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Clinical and genetic analysis of 29 Brazilian patients with Huntington's disease-like phenotype / Análise clínica e genética em 29 pacientes Brasileiros com fenótipo doença de Huntington-símile
Rodrigues, Guilherme Riccioppo; Walker, Ruth H; Bader, Benedikt; Danek, Adrian; Brice, Alexis; Cazeneuve, Cécile; Russaouen, Odile; Lopes-Cendes, Iscia; Marques Júnior, Wilson; Tumas, Vitor.
Affiliation
  • Rodrigues, Guilherme Riccioppo; University of São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine. Department of Neuroscience and Behaviour Sciences. Ribeirão Preto. BR
  • Walker, Ruth H; Mount Sinai School of Medicine. James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Department of Neurology. New York. US
  • Bader, Benedikt; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. Department of Neurology. München. DE
  • Danek, Adrian; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. Department of Neurology. München. DE
  • Brice, Alexis; Assistance Publique. Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière. Neurogenetics Unit. Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics.
  • Cazeneuve, Cécile; Assistance Publique. Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière. Neurogenetics Unit. Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics.
  • Russaouen, Odile; Assistance Publique. Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière. Neurogenetics Unit. Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics.
  • Lopes-Cendes, Iscia; University of Campinas. School of Medical Sciences. Department of Medical Genetics. Campinas. BR
  • Marques Júnior, Wilson; University of São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine. Department of Neuroscience and Behaviour Sciences. Ribeirão Preto. BR
  • Tumas, Vitor; University of São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine. Department of Neuroscience and Behaviour Sciences. Ribeirão Preto. BR
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; Arq. neuropsiquiatr;69(3): 419-423, June 2011. tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-592495
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ABSTRACT
Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by chorea, behavioral disturbances and dementia, caused by a pathological expansion of the CAG trinucleotide in the HTT gene. Several patients have been recognized with the typical HD phenotype without the expected mutation. The objective of this study was to assess the occurrence of diseases such as Huntington's disease-like 2 (HDL2), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 1, SCA2, SCA3, SCA7, dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) and chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) among 29 Brazilian patients with a HD-like phenotype. In the group analyzed, we found 3 patients with HDL2 and 2 patients with ChAc. The diagnosis was not reached in 79.3 percent of the patients. HDL2 was the main cause of the HD-like phenotype in the group analyzed, and is attributable to the African ancestry of this population. However, the etiology of the disease remains undetermined in the majority of the HD negative patients with HD-like phenotype.
RESUMO
A doença de Huntington (DH) é uma doença neurodegenerativa caracterizada por coréia, alterações comportamentais e demência, causada por uma expansão patológica do trinucleotídeo CAG no gene HTT. Vários pacientes têm sido descritos com o fenótipo típico para a DH porém sem a mutação esperada. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a ocorrência de doenças como doença de Huntington-símile 2 (DHS-2), ataxias espinocerebelares tipo 1, 2, 3 e 17, atrofia dentatorubral-palidoluisiana e coreo-acantocitose (CAc) entre 29 pacientes brasileiros com fenótipo doença de Huntington-símile. No grupo analisado, encontramos 3 pacientes com DHS-2 e 2 pacientes com CAc. O diagnóstico permaneceu obscuro em 79,3 por cento dos pacientes. DHS-2 foi a principal causa do fenótipo DH-símile no grupo analisado, provavelmente devido a ancestralidade africana na população brasileira. Entretanto, a etiologia permaneceu indeterminada na maioria dos pacientes avaliados.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Huntington Disease / Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion / Spinocerebellar Ataxias / Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive / Neuroacanthocytosis Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2011 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Huntington Disease / Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion / Spinocerebellar Ataxias / Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive / Neuroacanthocytosis Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2011 Type: Article