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Valls A, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez G, Martínez A, Ruiz-Roldán C, Camaño P, López de Munain A, Sáenz A. The CAPN3 p.Lys 254del variant is not always associated with dominant CAPN3-related muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve 2024; 69:472-476. [PMID: 38299438 DOI: 10.1002/mus.28045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION/AIMS Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R1 (LGMDR1) calpain 3-related usually presents as a recessively transmitted weakness of proximal limb-girdle muscles due to pathogenic variants in the CAPN3 gene. Pathogenic variants in this gene have also been found in patients with an autosomal dominantly inherited transmission pattern (LGMDD4). The mechanism underlying this difference in transmission patterns has not yet been elucidated. Camptocormia, progressive limb weakness, myalgia, back pain, and increased CK levels are common clinical features associated with dominant forms. The p.Lys254del pathogenic variant was associated with camptocormia in two LGMDD4 families. This study aimed to present carriers found in recessively transmitted LGMDR1 families bearing the p.Lys254del variant that do not show muscle weakness. METHODS DNA sequencing was performed on exon 5 of CAPN3 in family members to establish the carrier status of the pathogenic variant. They were evaluated clinically and MRI was performed when available. RESULTS Two families presented with the p.Lys254del pathogenic variant in a homozygous or compound heterozygous state. Family members carrying only the pathogenic variant in the heterozygous state did not demonstrate the myopathic characteristics described in dominant patients. Camptocormia and other severe clinical symptoms were not observed. DISCUSSION We conclude that the p.Lys254del pathogenic variant per se cannot be solely responsible for camptocormia in dominant patients. Other undisclosed factors may regulate the phenotype associated with the dominant inheritance pattern in CAPN3 pathogenic variant carriers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Valls
- Neurosciences Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
| | - Gerardo Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez
- CIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain
- Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
| | | | - Cristina Ruiz-Roldán
- Neurosciences Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
| | - Pilar Camaño
- Neurosciences Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Platform, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
| | - Adolfo López de Munain
- Neurosciences Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Donostialdea Integrated Health Organisation, Osakidetza, San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU, San Sebastian, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
| | - Amets Sáenz
- Neurosciences Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- CIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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