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FIRST BRAZILIAN CASE OF RARE MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY AND ATAXIA ASSOCIATED TO MSTO1 VARIANTS.

Apresentação do caso

A 9-year-old brazilian girl, second child of healthy non-consanguineous parents, born full term after an uneventful pregnancy and delivery. Family history was unremarkable. Developmental milestones were achieved without delay. She presented to our service at the age of 7 with a history of difficulty walking, climbing stairs and frequent falls since the age of 3 associated with truncal ataxia and lumbar pain. First neurological examination revealed myopathic gait, with retained reflexes, unimpaired balance and coordination. There were no other abnormalities on the physical exam. She evolved with worsening of dorsal pain but had no episodes of overt rhabdomyolysis. The first reassessment, 6 months later, physical examination showed slight worsening of proximal hip girdle weakness , reflexes become hypoactive in superior and hyperactive in lower limbs. Complementary tests showed: normal EKG, minimal degree tricuspid valve regurgitation on echocardiogram. Baseline blood investigations were normal. Plasma CK level: 324 U/L (normal range 32–211U/L). EMG was normal. Neuromuscular directed genetic panel was performed and revealed two variants, heterozygous state, in MSTO1 gene: c.887_888delTT;p.(p.Leu296Argfs*26), classified as likely pathogenic and c.1115C>T;p.(p.Ala372Val), classified as variant of uncertain significance (VUS).

Discussão

MSTO1 pathogenic variants have been shown to cause clinical manifestations suggestive of mitochondrial dysfunction, an extremely rare condition characterized by early-onset myopathy and cerebellar ataxia. Both autosomal dominant and recessive modes of inheritance have been suggested. Patients with biallelic MSTO1 mutations presented with a quite homogeneous phenotype, characterized by early-onset muscle impairment and ataxia in all, whereas retinopathy, facial dysmorphisms or skeletal abnormalities were variably present. It is noteworthy that patients present different evolutions, and like our patient, others present with a relatively stable or slowly progressive condition, which may mimic other causes. Cognitive impairment is also described in these patients but not present in our patient.

Comentários finais

We report a rare case of mitochondrial myopathy and ataxia due to compound heterozygous MSTO1 mutation, clinically characterized by muscle weakness, myalgia and ataxia.This clinical phenotype matches the few cases described in current literature and, to date, the first Brazilian case of this condition.

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