Table 3.
Patient ID |
Onset, diagnosis (Age) |
ERT start (Age) |
Biopsy site; time on ERT |
Pathology/% fibers with lipofuscin inclusions Pretreatment |
Pathology/% fibers with lipofuscin inclusions |
Clinical status (Current age) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Follow-up | ||||||
NBSL2 |
36 mo, ~12 d |
3 y |
Quad; baseline |
Mild lysosomal expansion; autophagic accumulation and inclusions in ~85% of fibers |
NA |
Less endurance (5.9 y) |
NBSL6 |
34 mo, ~9 d |
2.8 y |
Quad; 6 mo |
NA |
Normal biopsy |
In preschool, no difficulties (5.2 y) |
NBSL9* |
1.5 mo, 14 d |
1.5 mo |
Quad; baseline & 6 mo |
Autophagic accumulation in 12.5% of fibers; inclusions are in < 1% fibers |
Mild lysosomal expansion in ~15% of fibers |
Can jump on one foot (4.7 y) |
NBSL15 |
2.8 mo, ~3 d |
2.8 mo |
Quad; baseline & 6 mo |
**Inclusions in ~10% of fibers |
Mild-to-moderate lysosomal expansion in 10% of fibers; autophagic accumulation in ~15% of fibers; many normal fibers |
Runs quickly, can jump using two feet (2.5 y) |
NBSL16 | 4.5 mo, ~3 d | 4.5 mo | Quad; baseline & 7 mo | Mild-to-moderate lysosomal expansion; autophagic accumulation with inclusions in ~10% of fibers | Normal biopsy | Runs quickly; can jump using two feet (2.1 y) |
*Younger sibling of the juvenile-onset patient NBSL9a.
**this specimen was not suitable for immunostaining; autofluorescent inclusions were detected in unstained fibers.