A novel mutation in COQ2 leading to fatal infantile multisystem disease

作者:Jakobs Bernadette S; van den Heuvel Lambert P; Smeets Roel J P; de Vries Maaike C; Hien Steffen; Schaible Thomas; Smeitink Jan A M; Wevers Ron A; Wortmann Saskia B; Rodenburg Richard J T*
来源:Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2013, 326(1-2): 24-28.
DOI:10.1016/j.jns.2013.01.004

摘要

Coenzyme Q(10) (ubiquinone or CoQ(10)) serves as a redox carrier in the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system. The reduced form of this lipid-soluble antioxidant (ubiquinol) is involved in other metabolic processes as well, such as preventing reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced damage from the mitochondrial membrane. Primary coenzyme Q(10) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder, often presenting with neurological and/or muscle involvement. Until now, five patients from four families have been described with primary coenzyme Q(10) deficiency due to mutations in COQ2 encoding para-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyl transferase. Interestingly, four of these patients showed a distinctive renal involvement (focal segmental glomerular sclerosis, crescentic glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome), which is only very rarely seen in correlation with mitochondrial disorders. The fifth patient deceases due to infantile multi organ failure, also with renal involvement. Here we report a novel homozygous mutation in COQ2 (c.905C%26gt;T, p.Ala302Val) in a dizygotic twin from consanguineous Turkish parents. The children were born prematurely and died at the age of five and six months, respectively, after an undulating disease course involving apneas, seizures, feeding problems and generalized edema, alternating with relative stable periods without the need of artificial ventilation. There was no evidence for renal involvement. We would like to raise awareness for this potentially treatable disorder which could be under diagnosed in patients with fatal neonatal or infantile multi-organ disease.

  • 出版日期2013-3-15