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Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy: Clinical and biochemical impact of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a Greek patient with one novel TYMP mutation

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2021.100829

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Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal; encephalomyopathy; MNGIE; Mutation analysis; Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation AHSCT

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A Greek female patient with the Classic form of the rare disorder Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, resulting in significant decreases in plasma thymidine and deoxyuridine levels, increased thymidine phosphorylase activity, stabilized disease symptoms, and some improvement observed in neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms. Further follow up studies are needed to determine the long term impact.
We describe the case of a Greek female patient with the Classic form of the ultra- rare and fatal autosomal recessive disorder Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) and the impact of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on the biochemical and clinical aspects of the disease. The patient presented at the age of 15 years with severe gastrointestinal symptoms, cachexia, peripheral neuropathy and diffuse leukoencephalopathy. The diagnosis of MNGIE disease was established by the increased levels of thymidine and deoxyuridine in plasma and the complete deficiency of thymidine phosphorylase activity. The novel c.[978dup] (p.Ala327Argfs*?) variant and the previously described variant c.[417 + 1G > A] were identified in TYMP. The donor for the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was her fully compatible sister, a carrier of the disease. The patient had a completely uneventful post- transplant period and satisfactory PB chimerism levels. A marked and rapid decrease in thymidine and deoxyuridine plasma levels and an increase of the thymidine phosphorylase activity to the levels measured in her donor sister was observed and is still present sixteen months post-transplant. Disease symptoms stabilized and some improvement was also observed both in her neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms. Follow up studies will be essential for determining the long term impact of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in our patient.

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