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Piero Farruggia1, Andrea Di Cataldo2, Rita M Pinto3, Elena Palmisani4, Alessandra Macaluso5, Laura Lo Valvo2, Maria E Cantarini6, Assunta Tornesello7, Paola Corti8, Francesca Fioredda4, Stefania Varotto9, Baldo Martire10, Isabella Moroni11, Giuseppe Puccio12, Giovanna Russo2, Carlo Dufour4, Marta Pillon9.
Abstract
Pearson syndrome (PS) is a very rare and often fatal multisystemic mitochondrial disorder involving the liver, kidney, pancreas, and hematopoietic and central nervous system. It is characterized principally by a transfusion-dependent anemia that usually improves over time, a tendency to develop severe infections, and a high mortality rate. We describe a group of 11 PS patients diagnosed in Italy in the period 1993-2014. The analysis of this reasonably sized cohort of patients contributes to the clinical profile of the disease and highlights a rough incidence of 1 case/million newborns. Furthermore, it seems that some biochemical parameters like increased serum alanine and urinary fumaric acid can help to address an early diagnosis.Entities:
Keywords: Anemia; Mitochondrial disorders; Pearson syndrome
Year: 2015 PMID: 26238250 PMCID: PMC4864774 DOI: 10.1007/8904_2015_470
Source DB: PubMed Journal: JIMD Rep ISSN: 2192-8304