hrp0086p2-p187 | Bone & Mineral Metabolism P2 | ESPE2016

Is NOTCH-Sonic Hedgehog Signalling Pathway the Missing Link Between Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome and Syringomyelia?

Patil Prashant , Dharmaraj Poonam , Fryer Alan , Didi Mohammed

Background: Hajdu-Cheney syndrome (HCS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by osteoporosis, acro-osteolysis, short stature and specific craniofacial features and is caused by mutations in the NOTCH2 gene which codes for a single-pass transmembrane protein that plays a critical role in skeletal development and bone remodelling. Syringomyelia has been reported in 5 of 75 reported cases of HCS worldwide. The mechanism for t...