| Literature DB >> 23791010 |
Suzi Riess1, Dinah Susan Reddihough, Katherine Brooke Howell, Charuta Dagia, Jaak Jaeken, Gert Matthijs, Joy Yaplito-Lee.
Abstract
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) represent an expanding family of metabolic disorders with a wide range of biochemical, molecular and clinical phenotypes. ALG3-CDG (CDG-Id), due to a defect in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mannosyltransferase VI, is one of the less common types of CDG-I. We describe two Vietnamese siblings with confirmed ALG3-CDG (CDG-Id) by molecular testing. As far as we are aware, they are the oldest reported patients in the literature at 15 and 21years. They share similar clinical features with previously reported patients including facial dysmorphism, severe psychomotor retardation, microcephaly, seizures, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Furthermore, our sibling pair highlights the intrafamilial variability, the natural clinical course of ALG3-CDG (CDG-Id) and the benefit of reassessing patients with undiagnosed and complex syndromes, particularly when they present with neurological deterioration. CrownEntities:
Keywords: Cerebellar hypoplasia; Congenital disorders of glycosylation; Disability; Somnolence
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23791010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.05.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Genet Metab ISSN: 1096-7192 Impact factor: 4.797