Five patients with disorders of calcium metabolism presented with GCM2 gene variants

The GCM2 gene encodes a transcription factor predominantly expressed in parathyroid cells that is known to be critical for development, proliferation and maintenance of the parathyroid cells. A cohort of 127 Spanish patients with a disorder of calcium metabolism were screened for mutations by Next-G...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 2968
Main Authors: García-Castaño, Alejandro, Madariaga, Leire, Gómez-Conde, Sara, Cordo, Carmen Lourdes Rey, López-Iglesias, María, Garcia-Fernández, Yolanda, Martín, Alicia, González, Pedro, Goicolea, Ignacio, de Nanclares, Gustavo Pérez, De la Hoz, Ana Belén, Aguayo, Aníbal, de LaPiscina, Idoia Martínez, Martínez, Rosa, Saso, Laura, Urrutia, Inés, Velasco, Olaia, Castaño, Luis, Gaztambide, Sonia
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Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03-02-2021
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Summary:The GCM2 gene encodes a transcription factor predominantly expressed in parathyroid cells that is known to be critical for development, proliferation and maintenance of the parathyroid cells. A cohort of 127 Spanish patients with a disorder of calcium metabolism were screened for mutations by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). A targeted panel for disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism was designed to include 65 genes associated with these disorders. We observed two variants of uncertain significance (p.(Ser487Phe) and p.Asn315Asp), one likely pathogenic (p.Val382Met) and one benign variant (p.Ala393_Gln395dup) in the GCM2 gene in the heterozygous state in five families (two index cases had hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism, respectively, and three index cases had primary hyperparathyroidism). Our study shows the utility of NGS in unravelling the genetic origin of some disorders of the calcium and phosphorus metabolism, and confirms the GCM2 gene as an important element for the maintenance of calcium homeostasis. Importantly, a novel variant in the GCM2 gene (p.(Ser487Phe)) has been found in a patient with hypocalcemia.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-82661-y