Table 1.
Pedigree | Pedigree A | Pedigree B | Pedigree C | Pedigree D | Pedigree E | Pedigree F | Pedigree G | Pedigree H | |||
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Individual | A-II-2 | B-II-3 | B-II-4 | C-II-2 | D-II-4 | E-II-3 | F-II-1 | G-II-3 | H-II-1 | H-II-3 | |
Sex/Current age | M/25–30 yrs | F/35–40 yrs | M/35–40 yrs | M/Deceased (40–45 yrs) | F/Deceased (65–70 yrs) | M/30–35 yrs | M/30–35 yrs | M/15–20 yrs | F/Deceased (15–20 yrs) | M/15–20 yrs | |
Parental consanguinity | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
Family history | Unremarkable | One sibling affected | One sibling affected | PD; deaths in childhood | Unremarkable | Unremarkable | Unremarkable | Unremarkable | One sibling affected | One sibling affected | |
Core phenotype | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonism | Parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome | Spastic-ataxia syndrome | |
Age at onset | 20–25 yrs | 15–20 yrs | 15–20 yrs | 25–30 yrs | 45–50 yrs | 15–20 yrs | 0–5 yrs | 0–5 yrs | 0–5 yrs | 0–5 yrs | |
Symptom at onset | Bradykinesia, dysphagia, anxiety | Right hand tremor | Right hand tremor | Micrographia | Left upper limb tremor | Hand tremor, left foot dragging, anxiety | Dystonic head tremor |
Clumsiness, frequent falls without fall reflex |
Limb spasticity | Limb spasticity | |
Neurological manifestations | |||||||||||
Motor features | Parkinsonism. Eye movement abnormalities. Dysarthria. Gait festination. Balance difficulty. Pyramidal signs. Mild cerebellar signs. |
Parkinsonism. Dysarthria. Freezing of gait. Balance difficulty. |
Parkinsonism. Blepharospasm. Dysarthria. Postural and kinetic tremor. Freezing of gait to tiptoe walking. Pyramidal signs. |
Parkinsonism. Blepharospasm. Pyramidal signs. Freezing of gait Falls. Tiptoe walking. |
Parkinsonism. Restless leg syndrome. Freezing of gait. |
Parkinsonism. Postural tremor. Pyramidal signs. |
Tremulous segmental dystonia. Parkinsonism. |
Parkinsonism. Action tremor. Blepharospasm. Hyperreflexia. Myoclonus. Frequent episodes of freezing. |
Parkinsonism. Pyramidal signs. Ataxia. |
MDD. Pyramidal signs. Ataxia. |
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Response to treatment | Mild-to-moderate response to LD. Early-onset LD-induced dyskinesia. |
Mild-to-moderate response to LD. Early-onset LD-induced dyskinesia. |
No response to LD. Mild response to DA. Early-onset dyskinesia. |
Initial good response to LD. Severe motor fluctuations and LD-induced dyskinesia. Initial good response to DBS. |
Initial good response to LD. Severe motor fluctuations and LD-induced dyskinesia. Initial good response to DBS. |
Moderate response to LD. LD-induced dyskinesia. |
Poor response to LD. | N/A | Good response to levodopa. | N/A | |
Brain MRI (age) | Mild cerebral atrophy, faint T2 hyperintensity in the posterior periventricular WM (20–25 yrs) | Normal. | Mild atrophy of the inferior cerebellar vermis. | Normal. | Normal. | Mild-to-moderate cerebral atrophy, thin CC, small AC, small midbrain, mild atrophy of superior cerebellar vermis (25–30 yrs) | Mild cerebellar cortical atrophy. | Retrocerebellar cyst. | Atrophy of cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, thalami, brainstem and cerebellum, with mineralization of the lentiform nuclei. | Mild T2 signal alterations in the anterior midbrain bilaterally. | |
Other instrumental investigations | DaTscan: abnormal. MIBG: normal. DEXA: osteopenia. |
EEG: normal. EMG/NCS: normal. |
EEG: normal. EMG/NCS: normal. Muscle biopsy: normal. |
F-DOPA-PET: abnormal. FDG-PET: temporal hypometabolism. |
- | US: no organomegaly. Ophthalmological assessment: normal. Normal CK, lactate, pyruvate, copper, caeruloplasmin and 24-hour urinary copper excretion. |
EEG/Video-EEG: normal. | Low testosterone level. EEG: cerebral dysrhythmia. VEP: prolonged latency. Brain MRS: normal. Muscle MRI: atrophy of gluteal muscles, with increased muscle fat. DEXA: severe osteopenia. |
DaTscan: abnormal. | Muscle biopsy and enzymology: normal. | |
Genotype PSMF1 (NM_006814.5) | C-HET c.724C>G p.(Arg242Gly) c.282+2T>A | HOM c.724C>G p.(Arg242Gly) | HOM c.724C>G p.(Arg242Gly) | HOM c.724C>T p.(Arg242Cys) | HOM c.725G>A p.(Arg242His) | HOM c.157C>A p.(Leu53Met) | HOM c.682C>G p.(Leu228Val) | C-HET c.724C>G p.(Arg242Gly) c.691C>T p.(Arg231*) | HOM c.282+5G>A | HOM c.282+5G>A |
Pedigree | Pedigree I | Pedigree J | Pedigree K | Pedigree L | Pedigree M | Pedigree N | Pedigree O | ||||||
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Individual | I-II-3 | J-II-1 | J-II-3 | J-II-4 | K-II-1 | K-II-3 | K-II-6 | L-II-1 | M-II-4 | M-II-5 | N-II-3 | O-II-2 | |
Sex/Current age | M/20–25 yrs | F/10–15 yrs | F/5–10 yrs | F/5–10 yrs | F/Deceased (15–20 yrs) | F/Deceased (15–20 yrs) | M/Deceased (15–20 yrs) | F/0–1 yr | M/Deceased (0–1 yr) | F/Deceased (0–1 yr) | M/Deceased (0–1 yr) | M/Feticide (GA third trimester) | |
Parental consanguinity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Family history | Unremarkable | Two siblings affected | Two siblings affected | Two siblings affected | Two siblings affected | Two siblings affected | Two siblings affected | Unremarkable | One pregnancy loss; one sibling affected. | One pregnancy loss; one sibling affected. | One miscarriage | Unremarkable | |
Core phenotype | DD with CC agenesis | DD with CC hypoplasia | DD with CC hypoplasia | DD with CC hypoplasia | Parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome with CC hypoplasia | Parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome with CC hypoplasia | Parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome with CC hypoplasia | Arthrogryposis with CC hypoplasia | Arthrogryposis | Arthrogryposis with CC agenesis | Arthrogryposis | Arthrogryposis with CC agenesis | |
Age at onset | Early childhood | Early childhood | Early childhood | Early childhood | 10–15 yrs | 10–15 yrs | Infancy | Prenatal | Prenatal | Prenatal | Prenatal | Prenatal | |
Symptom at onset Neurological manifestations | GDD | GDD | SLDD | GDD | Memory and attentional deficits | Memory and attentional deficits | Epilepsy | N/A | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Motor features | Global hypokinesia. Clumsiness. Mild hypotonia. |
Hypokinesia. Broad-based gait. Talipes. |
Hypokinesia | Hypokinesia. Talipes. |
Hypokinesia. Pyramidal tract signs. |
Hypokinesia. Pyramidal tract signs. |
Hypokinesia. Pyramidal tract signs. |
Arthrogryposis. Limb spasticity. Increased jitteriness. |
N/A* | Myoclonus. Arthrogryposis. Limb spasticity. Truncal hypotonia. GDD. |
Arthrogryposis. | Arthrogryposis | |
Response to treatment | N/A | Partial response to LEV. Good rresponse to CBZ and VPA | N/A | N/A | N/A | Partial response to CBZ and VPA | Unspecified response to CBZ | N/A | N/A* | Poor response to AED. | N/A | N/A | |
Brain MRI (age) | CC agenesis, malformation of the left cerebellar hemisphere, cerebellar vermis hypoplasia. Arachnoid cyst. |
Moderate cerebral atrophy, thin CC (10–15 yrs) | N/A | N/A | Progressive mild-to-moderate cerebral atrophy, CC hypoplasia, small AC, faint periventricular T2 signal alterations, mild superior cerebellar vermis atrophy (10–15 yrs) | Moderate cerebral atrophy, CC hypoplasia, small AC, faint periventricular T2 signal alterations, mild superior cerebellar vermis atrophy (10–15 yrs) | CC hypoplasia, small ACC, faint posterior periventricular T2 signal (0–5 yrs) | CC hypoplasia. Absent myelination within the posterior portion of the internal capsule. Multiple foci of T2 hyperintensity within the lentiform nuclei (infancy). |
N/A* | CC hypoplasia. Hypomyelination. Progressive cerebral atrophy. Subdural hygromas (infancy). |
Cavum septum pellucidum and cavum vergae | N/A | |
Other investigations | Prenatal US: hydrocephalus. DEXA: osteopenia (on bisphosphonates). |
EEG: multifocal epileptiform discharges | N/A | N/A | Sleep EEG (age 10–15 yrs): general disorganization of brain electrical activity without epileptiform discharges. | EEG: abnormal, with focus | EEG: initially normal, then showing epileptic activity mainly in the temporo-parietal regions. | EEG: normal. Postnatal abdominal US: normal. |
N/A* | CTG: pathological. EEG: intermittent epileptic activity. Prolonged ECG: intermittent bradycardia. Postnatal echocardiography: ASD type II with left-right shunt. Spine MRI: low-lying conus medullaris. |
Prenatal US: polyhydramnios, clenched fists, clubfeet. Neonatal head and spine US: reduced gyration, low-lying conus medullaris/tethered cord. EEG: pathological pattern. Postnatal echocardiography: unremarkable. Postnatal abdominal US: left hydronephrosis and hydroureter. |
Prenatal US (GA 20–25 wks): normal. Prenatal US (GA 30–35 wks): polyhydramnios, suspected CC agenesis, small stomach. Prenatal US (GA 35–40 wks): fetal growth restriction, abnormal fetal movements, CC agenesis, intracerebral cyst, arthrogryposis, thickened myocardium, small stomach, left hydronephrosis and hydroureter. QF-PCR: negative. CGH: negative. |
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Genotype PSMF1 (NM_006814.5) | HOM c.605+1G>A | HOM c.764+5G>A | HOM c.764+5G>A | HOM c.764+5G>A | N/A | HOM c.764+5G>A | HOM c.764+5G>A | HOM c.691C>T p.(Arg231*) | N/A | HOM c.1A>T | C-HET c.101del p.(Gly34Valfs*47) c.129+2T>C | C-HET c.365+2T>C c.1A>T |
Legend: AC = anterior commissure; AED = antiepileptic drugs; ASD = atrial septal defect; CBZ = carbamazepine; C-HET = compound heterozygote; CC = corpus callosum; CGH = comparative genomic hybridization; CK = creatine kinase; CTG = cardiotocography; DBS = deep brain stimulation; DD = developmental delay; DEXA = bone density scan; ECG = electrocardiogram; EEG = electroencephalogram; F = female; GA = gestational age; GDD = global developmental delay; HOM = homozygote; LEV = levetiracetam; M = male; MDD = motor developmental delay; MIBG = 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; MRS = magnetic resonance spectroscopy; N/A = not applicable or not available; PD = Parkinson’s disease; QF-PCR = quantitative fluorescence polymerase chain reaction; SLDD = speech and language developmental delay; US = ultrasound; VEP = visual evoked potentials; VPA = valproic acid; yr(s) = year(s); wks = weeks.
Clinical details not available (M-II-4 reported with a phenotype similar to his sister M-II-5).
Detailed clinical information is available upon request to the corresponding author.