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SHOX Nullizygosity and Haploinsufficiency in a Japanese Family: Implication for the Development of Turner Skeletal Features

Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine (T.O., K.M., G.S.), Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Radiology, Nasu Chuo Hospital (G.N.), Ohtawara 324-0036, Japan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine (H.K.), Nagoya 466-8550, Japan; and Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Center Hospital, Aichi Welfare Center for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (T.H.), Kasugai 480-0392, Japan

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Tsutomu Ogata, Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. E-mail: . t-ogata{at}po.iijnet.or.jp

Abstract

We report on clinical and molecular findings in a Japanese family consisting of a male infant with SHOX nullizygosity and his four family members with SHOX haploinsufficiency. The male infant had Langer mesomelic dysplasia, the prepubertal sister had idiopathic short stature phenotype with no discernible skeletal features, the father had mild Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWDC), and the mother and the maternal grandmother had moderate LWDC. The five subjects lacked clinically recognizable short metacarpals, cubitus valgus, high arched palate, short neck, and micrognathia, as well as recurrent otitis media and hearing loss. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and sequence analyses showed that the proband had a pseudoautosomal microdeletion involving SHOX and a C502T missense mutation in the homeobox domain at exon 4, and that the father was heterozygous for the SHOX deletion, and the sister, the mother, and the grandmother were heterozygous for the C502T mutation.

The results, in conjunction with the previous findings, suggest that mesomelic skeletal features such as Langer mesomelic dysplasia and LWDC, which are absent or rare in Turner syndrome, are primarily caused by the SHOX dosage effect and the bone maturing effect of gonadal estrogens, whereas other skeletal features such as short metacarpals, cubitus valgus, and various craniofacial and cervical skeletal stigmata, which are common in Turner syndrome, are largely contributed by a compressive effect of distended lymphatics and lymphedema on the developing skeletal tissues.

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