CYCS-related thrombocytopenia in three Japanese families with a novel variant in one family
Authors:
- Natsuhiko YamadaNYNatsuhiko Yamada
- Atsushi SakamotoASAtsushi Sakamoto
- Rintaro NagoshiRNRintaro Nagoshi
- Saori EndoSESaori Endo
- Masaki YamamotoMYMasaki Yamamoto
- Shoji SaitoSSShoji Saito
- Yuji YamadaYYYuji Yamada
- Toru UchiyamaTUToru Uchiyama
- Kumiko YanagiKYKumiko Yanagi
- Tadashi KanameTKTadashi Kaname
- Shinji KunishimaSKShinji Kunishima
- Akira IshiguroAIAkira Ishiguro
- 27 December 2025
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Hematology
- Vol. 123 (4) , 611-616
Abstract
CYCS encodes somatic cytochrome c, which plays a central role in the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. We report nine cases of autosomal dominant, non-syndromic CYCS-related thrombocytopenia in three Japanese families. Patients showed no or mild bleeding tendency, with preserved platelet size and morphology, and without other abnormalities in blood cell lineages. Using targeted gene sequencing for congenital thrombocytopenia, we identified pathogenic missense variants in CYCS, shared by all affected individuals in each family. Two were previously reported: c.274A > G,p.(Arg92Gly) and c.309C > T,p.(Thr103Ile); one was novel: c.212A > C,p.(Asn71Thr). Genetic testing should be considered in unexplained familial thrombocytopenia.Keywords
Funding Information
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (19ek0109366h0002)
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (20ek0109366h003)
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP24gn0110081)
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