Case report
Novel cAMP binding protein-BP (CREBBP) mutation in a girl with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, GH deficiency, Arnold Chiari malformation and pituitary hypoplasia
1 Department of Pediatrics “F. Fede”, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Via Luigi De Crecchio 2, 80138, Napoli, Italy
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Napoli, Italy
BMC Medical Genetics 2013, 14:28 doi:10.1186/1471-2350-14-28
Published: 23 February 2013Abstract
Background
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder (prevalence 1:125,000) characterised by broad thumbs and halluces, facial dysmorphism, psychomotor development delay, skeletal defects, abnormalities in the posterior fossa and short stature. The known genetic causes are point mutations or deletions of the cAMP-response element binding protein-BP (CREBBP) (50-60% of the cases) and of the homologous gene E1A-binding protein (EP300) (5%).
Case presentation
We describe, for the first time in literature, a RTS Caucasian girl, 14-year-old, with growth hormone (GH) deficiency, pituitary hypoplasia, Arnold Chiari malformation type 1, double syringomyelic cavity and a novel CREBBP mutation (c.3546insCC).
Conclusion
We hypothesize that CREBBP mutation we have identified in this patient could be responsible also for RTS atypical features as GH deficiency and pituitary hypoplasia.
