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Canine Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis-like Disorder Associated with Sequence Variants in
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objectivesA Petit Bleu de Gascogne (PBDG) dog presented with a progressive neurological disorder characterized by hind-limb weakness, anxiety and hallucinatory episodes, lip smacking, progressive vision loss, muscle atrophy, and ataxia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse brain atrophy. The dog was euthanized at approximately 23 months of age due to the progression of neurological signs. A study was undertaken to identify the molecular genetic basis of the disorder in this dog.
methodsMicroscopic analyses were performed to characterize the disease pathology and whole-genome sequencing was performed to identify the molecular genetic basis of the disorder.
resultsThe proband exhibited pronounced accumulations of autofluorescent intracellular inclusions in the brain, retina, and heart with ultrastructural appearances similar to those of lysosomal storage bodies that accumulate in the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCLs), a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders. Whole-genome sequence analysis of DNA from the proband identified homozygous missense variants in
conclusionsThese findings raise the possibility that the disease involves the combined influence of the two variants, and that the proteins encoded by these genes interact within the Golgi apparatus to mediate protein sorting and transport to lysosomes. An alteration in this interaction could underlie the NCL-like lysosomal storage disorder observed in the proband.
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