Spondyloenchondrodysplasia with spasticity, cerebral calcifications, and immune dysregulation: clinical and radiographic delineation of a pleiotropic disorder

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serval:BIB_2D9B0A20E958
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Spondyloenchondrodysplasia with spasticity, cerebral calcifications, and immune dysregulation: clinical and radiographic delineation of a pleiotropic disorder
Journal
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A
Author(s)
Renella  R., Schaefer  E., LeMerrer  M., Alanay  Y., Kandemir  N., Eich  G., Costa  T., Ballhausen  D., Boltshauser  E., Bonafe  L., Giedion  A., Unger  S., Superti-Furga  A.
ISSN
1552-4825
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2006
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
140
Number
6
Pages
541-50
Language
english
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Mar 15
Abstract
Enchondromas are a feature of several constitutional disorders of bone, and the classification of different nosologic entities is still provisional. Among these disorders, spondyloenchondrodysplasia (SPENCD), as outlined by Schorr et al. [1976], is defined by the presence of radiolucent spondylar and metaphyseal lesions that represent persistence of islands of chondroid tissue within bone. Careful review of radiographic findings is needed to distinguish SPENCD from the many other disorders combining enchondromas with spinal lesions. Even when strict criteria are applied, it appears that SPENCD is clinically heterogeneous, as some SPENCD patients are neurologically intact while others present with spasticity, mental retardation, and cerebral calcifications in different combinations, and it has been suggested that SPENCD should be divided in two types. We herein report ten individuals from six families with SPENCD and illustrate the radiographic changes. Seven individuals had CNS manifestations including spasticity, developmental delay, and late-onset cerebral calcifications. We also noted that six individuals had clinical manifestations of autoimmunity (auto-immune thrombocytopenic purpura, auto-immune hemolytic anemia, auto-immune thyroiditis, and SLE) and one had been diagnosed with immune deficiency. Neurological and autoimmune manifestations were seen in different combinations within one single family. These observations suggest that SPENCD may be a single entity defined by specific radiographic features, but with remarkably pleiotropic manifestations that include CNS disease (spasticity, mental retardation, and calcifications), as well as immune dysregulation ranging from autoimmunity to immunodeficiency. The notion of recessive inheritance hitherto assumed is challenged by the observation of two apparently dominant pedigrees.
Keywords
Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics/pathology/radiography Adolescent Adult Bone and Bones/abnormalities/radiography Brain Diseases/*pathology Calcinosis/*pathology Child Child, Preschool Family Health Female Humans Immune System Diseases/*pathology Male Muscle Spasticity/*pathology Osteochondrodysplasias/*pathology Pedigree
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Web of science
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