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ArticleJournal of human genetics2024

A novel heterozygous TMEM63A variant in a familial case with early onset nystagmus, severe hypomyelination, and a favorable adult prognosis.

Shota Yoneno, Kaoru Yamamoto, Kenshiro Tabata, Yuko Shimizu-Motohashi, Ayaka Tomita, Taiju Hayashi, Hiroyuki Maki, Noriko Sato, Ken Inoue, Hirotomo Saitsu and 1 more

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  4. TMEM63A, associated with hypomyelinating leukodystrophies, is an evolutionarily conserved regulator of myelination.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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Shota YonenoDepartment of Child Neurology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Kaoru YamamotoDepartment of Child Neurology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan. kaoruyamamoto@ncnp.go.jp.
Kenshiro TabataDepartment of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuko Shimizu-MotohashiDepartment of Child Neurology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Ayaka TomitaDepartment of Neonatology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Taiju HayashiDepartment of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hiroyuki MakiDepartment of Radiology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Noriko SatoDepartment of Radiology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Ken InoueDepartment of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7391-0799
Hirotomo SaitsuDepartment of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0723-0960
Hirofumi KomakiDepartment of Child Neurology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP23ek0109637Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan) JPMH21FC1015National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP) the Intramural Research Grant (3-6)
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Abstract

Heterozygous transmembrane protein 63A (TMEM63A) variants cause transient infantile hypomyelinating leukodystrophy-19, which features remarkable natural resolution of clinical and imaging findings during childhood. Previous reports have mainly described de novo variants lacking detailed familial cases. Herein, we describe the clinical course of familial cases with a TMEM63A variant. A 5-month-old girl presented with nystagmus, global hypotonia, and difficulty swallowing since birth. Brain magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 and 5 months revealed diffuse hypomyelination. Her mother, maternal aunt, and grandfather had nystagmus and motor developmental delays in infancy, which resolved spontaneously during childhood. Compared with these cases, the proband's motor developmental delay was profound, and she was the only one with feeding difficulties, necessitating nasogastric tube feeding. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous TMEM63A variant (NM_014698.3:c.1658G>A, p.(Gly553Asp)) in the proband and her family. This is the first three-generation familial report of a TMEM63A variant that provides insight into its history and heterogeneity.

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HeterozygoteMembrane ProteinsPedigreeAdultBrainFemaleHereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating DiseasesHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMutationNystagmus, PathologicPrognosisMembrane ProteinsTMEM63A protein, human

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