Genital Abnormalities and Growth Retardation as Early Signs of Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Ataxia Syndrome

Dilated cardiomyopathy with ataxia syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the DNAJC19 gene. The disease has been described in detail in the Canadian Hutterite population, but a few sporadic cases with de novo mutations have been published worldwide. We de...

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Main Authors: Kyriaki Papadopoulou-Legbelou, Maria Ntoumpara, Maria Kavga, Eleni P. Kotanidou, Ioannis Papoulidis, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Maria Fotoulaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8860889
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Summary:Dilated cardiomyopathy with ataxia syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the DNAJC19 gene. The disease has been described in detail in the Canadian Hutterite population, but a few sporadic cases with de novo mutations have been published worldwide. We describe a homozygous pathogenic variant in the DNAJC19 gene, diagnosed in Northern Greece, presenting with genital anomalies, growth failure, cardiomyopathy, and ataxia, but without increased urinary 3-methylglutaconic acid and additional presence of vitamin D disorders, hypercalciuria, and osteopenia. This case not only expands the clinical characteristics of 3-methylglutaconic aciduria type V (MGCA5) but also highlights the power of genetic analysis for detecting a diagnosis when the metabolic screen is negative.
ISSN:2090-6552