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Pagnamenta, Alistair T.; Belles, Rebecca S.; Salbert, Bonnie Anne; Wentzensen, Ingrid M.; Guillen Sacoto, Maria J.; Santos, Francis Jeshira Reynoso; Caffo, Alesky; Ferla, Matteo; Banos‐Pinero, Benito; Pawliczak, Karolina; Makvand, Mina; Najmabadi, Hossein; Maroofian, Reza; Lester, Tracy; Yanez‐Felix, Ana Lucia; Villarroel‐Cortes, Camilo E.; Xia, Fan; Al Fayez, Khowla; Al Hashem, Amal; Shears, Deborah; Irving, Melita; Offiah, Amaka C.; Kariminejad, Ariana; Taylor, Jenny C.
Clinical genetics, July 2023, Volume: 104, Issue: 1Journal Article
PKDCC encodes a component of Hedgehog signalling required for normal chondrogenesis and skeletal development. Although biallelic PKDCC variants have been implicated in rhizomelic shortening of limbs with variable dysmorphic features, this association was based on just two patients. In this study, data from the 100 000 Genomes Project was used in conjunction with exome sequencing and panel‐testing results accessed via international collaboration to assemble a cohort of eight individuals from seven independent families with biallelic PKDCC variants. The allelic series included six frameshifts, a previously described splice‐donor site variant and a likely pathogenic missense variant observed in two families that was supported by in silico structural modelling. Database queries suggested that the prevalence of this condition is between 1 of 127 and 1 of 721 in clinical cohorts with skeletal dysplasia of unknown aetiology. Clinical assessments, combined with data from previously published cases, indicate a predominantly upper limb involvement. Micrognathia, hypertelorism and hearing loss appear to be commonly co‐occurring features. In conclusion, this study strengthens the link between biallelic inactivation of PKDCC and rhizomelic limb‐shortening and will enable clinical testing laboratories to better interpret variants in this gene. Although PKDCC variants have been implicated in rhizomelic shortening of limbs, the original association was based on just two patients. In this study, using data from the 100 000 Genomes Project and international collaboration, we describe a new cohort of eight individuals from seven independent families with biallelic PKDCC variants.
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