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| العنوان: |
The myopathic form of coenzyme Q10 deficiency is caused by mutations in the electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase (ETFDH) gene. |
| المؤلفون: |
Klaus Gempel, Haluk Topaloglu, Beril Talim, Peter Schneiderat, Benedikt G. H. Schoser, Volkmar H. Hans, Beatrix Pálmafy, Gulsev Kale, Aysegul Tokatli, Catarina Quinzii, Michio Hirano, Ali Naini, Salvatore DiMauro, Holger Prokisch, Hanns Lochmüller, Rita Horvath |
| المصدر: |
Brain: A Journal of Neurology; Aug2007, Vol. 130 Issue 8, p2037-2037, 1p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MUSCLE diseases, COENZYMES, GENETIC mutation, FLAVOPROTEINS |
| مستخلص: |
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder with heterogenous phenotypic manifestations and genetic background. We describe seven patients from five independent families with an isolated myopathic phenotype of CoQ10 deficiency. The clinical, histological and biochemical presentation of our patients was very homogenous. All patients presented with exercise intolerance, fatigue, proximal myopathy and high serum CK. Muscle histology showed lipid accumulation and subtle signs of mitochondrial myopathy. Biochemical measurement of muscle homogenates showed severely decreased activities of respiratory chain complexes I and II + III, while complex IV (COX) was moderately decreased. CoQ10 was significantly decreased in the skeletal muscle of all patients. Tandem mass spectrometry detected multiple acyl-CoA deficiency, leading to the analysis of the electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase (ETFDH) gene, previously shown to result in another metabolic disorder, glutaric aciduria type II (GAII). All of our patients carried autosomal recessive mutations in ETFDH, suggesting that ETFDH deficiency leads to a secondary CoQ10 deficiency. Our results indicate that the late-onset form of GAII and the myopathic form of CoQ10 deficiency are allelic diseases. Since this condition is treatable, correct diagnosis is of the utmost importance and should be considered both in children and in adults. We suggest to give patients both CoQ10 and riboflavin supplementation, especially for long-term treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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