SMARCB1/INI1 maternal germ line mosaicism in schwannomatosis

Clinical Genetics
T J M HulsebosM B Delatycki

Abstract

Schwannomatosis is characterized by the development of multiple schwannomas of the nervous system, but without the occurrence of vestibular schwannomas. Most cases of schwannomatosis are thought to be sporadic, representing the first case in a family due to a new mutation in the causative gene. We recently identified SMARCB1/INI1 as a schwannomatosis-predisposing gene. Here, we analyzed this gene in a schwannomatosis family with two affected children, but with clinically unaffected parents. Both affected individuals carried a constitutional SMARCB1 mutation, c.1118+ 1G>A, that changes the donor splice site sequence of intron 8, causing skipping of exon 8 and resulting in the in-frame deletion of 132 nucleotides in the transcript. The mutation was not evident in constitutional DNA of the parents. Haplotyping revealed that the chromosome 22 segment that carries the mutant SMARCB1 allele originated from the mother. She transferred the same chromosome 22 segment, however, with a wild-type SMARCB1 copy, to a third unaffected child. Our findings indicate that the mother is germ line mosaic for the SMARCB1 mutation. In conclusion, our study shows for the first time that germ line mosaicism may occur in schwannomatosis, which has impli...Continue Reading

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