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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 120750
Country Russia
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ISSN 2307-8960 (online)
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Category Genetics & Heredity
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Combined homozygous HACE1 and TBCD variants in two siblings with severe early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder: Two case reports
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Polina R Korzun, Jeyla O Binnatova, Kristina S Malysheva, Sergey A Laptiev, Anastasiya S Abuzova, Anastasiya O Kipyatkova, Olga A Kuznetsova, Elena A Yefet, Damir A Malekov, Evgeny N Imyanitov and Evgeny N Suspitsin
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Polina R Korzun http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5294-5896
Jeyla O Binnatova http://orcid.org/0009-0006-8863-1158
Kristina S Malysheva http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3137-5633
Sergey A Laptiev http://orcid.org/0009-0004-0163-0271
Anastasiya S Abuzova http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0170-6963
Anastasiya O Kipyatkova http://orcid.org/0009-0003-4830-9250
Olga A Kuznetsova http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7635-2737
Elena A Yefet http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1400-6967
Damir A Malekov http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1358-4725
Evgeny N Imyanitov http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-7891
Evgeny N Suspitsin http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-2090
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Russian Science Foundation 24-45-00067
Corresponding Author Evgeny N Suspitsin, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Litovskaya St., 2, St.-Petersburg 194100, Russia. evgeny.suspitsin@gmail.com
Key Words HACE1; TBCD; Spastic paraplegia; Psychomotor retardation; Epileptic encephalopathy; Brain atrophy; Corpus callosum hypoplasia; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Pediatrics; Case report
Core Tip This report describes two brothers sharing homozygous variants in HACE1 and TBCD genes. Both siblings have profound developmental delay, spastic tetraparesis, early-onset epileptic encephalopathy, and marked cerebral and cerebellar atrophy with corpus callosum hypoplasia. The truncating HACE1 c.625C>T variant explains the phenotype compatible with spastic paraplegia and psychomotor retardation with or without seizures, whereas the previously unreported TBCD c.2139T>A allele is unlikely to be causal based on its high prevalence in Chechens and in silico predictions. This report underscores the challenges related to genetic diagnosis of overlapping neurogenetic syndromes, particularly in specific ethnic communities, and exemplifies the value of exome-based testing in early-onset encephalopathy.
Publish Date 2026-07-02 08:02
Citation

Korzun PR, Binnatova JO, Malysheva KS, Laptiev SA, Abuzova AS, Kipyatkova AO, Kuznetsova OA, Yefet EA, Malekov DA, Imyanitov EN, Suspitsin EN. Combined homozygous HACE1 and TBCD variants in two siblings with severe early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder: Two case reports. World J Clin Cases 2026; 14(19): 120750

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v14/i19/120750.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.120750
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