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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2025

Early Severe Cortical Involvement and Novel FUCA1 Mutations in a Pediatric Fucosidosis Case.

Mar Jiménez de la Peña, Sara López-Martín, Daniel Martín Fernández-Mayoralas, Ana Laura Fernández-Perrone, Ana Jiménez de Domingo, Pilar Tirado, Beatriz Calleja-Pérez, Sara Álvarez, Jacobo Albert, Alberto Fernández-Jaén

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Mar Jiménez de la PeñaNeuroimaging, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud, Madrid, Spain.
Sara López-MartínFaculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Daniel Martín Fernández-MayoralasDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Laura Fernández-PerroneDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Jiménez de DomingoDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud, Madrid, Spain.
Pilar TiradoDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Beatriz Calleja-PérezPediatric Primary Care, C. S. Doctor Cirajas, Madrid, Spain.
Sara ÁlvarezGenomics and Medicine, NIMGenetics, Madrid, Spain.
Jacobo AlbertFaculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6538-9801
Alberto Fernández-JaénDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud, Madrid, Spain.

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Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCI), Agencia Estatal de Investigación and European Regional Development Fund PID2022-141420NB-I00
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Abstract

backgroundBiallelic pathogenic variants in the FUCA1 gene are associated with fucosidosis. This report describes a 4-year-old boy presenting with psychomotor regression, spasticity, and dystonic postures. METHODS AND

resultsTrio-based whole exome sequencing revealed two previously unreported loss-of-function variants in the FUCA1 gene. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings included corpus callosum hypoplasia, white matter hypomyelination, and alterations in the globus pallidi, alongside markedly reduced cortical thickness.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that cortical atrophy may occur in the early stages of fucosidosis. Early diagnosis is imperative for genetic counseling, timely investigations, and initiating early therapeutic interventions to potentially mitigate more extensive brain involvement.

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alpha-L-FucosidaseCerebral CortexFucosidosisChild, PreschoolHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMutationalpha-L-FucosidaseFUCA1 protein, humancortical thicknessFUCA1 genefucosidosisneuroimaging

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