Cole–Carpenter syndrome-1 with a de novo heterozygous deletion in the P4HB gene in a Chinese girl: A case report

RATIONALE: Cole–Carpenter syndrome-1 (CLCRP1) is an independent osteogenesis imperfect (OI)-like disorder that manifests as bone fragility, craniosynostosis, ocular proptosis, hydrocephalus, and distinctive facial features. Only 2 types of mutation sites in the P4HB and CRTAP genes have been reported. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 14-month-old Chinese girl presented with prominent ocular proptosis, frontal bossing, craniosynostosis, plump anterior fontanel, growth retardation, osteopenia, and distinctive facial features that were strikingly similar to those in the original 2 cases. DIAGNOSES: Whole-exome sequencing revealed a novel deletion variation in exons 5 to 8 of the P4HB gene, which was found to be heterozygous using fluorogenic quantitative-polymerase chain reaction. LESSONS: This de novo deletion mutation in exons 5 to 8 of the P4HB gene advances our understanding of CLCRP1, expands the mutation spectrum of P4HB, and diversifies the cases reported for this condition.