Unusual clinical presentations in four cases of Leigh disease, cytochrome C oxidase deficiency, and SURF1 gene mutations

Title

Unusual clinical presentations in four cases of Leigh disease, cytochrome C oxidase deficiency, and SURF1 gene mutations

Creator

Tay SK; Sacconi S; Akman HO; Morales JF; Morales A; De Vivo DC; Shanske S; Bonilla E; DiMauro S

Publisher

Journal Of Child Neurology

Date

2005

Subject

Female; Humans; infant; Male; Phenotype; infant; Q3 Literature Search; Newborn; DNA Mutational Analysis; Muscle; Skeletal/pathology; Proteins/genetics; Frameshift Mutation; Cytochrome-c Oxidase Deficiency/complications/genetics/pathology; Kidney Diseases/etiology; Leigh Disease/complications/genetics/pathology; Membrane Proteins; Mitochondrial Proteins

Description

Mutations in the SURF1 gene are the most frequent causes of Leigh disease with cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. We describe four children with novel SURF1 mutations and unusual features: three had prominent renal symptoms and one had ragged red fibers in the muscle biopsy. We identified five pathogenic mutations in SURF1: two mutations were novel, an in-frame nonsense mutation (834G-->A) and an out-of-frame duplication (820-824dupTACAT). Although renal manifestations have not been described in association with SURF1 mutations, they can be part of the clinical presentation. Likewise, mitochondrial proliferation in muscle (with ragged red fibers) is most unusual in Leigh disease but might be part of an emerging phenotype.
2005

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Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Tay SK; Sacconi S; Akman HO; Morales JF; Morales A; De Vivo DC; Shanske S; Bonilla E; DiMauro S, “Unusual clinical presentations in four cases of Leigh disease, cytochrome C oxidase deficiency, and SURF1 gene mutations,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/13403.