Long term follow-up in GAMT deficiency – Correlation of therapy regimen, biochemical and in vivo brain proton MR spectroscopy data

Autor: Lara M. Marten, Ralph Krätzner, Gajja S. Salomons, Matilde Fernandez Ojeda, Peter Dechent, Jutta Gärtner, Peter Huppke, Steffi Dreha-Kulaczewski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 101053- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-4269
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2024.101053
Popis: GAMT deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disease within the group of cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes. Cerebral creatine depletion and accumulation of guanidinoacetate (GAA) lead to clinical presentation with intellectual disability, seizures, speech disturbances and movement disorders. Treatment consists of daily creatine supplementation to increase cerebral creatine, reduction of arginine intake and supplementation of ornithine for reduction of toxic GAA levels. This study represents the first long-term follow-up over a period of 14 years, with detailed clinical data, biochemical and multimodal neuroimaging findings. Developmental milestones, brain MRI, quantitative single voxel 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and biochemical analyses were assessed. The results reveal insights into the dose dependent effects of creatine/ornithine supplementation and expand the phenotypic spectrum of GAMT deficiency. Of note, the creatine concentrations, which were regularly monitored over a long follow-up period, increased significantly over time, but did not reach age matched control ranges. Our patient is the second reported to show normal neurocognitive outcome after an initial delay, stressing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment initiation.
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