Jao-Shwann Liang1, Hsin Huang2, Jinn-Shyan Wang2, Jyh-Feng Lu3. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Oriental Institute of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan. 2. School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. 3. School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address: 049696@mail.fju.edu.tw.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5), which maps to chromosome Xp22.13 and contains 20 coding exons, has been recognized as the gene responsible for early-onset epileptic encephalopathy (EoEE). A retrospective study is carried out to analyze potential genotypic and phenotypic differences between male and female patients with CDKL5 mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Targeted next-generation DNA sequencing was employed to search for mutations in patients with cryptogenic EE. A total of 44 patients with EoEE/infantile spasms (ISs)/West syndrome were enrolled for pathogenic mutation screening. The clinical phenotypes of patients with CDKL5 mutations were analyzed and compared with those of 166 published cases. RESULTS: One novel and three recurrent mutations were found in four enrolled patients (two boys and two girls). One female patient had partial seizures during the early infantile period and epileptic spasms and tonic seizures several weeks thereafter. The other female patient had IS with hypsarrhythmia. The two male patients had IS without typical hypsarrhythmia and were bedridden. Brain MRIs of the male patients revealed brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensity. The female patients exhibited autistic features with hand stereotypies. CONCLUSION: Our study highlights that both girls and boys with IS harbor CDKL5 mutations. Male children with CDKL5 mutations demonstrate a higher frequency of infantile spasms and brain atrophy, whereas female children often exhibit atypical Rett syndrome with EoEE. In addition, male children have a more severe phenotype than female children.
BACKGROUND:Cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5), which maps to chromosome Xp22.13 and contains 20 coding exons, has been recognized as the gene responsible for early-onset epileptic encephalopathy (EoEE). A retrospective study is carried out to analyze potential genotypic and phenotypic differences between male and female patients with CDKL5 mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Targeted next-generation DNA sequencing was employed to search for mutations in patients with cryptogenic EE. A total of 44 patients with EoEE/infantile spasms (ISs)/West syndrome were enrolled for pathogenic mutation screening. The clinical phenotypes of patients with CDKL5 mutations were analyzed and compared with those of 166 published cases. RESULTS: One novel and three recurrent mutations were found in four enrolled patients (two boys and two girls). One female patient had partial seizures during the early infantile period and epileptic spasms and tonic seizures several weeks thereafter. The other female patient had IS with hypsarrhythmia. The two male patients had IS without typical hypsarrhythmia and were bedridden. Brain MRIs of the male patients revealed brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensity. The female patients exhibited autistic features with hand stereotypies. CONCLUSION: Our study highlights that both girls and boys with IS harbor CDKL5 mutations. Male children with CDKL5 mutations demonstrate a higher frequency of infantile spasms and brain atrophy, whereas female children often exhibit atypical Rett syndrome with EoEE. In addition, male children have a more severe phenotype than female children.
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