Khurana Shiffali, Vats Abhishek, Gourie-Devi Mandaville, Sharma Ankkita, Verma Sagar, Faruq Mohammed, Dhawan Uma, Taneja Vibha
Department of Biotechnology and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.
Department of Biomedical Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2023 Nov-Dec;26(6):983-988. doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_609_23. Epub 2023 Sep 27.
Monomelic Amyotrophy (MMA) is a rare neurological disorder restricted to one upper limb, predominantly affecting young males with an unknown aetiopathogenesis. We report a familial case of father-son duo affected by MMA. Whole exome sequencing identified genetic variations in and involved in axon guidance, calcium homeostasis and regulation of calmodulin signaling respectively. This is the first attempt to define genetic modifiers associated with MMA from India and advocates to extend genetic screening to a larger cohort. Deciphering the functional consequences of variations in these genes will be crucial for unravelling the pathogenesis of MMA.
单肢肌萎缩症(MMA)是一种罕见的神经系统疾病,仅累及一侧上肢,主要影响年轻男性,病因不明。我们报告了一例父子均患MMA的家族病例。全外显子组测序分别鉴定出了与轴突导向、钙稳态及钙调蛋白信号调节相关的基因变异。这是首次在印度尝试确定与MMA相关的基因修饰因子,并提倡将基因筛查扩展至更大的队列。解读这些基因变异的功能后果对于阐明MMA的发病机制至关重要。