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Denys-Drash syndrome and congenital diaphragmatic hernia: another case with the 1097G > A(Arg366His) mutation.

Antonius T, van Bon B, Eggink A, van der Burgt I, Noordam K, van Heijst A

Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. t.antonius@cukz.umcn.nl

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a disorder of the development of the lung and diaphragm and is associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS) is a well-known syndrome caused by several different germline mutations in the WT1-gene. CDH in DDS is rare. We present the third case of CDH with clinical features of DDS and the same, rare Arg366His mutation in the WT1-gene, as reported in the other two known cases. This report provides additional evidence that WT1 mutations can result in diaphragmatic hernia.

Published 4 February 2008 in Am J Med Genet A, 146(4): 496-9.
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