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Reduced penetrance in hereditary motor neuropathy caused by TRPV4 Arg269Cys mutation

Abstract: Incomplete penetrance has rarely been reported in Charcot?Marie?Tooth disease. Our aim is to describe reduced penetrance in a hereditary motor neuropathy pedigree due to mutation in the transient receptor potential vallinoid 4 (TRPV4) gene. The pedigree comprised two affected members, the proband aged 44 years and her affected daughter aged 7 years, and seven additional related subjects, three of whom were subclinical gene mutation carriers aged 9, 40 and 70 years. Clinico-electrophysiological studies, MRI of lower-limb musculature and genetic testing of the TRPV4 were performed. The proband presented with a moderate facio-scapulo-peroneal syndrome, whereas her symptomatic daughter suffered from severe congenital spinal muscular atrophy with arthrogryposis, laryngomalacia, and vocal cord paresis. Electrophysiological evaluation revealed a pure motor axonal neuropathy. In the proband, MRI showed extensive and widespread fatty atrophy of lower-leg musculature, whereas in thigh musculature there was just mild distal fatty infiltration of vastus lateralis. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous Arg269Cys mutation in the TPRV4 gene. In all three mutation carriers results from clinical and electrophysiological examination, and MRI of foot and lower-leg musculature were normal. We conclude that non-penetrance may be an integral feature of neuropathic syndromes associated with TRPV4 gene mutation.

 Fuente: Journal of Neurology, 2011, 258(8), 1413-1421

 Editorial: Springer

 Fecha de publicación: 01/08/2011

 Nº de páginas: 9

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-5947-7

 ISSN: 0340-5354,1432-1459

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-5947-7

Autoría

BAETS, JONATHAN

ANTONIO GARCIA GARCIA

LÓPEZ-LASO, EDUARDO

ONOFRE COMBARROS PASCUAL

TIMMERMAN, VINCENT

JORDANOVA, ALBENA

DE JONGHE, PETER