Title |
A Novel Mutation in ABCA1 Gene Causing Tangier Disease in an Italian Family with Uncommon Neurological Presentation
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Published in |
Frontiers in Neurology, November 2016
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DOI | 10.3389/fneur.2016.00185 |
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Authors |
Marco Ceccanti, Chiara Cambieri, Vittorio Frasca, Emanuela Onesti, Antonella Biasiotta, Carla Giordano, Sabina M. Bruno, Giancarlo Testino, Marco Lucarelli, Marcello Arca, Maurizio Inghilleri |
Abstract |
Tangier disease is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe reduction in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and peripheral lipid storage. We describe a family with c.5094C > A p.Tyr1698* mutation in the ABCA1 gene, clinically characterized by syringomyelic-like anesthesia, demyelinating multineuropathy, and reduction in intraepidermal small fibers innervation. In the proband patient, cardiac involvement determined a myocardial infarction; lipid storage was demonstrated in gut, cornea, and aortic wall. The reported ABCA1 mutation has never been described before in a Tangier family. |
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