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Felhi R, Monastiri K, Ben Hamida H, Ammar M, Chioukh FZ, Tabarki B, Chouchen J, Fakhfakh F, Tlili A, Mkaouar-Rebai E. First description of the MEGDEHL syndrome in the Tunisian population via whole-exome sequencing: Novel nonsense mutation in SERAC1 gene. Int J Dev Neurosci 2022; 82:736-747. [PMID: 35943861 DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION MEGDEL syndrome is a rare recessive disorder, with about 100 cases reported worldwide, which is defined by 3-methylglutaconic aciduria (MEG), deafness (D), encephalopathy (E) and Leigh-like syndrome (L). When these manifestations were added to hepatopathy (H), the syndrome was labelled as MEGD(H)EL. Mutations in SERAC1 gene encoding a serine active site containing 1 protein were described in patients affected by this syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS The present study reports the Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) of the first case of MEGDEHL syndrome in Tunisia in a consanguineous family with three affected children. Bioinformatic analysis was also performed in addition to mtDNA deletion screening and mtDNA copy number quantification in the blood of the indexed case, carried out, respectively by Long-Range PCR and qPCR. RESULTS The WES revealed a novel homozygous nonsense mutation (c.1379G > A; p.W460X) in the SERAC1 gene, which was confirmed by Sanger sequencing. This nonsense mutation was present at a homozygous state in the three affected children and was heterozygous in the parents. In silico analysis using various softwares was performed, and the predictive results supported the pathogenic effect of the identified mutation. Further, long-range PCR and qPCR analyses of the patient's blood excluded any mtDNA deletions or depletions. CONCLUSION Sequencing results and bioinformatic tools confirmed that the novel mutation (p.W460X) in the SERAC1 gene causes the severe phenotype in the studied family with MEGDEHL syndrome.
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- Rahma Felhi
- Molecular and Functional Genetics Laboratory, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Maternity and Neonatology Center of Monastir, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Maternity and Neonatology Center of Monastir, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Molecular and Functional Genetics Laboratory, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Maternity and Neonatology Center of Monastir, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Molecular and Functional Genetics Laboratory, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Molecular and Functional Genetics Laboratory, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Du M, Li X, Xiao F, Fu Y, Shi Y, Guo S, Chen L, Shen L, Wang L, Cheng H, Li H, Xie A, Zhou Y, Yang K, Fang H, Lyu J, Zhao Q. Serine active site containing protein 1 depletion alters lipid metabolism and protects against high fat diet-induced obesity in mice. Metabolism 2022; 134:155244. [PMID: 35760118 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2022.155244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although the serine active site containing 1 (SERAC1) protein is essential for cardiolipin remodeling and cholesterol transfer, its physiological role in whole-body energy metabolism remains unclear. Thus, we investigated the role of SERAC1 in lipid distribution and metabolism in mice. METHODS CRISPR/Cas9 was used to create homozygous Serac1 knockout mice. A range of methods, including electron microscopy, histological analysis, DNA sequencing, glucose and insulin tolerance tests, and biochemical analysis of serum lipid levels, were used to assess lipid distribution and rates of lipid synthesis in mice. RESULTS We found that Serac1 depletion in mice prevented high-fat diet-induced obesity but did not affect energy expenditure. The liver was affected by Serac1 depletion, but adipose tissues were not. Serac1 depletion was shown to impair cholesterol transfer from the liver to the serum and led to an imbalance in cholesterol distribution. The livers from mice with Serac1 depletion showed increased cholesterol synthesis because the levels of cholesterol synthesis enzymes were upregulated. Moreover, the accumulation of hepatic lipid droplets in mice with Serac1 depletion were decreased, suggesting that SERAC1 depletion may decrease the risk for hepatic steatosis in high fat diet-induced mice. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate that SERAC1 can serve as a potential target for the treatment or prevention of diet-induced hepatic lipid metabolic disorders.
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- Miaomiao Du
- School of Laboratory Medicine and Bioengineering, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China; Key Laboratory of Biomarkers and In Vitro Diagnosis Translation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310063, China; Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China; Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China.
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Bioengineering, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311399, China; Key Laboratory of Biomarkers and In Vitro Diagnosis Translation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310063, China; Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China.
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Yan D, Chen S, Cai F, Shu J, Zhi X, Zheng J, Zhang C, Li D, Cai C. Complicated Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Caused by SERAC1 Variants in a Chinese Family. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:816265. [PMID: 35223715 PMCID: PMC8873186 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.816265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The serine active site-containing protein 1 (SERAC1) biallelic variant usually causes MEGDEL syndrome, clinically characterized by increased excretion of 3-methylglutaconic in the urine, muscle hypotonia, sensorineural deafness, and Leigh-like lesions on brain MRI scans. In this study, we present a case from a Chinese family with disordered metabolism and dystonia owing to SERAC1 variants; the clinical phenotypes of the proband were different from those of MEGDEL syndrome but were similar to those juvenile-onset complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. Thus, in this study, we aimed to confirm the relationship between SERAC1 variants and complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. METHODS MRI and laboratory tests, including gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), were carried out for the proband. Whole-exome sequencing was used to detect the candidate SERAC1 variants. Variants were verified using Sanger sequencing. Various software programs (PolyPhen-2, MutationTaster, PROVEAN, and SIFT) were used to predict the pathogenicity of novel variants. RESULTS Brain MRI scans showed a symmetric flake abnormal signal shadow in the bilateral basal ganglia in T2-weighted image (T2WI) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) analyses. The excretion of 3-methylglutaconic acid was found to be increased in our GC/MS analysis. Whole-exome sequencing showed novel compound heterozygous variants, including a novel c.1495A>G (p.Met499Val) variant in exon 14 of SERAC1 inherited from the father and a novel c.721_722delAG (p.Leu242fs) variant in exon 8 inherited from the mother. The pathogenicity prediction results showed that these two variants were deleterious. CONCLUSIONS This study presented a patient with complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia caused by SERAC1 variants. These findings expand the number of known SERAC1 variants and the phenotypic spectrum associated with SERAC1 deficiency. This study may contribute to counseling and prevention of hereditary diseases through prenatal.
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- Dandan Yan
- Tianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Birth Defects for Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China
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- Department of Physiology, Tianjin Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Birth Defects for Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Birth Defects for Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Birth Defects for Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, China
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- Matsumoto Institute of Life Science (MILS) International, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital (Tianjin University Children's Hospital), Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Birth Defects for Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, China
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Finsterer J, Scorza FA, Fiorini AC, Scorza CA. MEGDEL Syndrome. Pediatr Neurol 2020; 110:25-29. [PMID: 32684373 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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MEGDEL syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder, clinically characterized by 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, psychomotor delay, muscle hypotonia, sensorineural deafness, and Leigh-like lesions on brain magnetic resonance imaging. MEGDEL syndrome is due to mutations in the serine active site-containing protein 1 (SERAC1) gene. The SERAC1 protein is localized at the interface between the mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum in the mitochondrion-associated membrane fraction, which is essential for phospholipid exchange. SERAC1 was identified as a key player in phosphatidylglycerol remodeling, which is essential for both mitochondrial function and intracellular cholesterol trafficking. Since the first description of MEGDEL syndrome in 2006, at least 102 patients have been reported. The phenotypic spectrum of MEGDEL syndrome is much broader than so far anticipated. In addition to the brain, ears, and gastrointestinal tract, the eyes, endocrine organs, heart, peripheral nerves, and the skeletal muscle may be affected. Diagnosing MEGDEL syndrome requires a multidisciplinary approach, including genetic confirmation of a SERAC1 mutation. Treatment is supportive, and the outcome is usually poor with early death, except for the juvenile-onset type.
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- Disciplina de Neurociência, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo/, (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduado em Fonoaudiologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Neurociência, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo/, (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Snanoudj S, Mordel P, Dupas Q, Schanen C, Arion A, Gérard M, Read M, Nait Rabah D, Goux D, Chapon F, Jokic M, Allouche S. Identification of a novel splice site mutation in the SERAC1 gene responsible for the MEGDHEL syndrome. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e815. [PMID: 31251474 PMCID: PMC6687635 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background MEGDHEL is an autosomal recessive syndrome defined as 3‐MEthylGlutaconic aciduria (3‐MGA) with Deafness, Hepatopathy, Encephalopathy, and Leigh‐like syndrome on magnetic resonance imaging, due to mutations in the SERAC1 (Serine Active Site Containing 1) gene, which plays a role in the mitochondrial cardiolipin metabolism. Methods We report the case of a young patient who presented with a convulsive encephalopathy, 3‐methylglutaconic aciduria, deafness, and bilateral T2 hypersignals of the putamen and the thalami, who passed away at 8 years of age. Results Analysis of nuclear genes using an ampliSeq™ targeted custom panel disclosed two compound heterozygous variants in the SERAC1 gene: a nonsense substitution in exon 4, c.202C>T, resulting in a premature stop codon (p.Arg68*), and a novel variant at a canonical splicing site upstream exon 4 (c.129‐1G>C). mRNAs sequencing from the fibroblasts of the patient showed that the splice site variant resulted in exon 3 skipping without frameshift while Western blot experiments showed the absence of SERAC1 expression compared to controls and abnormal filipin staining. Conclusion We showed that the loss of the putative transmembrane domain of SERAC1, due to a novel splice site variant, impairs the protein expression and is responsible for the MEGDHEL syndrome.
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- Sarah Snanoudj
- Departments of BiochemistryUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
- Department of Medical geneticsUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
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- Department of Signalisation, Électrophysiologie et Imagerie des Lésions d'Ischémie‐Reperfusion MyocardiqueNormandie Univ, UNICAENCaenFrance
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- Department of Signalisation, Électrophysiologie et Imagerie des Lésions d'Ischémie‐Reperfusion MyocardiqueNormandie Univ, UNICAENCaenFrance
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- Departments of BiochemistryUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
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- Department of Medical pediatricsUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
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- Department of Medical geneticsUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
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- CmaBio3, SF 4206 ICORE, Normandie Univ, UNICAENCaenFrance
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- Department of Medico‐Surgical Pediatric Intensive Care UnitUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
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- Departments of BiochemistryUniversity Hospital of CaenCaenFrance
- Department of Signalisation, Électrophysiologie et Imagerie des Lésions d'Ischémie‐Reperfusion MyocardiqueNormandie Univ, UNICAENCaenFrance
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Maas RR, Iwanicka‐Pronicka K, Kalkan Ucar S, Alhaddad B, AlSayed M, Al‐Owain MA, Al‐Zaidan HI, Balasubramaniam S, Barić I, Bubshait DK, Burlina A, Christodoulou J, Chung WK, Colombo R, Darin N, Freisinger P, Garcia Silva MT, Grunewald S, Haack TB, van Hasselt PM, Hikmat O, Hörster F, Isohanni P, Ramzan K, Kovacs‐Nagy R, Krumina Z, Martin‐Hernandez E, Mayr JA, McClean P, De Meirleir L, Naess K, Ngu LH, Pajdowska M, Rahman S, Riordan G, Riley L, Roeben B, Rutsch F, Santer R, Schiff M, Seders M, Sequeira S, Sperl W, Staufner C, Synofzik M, Taylor RW, Trubicka J, Tsiakas K, Unal O, Wassmer E, Wedatilake Y, Wolff T, Prokisch H, Morava E, Pronicka E, Wevers RA, de Brouwer AP, Wortmann SB. Progressive deafness-dystonia due to SERAC1 mutations: A study of 67 cases. Ann Neurol 2017; 82:1004-1015. [PMID: 29205472 PMCID: PMC5847115 DOI: 10.1002/ana.25110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria, dystonia-deafness, hepatopathy, encephalopathy, Leigh-like syndrome (MEGDHEL) syndrome is caused by biallelic variants in SERAC1. METHODS This multicenter study addressed the course of disease for each organ system. Metabolic, neuroradiological, and genetic findings are reported. RESULTS Sixty-seven individuals (39 previously unreported) from 59 families were included (age range = 5 days-33.4 years, median age = 9 years). A total of 41 different SERAC1 variants were identified, including 20 that have not been reported before. With the exception of 2 families with a milder phenotype, all affected individuals showed a strikingly homogeneous phenotype and time course. Severe, reversible neonatal liver dysfunction and hypoglycemia were seen in >40% of all cases. Starting at a median age of 6 months, muscular hypotonia (91%) was seen, followed by progressive spasticity (82%, median onset = 15 months) and dystonia (82%, 18 months). The majority of affected individuals never learned to walk (68%). Seventy-nine percent suffered hearing loss, 58% never learned to speak, and nearly all had significant intellectual disability (88%). Magnetic resonance imaging features were accordingly homogenous, with bilateral basal ganglia involvement (98%); the characteristic "putaminal eye" was seen in 53%. The urinary marker 3-methylglutaconic aciduria was present in virtually all patients (98%). Supportive treatment focused on spasticity and drooling, and was effective in the individuals treated; hearing aids or cochlear implants did not improve communication skills. INTERPRETATION MEGDHEL syndrome is a progressive deafness-dystonia syndrome with frequent and reversible neonatal liver involvement and a strikingly homogenous course of disease. Ann Neurol 2017;82:1004-1015.
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- Roeltje R. Maas
- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic Disease, Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of PediatricsIzmirTurkey
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- Institute of Human GeneticsTechnische UniversitätMünchenMunichGermany
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- Department of GeneticsKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CenterRiyadhSaudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal UniversityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Department of GeneticsKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CenterRiyadhSaudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal UniversityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Department of GeneticsKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CenterRiyadhSaudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal UniversityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Western Sydney Genetics Program, Children's Hospital at Westmead, SydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Discipline of Genetic Medicine & Paediatrics and Child Health, University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity Hospital CenterZagrebCroatia
- School of Medicine, University of ZagrebZagrebCroatia
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of MedicineImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityDammamSaudi Arabia
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- Division of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Department of PediatricsUniversity Hospital of PaduaPaduaItaly
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- Neurodevelopmental Genomics Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of PaediatricsMelbourne Medical School, University of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit and Western Sydney Genetics Program, Children's Hospital at WestmeadSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health and Genetic Medicine, Sydney Medical School, University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Departments of Pediatrics and MedicineColumbia UniversityNew YorkNY
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
- Center for the Study of Rare Hereditary Diseases, Niguarda Ca' Granda Metropolitan HospitalMilanItaly
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- Department of PediatricsInstitute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia's Children's HospitalGothenburgSweden
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- Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Mitochondrial Disease Unit“12 de Octubre” University Hospital, Avenida de Cordoba sn, 28041 Madrid, Spain. Rare Diseases Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERER)MadridSpain
- Complutense UniversityMadridSpain
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- Metabolic Medicine DepartmentGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children National Health Service Foundation Trust, University College London Institute of Child HealthLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Human GeneticsTechnische UniversitätMünchenMunichGermany
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied GenomicsTübingenGermany
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- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtthe Netherlands
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- Department of PediatricsHaukeland University HospitalBergenNorway
- Department of Clinical Medicine (K1)University of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Pediatric Metabolic MedicineUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University HospitalHelsinkiFinland
- Research Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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- Department of GeneticsKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CenterRiyadhSaudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal UniversityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Institute of Human GeneticsTechnische UniversitätMünchenMunichGermany
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- Department of Biology and MicrobiologyRiga Stradin's UniversityRigaLatvia
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- Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Mitochondrial Disease Unit“12 de Octubre” University Hospital, Avenida de Cordoba sn, 28041 Madrid, Spain. Rare Diseases Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERER)MadridSpain
- Complutense UniversityMadridSpain
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- Department of PediatricsSalzburg State Hospitals and Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburgAustria
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service TrustLeedsUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric NeurologyKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of GeneticsKuala Lumpur HospitalKuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Radioimmunology, and Experimental MedicineChildren's Memorial Health InstituteWarsawPoland
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- University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric NeurologyRed Cross War Memorial Children's HospitalCape TownSouth Africa
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- Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit and Western Sydney Genetics Program, Children's Hospital at WestmeadSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health and Genetic Medicine, Sydney Medical School, University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of NeurodegenerationHertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of TübingenTübingenGermany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)TübingenGermany
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- Department of General PediatricsMünster University Children's HospitalMünsterGermany
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity Medical Center EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Reference Center for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, AP‐HP, Robert Debré Hospital, University Paris Diderot‐Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France AND INSERM U1141ParisFrance
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- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of PediatricsSalzburg State Hospitals and Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburgAustria
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Pediatric Metabolic MedicineUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of NeurodegenerationHertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of TübingenTübingenGermany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)TübingenGermany
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- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial ResearchInstitute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Medical GeneticsChildren's Memorial Health InstituteWarsawPoland
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- Division of Metabolic DiseasesHacettepe University Children's HospitalAnkaraTurkey
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- University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham Children's HospitalNottinghamUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Human GeneticsTechnische UniversitätMünchenMunichGermany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Center MunichNeuherbergGermany
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- Hayward Genetics Center and Department of PediatricsTulane University Medical SchoolNew OrleansLA
| | - Ewa Pronicka
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic DiseasesChildren's Memorial Health InstituteWarsawPoland
| | - Ron A. Wevers
- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
| | - Arjan P. de Brouwer
- Department of Human GeneticsRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
| | - Saskia B. Wortmann
- Institute of Human GeneticsTechnische UniversitätMünchenMunichGermany
- Department of PediatricsSalzburg State Hospitals and Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburgAustria
- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Center MunichNeuherbergGermany
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