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A novel variant in CYFIP2 in a girl with severe disabilities and bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria




AuthorsSalokivi, Tommi; Parkkola, Riitta; Rajendran, Yasmin; Bharadwaj, Thashi; Acharya, Anushree; Leal, Suzanne M., Järvelä, Irma; Arvio, Maria; Schrauwen, Isabelle

PublisherWiley

Publication year2024

Journal: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Journal name in sourceAMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A

Article numbere63478

Volume194

Issue4

ISSN1552-4825

eISSN1552-4833

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63478

Publication's open availability at the time of reportingNo Open Access

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Web address http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fajmg.a.63478

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/182384787

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Abstract

Bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (BPP) is a structural malformation of the cerebral cortex that can be caused by several genetic abnormalities. The most common clinical manifestations of BPP include intellectual disability and epilepsy. Cytoplasmic FMRP-interacting protein 2 (CYFIP2) is a protein that interacts with the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). CYFIP2 variants can cause various brain structural abnormalities with the most common clinical manifestations of intellectual disability, epileptic encephalopathy and dysmorphic features. We present a girl with multiple disabilities and BPP caused by a heterozygous, novel, likely pathogenic variant (c.1651G>C: p.(Val551Leu) in the CYFIP2 gene. Our case report broadens the spectrum of genetic diversity associated with BPP by incorporating CYFIP2.


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