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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2021

Metabolic epilepsy in hyperprolinemia type II due to a novel nonsense ALDH4A1 gene variant.

Rajdeep Kaur, Pradip Paria, Arushi Gahlot Saini, Renu Suthar, Vikas Bhatia, Savita Verma Attri

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Rajdeep Kaur *Pediatric Biochemistry Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Pradip Paria *Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Arushi Gahlot SainiPediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Renu SutharPediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Vikas BhatiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Savita Verma AttriPediatric Biochemistry Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. attrisavi@yahoo.co.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-9094
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperprolinemia type II (HPII) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of proline degradation pathway due to deficiency of delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase. Pathogenic variants in the ALDH4A1 gene are responsible for this disorder. We here describe an 11-month-old infant with recurrent seizures refractory to multiple antiepileptic drugs. She was hospitalized in view of acute-onset encephalopathy, exacerbation of generalized seizures following an upper respiratory infection. Laboratory investigation revealed significantly elevated proline levels in dried blood spots. DNA sample of the child was subjected to a targeted next-generation sequencing gene panel for hyperprolinemias. We detected a novel nonsense homozygous variant in the ALDH4A1 gene in the child and the heterozygous variant of the same in both the parents. Based on the location of the variant i.e. in the last exon, truncated protein is expected to be expressed by skipping nonsense-mediated decay and such point-nonsense variants could be an ideal target for readthrough drugs to correct genetic defects.

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1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate DehydrogenaseAmino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsBrainCodon, NonsenseDNADrug Resistant EpilepsyElectroencephalographyEpilepsyFemaleGenetic VariationHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingProline1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate DehydrogenaseALDH4A1 protein, humanCodon, NonsenseDNAProlineALDH4A1HyperprolinemiaInborn error of metabolismMetabolic epilepsyProlineRefractory seizures

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