Qin Du1, Minjin Wang2, Hongyu Zhou3. 1. Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xuexiang #37, Chengdu, 610041, China. 2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xuexiang #37, Chengdu, 610041, China. 3. Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xuexiang #37, Chengdu, 610041, China. zhouhy@scu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids (HDLS) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder with high penetrance characterized by progressive cognitive and motor dysfunction. The objective of the study was to describe a new variant of the colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF1R) gene causing HDLS in a Chinese family. METHODS: Physical examinations, laboratory tests, structural neuroimaging studies, and whole-exome sequence analysis were carried out. RESULTS: Three patients in this family exhibited typical manifestations of HDLS, including progressive cognitive impairment, language and motor dysfunctions, and urinary and bowel incontinence. Genetic analysis identified a heterozygous missense mutation (c.2264T>C, p.L755P) in exon 17 of the CSF1R gene that cosegregated with the HDLS phenotype in an autosomal-dominant pattern. Brain MRI of the proband and her father showed diffuse white matter changes. The proband's 10-year-old son, a gene carrier, remains clinically asymptomatic at present. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings identify a novel missense mutation, p.L755P, in the CSF1R gene within a Chinese family with autosomal-dominant HDLS and broaden the genetic spectrum of CSF1R-associated HDLS.
BACKGROUND: Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids (HDLS) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder with high penetrance characterized by progressive cognitive and motor dysfunction. The objective of the study was to describe a new variant of the colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF1R) gene causing HDLS in a Chinese family. METHODS: Physical examinations, laboratory tests, structural neuroimaging studies, and whole-exome sequence analysis were carried out. RESULTS: Three patients in this family exhibited typical manifestations of HDLS, including progressive cognitive impairment, language and motor dysfunctions, and urinary and bowel incontinence. Genetic analysis identified a heterozygous missense mutation (c.2264T>C, p.L755P) in exon 17 of the CSF1R gene that cosegregated with the HDLS phenotype in an autosomal-dominant pattern. Brain MRI of the proband and her father showed diffuse white matter changes. The proband's 10-year-old son, a gene carrier, remains clinically asymptomatic at present. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings identify a novel missense mutation, p.L755P, in the CSF1R gene within a Chinese family with autosomal-dominant HDLS and broaden the genetic spectrum of CSF1R-associated HDLS.
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