Journal
BMC NEUROLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02274-w
Keywords
CJD; Prion; PRNP; Inherited prion disease; Recessive; E200D
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- National Institute of Health Research's Biomedical Research Centre at University College London NHS Foundation Trust
- Medical Research Council (UK)
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Inherited prion diseases are rare autosomal dominant disorders caused by mutations in the PRNP gene. A Chinese patient with a rapidly progressive cognitive and motor disorder was found to carry a homozygous PRNP E200D mutation, suggesting a likely causal role in the development of CJD. This case is compatible with recessively inherited prion disease.
Background Inherited prion diseases are rare autosomal dominant disorders associated with diverse clinical presentations. All are associated with mutation of the gene that encodes prion protein (PRNP). Homozygous mutations with atypical clinical phenotypes have been described but are extremely rare. Case presentation A Chinese patient presented with a rapidly progressive cognitive and motor disorder in the clinical spectrum of sCJD. Investigations strongly suggested a diagnosis of CJD. He was found to carry a homozygous mutation at PRNP codon 200 (E200D), but there was no known family history of the disorder. The estimated allele frequency of E200D in East Asian populations is incompatible with it being a highly penetrant mutation in the heterozygous state. Conclusion In our view the homozygous PRNP E200D genotype is likely to be causal of CJD in this patient. Homotypic PrP interactions are well known to favour the development of prion disease. The case is compatible with recessively inherited prion disease.
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