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A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report

Background: Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a wide range of clinical features, including muscle weakness, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and multisystem dysfunctions. Loss-of-function mutations in the electron transfer flavopro...

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Autores principales: Hu, Guorui, Zeng, Jingxia, Wang, Chunli, Zhou, Wei, Jia, Zhanjun, Yang, Jun, Zheng, Bixia
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7119189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32292771
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00118
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author Hu, Guorui
Zeng, Jingxia
Wang, Chunli
Zhou, Wei
Jia, Zhanjun
Yang, Jun
Zheng, Bixia
author_facet Hu, Guorui
Zeng, Jingxia
Wang, Chunli
Zhou, Wei
Jia, Zhanjun
Yang, Jun
Zheng, Bixia
author_sort Hu, Guorui
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description Background: Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a wide range of clinical features, including muscle weakness, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and multisystem dysfunctions. Loss-of-function mutations in the electron transfer flavoprotein dehydrogenase (ETFDH) gene are associated with MADD. Disease-causing synonymous variants in the ETFDH gene have not been reported so far. Methods: We reported the clinical course of a Chinese girl who was diagnosed with late-onset MADD by the whole exome sequencing. The effects of variants on mRNA splicing were analyzed through transcript analysis in vivo and minigene splice assay in vitro. Results: The 6-month-old girl initially showed muscle weakness, muscular hypotonia, mild myogenic damage, and fatty liver. The blood and urine metabolic screening by tandem mass spectrometry suggested MADD. Molecular analysis of ETFDH gene revealed two novel heterozygous variants, a frameshift mutation c.1812delG (p.V605Yfs(*)34) in exon 13 and a synonymous variant c.579A>G (p.E193E) in exon 5. The transcript analysis in vivo exhibited that the synonymous variant c.579A>G caused exon 5 skipping. The minigene splice assay in vitro confirmed the alteration of ETFDH mRNA splicing which could lead to the production of a truncated protein. Supplementation of riboflavin, carnitine and low-fat diet improved the clinical symptoms. Conclusion: We firstly report a rare case of MADD with a pathogenic synonymous variant in the ETFDH gene which highlights the importance and necessity of bioinformatic analysis and functional testing for synonymous variants when searching for causative gene mutations. The results expand the spectrum of pathogenic variants in MADD.
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spelling pubmed-71191892020-04-14 A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report Hu, Guorui Zeng, Jingxia Wang, Chunli Zhou, Wei Jia, Zhanjun Yang, Jun Zheng, Bixia Front Pediatr Pediatrics Background: Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a wide range of clinical features, including muscle weakness, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and multisystem dysfunctions. Loss-of-function mutations in the electron transfer flavoprotein dehydrogenase (ETFDH) gene are associated with MADD. Disease-causing synonymous variants in the ETFDH gene have not been reported so far. Methods: We reported the clinical course of a Chinese girl who was diagnosed with late-onset MADD by the whole exome sequencing. The effects of variants on mRNA splicing were analyzed through transcript analysis in vivo and minigene splice assay in vitro. Results: The 6-month-old girl initially showed muscle weakness, muscular hypotonia, mild myogenic damage, and fatty liver. The blood and urine metabolic screening by tandem mass spectrometry suggested MADD. Molecular analysis of ETFDH gene revealed two novel heterozygous variants, a frameshift mutation c.1812delG (p.V605Yfs(*)34) in exon 13 and a synonymous variant c.579A>G (p.E193E) in exon 5. The transcript analysis in vivo exhibited that the synonymous variant c.579A>G caused exon 5 skipping. The minigene splice assay in vitro confirmed the alteration of ETFDH mRNA splicing which could lead to the production of a truncated protein. Supplementation of riboflavin, carnitine and low-fat diet improved the clinical symptoms. Conclusion: We firstly report a rare case of MADD with a pathogenic synonymous variant in the ETFDH gene which highlights the importance and necessity of bioinformatic analysis and functional testing for synonymous variants when searching for causative gene mutations. The results expand the spectrum of pathogenic variants in MADD. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-27 /pmc/articles/PMC7119189/ /pubmed/32292771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00118 Text en Copyright © 2020 Hu, Zeng, Wang, Zhou, Jia, Yang and Zheng. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Pediatrics
Hu, Guorui
Zeng, Jingxia
Wang, Chunli
Zhou, Wei
Jia, Zhanjun
Yang, Jun
Zheng, Bixia
A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report
title A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report
title_full A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report
title_fullStr A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report
title_short A Synonymous Variant c.579A>G in the ETFDH Gene Caused Exon Skipping in a Patient With Late-Onset Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Case Report
title_sort synonymous variant c.579a>g in the etfdh gene caused exon skipping in a patient with late-onset multiple acyl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency: a case report
topic Pediatrics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7119189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32292771
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00118
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