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ArticleJournal of human genetics2018

An adolescence-onset male leukoencephalopathy with remarkable cerebellar atrophy and novel compound heterozygous AARS2 gene mutations: a case report.

Qing Dong, Ling Long, Yan-Yu Chang, Yan-Jun Lin, Mei Liu, Zheng-Qi Lu

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qing DongDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Ling LongDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Yan-Yu ChangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Yan-Jun LinDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Mei LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Zheng-Qi LuDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China. LuZQ_zssy@163.com.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the mitochondrial alanyl-transfer (t)RNA synthetase 2 (AARS2; OMIM 612035) have been linked to leukoencephalopathy recently. Until now, there have been only 13 cases reported in the literature. Hence, the clinical and genetic characteristics of this disease are not fully understood. Here, we reported an adolescence-onset male leukoencephalopathy patient characterized by progressive limb tremor at the age of 17 years. He had no signs of a cardiomyopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging scanning demonstrated severe cerebellar atrophy and white matter abnormalities involving descending tracts. Focused exome sequencing revealed he had novel compound heterozygous mutations in AARS2 gene (c.2265dupA; p.Arg756fs and c.650C>T; p.Pro217Leu). The patient was diagnosed with AARS2 mutation-related leukodystrophy (AARS2-L). We report a case with novel AARS2 gene mutations with developed striking cerebellar atrophy and leukoencephalopathy, which helps to further understand the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of AARS2-L.

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MutationAdolescentAlanine-tRNA LigaseAtrophyBase SequenceCerebellar DiseasesExome SequencingGene ExpressionHeterozygoteHumansLeukoencephalopathiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleWhite MatterAarsd1 protein, humanAlanine-tRNA Ligase

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