Abstract
Objectives Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a group of conditions that are clinically and etiologically heterogeneous. Biallelic variants in ACBD6 were previously reported in 7 patients with NDDs. Unfortunately, their clinical information remains very limited with descriptions of only their neurologic and craniofacial features. The purpose of this report is to expand the clinical phenotype of the ACBD6-associated NDDs.
Methods We identified 2 Thai siblings with NDDs. Clinical and radiologic features of the proband were described. The affected siblings and parents underwent whole-exome sequencing and PCR-Sanger sequencing.
Results Clinical manifestations that have never been previously reported include morbid obesity, pancytopenia with severe infections, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis, and renal failure, leading to deaths in their early 30s. Molecular studies identified a novel homozygous 1 base-pair duplication (c.360dup; p.Leu121Thrfs*27) in the ACBD6 gene.
Discussion This study reported 1 novel single base-pair duplication, expanding the mutational spectrum, and described the clinical features establishing the entity of ACBD6-associated NDDs.
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The Article Processing Charge was funded by Chulalongkorn University.
Submitted and externally peer reviewed. The handling editor was Suman Jayadev, MD.
- Received July 18, 2022.
- Accepted in final form October 12, 2022.
- Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology.
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