Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy.
Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the phospholipase A2 group 6 (Pla2G6) gene. Affected individuals usually present between the ages of 6 months and 2 years with rapid cognitive and motor regression and axial hypoton...
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| author | Solomons, J Ridgway, O Hardy, C Kurian, M Kurian, M Jayawant, S Hughes, S Pretorius, P Németh, A |
| author_facet | Solomons, J Ridgway, O Hardy, C Kurian, M Kurian, M Jayawant, S Hughes, S Pretorius, P Németh, A |
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| description | Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the phospholipase A2 group 6 (Pla2G6) gene. Affected individuals usually present between the ages of 6 months and 2 years with rapid cognitive and motor regression and axial hypotonia. Gait disturbance, limb spasticity, cerebellar signs, and optic atrophy are other common features associated with INAD. Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can sometimes contribute towards the diagnosis, the confirmation of INAD is by Pla2G6 gene analysis. In this case report, we describe the first individual (female) with INAD due to a combination of uniparental heterodisomy and isodisomy; we discuss the possible underlying mechanism and highlight the importance of parental carrier testing in accurately predicting the recurrence risk in these families. We also confirm the recent report of hypertrophy of the clava (also known as the 'gracile tubercle') as a useful MRI sign in INAD. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:427f6a0f-0539-40e4-ae5b-711ee7628cdd2022-03-26T14:49:53ZInfantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:427f6a0f-0539-40e4-ae5b-711ee7628cddEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2014Solomons, JRidgway, OHardy, CKurian, MKurian, MJayawant, SHughes, SPretorius, PNémeth, AInfantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the phospholipase A2 group 6 (Pla2G6) gene. Affected individuals usually present between the ages of 6 months and 2 years with rapid cognitive and motor regression and axial hypotonia. Gait disturbance, limb spasticity, cerebellar signs, and optic atrophy are other common features associated with INAD. Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can sometimes contribute towards the diagnosis, the confirmation of INAD is by Pla2G6 gene analysis. In this case report, we describe the first individual (female) with INAD due to a combination of uniparental heterodisomy and isodisomy; we discuss the possible underlying mechanism and highlight the importance of parental carrier testing in accurately predicting the recurrence risk in these families. We also confirm the recent report of hypertrophy of the clava (also known as the 'gracile tubercle') as a useful MRI sign in INAD. |
| spellingShingle | Solomons, J Ridgway, O Hardy, C Kurian, M Kurian, M Jayawant, S Hughes, S Pretorius, P Németh, A Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy. |
| title | Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy. |
| title_full | Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy. |
| title_fullStr | Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy. |
| title_short | Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy. |
| title_sort | infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy caused by uniparental disomy |
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