Mutations in the pericentrin (PCNT) gene cause primordial dwarfism

Anita Rauch; Christian T. Thiel; Detlev Schindler; Ursula Wick; Yanick J. Crow; Arif B. Ekici; Anthonie J. Van Essen; Timm O. Goecke; Lihadh Al-Gazali; Krystyna H. Chrzanowska; Christiane Zweier; Han G. Brunner; Kristin Becker; Cynthia J. Curry; Bruno Dallapiccola; Koenraad Devriendt; Arnd Dörfler; Esther Kinning; André Megarbane; Peter Meinecke; Robert K. Semple; Stephanie Spranger; Annick Toutain; Richard C. Trembath; Egbert Voss; Louise Wilson; Raoul Hennekam; Francis De Zegher; Helmuth Günther Dörr; André Reis

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Mutations in the pericentrin (PCNT) gene cause primordial dwarfism

Anita Rauch, Christian T. Thiel, Detlev Schindler, Ursula Wick, Yanick J. Crow, Arif B. Ekici, Anthonie J. Van Essen, Timm O. Goecke, Lihadh Al-Gazali, Krystyna H. Chrzanowska, Christiane Zweier, Han G. Brunner, Kristin Becker, Cynthia J. Curry, Bruno Dallapiccola, Koenraad Devriendt, Arnd Dörfler, Esther Kinning, André Megarbane, Peter MeineckeRobert K. Semple, Stephanie Spranger, Annick Toutain, Richard C. Trembath, Egbert Voss, Louise Wilson, Raoul Hennekam, Francis De Zegher, Helmuth Günther Dörr, André Reis

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Fundamental processes influencing human growth can be revealed by studying extreme short stature. Using genetic linkage analysis, we find that biallelic loss-of-function mutations in the centrosomal pericentrin (PCNT) gene on chromosome 21q22.3 cause microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) in 25 patients. Adults with this rare inherited condition have an average height of 100 centimeters and a brain size comparable to that of a 3-month-old baby, but are of near-normal intelligence. Absence of PCNT results in disorganized mitotic spindles and missegregation of chromosomes. Mutations in related genes are known to cause primary microcephaly (MCPH1, CDK5RAP2, ASPM, and CENPJ).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	816-819
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	319
Issue number	5864
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1151174
Publication status	Published - Feb 8 2008

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Rauch, A., Thiel, C. T., Schindler, D., Wick, U., Crow, Y. J., Ekici, A. B., Van Essen, A. J., Goecke, T. O., Al-Gazali, L., Chrzanowska, K. H., Zweier, C., Brunner, H. G., Becker, K., Curry, C. J., Dallapiccola, B., Devriendt, K., Dörfler, A., Kinning, E., Megarbane, A., ... Reis, A. (2008). Mutations in the pericentrin (PCNT) gene cause primordial dwarfism. Science, 319(5864), 816-819. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1151174

Rauch, A, Thiel, CT, Schindler, D, Wick, U, Crow, YJ, Ekici, AB, Van Essen, AJ, Goecke, TO, Al-Gazali, L, Chrzanowska, KH, Zweier, C, Brunner, HG, Becker, K, Curry, CJ, Dallapiccola, B, Devriendt, K, Dörfler, A, Kinning, E, Megarbane, A, Meinecke, P, Semple, RK, Spranger, S, Toutain, A, Trembath, RC, Voss, E, Wilson, L, Hennekam, R, De Zegher, F, Dörr, HG & Reis, A 2008, 'Mutations in the pericentrin (PCNT) gene cause primordial dwarfism', Science, vol. 319, no. 5864, pp. 816-819. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1151174

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