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JIMD Rep ; 64(5): 337-345, 2023 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37701323

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Contiguous ABCD1/ DXS1357E deletion syndrome (CADDS) is a rare deletion syndrome involving two contiguous genes on Xq28, ABCD1 and BCAP31 (formerly known as DXS1357E). Only nine individuals with this diagnosis have been reported in the medical literature to date. Intragenic loss-of-function variants in BCAP31 cause the deafness, dystonia, and cerebral hypomyelination syndrome (DDCH). Isolated pathogenic intragenic variants in ABCD1 are associated with the most common peroxisomal disorder, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), a single transporter deficiency, which in its more severe cerebral form is characterised by childhood-onset neurodegeneration and high levels of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA). While increased VLCFA levels also feature in CADDS, the few patients described to date all presented as neonates with a severe phenotype. Here we report a tenth individual with CADDS, a male infant with dysmorphic facial features who was diagnosed through ultra-rapid whole genome sequencing (WGS) in the setting of persistent cholestatic liver disease, sensorineural hearing loss, hypotonia and growth failure and developmental delay. Biochemical studies showed elevated VLCFA and mildly reduced plasmalogens. He died at 7 months having developed pancreatic exocrine deficiency and interstitial lung disease, two features we propose to be possible extensions to the CADDS phenotype. We also review the genetic, phenotypic, and biochemical features in previously reported individuals with CADDS.

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Am J Med Genet A ; 191(6): 1599-1606, 2023 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36896486

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Mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders (MRC) are amongst the most common group of inborn errors of metabolism. MRC, of which complex I deficiency accounts for approximately a quarter, are very diverse, causing a wide range of clinical problems and can be difficult to diagnose. We report an illustrative MRC case whose diagnosis was elusive. Clinical signs included failure to thrive caused by recurrent vomiting, hypotonia and progressive loss of motor milestones. Initial brain imaging suggested Leigh syndrome but without expected diffusion restriction. Muscle respiratory chain enzymology was unremarkable. Whole-genome sequencing identified a maternally inherited NDUFV1 missense variant [NM_007103.4 (NDUFV1):c.1157G > A; p.(Arg386His)] and a paternally inherited synonymous variant [NM_007103.4 (NDUFV1):c.1080G > A; (p.Ser360=)]. RNA sequencing demonstrated aberrant splicing. This case emphasizes the diagnostic odyssey of a patient in whom a confirmed diagnosis was elusive because of atypical features and normal muscle respiratory chain enzyme (RCE) activities, along with a synonymous variant, which are often filtered out from genomic analyses. It also illustrates the following points: (1) complete resolution of magnetic resonance imaging changes may be part of the picture in mitochondrial disease; (2) analysis for synonymous variants is important for undiagnosed patients; and (3) RNA-seq is a powerful tool to demonstrate pathogenicity of putative splicing variants.


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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Músculos , Humanos , RNA-Seq , Sequenciamento Completo do Genoma , Encéfalo , Complexo I de Transporte de Elétrons/genética
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J Inherit Metab Dis ; 46(2): 313-325, 2023 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36651519

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Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a clinically and biochemically heterogeneous subgroup of inherited metabolic disorders. Most CDG with abnormal N-glycosylation can be detected by transferrin screening, however, MOGS-CDG escapes this routine screening. Combined with the clinical heterogeneity of reported cases, diagnosing MOGS-CDG can be challenging. Here, we clinically characterize ten MOGS-CDG cases including six previously unreported individuals, showing a phenotype characterized by dysmorphic features, global developmental delay, muscular hypotonia, and seizures in all patients and in a minority vision problems and hypogammaglobulinemia. Glycomics confirmed accumulation of a Glc3 Man7 GlcNAc2 glycan in plasma. For quantification of the diagnostic Glcα1-3Glcα1-3Glcα1-2Man tetrasaccharide in urine, we developed and validated a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method of 2-aminobenzoic acid (2AA) labeled urinary glycans. As an internal standard, isotopically labeled 13 C6 -2AA Glc3 Man was used, while labeling efficiency was controlled by use of 12 C6 -2AA and 13 C6 -2AA labeled laminaritetraose. Recovery, linearity, intra- and interassay coefficients of variability of these labeled compounds were determined. Furthermore, Glc3 Man was specifically identified by retention time matching against authentic MOGS-CDG urine and compared with Pompe urine. Glc3 Man was increased in all six analyzed cases, ranging from 34.1 to 618.0 µmol/mmol creatinine (reference <5 µmol). In short, MOGS-CDG has a broad manifestation of symptoms but can be diagnosed with the use of a quantitative method for analysis of urinary Glc3 Man excretion.


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Defeitos Congênitos da Glicosilação , Humanos , Defeitos Congênitos da Glicosilação/genética , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Oligossacarídeos/metabolismo , Polissacarídeos , Convulsões
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Mol Genet Metab ; 137(1-2): 62-67, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35926322

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BACKGROUND: Beta-ureidopropionase deficiency, caused by variants in UPB1, has been reported in association with various neurodevelopmental phenotypes including intellectual disability, seizures and autism. AIM: We aimed to reassess the relationship between variants in UPB1 and a clinical phenotype. METHODS: Literature review, calculation of carrier frequencies from population databases, long-term follow-up of a previously published case and reporting of additional cases. RESULTS: Fifty-three published cases were identified, and two additional cases are reported here. Of these, 14 were asymptomatic and four had transient neurological features; clinical features in the remainder were variable and included non-neurological presentations. Several of the variants previously reported as pathogenic are present in population databases at frequencies higher than expected for a rare condition. In particular, the variant most frequently reported as pathogenic, p.Arg326Gln, is very common among East Asians, with a carrier frequency of 1 in 19 and 1 in 907 being homozygous for the variant in gnomAD v2.1.1. CONCLUSION: Pending the availability of further evidence, UPB1 should be considered a 'gene of uncertain clinical significance'. Caution should be used in ascribing clinical significance to biochemical features of beta-ureidopropionase deficiency and/or UPB1 variants in patients with neurodevelopmental phenotypes. UPB1 is not currently suitable for inclusion in gene panels for reproductive genetic carrier screening. SYNOPSIS: The relationship between beta-ureidopropionase deficiency due to UPB1 variants and clinical phenotypes is uncertain.


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Transtornos dos Movimentos , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo da Purina-Pirimidina , Humanos , Encefalopatias/diagnóstico , Encefalopatias/genética , Transtornos dos Movimentos/diagnóstico , Transtornos dos Movimentos/genética , Fenótipo , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo da Purina-Pirimidina/diagnóstico , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo da Purina-Pirimidina/genética , Amidoidrolases/genética
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Mol Genet Metab ; 135(1): 63-71, 2022 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34991945

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Several studies have shown serum fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) levels are elevated in patients with mitochondrial disease (MD) where myopathy is a feature. In this study we investigated the utility of FGF21 and GDF15 as biomarkers for MD in a phenotypically and genotypically diverse pediatric cohort with suspected MD against a panel of healthy controls and non-mitochondrial disease controls with some overlapping clinical features. Serum was collected from 56 children with MD, 104 children with non-mitochondrial disease (27 neuromuscular, 26 cardiac, 21 hepatic, 30 renal) and 30 pediatric controls. Serum FGF21 and GDF15 concentrations were measured using ELISA, and their ability to detect MD was determined. Median FGF21 and GDF15 serum concentrations were elevated 17-fold and 3-fold respectively in pediatric MD patients compared to the healthy control group. Non-mitochondrial disease controls had elevated serum GDF15 concentrations while FGF21 concentrations were in the normal range. Elevation of GDF15 in a range of non-mitochondrial pediatric disorders limits its use as a MD biomarker. FGF21 was elevated in MD patients with a spectrum of clinical phenotypes, including those without myopathy. Serum FGF21 had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.87, indicating good ability to discriminate between pediatric MD and healthy and non-mitochondrial disease controls. Triaging of pediatric MD patients by clinical phenotyping and serum FGF21 testing, followed by massively parallel sequencing, may enable more rapid diagnosis of pediatric MD.


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Fator 15 de Diferenciação de Crescimento , Doenças Mitocondriais , Biomarcadores , Criança , Fatores de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/genética , Fator 15 de Diferenciação de Crescimento/genética , Humanos , Doenças Mitocondriais/diagnóstico , Doenças Mitocondriais/genética
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Eur J Med Genet ; 64(8): 104259, 2021 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34126256

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RNA sequencing (RNAseq) is emerging as a complementary tool to DNA sequencing, providing utility in diagnosis for disorders such as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis CLN2 disease. We describe an individual with a presentation suggestive of an attenuated CLN2 phenotype, including a history of regression, recent-onset microcephaly and spasticity from age five years. Exome sequencing revealed two variants inherited in trans in TPP1, NM_000391.4:c.225A>G; p.(Gln75 = ) and NM_000391.4:c.1012C>G; p.(Gln338Glu), both classified as variants of uncertain significance. TPP1 activity was found to be significantly reduced in fibroblasts of the affected individual. RNAseq was performed to assess the impact of compound heterozygous variants in TPP1 and enabled the identification of three aberrant splicing events. The c.225A>G variant introduces a 5 nucleotide truncation of exon 3 and a loss of reading frame. The majority of CLN2 transcripts exclude either exon 8 or exons 7-8, resulting in large in-frame deletions. Isoform specific RT-PCR confirmed the aberrant splicing events are mutually exclusive, suggesting that the paternal exon 8 c.1012C>G variant results in exon skipping. This case study demonstrates how RNAseq can be used as an orthogonal test to inform the interpretation of some variants of unknown significance and its particular importance in disorders where effective disease management requires early diagnosis.


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Aminopeptidases/genética , Dipeptidil Peptidases e Tripeptidil Peptidases/genética , Mutação , Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais/genética , Splicing de RNA , Serina Proteases/genética , Aminopeptidases/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Criança , Dipeptidil Peptidases e Tripeptidil Peptidases/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais/patologia , Serina Proteases/metabolismo , Tripeptidil-Peptidase 1
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JIMD Rep ; 57(1): 29-37, 2021 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33473337

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We report a patient diagnosed with PGM1-CDG at 11 years of age after two biallelic likely pathogenic variants in PGM1 were found on research genomic sequencing. To our knowledge, he is the first patient with PGM1-CDG to be reported with a restrictive cardiomyopathy. Other clinical manifestations included cleft palate, asymptomatic elevated transaminases, intellectual disability and myopathy resulting in exercise intolerance. He was trialed on oral galactose therapy in increasing doses for 18 weeks to assess if there was any biochemical and clinical benefit. His galactose was continued for a further 9 months beyond the initial galactose treatment period due to improvements in exercise tolerance and myopathy. Treatment with galactose demonstrated an improvement in liver function and myopathy with improved exercise tolerance. Treatment with galactose for 15 months did not change heart function and exercise stress test results were stable.

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JIMD Rep ; 56(1): 14-19, 2020 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33204591

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Lathosterolosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol biosynthesis. It is caused by defects in the SC5D (sterol C5-desaturase) gene which encodes for the 3-beta-hydroxysteroid-delta-5-desaturase (also called sterol-C5-desaturase or lathosterol dehydrogenase). Only six cases have been described in the literature, but it is possible that a number of patients with milder forms of the condition might have been missed. Lathosterolosis manifests as microcephaly, bilateral cataracts, dysmorphism, limb anomalies, and developmental delay/intellectual disability. Liver involvement is variable and can range from normal liver function tests to portal fibrosis and cirrhosis. Diagnosis is made by demonstration of specific mutations in the SC5D gene and by plasma sterol analysis to confirm elevated lathosterol levels. In this report, we describe a girl with transaminitis in association with developmental delay/intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, limb anomalies, and bilateral cataracts. Fibroscan showed severe liver fibrosis. Plasma sterol analysis and exome sequencing confirmed the diagnosis of lathosterolosis. Simvastatin treatment resulted in lowering of plasma lathosterol levels, improvement in transaminitis, and liver fibrosis grade, suggesting that children with this condition should be actively treated in order to prevent progression of liver disease.

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J Paediatr Child Health ; 56(8): 1210-1218, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32329550

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AIM: Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder presenting in children aged 2-4 years with seizures and loss of motor and language skills, followed by blindness and death in late childhood. Initial presenting features are similar to a range of common epilepsies. We aim to highlight typical clinical and radiological features that may prompt diagnosis of CLN2 disease in early disease stages. METHODS: We present a series of 13 Australian patients with CLN2 disease, describing clinical features, disease evolution, neuroimaging, electroencephalogram, biochemical and genetic results. Expert neuroradiological magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analysis was retrospectively performed on 10 cases. RESULTS: Twelve patients presented with seizures, with initial seizures being focal (n = 4), generalised tonic-clonic (n = 3), absence (n = 3) and febrile (n = 2). Eleven patients (85%) had a language delay before the onset of seizures. Cerebellar or cerebral atrophy was noted in all patients on centralised MRI review, with abnormalities of the brain-stem, ventricles, corpus callosum and hippocampi. CONCLUSIONS: Early language delay with the onset of seizures at 2-4 years of age is the hallmark of CLN2 disease. MRI findings of early subtle atrophy in the cerebellum or posterior cortical regions should hasten testing for CLN2 disease to enable early initiation of enzyme replacement therapy.


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Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais , Austrália , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Eletroencefalografia , Humanos , Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tripeptidil-Peptidase 1
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JIMD Rep ; 51(1): 11-16, 2020 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32071834

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We report two unrelated patients with infantile onset leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM) and hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia. To our knowledge, this association has not been described previously. Both patients had compound heterozygous pathogenic variants in EIF2B4 detected on exome sequencing and absence of other variants which might explain the hyperinsulinism. Hypoglycaemia became apparent at 6 and 8 months, respectively, although in one patient, transient neonatal hypoglycaemia was also documented. One patient responded to diazoxide and the other was managed with continuous nasogastric feeding. We hypothesise that the pathophysiology of hyperinsulinism in VWM may involve dysregulation of transcription of genes related to insulin secretion.

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Semin Pediatr Neurol ; 26: 2-9, 2018 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29961509

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Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome is characterized by a progressive sensorimotor neuropathy, optic atrophy, hearing loss, bulbar dysfunction, and respiratory insufficiency. Mutations in SLC52A2 and SLC52A3, encoding riboflavin transporters RFVT2 and RFVT3, respectively, are the genetic basis of this disorder, often referred to as riboflavin transporter deficiency types 2 and 3, respectively. We present cases of both types of riboflavin transporter deficiency, highlighting the distinguishing clinical features of a rapidly progressive motor or sensorimotor axonal neuropathy, optic atrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, and bulbar dysfunction. One child presented with isolated central apnea and hypoventilation, not previously described in genetically confirmed Brown-Vialetto-van Laere, later complicated by diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to phrenic nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T2 hyperintensity in the dorsal spinal cord in 2 children, as well as previously unreported cervical nerve root enlargement and cauda equina ventral nerve root enhancement in 1 child. Novel homozygous mutations were identified in each gene-a NM_024531.4(SLC52A2):c.505C > T, NP_078807.1(SLC52A2):p.(Arg169Cys) variant in SLC52A2 and NM_033409.3(SLC52A3):c.1316G > A, NP_212134.3(SLC52A3):p.(Gly439Asp) variant in SLC52A3. Both treated children showed improvement on high-dose riboflavin supplementation, highlighting the importance of early recognition of this treatable clinical entity.


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Paralisia Bulbar Progressiva/diagnóstico por imagem , Paralisia Bulbar Progressiva/genética , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/diagnóstico por imagem , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/genética , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Paralisia Bulbar Progressiva/fisiopatologia , Paralisia Bulbar Progressiva/terapia , Pré-Escolar , Consanguinidade , Feminino , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/fisiopatologia , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/terapia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/genética , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/genética , Medula Espinal/diagnóstico por imagem
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Cogn Neuropsychol ; 34(6): 347-356, 2017 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29210605

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Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (MPS II) or Hunter Syndrome is a rare X-linked condition, due to a defect in a lysosomal enzyme involved in the breakdown of glycosaminoglycans. It is a progressive condition with worsening over time; however, symptom severity and progression rates vary. Normal intellectual function has been reported in males with mild MPS II but few studies are available that provide comprehensive cognitive profiles. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) can stabilize physical symptoms and has become standard treatment. Whether ERT can influence cognition is currently unknown. Considering this, we conducted cognitive, fine motor, and behavioural assessments with three males (7;6-12;1 years) with mild MPS II before and after ERT. Generally, cognition, fine motor skills, and behaviour were in the normal range; however, specific deficits in attention and executive function were identified. Following ERT, some memory improvements were seen. Executive deficits remained, and processing speed declined over time.


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Atenção , Cognição , Função Executiva , Mucopolissacaridose II/psicologia , Criança , Progressão da Doença , Terapia de Reposição de Enzimas , Humanos , Iduronato Sulfatase/metabolismo , Lactente , Masculino , Memória , Mucopolissacaridose II/enzimologia , Mucopolissacaridose II/terapia
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J Inherit Metab Dis ; 40(6): 853-860, 2017 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28687938

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Recently, CLPB deficiency has been shown to cause a genetic syndrome with cataracts, neutropenia, and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. Surprisingly, the neurological presentation ranges from completely unaffected to patients with virtual absence of development. Muscular hypo- and hypertonia, movement disorder and progressive brain atrophy are frequently reported. We present the foetal, peri- and neonatal features of 31 patients, of which five are previously unreported, using a newly developed clinical severity scoring system rating the clinical, metabolic, imaging and other findings weighted by the age of onset. Our data are illustrated by foetal and neonatal videos. The patients were classified as having a mild (n = 4), moderate (n = 13) or severe (n = 14) disease phenotype. The most striking feature of the severe subtype was the neonatal absence of voluntary movements in combination with ventilator dependency and hyperexcitability. The foetal and neonatal presentation mirrored the course of disease with respect to survival (current median age 17.5 years in the mild group, median age of death 35 days in the severe group), severity and age of onset of all findings evaluated. CLPB deficiency should be considered in neonates with absence of voluntary movements, respiratory insufficiency and swallowing problems, especially if associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, neutropenia and cataracts. Being an important differential diagnosis of hyperekplexia (exaggerated startle responses), we advise performing urinary organic acid analysis, blood cell counts and ophthalmological examination in these patients. The neonatal presentation of CLPB deficiency predicts the course of disease in later life, which is extremely important for counselling.


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Catarata/metabolismo , Endopeptidase Clp/deficiência , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo/metabolismo , Neutropenia/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Atrofia/metabolismo , Encefalopatias , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Feto/metabolismo , Humanos , Hiperecplexia/metabolismo , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Transtornos dos Movimentos/metabolismo , Fenótipo , Adulto Jovem
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Genet Med ; 18(11): 1090-1096, 2016 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26938784

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PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate the diagnostic and clinical utility of singleton whole-exome sequencing (WES) as a first-tier test in infants with suspected monogenic disease. METHODS: Singleton WES was performed as a first-tier sequencing test in infants recruited from a single pediatric tertiary center. This occurred in parallel with standard investigations, including single- or multigene panel sequencing when clinically indicated. The diagnosis rate, clinical utility, and impact on management of singleton WES were evaluated. RESULTS: Of 80 enrolled infants, 46 received a molecular genetic diagnosis through singleton WES (57.5%) compared with 11 (13.75%) who underwent standard investigations in the same patient group. Clinical management changed following exome diagnosis in 15 of 46 diagnosed participants (32.6%). Twelve relatives received a genetic diagnosis following cascade testing, and 28 couples were identified as being at high risk of recurrence in future pregnancies. CONCLUSIONS: This prospective study provides strong evidence for increased diagnostic and clinical utility of singleton WES as a first-tier sequencing test for infants with a suspected monogenic disorder. Singleton WES outperformed standard care in terms of diagnosis rate and the benefits of a diagnosis, namely, impact on management of the child and clarification of reproductive risks for the extended family in a timely manner.Genet Med 18 11, 1090-1096.


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Doenças Genéticas Inatas/diagnóstico , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Patologia Molecular , Exoma/genética , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/genética , Humanos , Recém-Nascido
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Hum Mutat ; 37(7): 653-60, 2016 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26931382

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Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) arise from pathogenic mutations in over 100 genes leading to impaired protein or lipid glycosylation. ALG1 encodes a ß1,4 mannosyltransferase that catalyzes the addition of the first of nine mannose moieties to form a dolichol-lipid linked oligosaccharide intermediate required for proper N-linked glycosylation. ALG1 mutations cause a rare autosomal recessive disorder termed ALG1-CDG. To date 13 mutations in 18 patients from 14 families have been described with varying degrees of clinical severity. We identified and characterized 39 previously unreported cases of ALG1-CDG from 32 families and add 26 new mutations. Pathogenicity of each mutation was confirmed based on its inability to rescue impaired growth or hypoglycosylation of a standard biomarker in an alg1-deficient yeast strain. Using this approach we could not establish a rank order comparison of biomarker glycosylation and patient phenotype, but we identified mutations with a lethal outcome in the first two years of life. The recently identified protein-linked xeno-tetrasaccharide biomarker, NeuAc-Gal-GlcNAc2 , was seen in all 27 patients tested. Our study triples the number of known patients and expands the molecular and clinical correlates of this disorder.


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Defeitos Congênitos da Glicosilação/genética , Manosiltransferases/genética , Mutação , Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Defeitos Congênitos da Glicosilação/metabolismo , Feminino , Genes Letais , Glicosilação , Humanos , Masculino , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Análise de Sobrevida
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Am J Hum Genet ; 96(2): 245-57, 2015 Feb 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25597510

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We studied a group of individuals with elevated urinary excretion of 3-methylglutaconic acid, neutropenia that can develop into leukemia, a neurological phenotype ranging from nonprogressive intellectual disability to a prenatal encephalopathy with progressive brain atrophy, movement disorder, cataracts, and early death. Exome sequencing of two unrelated individuals and subsequent Sanger sequencing of 16 individuals with an overlapping phenotype identified a total of 14 rare, predicted deleterious alleles in CLPB in 14 individuals from 9 unrelated families. CLPB encodes caseinolytic peptidase B homolog ClpB, a member of the AAA+ protein family. To evaluate the relevance of CLPB in the pathogenesis of this syndrome, we developed a zebrafish model and an in vitro assay to measure ATPase activity. Suppression of clpb in zebrafish embryos induced a central nervous system phenotype that was consistent with cerebellar and cerebral atrophy that could be rescued by wild-type, but not mutant, human CLPB mRNA. Consistent with these data, the loss-of-function effect of one of the identified variants (c.1222A>G [p.Arg408Gly]) was supported further by in vitro evidence with the mutant peptides abolishing ATPase function. Additionally, we show that CLPB interacts biochemically with ATP2A2, known to be involved in apoptotic processes in severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) 3 (Kostmann disease [caused by HAX1 mutations]). Taken together, mutations in CLPB define a syndrome with intellectual disability, congenital neutropenia, progressive brain atrophy, movement disorder, cataracts, and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria.


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Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Encéfalo/patologia , Endopeptidase Clp/genética , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo/genética , Anormalidades Múltiplas/patologia , Adenosina Trifosfatases/metabolismo , Animais , Atrofia/genética , Atrofia/patologia , Sequência de Bases , Catarata/genética , Catarata/patologia , Endopeptidase Clp/metabolismo , Exoma/genética , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/patologia , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo/patologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Transtornos dos Movimentos/genética , Transtornos dos Movimentos/patologia , Neutropenia/genética , Neutropenia/patologia , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único/genética , ATPases Transportadoras de Cálcio do Retículo Sarcoplasmático/metabolismo , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Peixe-Zebra
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J Inherit Metab Dis ; 38(3): 459-66, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25511235

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Mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase (HMCS2) deficiency results in episodes of hypoglycemia and increases in fatty acid metabolites. Metabolite abnormalities described to date in HMCS2 deficiency are nonspecific and overlap with other inborn errors of metabolism, making the biochemical diagnosis of HMCS2 deficiency difficult. Urinary organic acid profiles from periods of metabolic decompensation were studied in detail in HMCS2-deficient patients from four families. An additional six unrelated patients were identified from clinical presentation and/or qualitative identification of abnormal organic acids. The diagnosis was confirmed by sequencing and deletion/duplication analysis of the HMGCS2 gene. Seven related novel organic acids were identified in urine profiles. Five of them (3,5-dihydroxyhexanoic 1,5 lactone; trans-5-hydroxyhex-2-enoate; 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone; 5-hydroxy-3-ketohexanoate; 3,5-dihydroxyhexanoate) were identified by comparison with synthesized or commercial authentic compounds. We provisionally identified trans-3-hydroxyhex-4-enoate and 3-hydroxy-5-ketohexanoate by their mass spectral characteristics. These metabolites were found in samples taken during periods of decompensation and normalized when patients recovered. When cutoffs of adipic >200 and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone >20 µmol/mmol creatinine were applied, all eight samples taken from five HMCS2-deficient patients during episodes of decompensation were flagged with a positive predictive value of 80% (95% confidence interval 35-100%). Some ketotic patients had increased 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone. Molecular studies identified a total of 12 novel mutations, including a large deletion of HMGCS2 exon 1 in two families, highlighting the need to perform quantitative gene analyses. There are now 26 known HMGCS2 mutations, which are reviewed in the text. 4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone and related metabolites are markers for HMCS2 deficiency. Detection of these metabolites will streamline the biochemical diagnosis of this disorder.


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Acil Coenzima A/deficiência , Acil Coenzima A/genética , Ácidos Graxos/genética , Hipoglicemia/genética , Cetose/genética , Pironas/urina , Éxons , Cromatografia Gasosa-Espectrometria de Massas , Humanos , Mutação
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Brain ; 137(Pt 11): 2903-8, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25125611

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Two siblings with fatal Leigh disease had increased excretion of S-(2-carboxypropyl)cysteine and several other metabolites that are features of 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase (HIBCH) deficiency, a rare defect in the valine catabolic pathway associated with Leigh-like disease. However, this diagnosis was excluded by HIBCH sequencing and normal enzyme activity. In contrast to HIBCH deficiency, the excretion of 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-carnitine was normal in the children, suggesting deficiency of short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECHS1 gene). This mitochondrial enzyme is active in several metabolic pathways involving fatty acids and amino acids, including valine, and is immediately upstream of HIBCH in the valine pathway. Both children were compound heterozygous for a c.473C > A (p.A158D) missense mutation and a c.414+3G>C splicing mutation in ECHS1. ECHS1 activity was markedly decreased in cultured fibroblasts from both siblings, ECHS1 protein was undetectable by immunoblot analysis and transfection of patient cells with wild-type ECHS1 rescued ECHS1 activity. The highly reactive metabolites methacrylyl-CoA and acryloyl-CoA accumulate in deficiencies of both ECHS1 and HIBCH and are probably responsible for the brain pathology in both disorders. Deficiency of ECHS1 or HIBCH should be considered in children with Leigh disease. Urine metabolite testing can detect and distinguish between these two disorders.


Assuntos
Enoil-CoA Hidratase/genética , Doença de Leigh/genética , Redes e Vias Metabólicas/genética , Valina/metabolismo , Enoil-CoA Hidratase/deficiência , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Doença de Leigh/diagnóstico , Doença de Leigh/metabolismo , Masculino , Mutação/genética , Irmãos , Tioléster Hidrolases/deficiência , Tioléster Hidrolases/genética
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