Mowat-Wilson syndrome: the first report of an association with central nervous system tumors

作者:Valera, Elvis Terci*; Ferraz, Sabrine Teixeira; Brassesco, Maria Sol; Zhen, Xiumei; Shen, Yiping; Santos, Antonio Carlos dos; Neder, Luciano; Oliveira, Ricardo Santos; Scrideli, Carlos Alberto; Tone, Luiz Gonzaga
来源:Child's Nervous System, 2013, 29(12): 2151-2155.
DOI:10.1007/s00381-013-2283-5

摘要

Mowat-Wilson syndrome (MWS) is a rare genetic condition where variable and multiple congenital anomalies including Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, and prominent facial features are present. At molecular level, MWS is characterized by many different described mutations in the zinc finger E-box protein 2 (ZEB2) gene, ultimately leading to loss of gene function. This report is the first to describe the association of MWS with two different asynchronous malignant brain tumors (medulloblastoma and glioblastoma) occurring in a child.