Axonal Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth neuropathy concurrent with distal and proximal weakness by translational elongation of the 3′ UTR in NEFH
- 5 September 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
- Vol. 22 (3), 200-207
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jns.12223
Abstract
Mutations in the NEFH gene encoding the heavy neurofilament protein are usually associated with neuronal damage and susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Recently, frameshift variants in NEFH (p.Asp1004Glnfs*58 and p.Pro1008Alafs*56) have been reported to be the underlying cause of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2CC (CMT2CC). The frameshift mutation resulted in a stop loss and translation of a cryptic amyloidogenic element (CAE) encoded by the 3’ UTR. This study also identified a de novo c.3015_3027dup frameshift mutation predicting p.Lys1010Glnfs*57 in NEFH from a CMT2 family with an atypical clinical symptom of prominent proximal weakness. This mutation is located near the previously reported frameshift mutations, suggesting a mutational hotspot. Lower limb MRI revealed marked hyperintense signal changes in the thigh muscles compared to those in the calf muscles. Therefore, this study suggests that the stop loss and translational elongations by the 3’ UTR of the NEFH mutations may be a relatively frequent genetic cause of axonal peripheral neuropathy with the specific characteristics of proximal dominant weakness.Funding Information
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2017R1A2A2A05001356, 2017R1A2B2004699)
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