Novel variants, muscle imaging, and myopathological changes in Chinese patients with VCP‐related multisystem proteinopathy

Autor: Yalan Wan, Qi Wang, Yiming Zheng, Meng Yu, Zhiying Xie, Chen Ling, Lingchao Meng, Jiaxi Yu, Yilei Zheng, Yikang Wang, Wenhao Zhang, Chang Liu, Yawen Zhao, Yun Yuan, Jianwen Deng, Qiang Gang, Zhaoxia Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2324-9269
DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2176
Popis: Abstract Objective The objective of this research was to study the clinical features, genetic characteristics, muscle imaging, and muscle pathological changes of a cohort of Chinese patients with mutations in the valosin‐containing protein (VCP) gene. Methods Nine patients from seven Chinese pedigrees were recruited. Variants were detected by next‐generation sequencing and confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Thigh muscle MRIs were performed in five patients. All the patients received muscle biopsies. Results Seven variants in VCP were identified, and two were novel. All the patients presented with adult‐onset muscle weakness. The appearance of “isolated island sign” or “contra‐isolated island sign” was observed in four of the five the patients on muscle MRIs. Muscle biopsies demonstrated the combination of neuropathic and myopathic changes in seven patients and muscle dystrophic changes in two patients. Notably, rimmed vacuoles and cytoplasmic VCP and p62‐positive protein aggregates were observed in all the patients. Conclusion Our finding of novel variants expanded the mutational spectrum of the VCP gene. This cohort of Chinese patients with VCP mutations mainly present with inclusion body myopathy with predominant limb–girdle distribution. The characteristic pattern of fatty infiltration, especially the “isolated island” and “contra‐isolated island” on muscle MRI, along with rimmed vacuoles in muscle biopsy, provides valuable clues for guiding genetic diagnostic workup.
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