A Family Affected by a Life-Threatening Erythrocyte Defect Caused by Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency With Normal Iron Status: A Case Report

Frontiers in Genetics
Karolina MaciakBeata Burzynska

Abstract

Red cell pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is a defect of glycolysis causing congenital non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia. PKD is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. The clinical features of PKD are highly variable, from mild to life-threatening anemia which can lead to death in the neonatal period. Most patients with PKD must receive regular transfusions in early childhood and as a consequence suffer from iron overloading. Here, we report a Polish family with life-threatening hemolytic anemia of unknown etiology. Whole exome sequencing identified two heterozygous mutations, c.1529 G > A (p.R510Q) and c.1495 T > C (p.S499P) in the PKLR gene. Molecular modeling showed that the both PKLR mutations are responsible for major disturbance of the protein structure and functioning. Despite frequent transfusions the patients do not show any signs of iron overload and hepcidin, a major regulator of iron uptake, is undetectable in their serum. The patients were homozygous for the rs855791 variant of the TMPRSS6 gene which has earlier been shown to down-regulate iron absorption and accumulation. The lack of iron overload despite a reduced level of hepcidin in two transfusion-dependent PKD patients suggests the existence of a hepcidi...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
exome sequencing
PCR

Software Mentioned

PROVEAN
Yasara Structure Package
SAMtools
Ensembl
Burrows Aligner
ABRA
CAP
PolyPhen
FoldX
Illumina bcl2fastq

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