Novel variants in a patient with late-onset hyperprolinemia type II
- \(\bf Background\) Hyperprolinemia type 2 (HPII) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the proline metabolism, that affects the ALDH4A1 gene. So far only four different pathogenic mutations are known. The manifestation is mostly in neonatal age, in early infancy or early childhood. \(\bf Case presentation\) The 64-years female patient had a long history of abdominal pain, and episode of an acute neuritis. Ten years later she was admitted into the neurological intensive-care-unit with acute abdominal pain, multiple generalized epileptic seizures, a vertical gaze palsy accompanied by extensive lactic acidosis in serum 26.0 mmol/l (reference: 0.55–2.2 mmol/l) and CSF 12.01 mmol/l (reference: 1.12–2.47 mmol/l). Due to repeated epileptic seizures and secondary complications a long-term sedation with a ventilation therapy over 20 days was administered. A diagnostic work-up revealed up to 400-times increased prolin-level in urine CSF and blood. Furthermore, a low vitamin-B\(_6\) serum value was found, consistent with a HPII causing secondary pyridoxine deficiency and seizures. The \(\it ALDH4A1\) gene sequencing confirmed two previously unknown compound heterozygous variants (\(\it ALDH4A1\) gene (NM_003748.3) Intron 1: c.62 + 1G > A - heterozygous and \(\it ALDH4A1\) gene (NM_003748.3) Exon 5 c.349G > C, p.(Asp117His) - heterozygous). Under high-dose vitamin-B\(_6\) therapy no further seizures occurred. \(\bf Conclusion\) We describe two novel \(\it ALDH4A1\)-variants in an adult patient with hyperprolinemia type II causing secondary pyridoxine deficiency and seizures. Severe and potentially life-threatening course of this treatable disease emphasizes the importance of diagnostic vigilance and thorough laboratory work-up including gene analysis even in cases with atypical late manifestation.
Author: | Jeremias MotteORCiDGND, Anna Lena FisseORCiDGND, Thomas GrüterORCiDGND, Ruth SchneiderORCiDGND, Thomas Georg Karl BreuerGND, Thomas LückeGND, Stefan KrügerGND, Huu Phuc NguyenORCiDGND, Ralf GoldORCiDGND, Ilya AyzenbergORCiDGND, Gisa EllrichmannORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-75396 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1583-0 |
Parent Title (English): | BMC Neurology |
Subtitle (English): | diagnostic key for status epilepticus and lactic acidosis |
Publisher: | BioMed Central LtD |
Place of publication: | London |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2020/09/25 |
Date of first Publication: | 2019/12/29 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Open Access Fonds ALDH4A1 gene; Epilepsy; Hyperprolinemia type II; Proline; Vitamin B6 metabolism |
Volume: | 19 |
Issue: | Artikel 345 |
First Page: | 345-1 |
Last Page: | 345-5 |
Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
Institutes/Facilities: | St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Neurologische Klinik |
Medizinische Fakultät, Abteilung für Humangenetik | |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |