scholarly journals Fasciculations in Late-Onset Pompe Disease: A Sign of Motor Neuron Involvement?

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-464
Author(s):  
Mauro Monforte ◽  
Serenella Servidei ◽  
Enzo Ricci ◽  
Giorgio Tasca
Keyword(s):  
Motor Neuron ◽  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Late Onset

Late onset Pompe Disease in India – Beyond the Caucasian phenotype

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Dua Puri ◽  
Nitika Setia ◽  
Vinu N ◽  
Sujatha Jagadeesh ◽  
Sheela Nampoothiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Late Onset

Late onset Sandhoff disease presenting with lower motor neuron disease and stuttering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Alonso-Pérez ◽  
Ana Casasús ◽  
Álvaro Gimenez-Muñoz ◽  
Jennifer Duff ◽  
Ricard Rojas-Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Neuron ◽  
Motor Neuron Disease ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Sandhoff Disease ◽  
Lower Motor Neuron ◽  
Lower Motor Neuron Disease

NEO1/NEO-EXT studies: Safety and exploratory efficacy of repeat avalglucosidase alfa dosing after up to 6 years in participants with late-onset pompe disease (LOPD)

2021 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. S34
Author(s):  
Mazen M. Dimachkie ◽  
Richard J. Barohn ◽  
Barry Byrne ◽  
Ozlem Goker-Alpan ◽  
Priya S. Kishnani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Late Onset

scholarly journals Rare Variants in Autophagy and Non-Autophagy Genes in Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Suggestions of Their Disease-Modifying Role in Two Italian Families

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 3625
Author(s):  
Filomena Napolitano ◽  
Giorgia Bruno ◽  
Chiara Terracciano ◽  
Giuseppina Franzese ◽  
Nicole Piera Palomba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Rare Variants ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Respiratory Muscles ◽  
Autosomal Recessive Disorder ◽  
Compound Heterozygous ◽  
Enzyme Replacement ◽  
Whole Exome ◽  
Clinical Pictures

Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency in the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase. The late-onset form of Pompe disease (LOPD) is characterized by a slowly progressing proximal muscle weakness, often involving respiratory muscles. In LOPD, the levels of GAA enzyme activity and the severity of the clinical pictures may be highly variable among individuals, even in those who harbour the same combination of GAA mutations. The result is an unpredictable genotype–phenotype correlation. The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic factors responsible for the progression, severity and drug response in LOPD. We report here on a detailed clinical, morphological and genetic study, including a whole exome sequencing (WES) analysis of 11 adult LOPD siblings belonging to two Italian families carrying compound heterozygous GAA mutations. We disclosed a heterogeneous pattern of myopathic impairment, associated, among others, with cardiac defects, intracranial vessels abnormality, osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency, obesity and adverse response to enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). We identified deleterious variants in the genes involved in autophagy, immunity and bone metabolism, which contributed to the severity of the clinical symptoms observed in the LOPD patients. This study emphasizes the multisystem nature of LOPD and highlights the polygenic nature of the complex phenotype disclosed in these patients.

Expanding the phenotype of late-onset pompe disease: Tongue weakness: A new clinical observation

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 897-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Dubrovsky ◽  
Jose Corderi ◽  
Min Lin ◽  
Priya S. Kishnani ◽  
Harrison N. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Late Onset

scholarly journals Mass Spectrometry but Not Fluorimetry Distinguishes Affected and Pseudodeficiency Patients in Newborn Screening for Pompe Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1271-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Chieh Liao ◽  
Min-Ju Chan ◽  
Chia-Feng Yang ◽  
Chuan-Chi Chiang ◽  
Dau-Ming Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Fluorimetric Assay ◽  
Analytical Range ◽  
Patient Referrals

Abstract BACKGROUND Deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme acid α-glucosidase (GAA) causes Pompe disease. Newborn screening for Pompe disease is ongoing, and improved methods for distinguishing affected patients from those with pseudodeficiency, especially in the Asian population, would substantially reduce the number of patient referrals for clinical follow-up. METHODS We measured the enzymatic activity of GAA in dried blood spots on newborn screening cards (DBS) using a tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) assay. The assay displayed a relatively large analytical range compared to the fluorimetric assay with 4-methylumbelliferyl-α-glucoside. DBS from newborns confirmed to have infantile-onset Pompe disease (IOPD, n = 11) or late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) (n = 12) and those from patients bearing pseudodeficiency alleles with or without Pompe mutations, or Pompe disease carriers (n = 230) were studied. RESULTS With use of the MS/MS GAA assay in DBS, 96% of the pseudodeficiency newborns and all of the Pompe disease carriers were well separated from the IOPD and LOPD newborns. The fluorimetric assay separated <10% of the pseudodeficiencies from the IOPD/LOPD group. CONCLUSIONS The relatively large analytical range MS/MS GAA assay but not the fluorimetric assay in DBS provides a robust approach to reduce the number of referrals and should dramatically facilitate newborn screening of Pompe disease.

Long-term efficacy of alglucosidase alfa in late-onset Pompe disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (1-2) ◽  
pp. S134
Author(s):  
Ans van der Ploeg ◽  
Paula Clemens ◽  
Robert J Hopkin ◽  
Katherine Kacena ◽  
Bernd-Jan Sanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Term Efficacy ◽  
Alglucosidase Alfa
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