Introduction: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 (SCA14) is a dominantly inherited neurological disorder characterized by slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia. SCA14 is caused by mutations in PRKCG, a gene encoding protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ), a master regulator of Purkinje cells development. Methods: We performed next-generation sequencing targeted resequencing panel encompassing 273 ataxia genes in 358 patients with genetically undiagnosed ataxia. Results: We identified fourteen patients in ten families harboring nine pathogenic heterozygous variants in PRKCG, seven of which were novel. We encountered four patients with not previously described phenotypes: one with episodic ataxia, one with a spastic paraparesis dominating her clinical manifestations, and two children with an unusually severe phenotype. Conclusions: Our study broadens the genetic and clinical spectrum of SCA14.

Introduction: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 (SCA14) is a dominantly inherited neurological disorder characterized by slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia. SCA14 is caused by mutations in PRKCG, a gene encoding protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ), a master regulator of Purkinje cells development. Methods: We performed next-generation sequencing targeted resequencing panel encompassing 273 ataxia genes in 358 patients with genetically undiagnosed ataxia. Results: We identified fourteen patients in ten families harboring nine pathogenic heterozygous variants in PRKCG, seven of which were novel. We encountered four patients with not previously described phenotypes: one with episodic ataxia, one with a spastic paraparesis dominating her clinical manifestations, and two children with an unusually severe phenotype. Conclusions: Our study broadens the genetic and clinical spectrum of SCA14.

Episodic ataxia and severe infantile phenotype in spinocerebellar ataxia type 14: expansion of the phenotype and novel mutations / De Michele, G.; Galatolo, D.; Galosi, S.; Mignarri, A.; Silvestri, G.; Casali, C.; Leuzzi, V.; Ricca, I.; Barghigiani, M.; Tessa, A.; Cioffi, E.; Caputi, C.; Riso, V.; Dotti, M. T.; Sacca, F.; De Michele, G.; Cocozza, S.; Filla, A.; Santorelli, F. M.. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0340-5354. - 269:3(2022), pp. 1476-1484. [10.1007/s00415-021-10712-5]

Episodic ataxia and severe infantile phenotype in spinocerebellar ataxia type 14: expansion of the phenotype and novel mutations

De Michele G.;Galosi S.;Casali C.;Leuzzi V.;Cioffi E.;Caputi C.;De Michele G.;Cocozza S.;Santorelli F. M.
2022

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Introduction: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 (SCA14) is a dominantly inherited neurological disorder characterized by slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia. SCA14 is caused by mutations in PRKCG, a gene encoding protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ), a master regulator of Purkinje cells development. Methods: We performed next-generation sequencing targeted resequencing panel encompassing 273 ataxia genes in 358 patients with genetically undiagnosed ataxia. Results: We identified fourteen patients in ten families harboring nine pathogenic heterozygous variants in PRKCG, seven of which were novel. We encountered four patients with not previously described phenotypes: one with episodic ataxia, one with a spastic paraparesis dominating her clinical manifestations, and two children with an unusually severe phenotype. Conclusions: Our study broadens the genetic and clinical spectrum of SCA14.
2022
Introduction: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 (SCA14) is a dominantly inherited neurological disorder characterized by slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia. SCA14 is caused by mutations in PRKCG, a gene encoding protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ), a master regulator of Purkinje cells development. Methods: We performed next-generation sequencing targeted resequencing panel encompassing 273 ataxia genes in 358 patients with genetically undiagnosed ataxia. Results: We identified fourteen patients in ten families harboring nine pathogenic heterozygous variants in PRKCG, seven of which were novel. We encountered four patients with not previously described phenotypes: one with episodic ataxia, one with a spastic paraparesis dominating her clinical manifestations, and two children with an unusually severe phenotype. Conclusions: Our study broadens the genetic and clinical spectrum of SCA14.
Broadened phenotype; NGS targeted resequencing panel; Novel mutations; PRKCG; Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14; Ataxia; Female; Heterozygote; Humans; Mutation; Phenotype; Protein Kinase C; Spinocerebellar Ataxias
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Episodic ataxia and severe infantile phenotype in spinocerebellar ataxia type 14: expansion of the phenotype and novel mutations / De Michele, G.; Galatolo, D.; Galosi, S.; Mignarri, A.; Silvestri, G.; Casali, C.; Leuzzi, V.; Ricca, I.; Barghigiani, M.; Tessa, A.; Cioffi, E.; Caputi, C.; Riso, V.; Dotti, M. T.; Sacca, F.; De Michele, G.; Cocozza, S.; Filla, A.; Santorelli, F. M.. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0340-5354. - 269:3(2022), pp. 1476-1484. [10.1007/s00415-021-10712-5]
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