Journal
JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 7, Pages 942-949Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811429858
Keywords
epilepsy; mitochondrial disorder; autism spectrum disorder; 22q13 duplication
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- Jane Botsford Johnson Foundation
- [K23NS046565]
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Both copy number changes in the 22q13 region and mitochondrial disease have been associated with autism spectrum disorder. In this report, for the first time, a girl with autism spectrum disorder is described who exhibits both mitochondrial disease and a 22q13.1-33 duplication. This child demonstrated hypotonia, developmental delays, growth deficiency, microcephaly, dysmorphic facial features, and white matter abnormalities, consistent with previous cases of 22q13 region duplication. The patient also demonstrated a unique pattern of electron transport chain abnormalities with marked decreases in complex II and II/III in fibroblasts and complex I/III and II/III in muscle tissue. The 22q13.1-33 region contains 6 genes associated with mitochondrial function. Thus, disruption of this chromosomal region could cause many of the clinical findings in this child through disruption of mitochondrial function. Therefore, a mitochondrial workup should be considered in individuals with copy number changes within the 22q13 region, such as those with Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
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