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NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 114-126Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2018.10.002
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SMARD1; DSMA1; Multicenter; Prognosis; IGHMBP2; Heterogeneity
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Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 (SMARDI) is a rare autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive motor and respiratory decline during the first year of life. Early and late-onset cases have recently been reported, although not meeting the established diagnostic criteria, these cases have been genotyped. We thus conducted a national multicenter observational retrospective study to determine the prognosis of children with. SMARDI according to their phenotype. We recorded all known French pediatric cases with mutations identified on the immunoglobulin p-binding protein 2 gene and the presence of respiratory symptoms. Thirty centers provided 22 observations. A diaphragmatic palsy was diagnosed 1.5 months (p=0.02) after first respiratory symptoms, and hypotonia preceded areflexia by 4 months (p=0.02). Early onset of symptoms leading to specialist consultation before the age of 3 months was associated with a significantly worse prognosis (p <0.01). Among the 6 patients who were still alive, all were tracheostomized. Only one case survived beyond 2 years without artificial ventilation. The remaining patients died at a median age of 7 months. Our results may help pediatricians to provide medical information to parents and improve the decision-making process of setting up life support. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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