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A Novel SLC25A15 Mmutation Causing Hyperornithinemia-Hyperammonemia-Homocitrullinuria Syndrome

Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria 증후군을 유발하는 SLC25A15 유전자의 새로운 변이

  • Jang, Kyung Mi (Department of Pediatrics, Yeungnam University School of Medicine) ;
  • Hyun, Myung Chul (Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Su-Kyeong (Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
  • 장경미 (영남대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과) ;
  • 현명철 (경북대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과) ;
  • 황수경 (경북대학교 의과대학 소아청소년과)
  • Received : 2017.08.10
  • Accepted : 2017.09.12
  • Published : 2017.09.30

Abstract

Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome (HHH syndrome) is a neurometabolic disorder with highly variable clinical severity ranging from mild learning disability to severe encephalopathy. Diagnosis of HHH syndrome can easily be delayed or misdiagnosed due to insidious symptoms and incomplete biochemical findings, in that case, genetic testing should be considered to confirm the diagnosis. HHH syndrome is caused by biallelic mutations of SLC25A15, which is involved in the urea cycle and the ornithine transport into mitochondria. Here we report a boy with spastic paraplegia and asymptomatic younger sister who have compound heterozygous mutations of c.535C>T (p.R179*) and c.116C>A (p.T39K) in the SLC25A15 gene. We identified that p.T39K mutation is a novel pathogenic mutation causing HHH syndrome and that p.R179*, which is prevalent in Japanese and Middle Eastern heritage, is also found in the Korean population.

Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria 증후군(HHH 증후군)은 경한 학습장애에서 심각한 뇌증에 이르기까지 다양한 신경학적 증상을 보일 수 있는 신경대사질환이다. HHH 증후군은 임상 증상이나 대사 검사 결과가 뚜렷하지 않아 진단이 늦어지는 경우가 흔한데, 이러한 경우 유전자 검사로 확진하는 것이 중요하다. 저자들은 강직성 하반신 마비를 가진 소아와 무증상의 여동생에서 HHH 증후군을 진단하고 유전자 검사를 통해 SLC25A15 유전자의 c.535C>T (p.R179*)와 c.116C>A (p.T39K) 변이를 확인하였다. p.R179*는 일본과 중동의 HHH 환자들에서 흔히 발견되는 변이로 한국인에서도 발견됨을 확인하였고, p.T39K는 HHH 증후군을 유발하는 새로운 변이임을 최초로 보고하는 바이다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI13C1905).