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Am J Hum Genet ; 104(6): 1182-1201, 2019 06 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31130284

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We report the results of clinical exome sequencing (CES) on >2,200 previously unpublished Saudi families as a first-tier test. The predominance of autosomal-recessive causes allowed us to make several key observations. We highlight 155 genes that we propose to be recessive, disease-related candidates. We report additional mutational events in 64 previously reported candidates (40 recessive), and these events support their candidacy. We report recessive forms of genes that were previously associated only with dominant disorders and that have phenotypes ranging from consistent with to conspicuously distinct from the known dominant phenotypes. We also report homozygous loss-of-function events that can inform the genetics of complex diseases. We were also able to deduce the likely causal variant in most couples who presented after the loss of one or more children, but we lack samples from those children. Although a similar pattern of mostly recessive causes was observed in the prenatal setting, the higher proportion of loss-of-function events in these cases was notable. The allelic series presented by the wealth of recessive variants greatly expanded the phenotypic expression of the respective genes. We also make important observations about dominant disorders; these observations include the pattern of de novo variants, the identification of 74 candidate dominant, disease-related genes, and the potential confirmation of 21 previously reported candidates. Finally, we describe the influence of a predominantly autosomal-recessive landscape on the clinical utility of rapid sequencing (Flash Exome). Our cohort's genotypic and phenotypic data represent a unique resource that can contribute to improved variant interpretation through data sharing.


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Consanguinidad , Secuenciación del Exoma/métodos , Genes Recesivos , Enfermedades Genéticas Ligadas al Cromosoma X/epidemiología , Enfermedades Genéticas Ligadas al Cromosoma X/genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Mutación , Niño , Estudios de Cohortes , Femenino , Homocigoto , Humanos , Masculino , Fenotipo , Embarazo , Arabia Saudita/epidemiología
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J Neural Transm (Vienna) ; 128(3): 321-335, 2021 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33635442

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Botulinum toxin (BT) therapy is a complex and highly individualised therapy defined by treatment algorithms and injection schemes describing its target muscles and their dosing. Various consensus guidelines have tried to standardise and to improve BT therapy. We wanted to update and improve consensus guidelines by: (1) Acknowledging recent advances of treatment algorithms. (2) Basing dosing tables on statistical analyses of real-life treatment data of 1831 BT injections in 36 different target muscles in 420 dystonia patients and 1593 BT injections in 31 different target muscles in 240 spasticity patients. (3) Providing more detailed dosing data including typical doses, dose variabilities, and dosing limits. (4) Including total doses and target muscle selections for typical clinical entities thus adapting dosing to different aetiologies and pathophysiologies. (5) In addition, providing a brief and concise review of the clinical entity treated together with general principles of its BT therapy. For this, we collaborated with IAB-Interdisciplinary Working Group for Movement Disorders which invited an international panel of experts for the support.


Asunto(s)
Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A , Toxinas Botulínicas , Distonía , Trastornos Distónicos , Algoritmos , Distonía/tratamiento farmacológico , Trastornos Distónicos/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Espasticidad Muscular/tratamiento farmacológico
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BMC Med Genet ; 20(1): 119, 2019 07 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31272422

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BACKGROUND: Mutations in ARL6IP1, which encodes a tetraspan membrane protein localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), have been recently described in a large family with a complicated form of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). CASE PRESENTATION: We sought to expand the HSP phenotype associated with ARL6IP1 variants by examining a Saudi kindred with a clinically more severe presentation, which resulted in spontaneous neonatal death of both affected siblings. Clinical features encompassed not only spastic paraplegia but also developmental delay, microcephaly, cerebral atrophy, periventricular leukoencephalopathy, hypotonia, seizures, spasticity, jejunal stricture, gastrointestinal reflux, neuropathy, dysmorphism and respiratory distress. We performed clinical assessment and radiological studies of this family, in addition to homozygosity mapping and whole exome sequencing (WES) to identify the disease-associated variant. Homozygosity mapping localized the causative gene to a region on chromosome 16 harboring ARL6IP1. WES of the index case identified the homoallelic nonsense variant, c.112C > T in ARL6IP1 that segregated with the phenotype and was predicted to result in loss of the protein. Allelic expression analysis of the parents demonstrated downward pressure on the mutant allele, suggestive of nonsense-mediated decay. CONCLUSIONS: Our report shows that the phenotype associated with ARL6IP1 variants may be broader and more acute than so far reported and identifies fatal HSP as the severe end of the phenotypic spectrum of ARL6IP1 variants.


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Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/genética , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad/genética , Variación Genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Mutación , Paraplejía Espástica Hereditaria/genética , Alelos , Preescolar , Retículo Endoplásmico/metabolismo , Femenino , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Homocigoto , Humanos , Masculino , Mutación/genética , Linaje , Fenotipo , Arabia Saudita , Paraplejía Espástica Hereditaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Paraplejía Espástica Hereditaria/fisiopatología , Secuenciación del Exoma
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Hum Genomics ; 11(1): 25, 2017 11 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29110692

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BACKGROUND: Five affected individuals with syndromic tremulous dystonia, spasticity, and white matter disease from a consanguineous extended family covering a period of over 24 years are presented. A positional cloning approach utilizing genome-wide linkage, homozygozity mapping and whole exome sequencing was used for genetic characterization. The impact of a calmodulin-binding transcription activator 2, (CAMTA2) isoform 2, hypomorphic mutation on mRNA and protein abundance was studied using fluorescent reporter expression cassettes. Human brain sub-region cDNA libraries were used to study the expression pattern of CAMTA2 transcript variants. RESULTS: Linkage analysis and homozygozity mapping localized the disease allele to a 2.1 Mb interval on chromosome 17 with a LOD score of 4.58. Whole exome sequencing identified a G>A change in the transcript variant 2 5'UTR of CAMTA2 that was only 6 bases upstream of the translation start site (c.-6G > A) (NM_001171166.1) and segregated with disease in an autosomal recessive manner. Transfection of wild type and mutant 5'UTR-linked fluorescent reporters showed no impact upon mRNA levels but a significant reduction in the protein fluorescent activity implying translation inhibition. CONCLUSIONS: Mutation of CAMTA2 resulting in post-transcriptional inhibition of its own gene activity likely underlies a novel syndromic tremulous dystonia.


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Proteínas de Unión al Calcio/genética , Distonía/genética , Transactivadores/genética , Temblor/genética , Regiones no Traducidas 5' , Adolescente , Proteínas de Unión al Calcio/metabolismo , Niño , Cromosomas Humanos Par 17 , Distonía/etiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Mutación , Linaje , Síndrome , Transactivadores/metabolismo , Temblor/etiología , Adulto Joven
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Hum Genet ; 136(8): 921-939, 2017 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28600779

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In this study, we report the experience of the only reference clinical next-generation sequencing lab in Saudi Arabia with the first 1000 families who span a wide-range of suspected Mendelian phenotypes. A total of 1019 tests were performed in the period of March 2016-December 2016 comprising 972 solo (index only), 14 duo (parents or affected siblings only), and 33 trio (index and parents). Multigene panels accounted for 672 tests, while whole exome sequencing (WES) represented the remaining 347 tests. Pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants that explain the clinical indications were identified in 34% (27% in panels and 43% in exomes), spanning 279 genes and including 165 novel variants. While recessive mutations dominated the landscape of solved cases (71% of mutations, and 97% of which are homozygous), a substantial minority (27%) were solved on the basis of dominant mutations. The highly consanguineous nature of the study population also facilitated homozygosity for many private mutations (only 32.5% of the recessive mutations are founder), as well as the first instances of recessive inheritance of previously assumed strictly dominant disorders (involving ITPR1, VAMP1, MCTP2, and TBP). Surprisingly, however, dual molecular diagnosis was only observed in 1.5% of cases. Finally, we have encountered candidate variants in 75 genes (ABHD6, ACY3, ADGRB2, ADGRG7, AGTPBP1, AHNAK2, AKAP6, ASB3, ATXN1L, C17orf62, CABP1, CCDC186, CCP110, CLSTN2, CNTN3, CNTN5, CTNNA2, CWC22, DMAP1, DMKN, DMXL1, DSCAM, DVL2, ECI1, EP400, EPB41L5, FBXL22, GAP43, GEMIN7, GIT1, GRIK4, GRSF1, GTRP1, HID1, IFNL1, KCNC4, LRRC52, MAP7D3, MCTP2, MED26, MPP7, MRPS35, MTDH, MTMR9, NECAP2, NPAT, NRAP, PAX7, PCNX, PLCH2, PLEKHF1, PTPN12, QKI, RILPL2, RIMKLA, RIMS2, RNF213, ROBO1, SEC16A, SIAH1, SIRT2, SLAIN2, SLC22A20, SMDT1, SRRT, SSTR1, ST20, SYT9, TSPAN6, UBR4, VAMP4, VPS36, WDR59, WDYHV1, and WHSC1) not previously linked to human phenotypes and these are presented to accelerate post-publication matchmaking. Two of these genes were independently mutated in more than one family with similar phenotypes, which substantiates their link to human disease (AKAP6 in intellectual disability and UBR4 in early dementia). If the novel candidate disease genes in this cohort are independently confirmed, the yield of WES will have increased to 83%, which suggests that most "negative" clinical exome tests are unsolved due to interpretation rather than technical limitations.


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Exoma , Enfermedades Genéticas Congénitas/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Genéticas Congénitas/epidemiología , Genoma Humano , Consanguinidad , Femenino , Pruebas Genéticas , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Homocigoto , Humanos , Masculino , Anotación de Secuencia Molecular , Morbilidad , Mutación , Fenotipo , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Arabia Saudita/epidemiología , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN
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Hum Genomics ; 10(1): 32, 2016 Sep 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27671536

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BACKGROUND: Fifty random genetically unstudied families (limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD)/myopathy) were screened with a gene panel incorporating 759 OMIM genes associated with neurological disorders. Average coverage of the CDS and 10 bp flanking regions of genes was 99 %. All families were referred to the Neurosciences Clinic of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Arabia. Patients presented with muscle weakness affecting the pelvic and shoulder girdle. Muscle biopsy in all cases showed dystrophic or myopathic changes. Our main objective was to evaluate a neurological gene panel as a first-line diagnostic test for LGMD/myopathies. RESULTS: Our panel identified the mutation in 76 % of families (38/50; 11 novel). Thirty-four families had mutations in LGMD-related genes with four others having variants not typically associated with LGMD. The majority of cases had recessive inheritance with homoallelic pathogenic variants (97.4 %, 37/38), as expected considering the high rate of consanguinity in the study population. In one case, we detected a heterozygous mutation in DNAJB responsible for LGMD-1E. Our cohort included seven different subtypes of LGMD2. Mutations of DYSF were the most commonly identified cause of disease followed by that in CAPN3 and FKRP. Non-LGMD myopathies were due to mutations in genes associated with congenital disorder of glycosylation (ALG2), rigid spine muscular dystrophy 1 (SEPN1), inclusion body myopathy2/Nonaka myopathy (GNE), and neuropathy (WNK1). Whole exome sequencing (WES) of patients who remained undiagnosed with the neurological panel did not improve our diagnostic yield. CONCLUSIONS: Our neurological panel achieved a high clinical sensitivity (76 %) and is an effective first-line laboratory test in patients with LGMD and other myopathies. This sensitive, cost-effective, and rapid assay significantly assists clinical practice especially in these phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous disorders. Moreover, the application of the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) and Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) guidelines applied in the classification of variant pathogenecity provides a clear interpretation for physicians on the relevance of such findings.

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Int J Neurosci ; 127(10): 944-951, 2017 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28029270

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Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) delay or may prevent the progression of patients with high-risk clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) to clinically definite multiple sclerosis (MS), and from relapsing-remitting MS to secondary progressive MS. Current evidence on the effects of DMT on disability in MS is supported by the use of the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), which is dominated by ambulation, and usually used as a secondary outcome measure. Less is known about the long-term effects of DMTs on other aspects of functional status, particularly cognition, which is a key determinant of ability to work. The time scale for measurements of disability is at most a few years, with scant data from more than 10 years of observation. Longer prospective follow-up of large numbers of patients with CIS is needed to determine whether early intervention with a DMT influences long-term disease progression. Finally, the emergence of the radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) as a clinical entity has shifted the debate about when to intervene to an even earlier time frame. Balancing the significant side-effects associated with DMT in general and the expected outcome of pharmacologic intervention is increasingly problematic for managing patients with uncertain prognosis, as many patients may have low-risk CIS, benign MS or patients with RIS only. Preventing long-term disability in MS should be recognised more clearly as an important outcome in its own right, with disability measured more consistently with more sensitive instruments beyond the use of the EDSS.


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Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico , Esclerosis Múltiple/tratamiento farmacológico , Evaluación de la Discapacidad , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Humanos
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J Neural Transm (Vienna) ; 123(3): 251-8, 2016 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26370676

RESUMEN

Treatment of dystonias is generally symptomatic. To produce sufficient therapy effects, therefore, frequently a multimodal and interdisciplinary therapeutic approach becomes necessary, combining botulinum toxin therapy, deep brain stimulation, oral antidystonic drugs, adjuvant drugs and rehabilitation therapy including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, re-training, speech therapy, psychotherapy and sociotherapy. This review presents the recommendations of the IAB-Interdisciplinary Working Group for Movement Disorders Special Task Force on Interdisciplinary Treatment of Dystonia. It reviews the different therapeutic modalities and outlines a strategy to adapt them to the dystonia localisation and severity of the individual patient. Hints to emerging and future therapies will be given.


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Trastornos Distónicos/terapia , Humanos
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BMC Neurol ; 16(1): 226, 2016 Nov 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27855646

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Belly dancer's dyskinesia is an extremely rare condition. It manifests as semicontinuous, slow, writhing, sinuous abdominal wall movements that are bothersome to the patient. Management of this condition is extremely difficult and challenging. METHODS: We describe four patients with belly dancer's dyskinesia who were treated with Botulinum Toxin A (BTX) injections under ultrasound guidance. RESULTS: All patients underwent the same BTX injection procedure using an aseptic technique under ultrasound guidance. The patients responded well to the BTX injections after an unsatisfactory course of medical treatment. The patients reported complete abolishment of abnormal abdominal movements with no side effects. CONCLUSIONS: We report a cohort of patients with belly dancer dyskinesia treated successfully with BTX injections. Ultrasound guidance for injections increases the accuracy and reduces the risk of the complications. BTX injection under ultrasound guidance is a safe and effective treatment modality that should be employed as a first-line in the management of patients with belly dancer's dyskinesia.


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Músculos Abdominales/fisiopatología , Antidiscinéticos/uso terapéutico , Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A/uso terapéutico , Discinesias/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Anciano , Antidiscinéticos/administración & dosificación , Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A/administración & dosificación , Discinesias/diagnóstico por imagen , Discinesias/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Inyecciones Intramusculares , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Ultrasonografía Intervencional
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BMC Neurol ; 15: 205, 2015 Oct 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26471939

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Pompe disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-glucosidase responsible for degrading glycogen. Late-onset Pompe disease has a complex multisystem phenotype characterized by a range of symptoms. METHODS: An expert panel from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region met to create consensus-based guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of late-onset Pompe disease for the MENA region, where the relative prevalence of Pompe disease is thought to be high but there is a lack of awareness and diagnostic facilities. RESULTS: These guidelines set out practical recommendations and include algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of late-onset Pompe disease. They detail the ideal diagnostic workup, indicate the patients in whom enzyme replacement therapy should be initiated, and provide guidance on appropriate patient monitoring. CONCLUSIONS: These guidelines will serve to increase awareness of the condition, optimize patient diagnosis and treatment, reduce disease burden, and improve patient outcomes.


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Consenso , Enfermedad del Almacenamiento de Glucógeno Tipo II/diagnóstico , Enfermedad del Almacenamiento de Glucógeno Tipo II/terapia , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , África del Norte/epidemiología , Enfermedad del Almacenamiento de Glucógeno Tipo II/epidemiología , Enfermedad del Almacenamiento de Glucógeno Tipo II/genética , Humanos , Medio Oriente/epidemiología
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Eur Neurol ; 74(5-6): 227-36, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26618531

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BACKGROUND: Levodopa therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) is often associated with disabling motor and non-motor complications in patients with advanced disease due to the variable absorption of levodopa because of an irregular or erratic emptying of the gastric content. METHODS: Prospective single movement disorder center study using pre-set selection criteria, unified PD scale (UPDRS III), non-motor symptoms scale (NMSS), and PD questionnaire-8 (PDQ-8) to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and long-term treatment outcomes using levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion in patients with advanced PD, who were followed up every 6 months. RESULTS: Twenty patients were recruited over a period of 6 years. Disease duration prior to LCIG infusion ranged from 5 to 18 years (mean 11.4 ± 4.2). The mean follow-up time on LCIG therapy was 48.5 ± 23.2 months (range 11-83 months). Mean 'off' time, UPDRS III, NMSS, and PDQ-8 improvement were statistically significant. Two patients dropped out and 66.7% of patients required tube replacement. CONCLUSION: LCIG infusion monotherapy demonstrated significant improvement in reducing the 'off' time, reducing levodopa-induced dyskinesia, and improving non-motor symptoms and quality of life. This therapy is recommended for patients in whom motor fluctuations are inadequately treated with traditional oral PD therapy.


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Antiparkinsonianos/administración & dosificación , Carbidopa/administración & dosificación , Duodeno/efectos de los fármacos , Infusiones Parenterales , Intubación Gastrointestinal , Levodopa/administración & dosificación , Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Anciano , Antiparkinsonianos/efectos adversos , Carbidopa/efectos adversos , Evaluación de la Discapacidad , Combinación de Medicamentos , Femenino , Geles , Humanos , Levodopa/efectos adversos , Cuidados a Largo Plazo , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Examen Neurológico/efectos de los fármacos , Enfermedad de Parkinson/diagnóstico , Estudios Prospectivos , Calidad de Vida
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Neurosciences (Riyadh) ; 20(2): 173-7, 2015 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25864073

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OBJECTIVE: Characterization of the phenotypic, pathological, radiological, and genetic findings in 2 Saudi Arabian families with anoctaminopathies, and limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2L (LGMD2L). METHODS: Over a 2-year period from December 2010 to January 2013, the clinical presentations were analyzed and all genes responsible for limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) were screened in families seen at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Out of 66 families with LGMD, we identified 2 families (3.1%) with anoctaminopathy, ANO5 muscular dystrophy. RESULTS: In the first case, a man presented with asymmetrical calves` muscles weakness and atrophy, which was first noted at age 39. The creatinine kinase (CK) level was >20x normal, muscle biopsy showed necrotizing myopathic changes, and an MRI of the legs showed fatty-tissue replacement to muscle tissue with volume loss involving the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles in an asymmetrical fashion. Minimal disease progression was noted over 18 years of follow up. Exercise induced recurrent rhabdomyolysis was noted over the last 2 years. A novel ANO5 gene mutation (Arg58Trp) was found. In the second family, a male presented at the age of 41 with asymptomatic hyperCkemia and intermittent dyspnea. Over 10 years follow up, he became disabled with muscle cramps, rhabdomyolysis, my oglobinurea, and difficulty ambulating. Muscle biopsy showed necrotizing myopathy and perivascular and interstitial amyloid deposit in skeletal muscle. A homozygous deletion of 11.9 Kb encompassing exon 13 to exon 17 was found in the ANO5 gene. Full cardiac investigations were normal in both patients. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of LGMD2L is approximately 3.1% in a Saudi Arabian native LGMD cohort. Slowly progressive, late onset, and asymmetrical weakness was the salient features in these 2 families. The genetic findings were novel and will add to the spectrum of ANO5 known mutations.


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Distrofia Muscular de Cinturas/genética , Distrofia Muscular de Cinturas/fisiopatología , Edad de Inicio , Árabes , Mapeo Cromosómico , ADN/genética , Tolerancia al Ejercicio , Eliminación de Gen , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatología , Mutación , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Arabia Saudita
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BMC Neurol ; 14: 27, 2014 Feb 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24521176

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BACKGROUND: Natalizumab, a highly specific α4-integrin antagonist, , has recently been registered across the Middle East and North Africa region. It improves clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes and reduces the rate of relapse and disability progression in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Natalizumab is recommended for patients who fail first-line disease-modifying therapy or who have very active disease. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare, serious adverse event associated with natalizumab. We aim to develop regional recommendations for the selection and monitoring of MS patients to be treated with natalizumab in order to guide local neurological societies. METHODS: After a review of available literature, a group of neurologists with expertise in the management of MS met to discuss the evidence and develop regional recommendations to guide appropriate use of natalizumab in the region. RESULTS: Disease breakthrough is defined as either clinical (relapse or disability progression) or radiological activity (new T2 lesion or gadolinium-enhancing lesions on MRI), or a combination of both. Natalizumab is recommended as an escalation therapy in patients with breakthrough disease based on its established efficacy in Phase III studies. Several factors including prior immunosuppressant therapy, anti-John Cunningham virus (JCV) antibody status and patient choice will affect the selection of natalizumab. In highly active MS, natalizumab is considered as a first-line therapy for naive patients with disabling relapses in association with MRI activity. The anti-JCV antibody test is used to assess anti-JCV antibody status and identify the risk of PML. While seronegative patients should continue treatment with natalizumab, anti-JCV antibody testing every 6 months and annual MRI scans are recommended as part of patient monitoring. In seropositive patients, the expected benefits of natalizumab treatment have to be weighed against the risks of PML. Clinical vigilance and follow-up MRI scans remain the cornerstone of monitoring. After 2 years of natalizumab therapy, monitoring should include more frequent MRI scans (every 3-4 months) for seropositive patients, and the risk-benefit ratio should be reassessed and discussed with patients. CONCLUSIONS: Recommendations have been developed to guide neurologists in the Middle East and North Africa on patient selection for natalizumab treatment and monitoring.


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Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados/uso terapéutico , Monitoreo Fisiológico/métodos , Esclerosis Múltiple/tratamiento farmacológico , Esclerosis Múltiple/etnología , Selección de Paciente , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto/normas , África del Norte/etnología , Humanos , Medio Oriente/etnología , Esclerosis Múltiple/diagnóstico , Natalizumab , Resultado del Tratamiento
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Int J Neurosci ; 124(9): 635-41, 2014 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24228830

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We have reviewed the clinical literature with reference to the local applicability of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Middle East. There is a substantial burden of MS in the region: the prevalence of the disease appears to have increased markedly in recent decades, with a faster rate of increase in female vs. male patients. The aetiology and presentation of MS appears to be broadly similar in the Middle East to that in other regions. Interferon-ß is the most commonly used treatment for MS in the Middle East, as elsewhere, although it is unclear to what extent economic constraints act as a barrier to accessing this treatment. Similarly, limited available data suggest that the availability of MRI scanners appears to be lower in the Middle East than in more developed nations. Little is known concerning other potential barriers to treatment. There is a need for further research on aspects of management of MS beyond the pharmacological aspects of treatment to assess fully the potential barriers to the adoption of international guidelines for the diagnosis and management of the disease in the Middle East.


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Guías como Asunto , Cooperación Internacional , Esclerosis Múltiple , Bases de Datos Factuales/estadística & datos numéricos , Guías como Asunto/normas , Humanos , Medio Oriente/epidemiología , Esclerosis Múltiple/diagnóstico , Esclerosis Múltiple/epidemiología , Esclerosis Múltiple/terapia
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Ann Neurol ; 72(4): 510-6, 2012 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23109145

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OBJECTIVE: Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a motor neuron disorder that exclusively affects upper motor neurons leading to their degeneration. Mutations in the ALS2 gene encoding the protein Alsin have been described previously in the juvenile form of the disease. In this study, we identify mutation of the ERLIN2 gene in juvenile PLS patients and describe an in vitro model for loss of ERLIN2 function. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphism arrays were used for homozygosity mapping. DNA sequencing of candidate genes was used to detect the underlying mutation. Level of ERLIN2 mRNA was measured by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction. Knocking down ERLIN2 in NSC34 cells was accomplished by short-hairpin RNA interference. RESULTS: We identified a splice junction mutation in the ERLIN2 gene-a component of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lipid rafts-that resulted in abnormal splicing of ERLIN2 transcript and nonsense-mediated decay of ERLIN2 mRNA. Knocking down ERLIN2 in NSC34 cells suppressed their growth in culture. INTERPRETATION: Recently, we found that mutation of SIGMAR1, a component of ER lipid rafts, leads to juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The identification of mutation in another component of the ER lipid rafts in juvenile PLS patients emphasizes their role in motor neuron function. Furthermore, the discovered effect of ERLIN2 loss on cell growth may advance understanding of the mechanism behind motor neuron degeneration in PLS.


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Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/fisiología , Enfermedad de la Neurona Motora/genética , Adolescente , Recuento de Células , Células Cultivadas , Niño , Preescolar , Mapeo Cromosómico , Cromosomas Humanos Par 8/genética , ADN/genética , ADN/aislamiento & purificación , Degradación Asociada con el Retículo Endoplásmico/genética , Degradación Asociada con el Retículo Endoplásmico/fisiología , Femenino , Humanos , Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA-Reductasas NADP-Dependientes/metabolismo , Lactante , Receptores de Inositol 1,4,5-Trifosfato/metabolismo , Masculino , Interferencia de ARN/fisiología , Sitios de Empalme de ARN/genética , ARN Mensajero/biosíntesis , ARN Mensajero/genética , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Transducción de Señal/genética , Transducción de Señal/fisiología , Transfección
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Nat Genet ; 35(2): 125-7, 2003 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12958597

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Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy is characterized by pathognomonic endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated polyglucosan accumulations. We previously discovered that mutations in EPM2A cause Lafora disease. Here, we identify a second gene associated with this disease, NHLRC1 (also called EPM2B), which encodes malin, a putative E3 ubiquitin ligase with a RING finger domain and six NHL motifs. Laforin and malin colocalize to the ER, suggesting they operate in a related pathway protecting against polyglucosan accumulation and epilepsy.


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Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Mutación , Epilepsias Mioclónicas Progresivas/genética , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatasas/genética , Secuencia de Bases , Estudios de Cohortes , Femenino , Homocigoto , Humanos , Enfermedad de Lafora/genética , Masculino , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Epilepsias Mioclónicas Progresivas/enzimología , Linaje , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatasas no Receptoras , Eliminación de Secuencia , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas
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Neurosciences (Riyadh) ; 18(3): 215-21, 2013 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23887211

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Drug-induced Parkinsonism must always be suspected when parkinsonian symptom like rigidity, tremor, or postural instability appear in patients receiving drug treatment. Indeed, drug-induced Parkinsonism is a frequent etiology of secondary Parkinsonism. The main causative drugs are antipsychotic, other neuroleptic drugs, and calcium-channel entry blockers. The risk associated with antipsychotics is often dose dependent and related to dopamine D2 striatal occupancy. The risk is less for the second-generation atypical antipsychotic. The other treatments rarely involved are antidepressants, antivirals, anti-arrhythmics, lithium, valproic acid, and others. Regression of symptom will be observed in most cases after a mean delay of 3 months after cessation of treatment. In one-tenth of cases, symptoms persist after drug withdrawal leading to the diagnosis of underlined idiopathic Parkinson`s disease.


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Antiarrítmicos/efectos adversos , Antidepresivos/efectos adversos , Antipsicóticos/efectos adversos , Enfermedad de Parkinson Secundaria/inducido químicamente , Humanos , Enfermedad de Parkinson Secundaria/diagnóstico , Enfermedad de Parkinson Secundaria/tratamiento farmacológico
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Parkinsonism Relat Disord ; 108: 105323, 2023 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36805523

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BACKGROUND: Phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) controls body movements by regulating cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling in the basal ganglia. Two classes of PDE10A variants are reported with distinctive genotype-phenotype correlation. The autosomal recessive mutations in the GAF-A and catalytic domains are associated with compromised membrane localization, and manifest with infantile onset chorea, developmental, and cognition delay with normal brain MRI. Conversely, autosomal dominant mutations in the GAF-B domain cause protein aggregates which results in childhood onset chorea in the context of normal cognition and development, with striatal lesions. METHODS: Phenotypic characteristics of affected individuals with PDE10A mutations belonging to a single family were recorded. In addition, Sanger sequencing and in silico analysis were used to identify the mutations. Homozygosity mapping was applied together with whole exome sequencing. RESULTS: Four individuals from a consanguineous family affected with PDE10A mutations were observed for up to 40 years. Although these individuals displayed a clinical phenotype attributed to the recessive GAF-A mutations, they revealed a bi-allelic GAF-B mutation (c.883G > A:p. D295 N; p.Asp295Asn) that was segregated with all affected individuals. In addition to chorea, we observed peculiar foot deformities and pronounced social phobia, with normal brain MRI. In silico structural analysis suggested that the GAF-B mutation blocked allosteric PDE10A activation. The resulting lack of PDE10A activity likely phenocopies GAF-A mutations, and this is achieved through a distinct mechanism. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, our findings demonstrate the association of recessive and dominant phenotypes of known variants, and further expands the genotype-phenotype landscape of PDE10A-associated movement disorders.


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Corea , Trastornos del Movimiento , Humanos , Corea/genética , Hidrolasas Diéster Fosfóricas/genética , Genotipo , Fenotipo
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