Optical coherence tomography features in brothers with aspartylglucosaminuria.
Kimberly GoodspeedLana HarderSamuel HughesDarrel CongerJulia TaravellaSteven J GrayBerge MinassianPublished in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2018)
Aspartylglucosaminuria is a lysosomal storage disorder enriched in Finland. We report on a pair of non-Finnish siblings with aspartylglucosaminuria with autofluorescent inclusion bodies on optical coherence tomography, a finding not previously reported in this disorder. We performed a record review, neurological and neuropsychological evaluation, brain MRI, and optical coherence tomography for each patient. They are compound heterozygous for a 34-kb deletion and a c.365C>A novel variant of the AGA gene. Autofluorescent inclusion bodies were found on optical coherence tomography in the older, more severely affected brother. We hypothesize the finding represents a noninvasive biomarker of disease severity for aspartylglucosaminuria.
Keyphrases
- optical coherence tomography
- diabetic retinopathy
- optic nerve
- magnetic resonance imaging
- physical activity
- genome wide
- mild cognitive impairment
- case report
- copy number
- cerebral ischemia
- multiple sclerosis
- resting state
- gene expression
- intellectual disability
- functional connectivity
- dna methylation
- community dwelling