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KRAS G12D mosaic mutation in a Chinese linear nevus sebaceous syndrome infant

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Genetics, October 2015
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Title
KRAS G12D mosaic mutation in a Chinese linear nevus sebaceous syndrome infant
Published in
BMC Medical Genetics, October 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12881-015-0247-1
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Authors

Huijun Wang, Yanyan Qian, Bingbing Wu, Ping Zhang, Wenhao Zhou

Abstract

Linear nevus sebaceous syndrome (LNSS) is a multisystem disorder that includes nevus sebaceous and central nervous system, ocular and skeletal anomalies. We report the first case of a KRAS G12D mosaic mutation in a patient diagnosed with LNSS. A 3-month-old female with a clinical diagnosis of LNSS presented with intermittent epilepsy. Her mother carefully collected a skin lesion sample from scratched-off scurf obtained from the patient's nails. DNA was extracted, and long-range PCR was performed to amplify the KRAS gene, which was then analyzed by next-generation sequencing. The results revealed the presence of a low-level heterozygous mutation in the KRAS gene (c.35C>T; p.G12D, 5 %). These findings suggest that the KRAS somatic mosaic mutation in this patient may have caused her skin and eye lesions and epilepsy. With this correct diagnosis, the infant can be effectively treated.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 11 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 2 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 18%
Student > Postgraduate 2 18%
Researcher 2 18%
Student > Bachelor 1 9%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 2 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 45%
Neuroscience 2 18%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 18%
Unknown 2 18%
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#15,349,419
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#517
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#166,488
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#8
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