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Hammack S, Hague DW, Vieson MD, Esdaile E, Hughes SS, Bellone RR, McCoy AM. Novel genetic variant associated with globoid cell leukodystrophy in a family of mixed breed dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2023; 37:1710-1715. [PMID: 37593836 PMCID: PMC10473001 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Globoid cell leukodystrophy (GCL) is a fatal autosomal recessive disease caused by variants in the galactosylceramidase (GALC) gene. Two dog breed-specific variants are reported. OBJECTIVES Characterize the putatively causative GALC variant for GCL in a family of dogs and determine population allele frequency. ANIMALS Four related mixed-breed puppies with signs of neurologic disease were evaluated. Subsequently, 33 related dogs were tested for genetic markers for parentage and the identified GALC variant. Additional GALC genotyping was performed on 278 banked samples from various breeds. METHODS The 4 affected puppies had neurological exams and necropsies. DNA was isolated from blood samples. Variants in GALC were identified via Sanger sequencing. Parentage testing was performed using short tandem repeat markers. Prevalence of the GALC variant of interest was investigated in other breeds. RESULTS GCL was confirmed histopathologically. A novel missense variant in GALC (NC_006590.4:g.58893972G>A) was homozygous in all affected animals (n = 4). A recessive mode of inheritance was confirmed by parentage testing as was variant linkage with the phenotype (LOD = 3.36). Among the related dogs (n = 33), 3 dogs were homozygous and 7 heterozygous. The variant allele was not detected in screening 278 dogs from 5 breeds. The novel variant is either unique to this family or has an extremely low allele frequency in the general population. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE A novel GALC variant was identified that likely explains GCL in this cohort. The identification of multiple causal variants for GCL in dogs is consistent with findings in humans.
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- Samantha Hammack
- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical MedicineUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Veterinary Genetics LaboratoryUniversity of California, DavisDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- Veterinary Genetics LaboratoryUniversity of California, DavisDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- Veterinary Genetics LaboratoryUniversity of California, DavisDavisCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of California, DavisDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaIllinoisUSA
- Department of Veterinary Clinical MedicineUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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Heller G, Bradbury AM, Sands MS, Bongarzone ER. Preclinical studies in Krabbe disease: A model for the investigation of novel combination therapies for lysosomal storage diseases. Mol Ther 2023; 31:7-23. [PMID: 36196048 PMCID: PMC9840155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Krabbe disease (KD) is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by mutations in the galc gene. There are over 50 monogenetic LSDs, which largely impede the normal development of children and often lead to premature death. At present, there are no cures for LSDs and the available treatments are generally insufficient, short acting, and not without co-morbidities or long-term side effects. The last 30 years have seen significant advances in our understanding of LSD pathology as well as treatment options. Two gene therapy-based clinical trials, NCT04693598 and NCT04771416, for KD were recently started based on those advances. This review will discuss how our knowledge of KD got to where it is today, focusing on preclinical investigations, and how what was discovered may prove beneficial for the treatment of other LSDs.
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- Gregory Heller
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 808 S. Wood St M/C 512, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Center for Gene Therapy, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Abigail Wexner Research Institute Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue Box 8007, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue Box 8007, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 808 S. Wood St M/C 512, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Feltri ML, Weinstock NI, Favret J, Dhimal N, Wrabetz L, Shin D. Mechanisms of demyelination and neurodegeneration in globoid cell leukodystrophy. Glia 2021; 69:2309-2331. [PMID: 33851745 PMCID: PMC8502241 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD), also known as Krabbe disease, is a lysosomal storage disorder causing extensive demyelination in the central and peripheral nervous systems. GLD is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the lysosomal hydrolase, galactosylceramidase (GALC), which catabolizes the myelin sphingolipid galactosylceramide. The pathophysiology of GLD is complex and reflects the expression of GALC in a number of glial and neural cell types in both the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS), as well as leukocytes and kidney in the periphery. Over the years, GLD has garnered a wide range of scientific and medical interests, especially as a model system to study gene therapy and novel preclinical therapeutic approaches to treat the spontaneous murine model for GLD. Here, we review recent findings in the field of Krabbe disease, with particular emphasis on novel aspects of GALC physiology, GLD pathophysiology, and therapeutic strategies.
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- M. Laura Feltri
- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Buffalo, New York
- Biotechnical and Clinical Lab Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Buffalo, New York
- Biotechnical and Clinical Lab Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Cirak S, Daimagüler HS, Moawia A, Koy A, Yis U. On the differential diagnosis of neuropathy in neurogenetic disorders. MED GENET-BERLIN 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2020-2040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Neuropathy might be the presenting or accompanying sign in many neurogenetic and metabolic disorders apart from the classical-peripheral neuropathies or motor-neuron diseases. This causes a diagnostic challenge which is of particular relevance since a number of the underlying diseases could be treated. Thus, we attempt to give a clinical overview on the most common genetic diseases with clinically manifesting neuropathy.
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- Sebahattin Cirak
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
- Center for Rare Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Division of Pediatrics Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
- Center for Rare Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Division of Pediatrics Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey
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Das D, Deb B, Malakar AK, Chakraborty S. Allele frequency analysis of GALC gene causing Krabbe disease in human and its codon usage. Gene 2020; 747:144673. [PMID: 32304783 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Krabbe disease is one of the rarest autosomal recessive disorders in human, caused by mutation in the GALC (β-galactosylceramidase) gene, resulting in several mental and physical health issues. Due to its rarity and phenotypic heterogeneity, diagnosis rate of this disease is very low. This study generated information on the recessive allele frequency dynamics of GALC gene across 15 global populations, with the highest frequency detected in Druze (Israel) population and the lowest frequency in Turkey and the United States. The recessive allele would take more time period (about 24,975 years) to be completely removed from the population having the lowest frequency and vice versa. The codon usage patterns of four isoforms of GALC gene revealed that a few synonymous codons were used more frequently than others in the isoforms. The codon AGA (arginine) was found to be overrepresented in GALC gene, except for galactocerebrosidase isoform a precursor. Further, GALC gene showed low codon usage bias (CUB) as evident from high ENC values (55.7-58.2), with A/T ending codons more preferred to G/C ending codons. CUB analysis elucidated the dual role of mutational pressure (major role) and natural selection (minor role) in GALC gene evolution.
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- Debaroti Das
- Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India.
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Lim SM, Choi BO, Oh SI, Choi WJ, Oh KW, Nahm M, Xue Y, Choi JH, Choi JY, Kim YE, Chung KW, Fu XD, Ki CS, Kim SH. Patient fibroblasts-derived induced neurons demonstrate autonomous neuronal defects in adult-onset Krabbe disease. Oncotarget 2018; 7:74496-74509. [PMID: 27780934 PMCID: PMC5342682 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Krabbe disease (KD) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by defective β-galactosylceramidase (GALC), a lysosomal enzyme responsible for cleavage of several key substrates including psychosine. Accumulation of psychosine to the cytotoxic levels in KD patients is thought to cause dysfunctions in myelinating glial cells based on a comprehensive study of demyelination in KD. However, recent evidence suggests myelin-independent neuronal death in the murine model of KD, thus indicating defective GALC in neurons as an autonomous mechanism for neuronal cell death in KD. These observations prompted us to generate induced neurons (iNeurons) from two adult-onset KD patients carrying compound heterozygous mutations (p.[K563*];[L634S]) and (p.[N228_S232delinsTP];[G286D]) to determine the direct contribution of autonomous neuronal toxicity to KD. Here we report that directly converted KD iNeurons showed not only diminished GALC activity and increased psychosine levels, as expected, but also neurite fragmentation and abnormal neuritic branching. The lysosomal-associated membrane proteins 1 (LAMP1) was expressed at higher levels than controls, LAMP1-positive vesicles were significantly enlarged and fragmented, and mitochondrial morphology and its function were altered in KD iNeurons. Strikingly, we demonstrated that psychosine was sufficient to induce neurite defects, mitochondrial fragmentation, and lysosomal alterations in iNeurons derived in healthy individuals, thus establishing the causal effect of the cytotoxic GALC substrate in KD and the autonomous neuronal toxicity in KD pathology.
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- Su Min Lim
- Biomedical Research Institute, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Cell Therapy Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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- Cell Therapy Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Therapy Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Cell Therapy Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Therapy Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Gongju National University, Gongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cellular Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Therapy Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Should states adopt newborn screening for early infantile Krabbe disease? Genet Med 2016; 18:217-20. [PMID: 26845105 DOI: 10.1038/gim.2016.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The published experience to date regarding implementing NBS for EIKD has been dramatically enhanced by the data presented in this issue by Orsini et al. Although much has been written about the potential harms to individuals with an abnormal NBS for EIKD who do not have EIKD, several commentators have also asked whether screening provides a benefit when it leads to early identification of the disorder. Orsini and colleagues’ data suggest that the state-mandated, multimillion-dollar NBS program for EIKD in New York has failed to provide significant benefit to children with EIKD. Indeed, in addition to the potential harm to families receiving false-positive test results, NBS for EIKD appears to have resulted in a reduction in survival in individuals who have the disease. The data from the New York program suggest that NBS for EIKD should be abandoned, pending the development of improved screening or therapies shown to confer both survival and quality-of-life benefits over supportive care. The results of this experience suggest that research efforts should be focused on improving presymptomatic treatment outcomes in children identified by NBS prior to the redeployment of mandatory presymptomatic screening.
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The autosomal recessive inherited Krabbe disease (KD) is a devastating pediatric lysosomal storage disorder affecting white matter of the brain. It is caused by mutations in the gene coding for the lysosomal enzyme galactocerebrosidase. While most patients present with symptoms within the first 6 months of life, others present later in life throughout adulthood. The early infantile form of KD (EIKD) is frequent in the Muslim Arab population in Israel, with a very high prevalence of approximately 1/100 to 1/150 live births. The homozygous variant c.1582G > A (p.D528N) was found to be responsible for EIKD in Palestinian Arab patients. KD was reported in different Arab countries with much lower frequency. While most Arab patients presented with EIKD, late infantile and late onset KD forms were also reported. Most Arab patients presented with variable symptoms ranging from EIKD to late onset KD, with variable clinical findings. Based on literature studies, this review focuses on the clinical and molecular findings of KD patients with Arab ancestry, and highlights the need for developing universal genetic screening programs to overcome the under-reported status of KD prevalence in Arabia. This is expected to improve the prognosis of the disease and promote targeted molecular diagnostics to the Arab patients.
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- Hatem Zayed
- Department of Health Sciences, Biomedical Program, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Graziano ACE, Cardile V. History, genetic, and recent advances on Krabbe disease. Gene 2014; 555:2-13. [PMID: 25260228 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is one of the classic genetic lysosomal storage diseases with autosomal recessive inheritance that affects both central and peripheral nervous systems in several species including humans, rhesus macaques, dogs, mice, and sheep. Since its identification in 1916, lots of scientific investigations were made to define the cause, to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of the damage and to develop more efficient therapies inducing clinical benefit and ameliorating the patients' quality of life. This manuscript gives a historical overview and summarizes the new recent findings about Krabbe disease. Human symptoms and phenotypes, gene encoding for β-galactocerebrosidase and encoded protein were described. Indications about the classical mutations were reported and some specific mutations in restricted geographical area, like the north of Catania City (Italy), were added. Briefly, here we present a mix of past and present investigations on Krabbe disease in order to update the knowledge on its genetic history and molecular mechanisms and to move new scientific investigations.
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- Department of Bio-Medical Science - Physiology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Hossain MA, Otomo T, Saito S, Ohno K, Sakuraba H, Hamada Y, Ozono K, Sakai N. Late-onset Krabbe disease is predominant in Japan and its mutant precursor protein undergoes more effective processing than the infantile-onset form. Gene 2014; 534:144-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been used for three decades as therapy for lysosomal storage diseases. Stable engraftment following transplantation has the potential to provide a source of an enzyme for the life of a patient. Recombinant enzyme is available for disorders that do not have a primary neurologic component. However, for diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS), intravenous enzyme is ineffective due to its inability to cross the blood-brain barrier. For selected lysosomal disorders, including metachromatic leukodystrophy and globoid cell leukodystrophy, disease phenotype and the extent of disease at the time of transplantation are of fundamental importance in determining outcomes. Adrenoleukodystrophy is an X-linked, peroxisomal disorder, and in approximately 40% of cases a progressive, inflammatory condition develops in the CNS. Early in the course of the disease, allogeneic transplantation can arrest the disease process in cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, while more advanced patients do poorly. In many of these cases, the utilization of cord blood grafts allows expedient transplantation, which can be critical in achieving optimal outcomes.
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- Paul J Orchard
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Xu C, Sakai N, Taniike M, Inui K, Ozono K. Six novel mutations detected in the GALC gene in 17 Japanese patients with Krabbe disease, and new genotype-phenotype correlation. J Hum Genet 2006; 51:548-554. [PMID: 16607461 DOI: 10.1007/s10038-006-0396-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2005] [Accepted: 02/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Krabbe disease is an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy. It is pathologically characterized by demyelination of the central and peripheral nervous systems and the accumulation of globoid cells in brain white matter. It is caused by a deficiency of galactocerebrosidase (GALC) activity. We investigated mutations of the GALC gene in 17 Japanese patients with Krabbe disease, the largest subject number of Japanese patients to date, and found 27 mutations. Of these mutations, six were novel, including two nonsense mutations, W115X and R204X, two missense mutations, S257F and L364R, a small deletion, 393delT, and a small insertion, 1719-1720insT. Our findings, taken with the reported mutations in Japanese patients, confirm several mutations common to Japanese patients, the two most frequent being 12Del3Ins and I66M+I289V, which account for 37% of all mutant alleles. With two additional mutations, G270D and T652P, these account for up to 57% of genetic mutations in Japanese patients. Distribution of the mutations within the GALC gene indicated some genotype-phenotype correlation. I66M+I289M, G270D, and L618S contributed to a mild phenotype. Screening for these mutations may provide an effective method with which to predict the clinical phenotype.
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- Chengzhe Xu
- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Yamada M, Inui K, Hamada D, Nakahira K, Yanagihara K, Sakai N, Nishigaki T, Ozono K, Yanagihara I. Analysis of recombinant human saposin A expressed by Pichia pastoris. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 318:588-93. [PMID: 15120640 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Saposins (SAPs) are small glycoproteins required for activation of sphingolipid hydrolysis by lysosomal enzymes. Four SAPs, SAP-A, -B, -C, and -D, are proteolytically cleaved from a single gene product termed prosaposin. The mature coding sequence of human SAP-A tagged with 6-histidine was expressed in Pichia pastoris and the recombinant protein was purified from the culture supernatant by simple purification steps with an immobilized metal ion affinity column, a Concanavalin A column, and reversed-phase HPLC. Secreted SAP-A contained both glycosylated and nonglycosylated forms. Both forms of SAP-A activated galactocerebroside and 4-methylumbelliferyl beta-d-glucoside hydrolysis by galactocerebrosidase and glucocerebrosidase. SAP-A expressed in P. pastoris should be useful for further structural and functional analysis of this protein.
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- Minoru Yamada
- Department of Developmental Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, Osaka Medical Center for Maternal and Child Health, Murodo-cho, Izumi, Japan
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Vilchis F, Ramos L, Kofman-Alfaro S, Zenteno JC, Méndez JP, Chávez B. Extreme androgen resistance in a kindred with a novel insertion/deletion mutation in exon 5 of the androgen receptor gene. J Hum Genet 2003; 48:346-51. [PMID: 12908100 DOI: 10.1007/s10038-003-0036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2002] [Accepted: 04/12/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Androgen insensitivy syndrome (AIS) is the most frequent cause of male pseudohermaphroditism resulting from target-organ resistance to androgen action. Individuals bearing the complete form of the disease (CAIS) present a female phenotype and a lack of pubic and axillary hair. In the present study, four 46,XY patients born in two generations from a kindred with a history of AIS were examined for genetic abnormalities in the androgen receptor gene (AR). All eight exons encoding the AR protein were individually amplified from genomic DNA followed by a mutation screening with single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. Sequencing of the mutant AR revealed a novel insertion/deletion mutation in exon 5. A deletion of 7 bp is replaced by an insertion of 11 nucleotides, which represents a duplication of the adjacent downstream sequence. The mutation g.2640_2646delAGGATGC/2652_2662insTTCGCCCCTGA, results in a frameshift that introduces a premature termination signal TGA, nine codons downstream. Such a rearrangement predicts a truncation of the AR, thereby deleting a large portion of the ligand-binding domain (amino acid position 768-919). Furthermore, although this mutation breaks the translational reading frame starting from codon 760, examination of the complementary DNA suggested that it does not disturb mRNA splicing. These changes have been found in all the patients and appear to account for the observed absence of detectable androgen binding to the AR in cultured fibroblasts and for the CAIS phenotype in the kindred. This disorder represents the first insertion/deletion mutation of the AR that probably arose by a slipped-strand mispairing mechanism.
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- Felipe Vilchis
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan C.P. 14000, México D.F., México.
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Galactocerebrosidase (GALC) is a lysosomal beta-galactosidase responsible for the hydrolysis of the galactosyl moiety from several galactolipids, including galactosylceramide and psychosine. The deficiency of this enzyme results in the autosomal recessive disorder called Krabbe disease. It is also called globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD), because of the characteristic storage cells found around cerebral blood vessels in the white matter of affected human patients and animal models. Although most patients present with clinical symptoms before 6 months of age, older patients, including adults, have been diagnosed by their severe deficiency of GALC activity. More than 40 mutations have been identified in patients with all clinical types of GLD. While some mutations clearly result in the infantile type if found homozygous or with another severe mutation, it is difficult to predict the phenotype of novel mutations or when mutations are found in the heterozygous state. A high incidence of polymorphic changes on apparent disease-causing alleles also complicates the interpretation of the effects of mutations. The detection of mutations has greatly improved carrier identification among family members and will permit preimplantation diagnosis for some families. The molecular characterization of the naturally occurring mouse, dog, and monkey models will permit their use in trials to evaluate different modes of therapy.
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- D A Wenger
- Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Fu L, Inui K, Nishigaki T, Tatsumi N, Tsukamoto H, Kokubu C, Muramatsu T, Okada S. Molecular heterogeneity of Krabbe disease. J Inherit Metab Dis 1999; 22:155-62. [PMID: 10234611 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005449919660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Krabbe disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that affects both the central and peripheral nervous system due to an enzymatic defect of galactocerebrosidase (GALC). Following its cloning, many mutations in the galactocerebrosidase gene have been reported, but the correlation between phenotype and genotype was not clear in many cases. In this study we further investigated the molecular defects in another 10 patients (6 Japanese and 4 non-Japanese), using cultured skin fibroblasts, and found 10 mutations, of which 8 were novel, including a nonsense mutation (W647X) and 7 missense mutations (G43R, S52F, T262I, Y319C. W410G, R515H, T652R) in the coding region. Some phenotype-specific mutations were found but the other mutations were private. Mutations reported so far have been distributed over the whole GALC gene and it is difficult to speculate on functional domains of the GALC protein and phenotypically specific regions.
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- L Fu
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.
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Sakai N, Fukushima H, Inui K, Fu L, Nishigaki T, Yanagihara I, Tatsumi N, Ozono K, Okada S. Human galactocerebrosidase gene: promoter analysis of the 5'-flanking region and structural organization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1395:62-7. [PMID: 9434153 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(97)00140-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Galactocerebrosidase (GALC; EC 3.2.1.46) is a lysosomal enzyme which hydrolyzes several galactolipids and the deficiency of GALC is responsible for Krabbe disease. Recently, we cloned cDNAs for human and murine GALC. In this study we characterized the genomic organization and the promoter of the human gene. The gene was about 60 kb in length and consisted of 17 exons as reported by Luzi et al. DNA sequence analysis showed that the 5'-flanking region of the first exon was GC-rich and had not typical TATA-box but ten GC-box-like sequences within a 200 bp sequence upstream from the initiation codon. Another inframe ATG, which has better Kozak consensus sequence, was found at 48 bp upstream to the first ATG reported]. Promoter analysis using a luciferase assay in COS 7 cells showed that the -149 to -112 nucleotide (from the initiation codon A) region has dominant promoter activity. In this region three GC-box-like sequence and one YY1 binding site were detected. Primer extension revealed several transcription start sites within the region of -146 to -103 nucleotide. In this study we firstly demonstrated that the YY1 binding site and subsequent GC-box-like sequences could be a promoter in a housekeeping gene.
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- N Sakai
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Medical Center for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan
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Luzi P, Victoria T, Rafi MA, Wenger DA. Analysis of the 5' flanking region of the human galactocerebrosidase (GALC) gene. BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE 1997; 62:159-64. [PMID: 9441867 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1997.2643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Galactocerebrosidase (GALC) is the lysosomal enzyme deficient in human and certain animal species with globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) or Krabbe disease. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of specific galactolipids including galactosylceramide and psychosine. The GALC protein is found in very low amounts in all tissues, which delayed its purification and the subsequent cloning of its cDNA and gene. We previously published the exon-intron organization of the human gene, but did not functionally analyze the 5' flanking region. We now provide a description of this GC-rich region which includes one potential YY1 element and one potential SP1 binding site. There are 13 GGC trinucleotides within the first 150 bp preceding the initiation codon. The 5' end of intron 1 contains six potential Sp1 binding sites, one AP1 binding site, and eight AP2 binding sites. A construct containing nucleotides -176 to -24 had the strongest promoter activity using a vector containing the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene. We also provide evidence for the presence of inhibitory sequences located immediately upstream of the promoter region, and within the first 234 nucleotides of intron 1. These elements together with a suboptimal nucleotide at position +4 may explain the low level of GALC protein in all cell types.
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- P Luzi
- Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Kleijer WJ, Keulemans JL, van der Kraan M, Geilen GG, van der Helm RM, Rafi MA, Luzi P, Wenger DA, Halley DJ, van Diggelen OP. Prevalent mutations in the GALC gene of patients with Krabbe disease of Dutch and other European origin. J Inherit Metab Dis 1997; 20:587-94. [PMID: 9266397 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005315311165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sixty-four unrelated patients with infantile Krabbe disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy, GLD) of Dutch (n = 41) or other European origin (n = 23) were screened for the presence of a large 30 kb deletion starting in intron 10 (IVS10del30 kb), a base substitution 1538T(T513M) and a polymorphism, 502T. The deletion and the T513M mutation were present in 52% and 8.5%, respectively, of the 82 GALC alleles of the Dutch patients. The 502T polymorphism, which had an allele frequency of 5.3% in a Dutch control panel, occurred in 65% of the GLD alleles. Analysis of patients and both parents in 26 of the families showed that del30 kb was invariably associated with 502T. However, 502T was also present on 40% of the GLD alleles with an as yet unidentified mutation, which is 7.5 times higher than its frequency in controls. This suggests that besides del30 kb at least one other relatively frequent mutation has arisen on the 502T GALC allele. A relatively high incidence of del30 kb was also found in 23 other European (non-Dutch) patients (allele frequency 35%), but T513M did not occur in this group. Practical examples described in this report illustrate the potential usefulness of mutation analysis in many families with Krabbe disease for heterozygote detection and prenatal diagnosis.
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- W J Kleijer
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Oron-Karni V, Filon D, Rund D, Oppenheim A. A novel mechanism generating short deletion/insertions following slippage is suggested by a mutation in the human alpha2-globin gene. Hum Mol Genet 1997; 6:881-5. [PMID: 9175734 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.6.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A novel mechanism generating short deletion/insertions is described based on a mutation in the human alpha2-globin gene. A deletion of 9 bp (codons 39-41) is replaced by an eight nucleotide insertion, duplicating the adjacent downstream sequence. We propose that the mutation arose by slipped strand mispairing (SSM), creating a single-stranded loop, followed by DNA elongation, strand breathing and the formation of a mismatch bubble. An extensive literature search has revealed six additional deletion/insertion mutations in humans in which the inserted nucleotides come from the same DNA strand. Our model explains all six mutations, suggesting that rearrangement of a mismatch loop or bubble during DNA replication may be not uncommon.
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- V Oron-Karni
- Department of Hematology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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Bernardini GL, Herrera DG, Carson D, DeGasperi R, Gama Sosa MA, Kolodny EH, Trifiletti R. Adult-onset Krabbe's disease in siblings with novel mutations in the galactocerebrosidase gene. Ann Neurol 1997; 41:111-4. [PMID: 9005874 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410410119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Krabbe's disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare demyelinating disorder of the central and peripheral nervous systems, the diagnosis of which is based on clinical findings and the determination of low to absent functional activity of the enzyme beta-galactocerebrosidase. We report the presentation of late-onset Krabbe's disease in 2 siblings, a 17-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, both with marked deficiency of the enzyme beta-galactocerebrosidase. Only the older sibling manifested clinical signs and symptoms of the disease, while the younger sister remained asymptomatic to date. Molecular analyses disclosed the presence in this family of two novel single point mutations within the gene for galactocerebrosidase.
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- G L Bernardini
- Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, The New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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