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Erschienen in: Familial Cancer 1/2020

21.01.2020 | Short Communication

Neurofibromatosis type 2 discordance in monozygous twins

verfasst von: S. Amico, P. Smith, S. Tobi, M. Perry, A. Wallace, D. G. Evans

Erschienen in: Familial Cancer | Ausgabe 1/2020

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Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant condition caused by pathogenic variants in the NF2 gene. The pathogenic variant is either inherited or obtained by de novo mutation, characterised by the presence of schwannomas, meningiomas and ependymomas. Here we report the presence of NF2 in one twin, with bilateral vestibular schwannomas and a pathogenic variant of the NF2 gene identified in both tumour and lymphocytes, while his monozygous brother remains asymptomatic. Imaging of the unaffected twin showed no tumour load and genetic testing via Sanger sequencing and Amplification Refractory Mutation System assay demonstrated low levels of expression of the NF2 variant in lymphocytes. Further testing on non-haemopoietic tissue showed little expression or absence of the pathogenic variant. Given there is no family history and the low level of the variant, we assume the pathogenic variant is a de novo mutation during embryogenesis. De novo mutations have been described as occurring at three possible time points in the creation of monozygous twins with different genetic make-up; prior to the twinning event, as a cause of the event, or after the twinning event. Of these options, we hypothesise that the discordance in the expression of the NF2 variant between these twins is likely due to a mutational event that occurred as a result of either of the latter two possibilities, between which we cannot determine. The pathogenic variant in lymphocytes was likely transferred between the twins through a shared blood supply in utero, and the non-haemopoietic samples that showed low levels of expression, were likely due to the presence of lymphocytic cells. Therefore, we have a discordance between monozygous twins at the NF2 gene.
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Metadaten
Titel
Neurofibromatosis type 2 discordance in monozygous twins
verfasst von
S. Amico
P. Smith
S. Tobi
M. Perry
A. Wallace
D. G. Evans
Publikationsdatum
21.01.2020
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Familial Cancer / Ausgabe 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1389-9600
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7292
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-019-00148-2

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