Giant axonal neuropathy: cross-sectional analysis of a large natural history cohort.

Brain : a Journal of Neurology
Diana X Bharucha-GoebelCarsten G Bönnemann

Abstract

Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is an ultra-rare autosomal recessive, progressive neurodegenerative disease with early childhood onset that presents as a prominent sensorimotor neuropathy and commonly progresses to affect both the PNS and CNS. The disease is caused by biallelic mutations in the GAN gene located on 16q23.2, leading to loss of functional gigaxonin, a substrate specific ubiquitin ligase adapter protein necessary for the regulation of intermediate filament turnover. Here, we report on cross-sectional data from the first study visit of a prospectively collected natural history study of 45 individuals, age range 3-21 years with genetically confirmed GAN to describe and cross-correlate baseline clinical and functional cohort characteristics. We review causative variants distributed throughout the GAN gene in this cohort and identify a recurrent founder mutation in individuals with GAN of Mexican descent as well as cases of recurrent uniparental isodisomy. Through cross-correlational analysis of measures of strength, motor function and electrophysiological markers of disease severity, we identified the Motor Function Measure 32 to have the strongest correlation across measures and age in individuals with GAN. We analysed...Continue Reading

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