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© 2015 Ogura et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEDAC) is a cyst in the spinal canal that protrudes into the epidural space from a defect in the dura mater and leads to neurological disturbances. We previously showed that familial SEDAC is caused by FOXC2 mutation; however, the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC has not been identified. To identify the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC, we performed whole exome sequencing for 12 subjects with sporadic SEDAC and identified heterozygous HOXD4 loss-of-function mutations in three subjects. HOXD4 haplo-insufficiency causes SEDAC and a transcriptional network containing HOXD4 and FOXC2 is involved in the development of the dura mater and the etiology of SEDAC.

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Title
Identification of HOXD4 Mutations in Spinal Extradural Arachnoid Cyst
Author
Ogura, Yoji; Miyake, Noriko; Kou, Ikuyo; Iida, Aritoshi; Nakajima, Masahiro; Takeda, Kazuki; Fujibayashi, Shunsuke; Shiina, Masaaki; Okada, Eijiro; Toyama, Yoshiaki; Iwanami, Akio; Ishii, Ken; Ogata, Kazuhiro; Asahara, Hiroshi; Matsumoto, Naomichi; Nakamura, Masaya; Matsumoto, Morio; Ikegawa, Shiro
First page
e0142126
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Nov 2015
Publisher
Public Library of Science
e-ISSN
19326203
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1731533070
Copyright
© 2015 Ogura et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.