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Midena G, Pilotto E. Case Report: Multiple Retinal Astrocytic Hamartomas in Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation-Ia. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:697030. [PMID: 35237617 PMCID: PMC8882650 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.697030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Congenital disorder of glycosylation-Ia (CDG-Ia) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder, characterized by systemic and ophthalmological abnormalities. Here, we report multiple retinal astrocytic hamartomas as a new retinal finding in an adolescent affected by congenital disorder of CDG-Ia. A 15-year-old boy affected by CDG-Ia underwent full ophthalmic examination, full field electroretinography (ERG) evaluation and retinal multimodal imaging, including: fundus photography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and blue fundus autofluorescence (FAF). Blue FAF showed multiple papillary and iuxtapapillary bilateral hyper-FAF lesions, corresponding to hyperreflective thickening of the retinal nerve fiber layer, with internal optical empty spaces and posterior dense optical shadowing at SD-OCT. These imaging findings were consistent with retinal astrocytic hamartomas. Scotopic ERG response was significantly reduced in both eyes. Macular edema and absence of the retinal outer segments layer were also detectable. Retinal multi-modal imaging provides additional insights about retinal involvement of patients affected by CDG-Ia. In particular, this case shows the presence of multiple retinal astrocytic hamartomas.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- ERN-EYE Center, Padova University Hospital, Padua, Italy
- *Correspondence: Elisabetta Pilotto
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Riddell N, Murphy MJ, Crewther SG. Electroretinography and Gene Expression Measures Implicate Phototransduction and Metabolic Shifts in Chick Myopia and Hyperopia Models. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11060501. [PMID: 34072440 PMCID: PMC8228081 DOI: 10.3390/life11060501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The Retinal Ion-Driven Fluid Efflux (RIDE) model theorizes that phototransduction-driven changes in trans-retinal ion and fluid transport underlie the development of myopia (short-sightedness). In support of this model, previous functional studies have identified the attenuation of outer retinal contributions to the global flash electroretinogram (gfERG) following weeks of myopia induction in chicks, while discovery-driven transcriptome studies have identified changes to the expression of ATP-driven ion transport and mitochondrial metabolism genes in the retina/RPE/choroid at the mid- to late-induction time-points. Less is known about the early time-points despite biometric analyses demonstrating changes in eye growth by 3 h in the chick lens defocus model. Thus, the present study compared gfERG and transcriptome profiles between 3 h and 3 days of negative lens-induced myopia and positive lens-induced hyperopia in chicks. Photoreceptor (a-wave and d-wave) and bipolar (b-wave and late-stage d-wave) cell responses were suppressed following negative lens-wear, particularly at the 3–4 h and 3-day time-points when active shifts in the rate of ocular growth were expected. Transcriptome measures revealed the up-regulation of oxidative phosphorylation genes following 6 h of negative lens-wear, concordant with previous reports at 2 days in this model. Signal transduction pathways, with core genes involved in glutamate and G-protein coupled receptor signalling, were down-regulated at 6 h. These findings contribute to a growing body of evidence for the dysregulation of phototransduction and mitochondrial metabolism in animal models of myopia.
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Altassan R, Péanne R, Jaeken J, Barone R, Bidet M, Borgel D, Brasil S, Cassiman D, Cechova A, Coman D, Corral J, Correia J, de la Morena-Barrio ME, de Lonlay P, Dos Reis V, Ferreira CR, Fiumara A, Francisco R, Freeze H, Funke S, Gardeitchik T, Gert M, Girad M, Giros M, Grünewald S, Hernández-Caselles T, Honzik T, Hutter M, Krasnewich D, Lam C, Lee J, Lefeber D, Marques-de-Silva D, Martinez AF, Moravej H, Õunap K, Pascoal C, Pascreau T, Patterson M, Quelhas D, Raymond K, Sarkhail P, Schiff M, Seroczyńska M, Serrano M, Seta N, Sykut-Cegielska J, Thiel C, Tort F, Vals MA, Videira P, Witters P, Zeevaert R, Morava E. International clinical guidelines for the management of phosphomannomutase 2-congenital disorders of glycosylation: Diagnosis, treatment and follow up. J Inherit Metab Dis 2019; 42:5-28. [PMID: 30740725 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Phosphomannomutase 2 (PMM2-CDG) is the most common congenital disorder of N-glycosylation and is caused by a deficient PMM2 activity. The clinical presentation and the onset of PMM2-CDG vary among affected individuals ranging from a severe antenatal presentation with multisystem involvement to mild adulthood presentation limited to minor neurological involvement. Management of affected patients requires a multidisciplinary approach. In this article, a systematic review of the literature on PMM2-CDG was conducted by a group of international experts in different aspects of CDG. Our managment guidelines were initiated based on the available evidence-based data and experts' opinions. This guideline mainly addresses the clinical evaluation of each system/organ involved in PMM2-CDG, and the recommended management approach. It is the first systematic review of current practices in PMM2-CDG and the first guidelines aiming at establishing a practical approach to the recognition, diagnosis and management of PMM2-CDG patients.
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- Ruqaiah Altassan
- Department of Medical Genetic, Montréal Children's Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetic, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- LIA GLYCOLAB4CDG (International Associated Laboratory "Laboratory for the Research on Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation-from Cellular Mechanisms to Cure", France/ Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Gynaecology, and Diabetology, AP-HP, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, IMAGINE Institute affiliate, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1176, Université Paris-Sud, CHU de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- Portuguese Association for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
- Professionals and Patient Associations International Network (CDG & Allies-PPAIN), Departament o Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology and Metabolic Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, The Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Schools of Medicine, University of Queensland Brisbane, Griffith University Gold Coast, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERER, Murcia, Spain
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- Centro de Referência Doenças Hereditárias do Metabolismo - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Servicio de Hematologíay Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERER, Murcia, Spain
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, University Paris Descartes, Hospital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Portuguese Association for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Portuguese Association for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
- Professionals and Patient Associations International Network (CDG & Allies-PPAIN), Departament o Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Caparica, Caparica, Portugal
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Neonatology, University of Pécs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- LIA GLYCOLAB4CDG (International Associated Laboratory "Laboratory for the Research on Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation-from Cellular Mechanisms to Cure", France/ Belgium
- Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- AP-HP, Necker University Hospital, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Unit, French National Reference Centre for Biliary Atresia and Genetic Cholestasis, Paris, France
- Hepatologie prdiatrique department, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Secció d'Errors Congènits del Metabolisme -IBC, Servei de Bioquímica i Genètica Molecular, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Metabolic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Institute of Child Health, University College London, NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Faculty of Medicine, IMIB-University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Department, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Professionals and Patient Associations International Network (CDG & Allies-PPAIN), Departament o Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Caparica, Caparica, Portugal
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- Genetics and Molecular Medicine and Rare Disease Paediatric Unit, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Neonatal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Genetics, United Laboratories, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Portuguese Association for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
- Professionals and Patient Associations International Network (CDG & Allies-PPAIN), Departament o Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- AP-HP, Service d'Hématologie Biologique, Hôpital R. Debré, Paris, France
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester, New York
- Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester, New York
- Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Department of Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester, New York
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- Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERER, Murcia, Spain
- Centro de Genética Médica Doutor Jacinto Magalhães, Unidade de Bioquímica Genética, Porto, Portugal
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- Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Metabolic and Genetic department, Sarem Woman's Hospital, Tehrān, Iran
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- Neurologie pédiatrique et maladies métaboliques, (C. Farnoux) - Pôle de pédiatrie médicale CHU, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular B e Inmunología, Faculty of Medicine, IMIB-University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Neurology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, U-703 Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Paediatrics, the Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Department, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Secció d'Errors Congènits del Metabolisme -IBC, Servei de Bioquímica i Genètica Molecular, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Caparica, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Paediatrics and Metabolic Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York
- Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Flitcroft DI, Loughman J, Wildsoet CF, Williams C, Guggenheim JA. Novel Myopia Genes and Pathways Identified From Syndromic Forms of Myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2018; 59:338-348. [PMID: 29346494 PMCID: PMC5773233 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To test the hypothesis that genes known to cause clinical syndromes featuring myopia also harbor polymorphisms contributing to nonsyndromic refractive errors. Methods Clinical phenotypes and syndromes that have refractive errors as a recognized feature were identified using the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database. One hundred fifty-four unique causative genes were identified, of which 119 were specifically linked with myopia and 114 represented syndromic myopia (i.e., myopia and at least one other clinical feature). Myopia was the only refractive error listed for 98 genes and hyperopia and the only refractive error noted for 28 genes, with the remaining 28 genes linked to phenotypes with multiple forms of refractive error. Pathway analysis was carried out to find biological processes overrepresented within these sets of genes. Genetic variants located within 50 kb of the 119 myopia-related genes were evaluated for involvement in refractive error by analysis of summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted by the CREAM Consortium and 23andMe, using both single-marker and gene-based tests. Results Pathway analysis identified several biological processes already implicated in refractive error development through prior GWAS analyses and animal studies, including extracellular matrix remodeling, focal adhesion, and axon guidance, supporting the research hypothesis. Novel pathways also implicated in myopia development included mannosylation, glycosylation, lens development, gliogenesis, and Schwann cell differentiation. Hyperopia was found to be linked to a different pattern of biological processes, mostly related to organogenesis. Comparison with GWAS findings further confirmed that syndromic myopia genes were enriched for genetic variants that influence refractive errors in the general population. Gene-based analyses implicated 21 novel candidate myopia genes (ADAMTS18, ADAMTS2, ADAMTSL4, AGK, ALDH18A1, ASXL1, COL4A1, COL9A2, ERBB3, FBN1, GJA1, GNPTG, IFIH1, KIF11, LTBP2, OCA2, POLR3B, POMT1, PTPN11, TFAP2A, ZNF469). Conclusions Common genetic variants within or nearby genes that cause syndromic myopia are enriched for variants that cause nonsyndromic, common myopia. Analysis of syndromic forms of refractive errors can provide new insights into the etiology of myopia and additional potential targets for therapeutic interventions.
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- D Ian Flitcroft
- Children's University Hospital and University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,College of Sciences and Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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- College of Sciences and Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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- Center for Eye Disease and Development, School of Optometry, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
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- Bristol Eye Hospital and Bristol University, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Bosch DGM, Boonstra FN, de Leeuw N, Pfundt R, Nillesen WM, de Ligt J, Gilissen C, Jhangiani S, Lupski JR, Cremers FPM, de Vries BBA. Novel genetic causes for cerebral visual impairment. Eur J Hum Genet 2015; 24:660-5. [PMID: 26350515 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is a major cause of low vision in children due to impairment in projection and/or interpretation of the visual input in the brain. Although acquired causes for CVI are well known, genetic causes underlying CVI are largely unidentified. DNAs of 25 patients with CVI and intellectual disability, but without acquired (eg, perinatal) damage, were investigated by whole-exome sequencing. The data were analyzed for de novo, autosomal-recessive, and X-linked variants, and subsequently classified into known, candidate, or unlikely to be associated with CVI. This classification was based on the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database, literature reports, variant characteristics, and functional relevance of the gene. After classification, variants in four genes known to be associated with CVI (AHDC1, NGLY1, NR2F1, PGAP1) in 5 patients (20%) were identified, establishing a conclusive genetic diagnosis for CVI. In addition, in 11 patients (44%) with CVI, variants in one or more candidate genes were identified (ACP6, AMOT, ARHGEF10L, ATP6V1A, DCAF6, DLG4, GABRB2, GRIN1, GRIN2B, KCNQ3, KCTD19, RERE, SLC1A1, SLC25A16, SLC35A2, SOX5, UFSP2, UHMK1, ZFP30). Our findings show that diverse genetic causes underlie CVI, some of which will provide insight into the biology underlying this disease process.
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- Daniëlle G M Bosch
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Bartiméus Institute for the Visually Impaired, Zeist, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Bartiméus Institute for the Visually Impaired, Zeist, The Netherlands.,Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Hubrecht Institute-KNAW, University Medical Centre Utrecht, CancerGenomics.nl, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Bosch DGM, Boonstra FN, Kinoshita T, Jhangiani S, de Ligt J, Cremers FPM, Lupski JR, Murakami Y, de Vries BBA. Cerebral visual impairment and intellectual disability caused by PGAP1 variants. Eur J Hum Genet 2015; 23:1689-93. [PMID: 25804403 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Homozygous variants in PGAP1 (post-GPI attachment to proteins 1) have recently been identified in two families with developmental delay, seizures and/or spasticity. PGAP1 is a member of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis and remodeling pathway and defects in this pathway are a subclass of congenital disorders of glycosylation. Here we performed whole-exome sequencing in an individual with cerebral visual impairment (CVI), intellectual disability (ID), and factor XII deficiency and revealed compound heterozygous variants in PGAP1, c.274_276del (p.(Pro92del)) and c.921_925del (p.(Lys308Asnfs*25)). Subsequently, PGAP1-deficient Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-cell lines were transfected with either mutant or wild-type constructs and their sensitivity to phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) treatment was measured. The mutant constructs could not rescue the PGAP1-deficient CHO cell lines resistance to PI-PLC treatment. In addition, lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) of the affected individual showed no sensitivity to PI-PLC treatment, whereas the LCLs of the heterozygous carrier parents were partially resistant. In conclusion, we report novel PGAP1 variants in a boy with CVI and ID and a proven functional loss of PGAP1 and show, to our knowledge, for the first time this genetic association with CVI.
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- Daniëlle G M Bosch
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Bartiméus, Institute for the Visually Impaired, Zeist, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Bartiméus, Institute for the Visually Impaired, Zeist, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases and WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases and WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Monin ML, Mignot C, De Lonlay P, Héron B, Masurel A, Mathieu-Dramard M, Lenaerts C, Thauvin C, Gérard M, Roze E, Jacquette A, Charles P, de Baracé C, Drouin-Garraud V, Khau Van Kien P, Cormier-Daire V, Mayer M, Ogier H, Brice A, Seta N, Héron D. 29 French adult patients with PMM2-congenital disorder of glycosylation: outcome of the classical pediatric phenotype and depiction of a late-onset phenotype. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014; 9:207. [PMID: 25497157 PMCID: PMC4266234 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-014-0207-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PMM2-CDG (formerly known as CDG Ia) a deficiency in phosphomannomutase, is the most frequent congenital disorder of glycosylation. The phenotype encompasses a wide range of neurological and non-neurological manifestations comprising cerebellar atrophy and intellectual deficiency. The phenotype of the disorder is well characterized in children but the long term course of the disease is unknown and the phenotype of late onset forms has not been comprehensively described. We thus retrospectively collected the clinical, biological and radiological data of 29 French PMM2-CDG patients aged 15 years or more with a proven molecular diagnosis (16 females and 13 males). In addition, thirteen of these patients were reexamined at the time of the study to obtain detailed information. 27 of the 29 patients had a typical PMM2-CDG phenotype, with infantile hypotonia, strabismus, developmental delay followed by intellectual deficiency, epilepsy, retinitis pigmentosa and/or visceral manifestations. The main health problems for these patients as teenagers and in adulthood were primary ovarian insufficiency, growth retardation, coagulation anomalies and thrombotic events, skeletal deformities and osteopenia/osteoporosis, retinitis pigmentosa, as well as peripheral neuropathy. Three patients had never walked and three lost their ability to walk. The two remaining patients had a late-onset phenotype unreported to date. All patients (n = 29) had stable cerebellar atrophy. Our findings are in line with those of previous adult PMM2-CDG cohorts and points to the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the follow up of PMM2-CDG patients to prevent late complications. Additionally, our findings add weight to the view that PMM2-CDG may be diagnosed in teenage/adult patients with cerebellar atrophy, even in the absence of intellectual deficiency or non-neurological involvement.
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Unité Fonctionnelle de Neurogénétique moléculaire et cellulaire et Centre de Référence des Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares, 47-83 boulevard de l'hôpital, Paris, 75013, France.
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Common variants near ABCA1 and in PMM2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma. Nat Genet 2014; 46:1115-9. [PMID: 25173107 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We performed a genome-wide association study for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in 1,007 cases with high-pressure glaucoma (HPG) and 1,009 controls from southern China. We observed genome-wide significant association at multiple SNPs near ABCA1 at 9q31.1 (rs2487032; P = 1.66 × 10(-8)) and suggestive evidence of association in PMM2 at 16p13.2 (rs3785176; P = 3.18 × 10(-6)). We replicated these findings in a set of 525 HPG cases and 912 controls from Singapore and a further set of 1,374 POAG cases and 4,053 controls from China. We observed genome-wide significant association with more than one SNP at the two loci (P = 2.79 × 10(-19) for rs2487032 representing ABCA1 and P = 5.77 × 10(-10) for rs3785176 representing PMM2). Both ABCA1 and PMM2 are expressed in the trabecular meshwork, optic nerve and other ocular tissues. In addition, ABCA1 is highly expressed in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, a finding consistent with it having a role in the development of glaucoma.
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Bosch DGM, Boonstra FN, Willemsen MAAP, Cremers FPM, de Vries BBA. Low vision due to cerebral visual impairment: differentiating between acquired and genetic causes. BMC Ophthalmol 2014; 14:59. [PMID: 24886270 PMCID: PMC4021540 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background To gain more insight into genetic causes of cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in children and to compare ophthalmological findings between genetic and acquired forms of CVI. Methods The clinical data of 309 individuals (mainly children) with CVI, and a visual acuity ≤0.3 were analyzed for etiology and ocular variables. A differentiation was made between acquired and genetic causes. However, in persons with West syndrome or hydrocephalus, it might be impossible to unravel whether CVI is caused by the seizure disorder or increased intracranial pressure or by the underlying disorder (that in itself can be acquired or genetic). In two subgroups, individuals with ‘purely’ acquired CVI and with ‘purely’ genetic CVI, the ocular variables (such as strabismus, pale optic disc and visual field defects) were compared. Results It was possible to identify a putative cause for CVI in 60% (184/309) of the cohort. In the remaining 40% the etiology could not be determined. A ‘purely’ acquired cause was identified in 80 of the patients (26%). West syndrome and/or hydrocephalus was identified in 21 patients (7%), and in 17 patients (6%) both an acquired cause and West and/or hydrocephalus was present. In 66 patients (21%) a genetic diagnosis was obtained, of which 38 (12%) had other possible risk factor (acquired, preterm birth, West syndrome or hydrocephalus), making differentiation between acquired and genetic not possible. In the remaining 28 patients (9%) a ‘purely’ genetic cause was identified. CVI was identified for the first time in several genetic syndromes, such as ATR-X, Mowat-Wilson, and Pitt Hopkins syndrome. In the subgroup with ‘purely’ acquired causes (N = 80) strabismus (88% versus 64%), pale optic discs (65% versus 27%) and visual field defects (72% versus 30%) could be observed more frequent than in the subgroup with ‘purely’ genetic disorders (N = 28). Conclusions We conclude that CVI can be part of a genetic syndrome and that abnormal ocular findings are present more frequently in acquired forms of CVI.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, P,O, Box 9101, Nijmegen, HB 6500, The Netherlands.
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Messenger WB, Yang P, Pennesi ME. Ophthalmic findings in an infant with phosphomannomutase deficiency. Doc Ophthalmol 2014; 128:149-53. [PMID: 24493206 DOI: 10.1007/s10633-014-9427-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We present the ocular features including full-field electroretinography (ff-ERG) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in a 14-month-old infant with congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1a (PMM2-CDG). METHODS AND RESULTS An infant with failure to thrive, bilateral neurosensory hearing loss, cerebellar hypoplasia, and pericardial effusions was referred to ophthalmic genetics for evaluation. The patient had fix and follow vision, an intermittent esotropia, moderate myopia, a hypo pigmented macula, and mild attenuation of the retinal vasculature. Electroretinography showed severe reduction in both rod and cone-dependent responses with a negative waveform pattern. Handheld SD-OCT revealed severe attenuation of the outer retina throughout the macula, but with preservation of outer retinal structures in the fovea. CONCLUSION PMM2-CDG is a rare congenital disorder for which both ff-ERG and SD-OCT were useful in demonstrating early changes in retinal architecture and function.
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- Wyatt B Messenger
- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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Meighan SE, Meighan PC, Rich ED, Brown RL, Varnum MD. Cyclic nucleotide-gated channel subunit glycosylation regulates matrix metalloproteinase-dependent changes in channel gating. Biochemistry 2013; 52:8352-62. [PMID: 24164424 DOI: 10.1021/bi400824x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cyclic-nucleotide gated (CNG) channels are essential for phototransduction within retinal photoreceptors. We have demonstrated previously that the enzymatic activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9, members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family of extracellular, Ca(2+)- and Zn(2+)-dependent proteases, enhances the ligand sensitivity of both rod (CNGA1 and CNGB1) and cone (CNGA3 and CNGB3) CNG channels. Additionally, we have observed a decrease in the maximal CNG channel current (Imax) that begins late during MMP-directed gating changes. Here we demonstrate that CNG channels become nonconductive after prolonged MMP exposure. Concurrent with the loss of conductive channels is the increased relative contribution of channels exhibiting nonmodified gating properties, suggesting the presence of a subpopulation of channels that are protected from MMP-induced gating effects. CNGA subunits are known to possess one extracellular core glycosylation site, located at one of two possible positions within the turret loop near the pore-forming region. Our results indicate that CNGA glycosylation can impede MMP-dependent modification of CNG channels. Furthermore, the relative position of the glycosylation site within the pore turret influences the extent of MMP-dependent proteolysis. Glycosylation at the site found in CNGA3 subunits was found to be protective, while glycosylation at the bovine CNGA1 site was not. Relocating the glycosylation site in CNGA1 to the position found in CNGA3 recapitulated CNGA3-like protection from MMP-dependent processing. Taken together, these data indicate that CNGA glycosylation may protect CNG channels from MMP-dependent proteolysis, consistent with MMP modification of channel function having a requirement for physical access to the extracellular face of the channel.
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- Starla E Meighan
- Program in Neuroscience, Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, ‡WWAMI Medical Education Program, and §Center for Integrated Biotechnology, Washington State University , P.O. Box 647620, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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Thompson DA, Lyons RJ, Russell-Eggitt I, Liasis A, Jägle H, Grünewald S. Retinal characteristics of the congenital disorder of glycosylation PMM2-CDG. J Inherit Metab Dis 2013; 36:1039-47. [PMID: 23430200 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-013-9594-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The congenital disorder of glycosylation, PMM2-CDG, is associated with progressive photoreceptor degeneration, which causes a pigmentary retinopathy. We identified a sibling pair, mildly affected with PMM2-CDG, who showed preserved photoreceptor function, but profound deficits of the 'on-pathway' in the retina. This localises the site of early, or initial, retinal dysfunction in PMM2-CDG to the synapse in the outer plexiform layer between bipolar cells, photoreceptors and horizontal cells. We sought wider evidence to support this novel finding by reviewing retrospectively the case notes of eight patients, diagnosed with PMM2-CDG between the ages of 7 months to 16 years. We compared the clinical presentation and electroretinograms, (ERGs), of these patients with the sibling pair. We found that five of eight patients showed characteristic ERG features of on-pathway dysfunction in the form of reduced ERG b-wave amplitude. The remaining three patients had significant photoreceptor dysfunction by the time of ERG recording, and both a- and b-wave amplitudes were markedly attenuated. We conclude that ERG signs of on-pathway dysfunction can be detected in the early stages of PMM2-CDG. Referral for electroretinography evidence of this specific on-pathway deficit, with preservation of oscillatory potentials, can help establish the diagnosis of infants with developmental delay or failure to thrive in whom a glycosylation defect is suspected. Also by increasing our understanding of the interaction of N-glycoproteins at this synapse we may be able to design future therapeutic intervention to prevent or ameliorate the progressive visual loss associated with PMM2-CDG.
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- Dorothy A Thompson
- Clinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, UCL ICH, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK,
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Congenital disorders of glycosylation comprise most of the nearly 70 genetic disorders known to be caused by impaired synthesis of glycoconjugates. The effects are expressed in most organ systems, and most involve the nervous system. Typical manifestations include structural abnormalities (eg, rapidly progressive cerebellar atrophy), myopathies (including congenital muscular dystrophies and limb-girdle dystrophies), strokes and stroke-like episodes, epileptic seizures, developmental delay, and demyelinating neuropathy. Patients can also have neurological symptoms associated with coagulopathies, immune dysfunction with or without infections, and cardiac, renal, or hepatic failure, which are common features of glycosylation disorders. The diagnosis of congenital disorder of glycosylation should be considered for any patient with multisystem disease and in those with more specific phenotypic features. Measurement of concentrations of selected glycoconjugates can be used to screen for many of these disorders, and molecular diagnosis is becoming more widely available in clinical practice. Disease-modifying treatments are available for only a few disorders, but all affected individuals benefit from early diagnosis and aggressive management.
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- Hudson H Freeze
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Wang BZ, Siriwardana P, Taranath D. Macular hypoplasia in congenital disorder of glycosylation type ia. Case Rep Ophthalmol 2012; 3:142-4. [PMID: 22649348 PMCID: PMC3362223 DOI: 10.1159/000338627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Congenital disorders of glycosylation are a rare group of metabolic disorders that can result in multiorgan disease. This article describes a novel finding of macular hypoplasia in congenital disorders of glycosylation type Ia.
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- Bob Z Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Bedford Park, S.A., Australia
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Morava E, Wevers RA, Cantagrel V, Hoefsloot LH, Al-Gazali L, Schoots J, van Rooij A, Huijben K, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Jongmans MCJ, Sykut-Cegielska J, Hoffmann GF, Bluemel P, Adamowicz M, van Reeuwijk J, Ng BG, Bergman JEH, van Bokhoven H, Körner C, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Willemsen MA, Gleeson JG, Lehle L, de Brouwer APM, Lefeber DJ. A novel cerebello-ocular syndrome with abnormal glycosylation due to abnormalities in dolichol metabolism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 133:3210-20. [PMID: 20852264 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Cerebellar hypoplasia and slowly progressive ophthalmological symptoms are common features in patients with congenital disorders of glycosylation type I. In a group of patients with congenital disorders of glycosylation type I with unknown aetiology, we have previously described a distinct phenotype with severe, early visual impairment and variable eye malformations, including optic nerve hypoplasia, retinal coloboma, congenital cataract and glaucoma. Some of the symptoms overlapped with the phenotype in other congenital disorders of glycosylation type I subtypes, such as vermis hypoplasia, anaemia, ichtyosiform dermatitis, liver dysfunction and coagulation abnormalities. We recently identified pathogenic mutations in the SRD5A3 gene, encoding steroid 5α-reductase type 3, in a group of patients who presented with this particular phenotype and a common metabolic pattern. Here, we report on the clinical, genetic and metabolic features of 12 patients from nine families with cerebellar ataxia and congenital eye malformations diagnosed with SRD5A3-congenital disorders of glycosylation due to steroid 5α-reductase type 3 defect. This enzyme is necessary for the reduction of polyprenol to dolichol, the lipid anchor for N-glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum. Dolichol synthesis is an essential metabolic step in protein glycosylation. The current defect leads to a severely abnormal glycosylation state already in the early phase of the N-glycan biosynthesis pathway in the endoplasmic reticulum. We detected high expression of SRD5A3 in foetal brain tissue, especially in the cerebellum, consistent with the finding of the congenital cerebellar malformations. Based on the overlapping clinical, biochemical and genetic data in this large group of patients with congenital disorders of glycosylation, we define a novel syndrome of cerebellar ataxia associated with congenital eye malformations due to a defect in dolichol metabolism.
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- Eva Morava
- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Institute for Genetic and Metabolic Disease, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Delayed visual maturation (DVM) is usually a retrospective diagnosis given to infants who are born with no or poor visually-directed behavior, despite normal acuity on objective testing, but who recover months later. This condition can be organized into several types based on associated neurodevelopmental or ocular findings, but the etiology of DVM is probably complex and involves multiple possible origins. Here we report two infants who presented with delayed visual maturation (attention). They were visually unresponsive at birth but were later found to have high myopic errors. Patient 1 had -4 D right eye, -5 D left eye. Patient 2 had -9 D o.u. Upon spectacle correction at 5 and 4 months, respectively, both infants immediately displayed visually-directed behavior, suggesting that a high refractive error was the cause of inattention in these patients. These findings could add to knowledge surrounding DVM and the diagnosis of apparently blind infants. Findings presented here also indicate the importance of prompt refractive error measurement in such cases.
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- Kimberly M Winges
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, 2318 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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Grünewald S. The clinical spectrum of phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency (CDG-Ia). Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2009; 1792:827-34. [PMID: 19272306 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2009.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Revised: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Congenital disorders of glycosylation are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders resulting from abnormal glycosylation of various glycoconjugates. The first description of congenital disorders of glycosylation was published in the early 80s and once screening tests for glycosylation disorders (CDGs) became readily available, CDG-Ia became the most frequently diagnosed CDG subtype. CDG-Ia is pan-ethnic and the spectrum of the clinical manifestations is still evolving: it spans from severe hydrops fetalis and fetal loss to a (nearly) normal phenotype. However, the most common presentation in infancy is of a multisystem disorder with central nervous system involvement.
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- Stephanie Grünewald
- Metabolic Medicine Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust with the UCL Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
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Morava E, Wosik H, Kárteszi J, Guillard M, Adamowicz M, Sykut-Cegielska J, Hadzsiev K, Wevers RA, Lefeber DJ. Congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ix: review of clinical spectrum and diagnostic steps. J Inherit Metab Dis 2008; 31:450-6. [PMID: 18500572 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-008-0822-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2007] [Revised: 02/01/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Congenital disorder of glycosylation type I (CDG I) represent a rapidly growing group of inherited multisystem disorders with 13 genetically established subtypes (CDG Ia to CDG Im), and a high number of biochemically unresolved cases (CDG Ix). Further diagnostic effort and prognosis counselling are very challenging in these children. In the current study, we reviewed the clinical records of 10 CDG Ix patients and compared the data with 13 CDG Ix patients published in the literature in search for specific symptoms to create clinical subgroups. The most frequent findings were rather nonspecific, including developmental delay and axial hypotonia. Several features were found that are uncommon in CDG syndrome, such as elevated creatine kinase or arthrogryposis. Distinct ophthalmological abnormalities were observed including optic nerve atrophy, cataract and glaucoma. Two subgroups could be established: one with a pure neurological presentation and the other with a neurological-multivisceral form. The first group had a significantly better prognosis. The unique presentation of microcephaly, seizures, ascites, hepatomegaly, nephrotic syndrome and severe developmental delay was observed in one child diagnosed with CDG Ik. Establishing clinical subgroups and increasing the number of patients within the subgroups may lead the way towards the genetic defect in children with a so far unsolved type of the congenital disorders of glycosylation. Raising awareness for less common, non-CDG specific clinical features such as congenital joint contractures, movement disorders or ophthalmological anomalies will encourage clinicians to think of CDG in its more unusual presentation. Clinical grouping also helps to determine the prognosis and provide better counselling for the families.
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- E Morava
- Laboratory of Paediatrics and Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Coman D, Irving M, Kannu P, Jaeken J, Savarirayan R. The skeletal manifestations of the congenital disorders of glycosylation. Clin Genet 2008; 73:507-15. [PMID: 18462449 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a rapidly expanding disease group with protean presentations. Specific end-organ involvement leads to significant morbidity and mortality, and the skeletal manifestations are often not appreciated, apart from the common association of osteopaenia with CDG-Ia. We performed a literature review of all documented skeletal manifestations in reported CDG patients, revealing a diverse range of skeletal phenotypes. We discuss the possible underlying mechanisms of these skeletal manifestations observed in CDG that are important and frequently under-recognized.
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- D Coman
- Genetic Health Services Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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Coman D, Bostock D, Hunter M, Kannu P, Irving M, Mayne V, Fietz M, Jaeken J, Savarirayan R. Primary skeletal dysplasia as a major manifesting feature in an infant with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:389-92. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Coman D, McGill J, MacDonald R, Morris D, Klingberg S, Jaeken J, Appleton D. Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1a: Three siblings with a mild neurological phenotype. J Clin Neurosci 2007; 14:668-72. [PMID: 17451957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2005] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We report 3 siblings (1 male and 2 female) recently diagnosed with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia (CDG-Ia) in their mid-20s. They experience mild mental retardation but manage to function independently in society. Their professions are library assistant, professional artistic painter and secretarial work. All three siblings have cerebellar hypoplasia and ataxia, but are able to ambulate easily. Two of the siblings have required strabismus surgical repairs. All have antithrombin III deficiency, osteoporosis, and mild dysmorphic features. Hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism was a feature of the two female siblings. A type 1 sialotransferrin pattern and phosphomannomutase (PMM) deficiency have been demonstrated. They are compound heterozygotes for R141H and L32R mutations in the PMM2 gene. While there is clinical heterogeneity in CDG-Ia, we believe that our patients are among the mildest of intellectually affected CDG-Ia patients reported to date.
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- D Coman
- Department of Metabolic Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kahook MY, Mandava N, Bateman JB, Thomas JA. Glycosylation type Ic disorder: idiopathic intracranial hypertension and retinal degeneration. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:115-6. [PMID: 16361681 PMCID: PMC1478164 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.080648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Coman D, Klingberg S, Morris D, McGill J, Mercer H. Congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia in a 6-year-old girl with a mild intellectual phenotype: two novel PMM2 mutations. J Inherit Metab Dis 2005; 28:1189-90. [PMID: 16435227 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-005-0166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We report two novel mutations in the PMM2 gene in a girl with congenital disorder of gylcosylation type Ia (CDG Ia) and a mild intellectual phenotype.
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- D Coman
- Department of Metabolic Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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