that the mutations activate the channel, indicating that the mechanism of disease may result from increased calcium in chondrocytes. Histological studies in two cases of lethal metatropic dysplasia revealed markedly disrupted endochondral ossification, with reduced numbers of hypertrophic chondrocytes and presence of islands of cartilage within the zone of primary mineralization. These data suggest that altered chondrocyte differentiation in the growth plate leads to the clinical findings in metatropic dysplasia. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.