Intersecting Pathologies: COL1A1-Related Syndrome in the Setting of Childhood-Onset Hypopituitarism: Case Report and Literature Review.

Background

Type I collagen is the most abundant protein of the extracellular matrix. Pathogenic variants in COL1A1 or COL1A2 are classically associated with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). An emerging clinical entity-COL1-related overlap disorder-encompasses individuals exhibiting phenotypic features of both conditions.

Methods

We report a 55-year-old male presenting with disproportionate short stature, grayish-blue sclerae, multiple fractures, long bone deformities, joint hypermobility, and atrophic surgical scarring. The patient also had long-standing, untreated childhood-onset hypopituitarism. Imaging studies revealed numerous prior fractures, bowing of forearm bones, and multiple Wormian bones.

Results

Genetic testing confirmed a novel heterozygous COL1A1 exon 14 variant (c.940G > A, p.Gly314Arg), presenting with a phenotype consistent with a COL1-related overlap syndrome.

Conclusions

This case expands the phenotypic spectrum of COL1A1 mutations and supports the concept of COL1-related phenotypic overlap.