Demographic Data |
Relation to Proband |
proband |
Age at Sampling |
7 YR |
Sex |
Female |
Age of Onset(If not a control) |
3 MO |
Age at Diagnosis(If not a control) |
18 MO |
Hispanic or Latino/Not Hispanic or Latino |
Not Hispanic/Latino |
Racial Category |
White |
Country |
ROMANIA |
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Data Elements |
Clinical Element Type: General NIGMS Catalog Remarks |
(Baseline) |
Mutation Information |
Gene, variant, consequence, and exon number: |
ECHS1, C.817A>G (P.LYS273GLU), MISSENSE |
Zygosity: |
Compound Heterozygous |
Other variants: |
ECHS1, C.476A>G (P.GLN159ARG), MISSENSE |
Age of Symptom Onset and Age at Diagnosis |
Age of Symptom Onset: |
3-4 MONTHS |
Age at Diagnosis: |
18 MONTHS |
In Utero History Information |
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Birth History Information |
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Failure to thrive Caesarian section
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Additional Information: |
MILD AXIAL HYPOTONIA AT BIRTH. METABOLIC ACIDOSIS AT 3 MONTHS. IRRITABILITY, VOMITING, AND POOR WEIGHT GAIN DUE TO GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AT 4 MONTHS. COGNITIVE REGRESS, AND ABNORMAL EYE MOVEMENTS AT 6 MONTHS. |
Dysmorphic Features |
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Neurological Symptoms |
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Dystonia Hypotonia Seizures Sleep abnormalities Basal ganglia damage
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Additional Information: |
CEREBRAL ATROPHY; SLEEP DISORDERS; FACIAL AND LIMB DYSTONIA; GRIMACING; CLENCHED FISTS; BASAL GANGLIA LESIONS |
Optical and Audiological Symptoms |
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Nystagmus
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Musculoskeletal Symptoms |
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Developmental Milestones |
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Delayed speech and language development Global developmental delay
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Holding Head Up Without Assistance: |
Achieved and maintained |
Sitting Without Assistance: |
Achieved and maintained |
Gastrointestinal Symptoms |
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Eating difficulties
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Additional Information: |
LACTIC ACIDOSIS; SWALLOWING DIFFICULTIES |
Genitourinary Symptoms |
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Respiratory and Cardiovascular Symptoms |
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Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms |
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Additional Information |
Testing Performed |
Metabolic, Hematologic, and Endocrinologic Testing: |
3-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID 116 (H)
PYRUVIC ACID 51 (H)
VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID 25 (H)
SLIGHTLY INCREASED 2-METHYL-2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTRIC ACID |
Treatments and Assistive Devices |
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Occupational therapy Physical therapy Speech therapy Wheelchair or ambulation devices Communication or learning devices
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Surgeries |
PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY (PEG) TUBE INSERTION RESULTED IN WEIGHT GAIN |
Medications |
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LEVETIRACETAM ATTEMPTED BUT STOPPED AFTER IT WORSENED SYMPTOMS. COCKTAIL OF THIAMINE, CARNITINE, AND FOLINIC ACID, AND COENZYME Q10 WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ESOMEPRAZOLE. L-ARGININE REDUCED LACTATE LEVELS AND IMPROVED SYMPTOMS. VALINE-RESTRICTED DIET IMPROVED SYMPTOMS OF DYSTONIA AND MUSCLE SPASMS W/I A YEAR |
Family History |
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A SISTER MISDIAGNOSED AND DECEASED AT AGE OF 1. POST-MORTEM ANALYSIS CONFIRMED ECHS1 DEFICIENCY WITH THE SAME MUTATION. PARENTS WERE UNAFFECTED CARRIERS. |
Remarks |
Clinically affected. Psychomotor developmental delay. Lactic acidosis. Basal ganglia lesions. Detailed clinical history reported in literature (PMID: 35206276). |