A novel homozygous mutation in PLA2G6 gene causes infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy in a case / 中华医学遗传学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the clinical symptoms and potential mutations in the PLA2G6 gene for a child with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of the patient was collected. The coding regions of PLA2G6 gene was subjected to Sanger sequencing using blood DNA from the patient and her parents.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The patient has presented with psychomotor regression and hypotonia, followed by development of tetraparesis. A novel homozygous mutation G68A in the PLA2G6 gene was found by DNA sequencing, while her parents were both heterozygous carriers.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The psychomotor regression and tetraparesis of the patient was caused by infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy due to a novel homozygous mutation in the PLA2G6 gene, which was inherited from her parents.</p>