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Cytochrome-c oxidase deficiency

MedGen UID:
75662
•Concept ID:
C0268237
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cytochrome-c oxidase deficiency disease
SNOMED CT: Cytochrome-c oxidase deficiency (67434000); Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency (67434000); COX - Cytochrome C oxidase deficiency (67434000); Complex IV deficiency (67434000); Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency (67434000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009068
OMIM®: 220110; 516030; 516040; 516050; 590010; 590050

Definition

A very rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by deficiency of the enzyme cytochrome-C oxidase. It may be manifested as an isolated myopathy or a systemic disorder. Signs and symptoms include myotonia, dysfunction of the heart, kidney, and brain, and lactic acidosis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCytochrome-c oxidase deficiency
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Genotypes and clinical phenotypes in children with cytochrome-c oxidase deficiency.
Darin N, Moslemi AR, Lebon S, Rustin P, Holme E, Oldfors A, Tulinius M
Neuropediatrics 2003 Dec;34(6):311-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-44670. PMID: 14681757
Prenatal diagnosis of cytochrome c oxidase deficiency in cultured amniocytes is hazardous.
Bourgeron T, Chrétien D, Rötig A, Munnich A, Rustin P
Prenat Diagn 1992 Jun;12(6):548-9. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970120614. PMID: 1325051
Prenatal diagnosis of cytochrome c oxidase deficiency by biopsy of chorionic villi.
Ruitenbeek W, Sengers R, Albani M, Trijbels F, Janssen A, van Diggelen O, Bakkeren J
N Engl J Med 1988 Oct 20;319(16):1095. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198810203191616. PMID: 2845269

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency: patients and animal models.
Diaz F
Biochim Biophys Acta 2010 Jan;1802(1):100-10. Epub 2009 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2009.07.013. PMID: 19682572
Mitochondrial disorders.
Schapira AH
Curr Opin Neurol 2000 Oct;13(5):527-32. doi: 10.1097/00019052-200010000-00004. PMID: 11073358
Human cytochrome c oxidase: structure, function, and deficiency.
Taanman JW
J Bioenerg Biomembr 1997 Apr;29(2):151-63. doi: 10.1023/a:1022638013825. PMID: 9239540
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
DiMauro S, Moraes CT
Arch Neurol 1993 Nov;50(11):1197-208. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1993.00540110075008. PMID: 8215979
Mitochondrial myopathies.
DiMauro S, Bonilla E, Zeviani M, Servidei S, DeVivo DC, Schon EA
J Inherit Metab Dis 1987;10 Suppl 1:113-28. doi: 10.1007/BF01812852. PMID: 2824920

Diagnosis

Inclusion body myositis with early onset: a population-based study.
Lindgren U, Hedberg-Oldfors C, Pullerits R, Lindberg C, Oldfors A
J Neurol 2023 Nov;270(11):5483-5492. Epub 2023 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11878-w. PMID: 37498322Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Rak M, Bénit P, Chrétien D, Bouchereau J, Schiff M, El-Khoury R, Tzagoloff A, Rustin P
Clin Sci (Lond) 2016 Mar;130(6):393-407. doi: 10.1042/CS20150707. PMID: 26846578Free PMC Article
Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Shoubridge EA
Am J Med Genet 2001 Spring;106(1):46-52. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1378. PMID: 11579424
Neuropathologic aspects of cytochrome C oxidase deficiency.
Tanji K, Bonilla E
Brain Pathol 2000 Jul;10(3):422-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2000.tb00274.x. PMID: 10885661Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
DiMauro S, Moraes CT
Arch Neurol 1993 Nov;50(11):1197-208. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1993.00540110075008. PMID: 8215979

Therapy

Alterations of sirtuins in mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase deficiency.
Potthast AB, Heuer T, Warneke SJ, Das AM
PLoS One 2017;12(10):e0186517. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186517. PMID: 29059204Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological Features of Telbivudine-Associated Myopathy.
Ambang T, Tan JS, Ong S, Wong KT, Goh KJ
PLoS One 2016;11(9):e0162760. Epub 2016 Sep 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162760. PMID: 27611456Free PMC Article
Mutations in COA6 cause cytochrome c oxidase deficiency and neonatal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Baertling F, A M van den Brand M, Hertecant JL, Al-Shamsi A, P van den Heuvel L, Distelmaier F, Mayatepek E, Smeitink JA, Nijtmans LG, Rodenburg RJ
Hum Mutat 2015 Jan;36(1):34-8. Epub 2014 Nov 18 doi: 10.1002/humu.22715. PMID: 25339201
Mitochondrial disorders.
Schapira AH
Curr Opin Neurol 2000 Oct;13(5):527-32. doi: 10.1097/00019052-200010000-00004. PMID: 11073358
Mitochondria and ageing.
Müller-Höcker J
Brain Pathol 1992 Apr;2(2):149-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1992.tb00683.x. PMID: 1341956

Prognosis

COX6A2 variants cause a muscle-specific cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Inoue M, Uchino S, Iida A, Noguchi S, Hayashi S, Takahashi T, Fujii K, Komaki H, Takeshita E, Nonaka I, Okada Y, Yoshizawa T, Van Lommel L, Schuit F, Goto YI, Mimaki M, Nishino I
Ann Neurol 2019 Aug;86(2):193-202. Epub 2019 Jul 2 doi: 10.1002/ana.25517. PMID: 31155743
A novel histochemistry assay to assess and quantify focal cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Simard ML, Mourier A, Greaves LC, Taylor RW, Stewart JB
J Pathol 2018 Jul;245(3):311-323. Epub 2018 May 14 doi: 10.1002/path.5084. PMID: 29660116Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Rak M, Bénit P, Chrétien D, Bouchereau J, Schiff M, El-Khoury R, Tzagoloff A, Rustin P
Clin Sci (Lond) 2016 Mar;130(6):393-407. doi: 10.1042/CS20150707. PMID: 26846578Free PMC Article
Retrospective, multicentric study of 180 children with cytochrome C oxidase deficiency.
Böhm M, Pronicka E, Karczmarewicz E, Pronicki M, Piekutowska-Abramczuk D, Sykut-Cegielska J, Mierzewska H, Hansikova H, Vesela K, Tesarova M, Houstkova H, Houstek J, Zeman J
Pediatr Res 2006 Jan;59(1):21-6. Epub 2005 Dec 2 doi: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000190572.68191.13. PMID: 16326995
Genetic defects of cytochrome c oxidase assembly.
Pecina P, Houstková H, Hansíková H, Zeman J, Houstek J
Physiol Res 2004;53 Suppl 1:S213-23. PMID: 15119951

Clinical prediction guides

A novel histochemistry assay to assess and quantify focal cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Simard ML, Mourier A, Greaves LC, Taylor RW, Stewart JB
J Pathol 2018 Jul;245(3):311-323. Epub 2018 May 14 doi: 10.1002/path.5084. PMID: 29660116Free PMC Article
Alterations of sirtuins in mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase deficiency.
Potthast AB, Heuer T, Warneke SJ, Das AM
PLoS One 2017;12(10):e0186517. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186517. PMID: 29059204Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.
Rak M, Bénit P, Chrétien D, Bouchereau J, Schiff M, El-Khoury R, Tzagoloff A, Rustin P
Clin Sci (Lond) 2016 Mar;130(6):393-407. doi: 10.1042/CS20150707. PMID: 26846578Free PMC Article
Human cytochrome c oxidase: structure, function, and deficiency.
Taanman JW
J Bioenerg Biomembr 1997 Apr;29(2):151-63. doi: 10.1023/a:1022638013825. PMID: 9239540
Mitochondria and ageing.
Müller-Höcker J
Brain Pathol 1992 Apr;2(2):149-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1992.tb00683.x. PMID: 1341956

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