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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2022

Novel heterozygous variants of SLC12A6 in Japanese families with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Masahiro Ando, Yujiro Higuchi, Junhui Yuan, Akiko Yoshimura, Takaki Taniguchi, Jun Takei, Mika Takeuchi, Yu Hiramatsu, Fumitaka Shimizu, Masaya Kubota and 12 more

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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22 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Masahiro AndoDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6187-9042
Yujiro HiguchiDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Junhui YuanDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Akiko YoshimuraDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Takaki TaniguchiDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Jun TakeiDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Mika TakeuchiDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Yu HiramatsuDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Fumitaka ShimizuDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4163-2939
Masaya KubotaDivision of Neurology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Akari TakeshimaDepartment of Neurology, Brain Research Institute Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Takehiro UedaDivision of Neurology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Kishin KohDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8519-7874
Utako NagaokaDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi TokashikiDepartment of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Okinawa National Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
Setsu SawaiDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Yusuke SakiyamaDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Akihiro HashiguchiDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Ryota SatoDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Takashi KandaDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Yuji OkamotoDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Hiroshi TakashimaDepartment of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JPYamaguchi University · JPChiba University · JPKobe University · JPNational Center For Child Health and Development · JPNational Hospital Organization · JPNiigata University · JPTokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital · JPUniversity of Yamanashi · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecessive mutations in SLC12A6 have been linked to hereditary motor sensory neuropathy with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Patients with early-onset peripheral neuropathy associated with SLC12A6 heterozygous variants were reported in 2016. Only five families and three variants have been reported to date, and the spectrum is unclear. Here, we aim to describe the clinical and mutation spectra of SLC12A6-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease in Japanese patients.

methodsWe extracted SLC12A6 variants from our DNA microarray and targeted resequencing data obtained from 2598 patients with clinically suspected CMT who were referred to our genetic laboratory by neurological or neuropediatric departments across Japan. And we summarized the clinical and genetic features of these patients.

resultsIn seven unrelated families, we identified one previously reported and three novel likely pathogenic SLC12A6 heterozygous variants, as well as two variants of uncertain significance. The mean age of onset for these patients was 17.5 ± 16.1 years. Regarding electrophysiology, the median motor nerve conduction velocity was 39.6 ± 9.5 m/sec. For the first time, we observed intellectual disability in three patients. One patient developed epilepsy, and her brain MRI revealed frontal and temporal lobe atrophy without changes in white matter and corpus callosum.

conclusionsScreening for the SLC12A6 gene should be considered in patients with CMT, particularly those with central nervous system lesions, such as cognitive impairment and epilepsy, regardless of the CMT subtype.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseSymportersAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHeterozygoteHumansInfantJapanK Cl- CotransportersMutationYoung AdultK Cl- CotransportersSLC12A6 protein, humanSymporters

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