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Identify the underlying genetic defect in a patient with pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib who exhibited an isolated methylation defect at the A/B DMR without known STX16 deletions.

January 17, 2014The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismOpen Access

Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ib: A Novel Inherited Deletion AblatingSTX16Causes Loss of Imprinting at the A/B DMR

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FEFrancesca Marta ElliOspedale Cisanello LSLuisa De SanctisOspedale Regina Margherita EPErika PeverelliUniversity of Milan

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Genetic case study reveals a novel STX16 deletion in pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib, highlighting the need for advanced diagnostic testing for accurate genetic counseling.

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Identify the underlying genetic defect in a patient with pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib who exhibited an isolated methylation defect at the A/B DMR without known STX16 deletions.
Assessed a patient presenting with hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and elevated parathyroid hormone levels alongside unaffected family members.
Performed methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification targeting the GNAS and STX16 loci to screen for novel genomic rearrangements.
Identified a novel inherited deletion in the STX16 locus that overlaps with known variants but is undetectable using standard first-line diagnostic methods.
Demonstrated that the identified genetic deletion causes isolated loss of imprinting at the GNAS A/B differentially methylated region, confirming autosomal dominant maternal transmission.

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Elli et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aacd0a0200b19d7774f8bef https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2013-3704

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Genetic case study reveals a novel STX16 deletion in pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib, highlighting the need for advanced diagnostic testing for accurate genetic counseling.

Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ib: A Novel Inherited Deletion AblatingSTX16Causes Loss of Imprinting at the A/B DMR

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Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ib: A Novel Inherited Deletion AblatingSTX16Causes Loss of Imprinting at the A/B DMR

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