Pelin Özlem ŞİMŞEK-KİPER, Neşe DERİCİOĞLU, Can Ebru BEKİRCAN-KURT, Koray BODUROĞLU

A novel de novo mutation involving the MLL2 gene in a Kabuki syndrome patient presenting with seizures

Kabuki syndrome is a rare multiple congenital anomaly disorder. Although mental retardation is one of the main features, various neurological symptoms such as hypotonia and seizures can occur. Here we report on a 18-year-old Turkish male patient who was diagnosed previously as Kabuki syndrome. Molecular genetic analysis showed a novel de novo heterozygous mutation (c.12964C>T [p.Gln4322*] ) in the MLL2 gene, that leads to the synthesis of a truncated protein. The aim of the present report is to increase the awareness of Kabuki Syndrome among adult neurologists and to present a previously unreported non-sense mutation in the MLL2 gene.

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