Familial schwannomatosis carrying LZTR1 variant p.R340X with brain tumor: A case report
2024
Masaki Ibe | Shinobu Tamura | Hideki Kosako | Yusuke Yamashita | Masamichi Ishii | Masaoh Tanaka | Hiroyuki Mishima | Akira Kinoshita | Sadahiro Iwabuchi | Shuhei Morita | Ko-ichiro Yoshiura | Shinichi Hashimoto | Naoyuki Nakao | Shigeaki Inoue
Schwannomatosis (SWN) is a rare genetic condition characterized by the risk of developing multiple benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors; however, the risk of developing malignant tumors in patients with SWN remains unclear. This study described the case of a 57-year-old Japanese man diagnosed with SWN whose older brother also had SWN. Whole-exome sequencing identified a heterozygous mutation [c.1018C > T (p.Arg340X)] in the LZTR1 gene, linked to the RAS/MAPK pathway, in the patient and his brother. Moreover, the patient had aphasia and right-sided paralysis because of a brain tumor. RNA sequencing revealed the remarkable upregulation of several genes associated with oxidative stress, such as the reactive oxygen species pathway and oxidative phosphorylation, a downstream effector of the RAS/MAPK pathway, in the the patient and his brother compared with healthy volunteers. The final diagnosis was LZTR1-related familial SWN, and the dysregulated RAS/MAPK pathway in this patient might be associated with brain tumorigenesis.
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