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ArticleJournal of neuromuscular diseases2024

A Homozygous NDUFS6 Variant Associated with Neuropathy and Optic Atrophy.

Andrea Gangfuß, Philipp Rating, Tomas Ferreira, Andreas Hentschel, Adela Della Marina, Heike Kölbel, Albert Sickmann, Angela Abicht, Florian Kraft, Tobias Ruck and 6 more

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Article in Journal of neuromuscular diseases, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.

Andrea GangfußDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Philipp RatingDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Tomas FerreiraDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Andreas HentschelLeibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V. Dortmund, Germany.
Adela Della MarinaDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Heike KölbelDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Albert SickmannLeibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V. Dortmund, Germany.
Angela AbichtDepartment of Neurology, Friedrich-Baur Institute, Munich, Germany.
Florian KraftInstitute of Human Genetics und Genomic Medicine, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Tobias RuckDepartment of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Johann BöhmIGBMC (Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire), Inserm U1258, CNRS UMR7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.
Anne SchänzerInstitute of Neuropathology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Ulrike Schara-SchmidtDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Teresa M NeuhannMGZ - Medizinisch Genetisches Zentrum, Munich, Germany.
Rita HorvathDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Andreas RoosDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS · DEMedical Genetics Center · DEUniversity of Cambridge · GBCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEJustus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DERWTH Aachen University · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

Medical Research Council G1000848Medical Research Council MR/N025431/2Medical Research Council MR/V009346/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 6 (NDUFS6) gene encodes for an accessory subunit of the mitochondrial membrane respiratory chain NADH dehydrogenase (complex I). Bi-allelic NDUFS6 variants have been linked with a severe disorder mostly reported as a lethal infantile mitochondrial disease (LMID) or Leigh syndrome (LS). Objective: Here, we identified a homozygous variant (c.309 + 5 G > A) in NDUFS6 in one male patient with axonal neuropathy accompanied by loss of small fibers in skin biopsy and further complicated by optic atrophy and borderline intellectual disability. Methods: To address the pathogenicity of the variant, biochemical studies (mtDNA copy number quantification, ELISA, Proteomic profiling) of patient-derived leukocytes were performed. Results: The analyses revealed loss of NDUFS6 protein associated with a decrease of three further mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit/assembly proteins (NDUFA12, NDUFS4 and NDUFV1). Mitochondrial copy number is not altered in leukocytes and the mitochondrial biomarker GDF15 is not significantly changed in serum. Conclusions: Hence, our combined clinical and biochemical data strengthen the concept of NDUFS6 being causative for a very rare form of axonal neuropathy associated with optic atrophy and borderline intellectual disability, and thus expand (i) the molecular genetic landscape of neuropathies and (ii) the clinical spectrum of NDUFS6-associated phenotypes.

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Intellectual DisabilityOptic AtrophyElectron Transport Complex IHumansMaleNADH DehydrogenaseNADPH DehydrogenaseProteomicsElectron Transport Complex INADH DehydrogenaseNADPH DehydrogenaseNDUFA12 protein, humanNDUFS6 protein, humanaxonal neuropathyCharcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseNDUFS6white blood cell proteomics

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PMID38217609
PMCPMC10977349
OpenAlexW4390777814

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