Abstract
Background The aim of this study was to characterize the variable phenotypes and outcomes associated with the meth-ylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria type C protein gene(MMACHC)c.482G＞A mutation in 195 Chinese cases with CbIC disease.Methods We carried out a national,retrospective multicenter study of 195 Chinese patients with CbIC disease attributable to the MMACHC c.482G＞A variant either in a homozygous or compound heterozygous state.The control group consisted of 200 patients diagnosed with CbIC disease who did not possess the c.482G＞A mutation.Clinical features,including disease onset,symptoms,biochemical metabolites,gene mutation,and follow-up outcomes were reviewed and analyzed in detail.The median follow-up period spanned 3 years and 8 months,with a range of 1 year and 2 months to 12 years and 10 months.Results Among 195 patients carrying the c.482G＞A variant,125(64.1％)cases were diagnosed by newborn screening(NBS),60(30.8％)cases were detected due to disease onset,and 10(5.1％)cases were identified from sibling diagnoses.One hundred and seventeen(93.6％)individuals who were diagnosed by NBS,and nine patients who came from sibling diagnoses remained asymptomatic in this study.From 69 symptomatic patients of the c.482G＞A group,more patients presented with later onset,and the top six common clinical symptoms at disease onset were developmental delay(59.4％),lower limb weakness and poor exercise tolerance(50.7％),cognitive decline(37.7％),gait instability and abnormal posture(36.2％),seizures(26.1％),and psychiatric and behavioral disturbances(24.6％).In the 159 symptomatic patients lacking c.482G＞A variants,the most frequently observed clinical manifestations at disease onset included developmental delay(81.8％),lethargy and feeding difficulty(62.9％),lower limb weakness and poor exercise tolerance(54.7％),prolonged neo-natal jaundice(51.6％),vomiting(47.2％),and seizures(32.7％).Before treatment,the levels of blood propionylcarnitine,propionylcarnitine/acetylcarnitine ratio,and homocysteine in the c.482G＞A group were significantly lower(P＜0.05)than those in the non-c.482G＞A group,while the concentration of urinary methylmalonic acid was slightly lower(P＞0.05).The degree of decline in the above metabolites after treatment in different groups significantly differed in both plasma total homocysteine values and urinary methylmalonic acid levels(P＜0.05).In patients carrying the c.482G＞A variant compared with the non-c.428G＞A group,there were markedly lower rates of mortality(0.5％vs.2.0％)and developmental delay(20.5％vs.65.5％).When compared with individuals diagnosed due to disease onset,those identified through NBS in either group exhibited a reduced proportion of disease onset(6.7％vs.100％in the c.482G＞A group,54.4％vs.100％in the non-c.482G＞A group),lower mortality(0.0％vs.1.7％in the c.482G＞A group,0.0％vs.3.6％in the non-c.482G＞A group),and had a higher percentage of patients exhibiting normal psychomotor and language development(99.3％vs.33.3％in the c.482G＞A group,58.9％vs.10.9％in the non-c.482G＞A group).Conclusions The c.482G＞A variant in MMACHC is associated with late-onset and milder phenotypes of CbIC disease.Patients with this mutation tend to have a relatively better response to hydroxocobalamin,better metabolic control,and more favorable neurological outcomes.NBS and other appropriate pre-symptomatic treatments seem to be helpful in early diagnosis,resulting in favorable clinical outcomes.
基金项目
Scientific research Project Plan of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission(202140346)
National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0901505)
NETL
NSTL
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