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ArticleTherapeutic advances in rare disease

A novel therapy for pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy due to biallelic pathogenic variants in

Anastasia Ambrose, Morganne McCabe, Shalini Bahl, David Sinasac, Thomas Snyder, Saadet Mercimek-Andrews

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Anastasia AmbroseDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Morganne McCabeDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Shalini BahlPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
David SinasacBiochemical Genetics Laboratory, Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta Precision Laboratories, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Thomas SnyderDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada.
Saadet Mercimek-AndrewsDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, 8-39 Medical Sciences Building, 8613 114 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8396-6764

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Background: Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (PDE) due to biallelic pathogenic variants in Objective: To treat this patient with triheptanoin to improve neurodevelopmental outcome. Design: Due to complex I deficiency and lack of response to the current standard therapy, we applied triheptanoin novel therapy. Methods: A 4-year-old male had compound heterozygous variants in Results: Triheptanoin was started at 10 mL/day. There was nausea up to 3 weeks after each dose increase, which has improved allowing us to increase triheptanoin gradually. The maximum actual dose of triheptanoin was 40% of EER. Cognitive composite score improved from 16% to 63% on treatment. All chemistry and biochemical investigations were normal. 6-oxopipecolic acid levels did not normalize. Triheptanoin treatment seemed to be safe and tolerated well. Conclusion: Triheptanoin is an anaplerotic agent to provide substrates to the TCA cycle. This novel therapy improved neurodevelopmental outcome in our patient with PDE-ALDH7A1. We think that trihepatonoin should be the part of the current standard therapy to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients with PDE-ALDH7A1.

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6-oxo-pipecolateALDH7A1developmental delayneurodevelopmental outcomepyridoxine-dependent epilepsytriheptanoin

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PMCPMC12957575

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