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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2022

Decompensation of cardiorespiratory function and emergence of anemia during pregnancy in a case of mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia 2 with compound heterozygous YARS2 pathogenic variants.

Laura I Rudaks, Eloise Watson, Carly Oboudiyat, Kishore R Kumar, Patricia Sullivan, Mark J Cowley, Ryan L Davis, Carolyn M Sue

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laura I RudaksDepartment of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1100-319X
Eloise WatsonDepartment of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Carly OboudiyatDepartment of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Kishore R KumarFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3482-6962
Patricia SullivanChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4886-8883
Mark J CowleyChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9519-5714
Ryan L DavisFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0512-8989
Carolyn M SueDepartment of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1255-3617
The University of Sydney · AUCancer Institute of New South Wales · AURoyal North Shore Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia 2 (MLASA2) is an autosomal recessive mitochondrial disorder caused by pathogenic variants in YARS2. YARS2 variants confer heterogeneous phenotypes ranging from the full MLASA syndrome to a clinically unaffected state. Symptom onset is most common in the first decade of life but can occur in adulthood and has been reported following intercurrent illness. Early death can result from respiratory muscle weakness and cardiomyopathy. We report a case of MLASA2 with compound heterozygous YARS2 pathogenic variants; a known pathogenic nonsense variant [NM_001040436.3:c.98C>A (p.Ser33Ter)] and a likely pathogenic missense variant not previously associated with disease [NM_001040436.3:c.948G>T (p.Arg316Ser)]. The proband initially presented with a relatively mild phenotype of myopathy and lactic acidosis. During pregnancy, anemia emerged as an additional feature and in the postpartum period she experienced severe decompensation of cardiorespiratory function. This is the first reported case of pregnancy-related complications in a patient with YARS2-related mitochondrial disease. This case highlights the need for caution and careful counseling when considering pregnancy in mitochondrial disease, due to the risk of disease exacerbation and pregnancy complications.

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Acidosis, LacticAnemia, SideroblasticMitochondrial MyopathiesMuscular DiseasesTyrosine-tRNA LigaseAdultFemaleHumansPregnancyTyrosine-tRNA Ligasemitochondrial myopathyMLASA2pregnancysideroblastic anemiaYARS2

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