Biallelic RFC1-expansion in a French multicentric sporadic ataxia cohort

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OBJECTIVE: Cerebellar ataxia with neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) is a recessively inherited multisystem ataxia compromising cerebellar, vestibular, and sensory nerves, which has been associated to a pathogenic AAGGG(n) biallelic expansion repeat in the RFC1 gene. Our objective was to assess its prevalence in a French cohort of patients with idiopathic sporadic late-onset ataxia (ILOA), idiopathic early-onset ataxia (IEOA), or Multiple System Atrophy of Cerebellar type (MSA-C).

METHODS: 163 patients were recruited in 3 French tertiary centers: 100 ILOA, 21 IEOA, and 42 patients with possible or probable MSA-C.

RESULTS: A pathogenic biallelic RFC1 AAGGG(n) repeat expansion was found in 15 patients: 15/100 in the ILOA group, but none in the IEOA and MSA-C subgroups. 14/15 patients had a CANVAS phenotype. Only 1/15 had isolated cerebellar ataxia, but also shorter biallelic expansions. Two RFC1 AAGGG(n) alleles were found in 78% of patients with a CANVAS phenotype. In one post-mortem case, the pathophysiological involvement of cerebellum and medullar posterior columns was found.

CONCLUSION: Our study confirms the genetic heterogeneity of the CANVAS and that RFC1 repeat expansions should be searched for preferentially in case of unexplained ILOA associated with a sensory neuronopathy, but not particularly in patients classified as MSA-C.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:268

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Journal of neurology - 268(2021), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 3337-3343

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Montaut, Solveig [VerfasserIn]
Diedhiou, Nadège [VerfasserIn]
Fahrer, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Marelli, Cécilia [VerfasserIn]
Lhermitte, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Robelin, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Vincent, Marie Claire [VerfasserIn]
Corti, Lucas [VerfasserIn]
Taieb, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Gebus, Odile [VerfasserIn]
Rudolf, Gabrielle [VerfasserIn]
Tarabeux, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Dondaine, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Canuet, Matthieu [VerfasserIn]
Almeras, Marilyne [VerfasserIn]
Benkirane, Mehdi [VerfasserIn]
Larrieu, Lise [VerfasserIn]
Chanson, Jean-Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
Nadaj-Pakleza, Aleksandra [VerfasserIn]
Echaniz-Laguna, Andoni [VerfasserIn]
Cauquil, Cécile [VerfasserIn]
Lannes, Béatrice [VerfasserIn]
Chelly, Jamel [VerfasserIn]
Anheim, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Puccio, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Tranchant, Christine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CANVAS
EC 3.6.4.-
Gait disorders/ataxia
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Multiple system atrophy
Peripheral neuropathy
RFC1
RFC1 protein, human
Replication Protein C

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Date Completed 13.08.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00415-021-10499-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322240514