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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2015

Transaldolase deficiency caused by the homozygous p.R192C mutation of the TALDO1 gene in four Emirati patients with considerable phenotypic variability.

Aisha M Al-Shamsi, Salma Ben-Salem, Jozef Hertecant, Fatma Al-Jasmi

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Article in European journal of pediatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aisha M Al-ShamsiDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine and Heath Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, 17666, United Arab Emirates, aishamsi@tawamhospital.ae.
Salma Ben-Salem
Jozef Hertecant
Fatma Al-Jasmi
United Arab Emirates University · AETawam Hospital · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledTransaldolase deficiency is a heterogeneous disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized clinically by dysmorphic features, cutis laxa, hepatosplenomegaly, hepatic fibrosis, pancytopenia, renal and cardiac abnormalities, and urinary excretion of polyols. This report describes four Emirati patients with transaldolase deficiency caused by the homozygous p.R192C missense mutation in TALDO1 displaying wide phenotypic variability. The patients had variable clinical presentations including hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, liver failure, proteinuria, hydrops fetalis, cardiomyopathy, and skin manifestations (e.g., dryness, cutis laxa, ichthyosis, telangiectasias, and hemangiomas). Biochemical analyses including urinary concentration of polyols were consistent with transaldolase deficiency. The mutation p.R192C was previously identified in an Arab patient, suggesting a founder effect in Arab populations.

conclusionThe above findings support the premise that biallelic mutations in TALDO1 are responsible for transaldolase deficiency and confirm the broad phenotypic variability of this condition, even with the same genotype.

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AdultCarbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsChild, PreschoolDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMutation, MissensePhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionTransaldolaseUnited Arab EmiratesTransaldolase

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