Department of Neurology, Adelaide & Meath Hospitals incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Ireland.
Department of Neurophysiology, Adelaide & Meath Hospitals incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Ireland.
J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2017 Sep;22(3):219-223. doi: 10.1111/jns.12221.
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare disorder comprising sensorineural deafness and pigmentation abnormalities. Four distinct subtypes are defined based on the presence or absence of additional symptoms. Mutations in six genes have been described in WS. SOX10 mutations are usually associated with a more severe phenotype of WS with peripheral demyelinating neuropathy, central dysmyelinating leukodystrophy, and Hirschsprung disease. Here we report a 32-year-old man with a novel heterozygous missense variant in SOX10 gene, who presented with congenital deafness, Hirschsprung disease, iris heterochromia, foot deformity, and intermediate conduction velocity length-dependent sensorimotor neuropathy. This case highlights that the presence of other non-neuropathic features in a patient with presumed hereditary neuropathy should alert the clinician to possible atypical rare causes.
瓦登伯格综合征(WS)是一种罕见的疾病,包括感觉神经性耳聋和色素异常。根据是否存在其他症状,将其分为四个不同的亚型。WS 已描述了六个基因的突变。SOX10 突变通常与 WS 的更严重表型相关,包括周围脱髓鞘神经病、中枢脱髓鞘白质营养不良和先天性巨结肠。本文报道了一例 32 岁男性,SOX10 基因存在新的杂合错义变异,表现为先天性耳聋、先天性巨结肠、虹膜异色、足畸形和中等传导速度长度依赖性感觉运动神经病。该病例提示,疑似遗传性神经病患者存在其他非神经病变特征时,临床医生应警惕可能存在不典型的罕见病因。