: Peroxisomal biogenesis disorders (PBD) are rare autosomal recessive disorders with various degrees of severity caused by hypomorphic mutations in 13 different peroxin (PEX) genes. In this study, we report the clinical and molecular characterization of a 9-years-old female presenting an apparently isolated pre-lingual sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and early onset Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) that may clinically overlap with Usher syndrome. Genetic testing by clinical exome sequencing identified two variants in PEX1: the missense variant c.274G > C; p.(Val92Leu) that was already reported in a PBD patient, and the variant c.2140_2145dup; p.(Ser714_Gln715dup) which is a novel, non-frameshift variant, absent in control databases. On the basis of the molecular analysis, a thorough clinical examination revealed nail and dental abnormalities, a mild cognitive impairment, learning disabilities and poor feeding, apart from the retinal and audiological features initially identified. The clinical and molecular findings led us to the diagnosis of a mild form of PBD. This study further emphasizes that mild forms of PBD can be a differential diagnosis of Usher syndrome and suggests that patients with mild cognitive impairment associated to visual and hearing loss should perform a comprehensive mutation screening that includes PEX genes.

Mild form of Zellweger Spectrum Disorders (ZSD) due to variants in PEX1: Detailed clinical investigation in a 9-years-old female / Barillari, Maria Rosaria; Karali, Marianthi; Di Iorio, Valentina; Contaldo, Maria; Piccolo, Vincenzo; Esposito, Maria; Costa, Giuseppe; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Serpico, Rosario; Carotenuto, Marco; Cappuccio, Gerarda; Banfi, Sandro; Melillo, Paolo; Simonelli, Francesca. - In: MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM REPORTS. - ISSN 2214-4269. - 24:(2020), p. 100615. [10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100615]

Mild form of Zellweger Spectrum Disorders (ZSD) due to variants in PEX1: Detailed clinical investigation in a 9-years-old female

Barillari, Maria Rosaria;Piccolo, Vincenzo;Cappuccio, Gerarda;Melillo, Paolo;
2020

Abstract

: Peroxisomal biogenesis disorders (PBD) are rare autosomal recessive disorders with various degrees of severity caused by hypomorphic mutations in 13 different peroxin (PEX) genes. In this study, we report the clinical and molecular characterization of a 9-years-old female presenting an apparently isolated pre-lingual sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and early onset Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) that may clinically overlap with Usher syndrome. Genetic testing by clinical exome sequencing identified two variants in PEX1: the missense variant c.274G > C; p.(Val92Leu) that was already reported in a PBD patient, and the variant c.2140_2145dup; p.(Ser714_Gln715dup) which is a novel, non-frameshift variant, absent in control databases. On the basis of the molecular analysis, a thorough clinical examination revealed nail and dental abnormalities, a mild cognitive impairment, learning disabilities and poor feeding, apart from the retinal and audiological features initially identified. The clinical and molecular findings led us to the diagnosis of a mild form of PBD. This study further emphasizes that mild forms of PBD can be a differential diagnosis of Usher syndrome and suggests that patients with mild cognitive impairment associated to visual and hearing loss should perform a comprehensive mutation screening that includes PEX genes.
2020
Mild form of Zellweger Spectrum Disorders (ZSD) due to variants in PEX1: Detailed clinical investigation in a 9-years-old female / Barillari, Maria Rosaria; Karali, Marianthi; Di Iorio, Valentina; Contaldo, Maria; Piccolo, Vincenzo; Esposito, Maria; Costa, Giuseppe; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Serpico, Rosario; Carotenuto, Marco; Cappuccio, Gerarda; Banfi, Sandro; Melillo, Paolo; Simonelli, Francesca. - In: MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM REPORTS. - ISSN 2214-4269. - 24:(2020), p. 100615. [10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100615]
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