A new case report at Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan describes in a newborn with Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Pulmonary Hypertension (PH). Children with Pulmonary (= lungs) hypertension (= high blood pressure) have small passageways, blood vessels, in the lungs and because these passageways are so narrow, there is a very high blood pressure in the pulmonary…
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German living in The Netherlands together with my husband and mother of four, writing about the rare disease Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS) of my first born son at bohring-opitz.org and founder of the BOS support group on Facebook.
Maternal Mosaicism
This new article by Emma Bedoukian and collegues present the first report of germline inheritance of Bohring-Opitz Syndrome. “[…] Most patients [affected with Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS)] […] have a de novo nonsense or frameshift variant in ASXL1. We report a case of BOS caused by a pathogenic ASXL1 variant inherited from a germline mosaic mother.…
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Research for ASXL Syndromes
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the ASXL Rare Research Endowment (AЯRE) Foundation (www.arrefoundation.org)! AЯRE will provide sustainable support for evidence-based research that will increase our understanding of the ASXL genes and improve the treatment of individuals with congenital ASXL mutations. Our ASXL families — who have Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (ASXL1), Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome (ASXL3),…
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Bohring-Opitz Syndrome
Bianca Russell, Wen-Hann Tan and John M Graham have published a new comprehensive overview about Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS) in GeneReviews. After the publication of the Unique leaflet by Joanna Kennedy (2017), the “Clinical management of patients with ASXL1 mutation and Bohring-Opitz Syndrome […]” by Bianca Russell and colleagues (2015) and previously published article about BOS…
Read MoreGermline mutation but no BOS
We have learned that germline mutations of human ASXL1 is the cause of Bohring-Opitz syndrome (BOS). Germline means its a novo ASXL1 mutation, the gene mutates at conception, creating a developmental disorder that leads to BOS. Patients with somatic ASXL1 mutation (the mutation formed during later life) have an increased risk of myelodysplasia (MDS), myeloproliferative…
Read MoreNews from the ASXL Registry
Exciting news from the ASXL Registry! Out of 33 families who have completed the enrolment, 15 surveys are completed! To obtain accurate knowledge about causes, symptoms, quality of life and treatments for Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, it is important that more families enrol the ASXL Registry and we need your support. A well run registry helps produce…
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Documentary worldwide
KULUUT, the documentary about Coen and his family finding happiness despite of living with a syndrome, can now be seen worldwide. Until now it was broadcasted just for the Dutch public, but now we all can enjoy this beautiful and eagerly awaited documentary worldwide! Coen has the rare Bohring-Opitz Syndrome and we, the BOS Family…
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Researchers have expanded the clinical spectrum of KLHL7 […] by describing a syndrome with features overlapping CS/CISS1 (Crisponi syndrome/cold-induced sweating syndrome type 1) and Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS). At six patients with microcephaly, facial dysmorphism, including exophthalmos, nevus flammeus of the glabella and joint contractures with a suspected BOS posture in five out of six patients…
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