CEP57 mutation in a girl with mosaic variegated aneuploidy syndrome

Abstract

Mosaic variegated aneuploidy (MVA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by constitutional aneuploidies. Mutations in BUB1B and CEP57 genes, which are involved in mitotic spindle and microtubule stabilization, respectively, are responsible for a subset of patients with MVA. To date, CEP57 mutations have been reported only in four probands. We report on a girl with this disorder due to c.915-925dup11 mutation in CEP57, which predicts p.Leu309ProfsX9 and review the literature in order to facilitate genotype-phenotype correlation. Rhizomelic shortening of the upper limbs, skull anomalies with conserved head circumference, and absence of tumor development could be features suggesting a need for molecular screening of the CEP57 gene in patients with this disorder.