Juvenile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis: clinical and molecular investigation in a large family in Brazil
| Autor: | Eugênia Ribeiro Valadares, Mayara Xavier Pizarro, Luiz Roberto Oliveira, Regina Helena Caldas de Amorim, Tarcísio Márcio Magalhães Pinheiro, Ulrike Grieben, Helena Hollanda Santos, Rachel Rabelo Queiroz, Guilherme de Castro Lopes, Ana Lúcia Brunialti Godard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 69, Iss 1, Pp 13-18 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000100004 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinosis (JNCL, CLN 3, Batten Disease) (OMIM #204200) belongs to the most common group of neurodegenerative disorders of childhood. We report the clinical data and molecular analysis of a large Brazilian family. METHOD: Family composed of two consanguineous couples and thirty-two children. Clinical data of ten JNCL patients and molecular analyses on 13 participants were obtained. RESULTS: The large 1.02 kb deletion was detected. The most severe phenotype, with autistic behavior, tics and parkinsonism was seen in a 12-year-old female and a milder phenotype in a 14-year-old male. Nyctalopia was the first symptom in one deceased child. The visual loss of six patients has been first observed in the school and not at home. CONCLUSION: The report highlights the phenotypical intrafamily variation in 10 affected children of this family. The molecular investigation of this large family in our metabolic center turned possible the diagnosis, right approach and genetic counseling. |
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