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This study aims to identify the pathogenic mutation in a Chinese proband with MICPCH.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A 3-year-old female Chinese proband with MICPCH and her parents were included. Clinical data were collected from the medical records and recalled by the proband\u2019s mother. Whole genome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were used to find the pathogenic mutation of MICPCH.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The proband presented with postnatal progressive microcephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia, intellectual disability, motor and language development retardation and limb hypertonia. Genetic analysis indicated that there was a novel compound heterozygote nonsynonymous mutation, c.755T&amp;gt;C(p.Leu252Pro) in exon8 of <jats:italic>CASK<\/jats:italic> gene in the proband, but not in her parents. This <jats:italic>CASK<\/jats:italic> mutation has not been reported in other databases.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> This study broadens the mutation spectrum of the <jats:italic>CASK<\/jats:italic> gene and is of great value for precise prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fgene.2022.856636","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,7]],"date-time":"2022-09-07T09:31:29Z","timestamp":1662543089000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Case report: A novel CASK mutation in a Chinese female child with microcephaly with pontine and cerebellar hypoplasia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Guilan","family":"Xie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wenfang","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liren","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ruiqi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mengmeng","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Landi","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Boxing","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaoyi","family":"Cui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"18","DOI":"10.1186\/1750-1172-7-18","article-title":"Spectrum of pontocerebellar hypoplasia in 13 girls and boys with CASK mutations: Confirmation of a recognizable phenotype and first description of a male mosaic patient","volume":"7","author":"Burglen","year":"2012","journal-title":"Orphanet J. 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