Background: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is a hereditary lysosomal storage disease with progressive brain neurodegeneration. Mutations in ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (CLN5) cause CLN5 disease, a severe condition characterized by seizures, visual failure, motor decline, and progressive cognitive deterioration. This study aimed to identify causative gene variants in Pakistani consanguineous families diagnosed with NCL. Methods: After a thorough clinical and neuroradiological characterization, whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in 3 patients from 2 unrelated families. Segregation analysis was subsequently performed through Sanger sequencing Analysis: WES led to the identification of the 2 novel homozygous variants c.925_926del, (p.Leu309AlafsTer4) and c.477 T > C, (p.Cys159Arg). Conclusion: In this study, we report two novel CLN5 cases in the Punjab region of Pakistan. Our observations will help clinicians observe and compare common and unique clinical features of NCL patients, further improving our current understanding of NCL.

Novel likely disease-causing CLN5 variants identified in Pakistani patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Scala M.;
2020-01-01

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Background: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is a hereditary lysosomal storage disease with progressive brain neurodegeneration. Mutations in ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (CLN5) cause CLN5 disease, a severe condition characterized by seizures, visual failure, motor decline, and progressive cognitive deterioration. This study aimed to identify causative gene variants in Pakistani consanguineous families diagnosed with NCL. Methods: After a thorough clinical and neuroradiological characterization, whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in 3 patients from 2 unrelated families. Segregation analysis was subsequently performed through Sanger sequencing Analysis: WES led to the identification of the 2 novel homozygous variants c.925_926del, (p.Leu309AlafsTer4) and c.477 T > C, (p.Cys159Arg). Conclusion: In this study, we report two novel CLN5 cases in the Punjab region of Pakistan. Our observations will help clinicians observe and compare common and unique clinical features of NCL patients, further improving our current understanding of NCL.
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Descrizione: Beenish Azad, Stephanie Efthymiou, Tipu Sultan, Marcello Scala, Javeria Raza Alvi, Caroline Neuray, Natalia Dominik, Asma Gul, Henry Houlden, Novel likely disease-causing CLN5 variants identified in Pakistani patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Volume 414, 2020, 116826, ISSN 0022-510X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116826. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022510X20301623)
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