Zhongzheng Li, Sen Zeng, Yongzhi Xie, Xiaobo Li, Shunxiang Huang, Huadong Zhao, Wanqian Cao, Lei Liu, Mengli Wang, Qiaoyu Gong, Jun Liu, Pengfei Rong, Ruxu Zhang
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Abstract
Background and Aims
Mutations in ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1) cause axonal or demyelinating Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) with autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. In this study, we aim to report the genotypic and phenotypic features of GDAP1-related CMT in a Chinese cohort.
Methods
Clinical, neurophysiological, genetic data, and available muscle/brain imaging information of 28 CMT patients with GDAP1 variants were retrospectively collected.
Results
We identified 16 GDAP1 pathogenic variants, among which two novel variants c.980dup(p.L328FfsX25) and c.480+4T>G were first reported. Most patients (16/28) presented with AR or AD CMT2K phenotype. Clinical characteristics in our cohort demonstrated that the AR patients presented earlier onset, more severe phenotype compared with the AD patients. Considerable intra-familial phenotypic variability was observed among three AD families. Muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration in the lower extremity were detected by Muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in four patients. MRI showed two AR patients showed more severe muscle involvement of the posterior compartment than those of the anterolateral compartment in the calf. One patient carrying Q38*/H256R variants accompanied with mild periventricular leukoaraiosis.
Conclusions
In this study, we conducted an analysis of clinical features of the GDAP1-related CMT patients, expanded the mutation spectrum in GDAP1 by reporting two novel variants, and presented the prevalent occurrence of the H256R mutation in China. The screening of GDAP1 should be particularly emphasized in Chinese patients with CMT2, given the incomplete penetrance and pathogenic inheritance patterns involving dominant and recessive modes.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System is the official journal of the Peripheral Nerve Society. Founded in 1996, it is the scientific journal of choice for clinicians, clinical scientists and basic neuroscientists interested in all aspects of biology and clinical research of peripheral nervous system disorders.
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