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ReviewZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics

[Leigh syndrome caused by the mitochondrial m.8993T>G mutation with hypocitrullinemia: a report of four cases and literature review].

Ying-Xue Li, Dong-Juan Wang, Mao-Bin Zhou, Hao-Xuan Sun, Si-Qi Hong, Li Jiang, Yi Guo

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Ying-Xue LiDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
Dong-Juan Wang
Mao-Bin ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
Hao-Xuan SunDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
Si-Qi HongDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
Li JiangDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
Yi GuoDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.

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objectivesTo explore early diagnostic biological markers for Leigh syndrome caused by the m.8993T>G mutation.

methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of four children diagnosed with m.8993T>G mutation-related mitochondrial disease at the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2014 to January 2024. Additionally, a literature review was conducted.

resultsAll four children had plasma amino acid and acylcarnitine analyses that revealed decreased citrulline levels, and one child was initially identified through neonatal genetic metabolic disease screening. According to the literature review, there were 26 children with mitochondrial disease and hypocitrullinemia caused by the m.8993T>G mutation (including the four children in this study). Among these, 12 children exhibited clinical phenotypes of Leigh syndrome or Leigh-like syndrome, while 18 children were identified with hypocitrullinemia and/or elevated levels of 3-hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine (C5-OH) during neonatal genetic metabolic disease screening.

conclusionsHypocitrullinemia may serve as a potential biomarker for the early diagnosis of m.8993T>G mutation-associated Leigh syndrome, detectable as early as during neonatal genetic metabolic disease screening.

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CitrullineLeigh DiseaseMutationCarnitineChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRetrospective StudiesCarnitineCitrullineChildHypocitrullinemiaLeigh syndromem.8993T>GMT-ATP6 gene

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PMCPMC11404460

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