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Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of DRP2-Associated Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

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Autores de IIS La Fe

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

  • Pelayo-Negro, AL
  • Jerico, I
  • Domínguez-González, C
  • Horga, A
  • De Rivera, FJR
  • Gallardo, E
  • Bermejo-Guerrero, L
  • Lorz, MIP
  • Cordoba, M
  • Fenollar-Cortés, MD
  • Espinós, C
  • Apellániz-Ruiz, M

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Abstract

Background and Objectives Germline truncating variants in the DRP2 gene (encoding dystrophin-related protein 2) cause the disruption of the periaxin-DRP2-dystroglycan complex and have been linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. However, the causality and the underlying phenotype of the genetic alterations are not clearly defined. Methods This cross-sectional retrospective observational study includes 9 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) with DRP2 germline variants evaluated at 6 centers throughout Spain. Results We identified 7 Spanish families with 4 different DRP2 likely pathogenic germline variants. In agreement with an X-linked inheritance, men harboring hemizygous DRP2 variants presented with an intermediate form of CMT, whereas heterozygous women were asymptomatic. Symptom onset was variable (36.6 +/- 16 years), with lower limb weakness and multimodal sensory loss producing a mild-to-moderate functional impairment. Nerve echography revealed an increase in the cross-sectional area of nerve roots and proximal nerves. Lower limb muscle magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a length-dependent fatty infiltration. Immunostaining in intradermal nerve fibers demonstrated the absence of DRP2 and electron microscopy revealed abnormal myelin thickness that was also detectable in the sural nerve sections. Discussion Our findings support the causality of DRP2 pathogenic germline variants in CMT and further define the phenotype as a late-onset sensory and motor length-dependent neuropathy, with intermediate velocities and thickening of proximal nerve segments.

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ISSN/ISSNe:
0028-3878, 1526-632X

NEUROLOGY  LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

Tipo:
Article
Páginas:
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PubMed:
38513194
Factor de Impacto:
2,587 SCImago ℠
Cuartil:
Q1 SCImago ℠

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