• J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    Lethal respiratory failure and mild primary hypothyroidism in a term girl with a de novo heterozygous mutation in the TITF1/NKX2.1 gene.

    • Emilie Maquet, Sabine Costagliola, Jasmine Parma, Christiane Christophe-Hobertus, Luc L Oligny, Jean-Christophe Fournet, Yves Robitaille, Jean-Marc Vuissoz, Antoine Payot, Sophie Laberge, Gilbert Vassart, Guy Van Vliet, and Johnny Deladoëy.
    • IRIBHM and Genetics Service, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels ULB, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
    • J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2009 Jan 1; 94 (1): 197-203.

    ContextThyroid transcription factor 1 (TITF1/NKX2.1) is expressed in the thyroid, lung, ventral forebrain, and pituitary. In the lung, TITF1/NKX2.1 activates the expression of genes critical for lung development and function. Titf/Nkx2.1(-/-) mice have pituitary and thyroid aplasia but also impairment of pulmonary branching. Humans with heterozygous TITF1/NKX2.1 mutations present with various combinations of primary hypothyroidism, respiratory distress, and neurological disorders.ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to report clinical and molecular studies of the first patient with lethal neonatal respiratory distress from a novel heterozygous TITF1/NKX2.1 mutation.ParticipantThis girl, the first child of healthy nonconsanguineous French-Canadian parents, was born at 41 wk. Birth weight was 3,460 g and Apgar scores were normal. Soon after birth, she developed acute respiratory failure with pulmonary hypertension. At neonatal screening on the second day of life, TSH was 31 mU/liter (N <15) and total T(4) 245 nmol/liter (N = 120-350). Despite mechanical ventilation, thyroxine, surfactant, and pulmonary vasodilators, the patient died on the 40th day.ResultsHistopathology revealed pulmonary tissue with low alveolar counts. The thyroid was normal. Sequencing of the patient's lymphocyte DNA revealed a novel heterozygous TITF1/NKX2.1 mutation (I207F). This mutation was not found in either parent. In vitro, the mutant TITF-1 had reduced DNA binding and transactivation capacity.ConclusionThis is the first reported case of a heterozygous TITF1/NKX2.1 mutation leading to neonatal death from respiratory failure. The association of severe unexplained respiratory distress in a term neonate with mild primary hypothyroidism is the clue that led to the diagnosis.

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