Familial gigantiform cementoma with recurrent ANO5 p.Cys356Tyr mutations: Clinicopathological and genetic study with literature review

Abstract

BackgroundFamilial gigantiform cementoma (FGC) is a rare tumor characterized by the early onset of multi‐quadrant fibro‐osseous lesions in the jaws, causing severe maxillofacial deformities. Its clinicopathological features overlap with those of other benign fibro‐osseous lesions. FGC eventually exhibits progressively rapid growth, but no suspected causative gene has been identified.MethodsIn this study, three patients with FGC were recruited, and genomic DNA from the tumor tissue and peripheral blood was extracted for whole‐exome sequencing.ResultsResults showed that all three patients harbored the heterozygous mutation c.1067G > A (p.Cys356Tyr) in the ANO5 gene. Furthermore, autosomal dominant mutations in ANO5 at this locus have been identified in patients with gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia (GDD) and are considered a potential causative agent, suggesting a genetic association between FGC and GDD. In addition, multifocal fibrous bone lesions with similar clinical presentations were detected, including five cases of florid cemento‐osseous dysplasia, five cases of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, and eight cases of juvenile ossifying fibromas; however, none of them harbored mutations in the ANO5 gene.ConclusionOur findings indicate that FGC may be an atypical variant of GDD, providing evidence for the feasibility of ANO5 gene testing as an auxiliary diagnostic method for complex cases with multiple quadrants.

Benign fibro-osseous lesions: A retrospective study of sixty-four cases from a single institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

“…It is noteworthy that our cohort is the first to identify this rare condition. Recent studies have identified unique mutations in the ANO5 gene in FGC, not seen in other BFOLs ( Zhou et al, 2024 ).…”