Evolution of the phenotype in a family with an LMNA gene mutation presenting with isolated cardiac involvement

Muscle Nerve. 2010 Jan;41(1):85-91. doi: 10.1002/mus.21443.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to report the evolution of a phenotype in members of a single family carrying the heterozygous exon 1 c.178 C/G, p.Arg 60 Gly LMNA gene mutation. All mutated family members underwent neurological and cardiological assessments for a period ranging from 10 to 20 years. At onset, 4 affected adult members presented a phenotype that required pacemaker implantation. Three subjects underwent cardiac transplantation leading to long-term survival in 2 of them. One of the 3 longest surviving relatives manifested late lipodystrophy, and the other 2 had lipodystrophy, insulin-resistant diabetes, and distal peripheral neuropathy. The findings demonstrate that the exon 1 c.178 C/G, p.Arg 60 Gly LMNA gene mutation is associated with a novel phenotype featuring cardiac involvement followed by late lipodystrophy, diabetes, and peripheral axonal neuropathy.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / metabolism
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / diagnosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / genetics
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / metabolism
  • DNA / genetics*
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Electromyography
  • Exons
  • Family*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lamin Type A / genetics*
  • Lamin Type A / metabolism
  • Lipodystrophy / diagnosis
  • Lipodystrophy / genetics
  • Lipodystrophy / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • LMNA protein, human
  • Lamin Type A
  • DNA