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Filingeri D, Mackey S, Soller H, Guarneri-Tragone A, Cooper J, Escobar O, Bedoyan JK. A novel GK Ala469Val variant resulting in glycerol kinase deficiency with concurrent hepatoblastoma: A case report. Mol Genet Metab Rep 2024; 38:101058. [PMID: 38469098 PMCID: PMC10926216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2024.101058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD) is a rare X-linked condition where glycerol cannot be phosphorylated to glycerol-3-phosphate, a key component of gluconeogenesis. Clinical presentation varies widely. We present a novel variant of the responsible GK in a patient with concurrent hepatoblastoma, whose course was complicated by hypoglycemia. Hepatoblastoma has not previously been described with GKD, highlighting the need for further research into GKD and its potential role in the pathogenesis of some forms of hepatoblastoma.
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Affiliation(s)
- Domenic Filingeri
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Gitto L, Fuller CE, Calleo VJ, Tawil M, Thach R, Revercomb C. Late-onset of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: A rare medical examiner case. J Forensic Sci 2021; 67:813-819. [PMID: 34726276 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14934] [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: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) is an enzyme of the urea cycle, which converts ammonia into urea in the liver cells. OTC plays a crucial role in the breakdown and removal of nitrogen in the body. OTC deficiency is a rare X-linked recessive disorder that classically presents in early life with signs of hyperammonemia and progressive central nervous system involvement resulting in seizures, coma, and death. Sentinel presentation in adulthood is quite rare. A 29-year-old man developed altered mental status after receiving an epidural steroid injection 3 days earlier for back pain. He presented to the emergency department severely agitated, and his workup revealed an elevated ammonia level of 125 µmol/L. He refused admission and was discharged against medical advice. The following day, his mentation deteriorated, he developed status epilepticus, and was transported to another emergency department. He was admitted with worsening hyperammonemia (levels rising to over 700 µmol/L). His clinical condition progressive deteriorated, and he developed encephalopathy and diffuse cerebral edema. Liver function testing indicated progressive liver damage, and amino acids were detected in his blood and urine. Clinical and laboratory findings suggested undiagnosed OTC enzyme deficiency. He died 2 days after admission. An autopsy showed an 1890 g liver with diffuse yellow discoloration and softening. Histology and electron microscopy revealed findings suggestive of urea cycle disorder, such as microvesicular steatosis, apoptosis, and scattered mitosis, clusters of clear hepatocytes at the PAS stain, and mitochondria abnormalities. Genetic analysis revealed a hemizygous pathogenic variant of the OTC gene (c.622G>A). OTC deficiency should be suspected in subjects with hyperammonemic encephalopathy. If a genetic mutation is identified in the deceased, surviving family members should be screened to prevent potential life-threatening complications.
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- Lorenzo Gitto
- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Upstate New York Poison Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, USA
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Nagamani SCS, Ali S, Izem R, Schady D, Masand P, Shneider BL, Leung DH, Burrage LC. Biomarkers for liver disease in urea cycle disorders. Mol Genet Metab 2021; 133:148-156. [PMID: 33846069 PMCID: PMC8195846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2021.04.001] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are among the most common inborn errors of liver metabolism. As therapies for hyperammonemia associated with urea cycle dysfunction have improved, chronic complications, such as liver disease, have become increasingly apparent in individuals with UCDs. Liver disease in UCDs may be associated with hepatic inflammation, hepatic fibrosis, portal hypertension, liver cancer and even liver failure. However, except for monitoring serum aminotransferases, there are no clear guidelines for screening and/or monitoring individuals with UCDs for liver disease. Thus, we systematically evaluated the potential utility of several non-invasive biomarkers for liver fibrosis in UCDs. METHODS We evaluated grey-scale ultrasonography, liver stiffness obtained from shear wave elastography (SWE), and various serum biomarkers for hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammation, in a cohort of 28 children and adults with various UCDs. RESULTS Overall, we demonstrate a high burden of liver disease in our participants with 46% of participants having abnormal grey-scale ultrasound pattern of the liver parenchyma, and 52% of individuals having increased liver stiffness. The analysis of serum biomarkers revealed that 32% of participants had elevated FibroTest™ score, a marker for hepatic fibrosis, and 25% of participants had increased ActiTest™ score, a marker for necroinflammation. Interestingly, liver stiffness did not correlate with ultrasound appearance or FibroTest™. CONCLUSION Overall, our results demonstrate the high overall burden of liver disease in UCDs and highlights the need for further studies exploring new tools for identifying and monitoring individuals with UCDs who are at risk for this complication. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study has been registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03721367).
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Argininosuccinate Lyase/blood
- Biomarkers/blood
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Elasticity Imaging Techniques
- Female
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/blood
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/diagnostic imaging
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/genetics
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/pathology
- Humans
- Hyperammonemia/blood
- Hyperammonemia/genetics
- Hyperammonemia/metabolism
- Hyperammonemia/pathology
- Liver/diagnostic imaging
- Liver/pathology
- Liver Cirrhosis/blood
- Liver Cirrhosis/diagnostic imaging
- Liver Cirrhosis/genetics
- Liver Cirrhosis/pathology
- Liver Diseases/blood
- Liver Diseases/genetics
- Liver Diseases/metabolism
- Liver Diseases/pathology
- Male
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors/genetics
- Middle Aged
- Ultrasonography
- Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn/blood
- Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn/genetics
- Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn/metabolism
- Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn/pathology
- Young Adult
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Affiliation(s)
- Sandesh C S Nagamani
- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Study Methodology, Children's National Research Institute, Silver Spring, MD, USA; Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Epidemiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
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Cheng L, Jain D, Kakar S, Torbenson MS, Wu TT, Yeh MM. Hepatocellular neoplasms arising in genetic metabolic disorders: steatosis is common in both the tumor and background liver. Hum Pathol 2020; 108:93-99. [PMID: 33245984 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Hepatocellular neoplasms can develop in multiple genetic metabolic disorders. While there have been rare case reports, clinical and pathological characterizations have not been systematically performed. We conducted a retrospective study in 9 patients with these rare genetic metabolic disorders, including glycogen storage disease type 1, ornithine carbamyl transferase deficiency, hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, and Navajo neurohepatopathy, who developed hepatocellular neoplasms. Our results show that steatosis is a common finding in both tumor (6/9 cases, 67%) and background liver parenchyma (8/9 cases, 89%), underlying a possible role for steatosis in tumorigenesis in these genetic metabolic disorders. Our findings also raise a consideration of underlying genetic metabolic disorder when young patients with hepatocellular neoplasm show steatosis in both the tumor and background liver.
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- Lin Cheng
- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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- Yale University, Department of Pathology, New Haven, CT 06510, United States
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- University of California, Department of Pathology, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Mayo Clinic, Department of Pathology, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
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- University of Washington, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle, WA 98195, United States; University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
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