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ArticleBMC medical genetics2020

Novel pathogenic VPS13A mutation in Moroccan family with Choreoacanthocytosis: a case report.

Fatima Ouchkat, Wafaa Regragui, Imane Smaili, Hajar Naciri Darai, Naima Bouslam, Mounia Rahmani, Adyl Melhaoui, Yasser Arkha, Elmostafa El Fahime, Ahmed Bouhouche

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Article in BMC medical genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fatima OuchkatResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Wafaa RegraguiResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Imane SmailiResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Hajar Naciri DaraiResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Naima BouslamResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Mounia RahmaniResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Adyl MelhaouiResearch Team in Neuroncology and Functional Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Yasser ArkhaResearch Team in Neuroncology and Functional Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Elmostafa El FahimeAssistance Units for Scientific and Technical Research (UATRS, CNRST), Allal Fassi/FAR corner, BP 8027, HayRiad, 10000, Rabat, Morocco.
Ahmed BouhoucheResearch Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco. a.bouhouche@um5s.net.ma.ORCID 0000-0001-5279-8649
Mohammed V University · MACentre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChoreoacanthocytosis (ChAc), is a rare neurodegenerative disease, characterized by movement disorders and acanthocytosis in the peripheral blood smears, and various neurological, neuropsychiatric and neuromuscular signs. It is caused by mutations in VPS13A gene with autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report two patients belonging to a consanguineous Moroccan family who present with movement disorder pathology. They were suspected to have choreoacanthocytosis according to biological, clinical and radiological finding. Thus, whole-exome sequencing was performed for precise diagnosis and identified a homozygous novel nonsense mutation c.337C > T (p.Gln113*) in exon 5 of VPS13A in the two affected siblings.

conclusionHere, we report a novel nonsense p.Gln113* mutation in VPS13A identified by whole-exome sequencing, which caused ChAc in a Moroccan family. This is the first description of ChAc in Morocco with genetic confirmation, that expands the mutation diversity of VPS13A and provide clinical, neuroimaging and deep brain stimulation findings.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultCodon, NonsenseConsanguinityFemaleHumansMoroccoNeuroacanthocytosisPedigreeSeizuresSiblingsSpasmVesicular Transport ProteinsCodon, NonsenseVesicular Transport ProteinsVPS13A protein, humanChoreoacanthocytosisNonsense mutationVPS13A gene

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PMID32131761
PMCPMC7057524
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