Novel variants in AP4B1 cause spastic tetraplegia, moderate psychomotor development delay and febrile seizures in a Chinese patient: a case report.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968552 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2350 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712350 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Med Genet Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2000-
    • Subject Terms:
      Adaptor Protein Complex 4/*genetics ; Adaptor Protein Complex beta Subunits/*genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics ; Psychomotor Disorders/*genetics ; Quadriplegia/*genetics ; RNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics ; Seizures, Febrile/*genetics; Asian People ; Child ; China ; Codon, Nonsense ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Male ; Phenotype ; Protein Subunits/genetics ; Psychomotor Disorders/complications ; Quadriplegia/complications ; Seizures, Febrile/complications ; Exome Sequencing
    • Abstract:
      Introduction: The AP4B1 gene encodes a subunit of adaptor protein complex-4 (AP4), a component of intracellular transportation of proteins which plays important roles in neurons. Bi-allelic mutations in AP4B1 cause autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia-47(SPG47).
      Case Presentation: Here we present a Chinese patient with spastic tetraplegia, moderate psychomotor development delay and febrile seizures plus. Brain MRIs showed dilated supratentorial ventricle, thin posterior and splenium part of corpus callosum. The patient had little progress through medical treatments and rehabilitating regimens. Whole exome sequencing identified novel compound heterozygous truncating variants c.1207C > T (p.Gln403*) and c.52_53delAC (p.Cys18Glnfs*7) in AP4B1 gene. Causal mutations in AP4B1 have been reported in 29 individuals from 22 families so far, most of which are homozygous mutations.
      Conclusions: Our study enriched the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of SPG47. Early discovery, diagnosis and proper treatment on the conditions generally increase chances of improvement on the quality of life for patients.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Mutation; Rehabilitation; Sequencing; Spastic tetraplegia
    • Accession Number:
      0 (AP4B1 protein, human)
      0 (Adaptor Protein Complex 4)
      0 (Adaptor Protein Complex beta Subunits)
      0 (Codon, Nonsense)
      0 (DNA-Binding Proteins)
      0 (Protein Subunits)
      0 (REPIN1 protein, human)
      0 (RNA-Binding Proteins)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200316 Date Completed: 20200504 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7071676
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12881-020-0988-3
    • Accession Number:
      32171285