Introduction: We report an isolated pedigree in which a consanguineous couple had twin sons with Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM). The mother is similarly affected with the disorder.
Discussion: DWM is an abnormality of the central nervous system, which leads to hydrocephalus and is associated with other abnormalities.
Conclusion: Inheritance of the disorder remains controversial, with the majority perceived to be sporadic cases. This report suggests an autosomal inheritance.
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Am J Kidney Dis
December 2024
Service de Néphrologie, Hémodialyse et Transplantation Rénale, Centre de référence MARHEA, CHRU Brest, Brest, France; Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address:
Rationale & Objective: Monoallelic predicted Loss-of-Function (pLoF) variants in IFT140 have recently been associated with an autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)-like phenotype. This study sought to enhance the characterization of this phenotype.
Study Design: Case series.
Eur J Neurol
January 2025
Service de Génétique Médicale, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Purpose: Heterozygous pathogenic variants in SPAST are known to cause Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia 4 (SPG4), the most common form of HSP, characterized by progressive bilateral lower limbs spasticity with frequent sphincter disorders. However, there are very few descriptions in the literature of patients carrying biallelic variants in SPAST.
Methods: Targeted Sanger sequencing, panel sequencing and exome sequencing were used to identify the genetic causes in 9 patients from 6 unrelated families with symptoms of HSP or infantile neurodegenerative disorder.
Cerebellum
December 2024
Department of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Mita 1-4-3, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8329, Japan.
Variants in KIF1A are associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG30), which can manifest in both pure and complex forms. We describe a Japanese family with a novel KIF1A variant presenting with a complex form of SPG30. Patient 1, a 69-year-old woman, experienced progressive gait disturbance due to spastic paraparesis and cerebellar atrophy, and intellectual disability.
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December 2024
Department of Neurology, Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, India.
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a diverse and heterogeneous group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders marked by progressive ataxia and cerebellar degeneration. This case report details an 11-year-old Indian boy with childhood-onset ataxia and severe sensorineural hearing loss, a rarely reported concomitance in pediatric neurology. Genetic analysis identified a unique heterozygous 3' splice site variant in the PNPT1 gene (c.
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December 2024
Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Purpose: To assess the clinical phenotypes and genetic mutations in patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) from a tertiary eye care center in India.
Design: Retrospective observational study.
Methods: The study includes patients with a clinical diagnosis of LCA who underwent genetic testing from January 2016 to December 2021.
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