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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2019

Novel mutations in two unrelated Italian patients with SSADH deficiency.

Marta Balzarini, Valentina Rovelli, Sabrina Paci, Miriam Rigoldi, Giuseppina Sanna, Sara Pillai, Marilisa Asunis, Rossella Parini, Bianca Maria Ciminelli, Patrizia Malaspina

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marta BalzariniPediatric Clinic and Rare Disease Department, Antonio Cao Pediatric Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
Valentina RovelliPediatric Department, San Paolo Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sabrina PaciPediatric Department, San Paolo Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Miriam RigoldiRare Metabolic Disease Unit, San Gerardo University Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Giuseppina SannaNeonatal Screening Center, Antonio Cao Pediatric Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
Sara PillaiNeonatal Screening Center, Antonio Cao Pediatric Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
Marilisa AsunisPediatric Neurology Department, Antonio Cao Pediatric Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
Rossella PariniRare Metabolic Disease Unit, San Gerardo University Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Bianca Maria CiminelliDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, snc, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Patrizia MalaspinaDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, snc, 00133, Rome, Italy. patrizia.malaspina@uniroma2.it.ORCID 0000-0002-0067-369X
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) catabolism caused by mutations in the gene coding for succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH5A1). The abnormal levels of GHB detected in the brain and in all physiological fluids of SSADHD patients represent a diagnostic biochemical hallmark of the disease. Here we report on the clinical and molecular characterization of two unrelated Italian patients and the identification of two novel mutations: a 22 bp DNA duplication in exon 1, c.114_135dup, p.(C46AfsX97), and a non-sense mutation in exon 10, c.1429C > T, p.(Q477X). The two patients showed very different clinical phenotypes, coherent with their age. These findings enrich the characterization of SSADHD families and contribute to the knowledge on the progression of the disease.

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MutationAdultAmino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsChild, PreschoolDevelopmental DisabilitiesDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHumansItalyPhenotypeSuccinate-Semialdehyde DehydrogenaseALDH5A1 protein, humanSuccinate-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase4-HBA (4-hydroxybutiric aciduria)ALDH5A1 geneGABA (γ-aminobutyric acid)GHB (γ-hydroxybutyric acid)SSADHD (succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency)

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