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ArticleChinese medical journal2018

Identification of Seven Novel Mutations in the Acid Alpha-glucosidase Gene in Five Chinese Patients with Late-onset Pompe Disease.

Hua-Xu Liu, Chuan-Qiang Pu, Qiang Shi, Yu-Tong Zhang, Rui Ban

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Hua-Xu LiuDepartment of Neurology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Chuan-Qiang PuDepartment of Neurology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Qiang ShiDepartment of Neurology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yu-Tong ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Rui BanDepartment of Neurology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853; School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Abstract

backgroundPompe disease is a rare lysosomal glycogen storage disorder linked to the acid alpha-glucosidase gene (GAA). A wide clinical and genetic variability exists between patients from different ethnic populations, and the genotype-phenotype correlations are still not well understood. The aim of this study was to report the clinicopathological and genetic characteristics of five Chinese patients with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) who carried novel GAA gene mutations.

methodsClinical and pathological data of patients diagnosed with glycogen storage disease at our institution from April 1986 to August 2017 were collected, and next-generation sequencing of frozen muscle specimens was conducted.

resultsOf the five patients included in the study, the median disease onset age was 13 years, with a median 5 years delay in diagnosis. The patients mainly manifested as progressive weakness in the proximal and axial muscles, while one patient developed respiratory insufficiency that required artificial ventilation. In muscle biopsies, vacuoles with variable sizes and shapes appeared inside muscle fibers, and they stained positive for both periodic acid-Schiff and acid phosphatase staining. Ten GAA gene mutations, including seven novel ones (c.796C>A, c.1057C>T, c.1201C>A, c.1780C>T, c.1799G>C, c.2051C>A, c.2235dupG), were identified by genetic tests.

conclusionsThe seven novel GAA gene mutations revealed in this study broaden the genetic spectrum of LOPD and highlight the genetic heterogeneity in Chinese LOPD patients.

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MutationAdolescentAdultalpha-GlucosidasesFemaleGlycogen Storage Disease Type IIHumansMaleYoung Adultalpha-GlucosidasesAlpha-glucosidaseDNA Mutational AnalysisGenetic HeterogeneityGlycogen Storage Disease Type II

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