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The clinical spectrum and natural history of early-onset diseases due to DNA polymerase gamma mutations

Hikmat, O; Tzoulis, C; Chong, WK; Chentouf, L; Klingenberg, C; Fratter, C; Carr, LJ; ... Rahman, S; + view all (2017) The clinical spectrum and natural history of early-onset diseases due to DNA polymerase gamma mutations. Genetics in Medicine , 19 (11) pp. 1217-1225. 10.1038/gim.2017.35. Green open access

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Abstract

PurposeMutations in POLG, the most common single-gene cause of inherited mitochondrial disease, are diagnostically challenging owing to clinical heterogeneity and overlap between syndromes. We aimed to improve the clinical recognition of POLG-related disorders in the pediatric population.MethodsWe performed a multinational, phenotype: genotype study using patients from three centers, two Norwegian and one from the United Kingdom. Patients with age at onset <12 years and confirmed pathogenic biallelic POLG mutations were considered eligible.ResultsA total of 27 patients were identified with a median age at onset of 11 months (range 0.6-80.4). The majority presented with global developmental delay (n=24/24, 100%), hypotonia (n=22/23, 96%) and faltering growth (n=24/27, 89%). Epilepsy was common, but notably absent in patients with the myocerebrohepatopathy spectrum phenotype. We identified two novel POLG gene mutations.ConclusionOur data suggest that POLG-related disease should be suspected in any child presenting with diffuse neurological symptoms. Full POLG sequencing is recommended since targeted screening may miss mutations. Finally, we simplify the classification of POLG-related disease in children using epilepsy as the crucial defining element; we show that Alpers and myocerebrohepatopathy spectrum follow different outcomes and that they manifest different degrees of respiratory chain dysfunction.GENETICS in MEDICINE advance online publication, 4 May 2017; doi:10.1038/gim.2017.35.

Type: Article
Title: The clinical spectrum and natural history of early-onset diseases due to DNA polymerase gamma mutations
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2017.35
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1038/gim.2017.35
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Alpers, infantile hepatocerebral syndromes, mitochondrial disease, mtDNA depletion, myocerebrohepatopathy syndrome
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Genetics and Genomic Medicine Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555448
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