Phenotype of a second Irish variant causing hereditary amyloidogenic transthyretin amyloidosis. 2022

Murva Asad, and Niamh Bermingham, and Brian McNamara, and Peter Kearney, and Aisling M Ryan
National Neuroscience Centre, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. murva.asad@ucdconnect.ie.

BACKGROUND Hereditary amyloidogenic transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis is an autosomal dominant, multi-systemic and progressive disorder characterised by polyneuropathy, cardiomyopathy and dysautonomia to varying degrees. In Ireland, the p.Thr80Ala mutation has been well documented, but little has been reported about a second variant, the p.His110Asp mutation first discovered in a family native to county Cork. Here we elaborate on the phenotype of this recently identified mutation using an extended pedigree of the original kindred and include for the first time a second affected family. METHODS Patients attending our centre with confirmed or suspected ATTR amyloidosis as a result of a p.His110Asp mutation were identified. Detailed chart reviews and patient interviews were completed. Data on symptoms, examination findings, neurophysiology, histology, biochemistry, and cardiac investigations were gathered. A large extended pedigree was plotted. RESULTS A total of 17 members across four generations of one kindred, and 2 members of a previously unreported family were identified. A phenotype of progressive late-onset polyneuropathy with cardiac involvement was common to both families. An early manifestation was carpal tunnel syndrome, preceededing neuropathy by many years. Gastrointestinal and urinary symptoms were common. CONCLUSIONS We describe a wider phenotype of the p.His110Asp mutation of transthyretin in two Irish families. Importantly, we describe cardiac involvement which was not previously emphasised. The discovery of a new unrelated family highlights the importance of clinical suspicion even in those without known family history. We suggest that this second important transthyretin mutation should be considered in patients of Irish origin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D010641 Phenotype The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment. Phenotypes
D011115 Polyneuropathies Diseases of multiple peripheral nerves simultaneously. Polyneuropathies usually are characterized by symmetrical, bilateral distal motor and sensory impairment with a graded increase in severity distally. The pathological processes affecting peripheral nerves include degeneration of the axon, myelin or both. The various forms of polyneuropathy are categorized by the type of nerve affected (e.g., sensory, motor, or autonomic), by the distribution of nerve injury (e.g., distal vs. proximal), by nerve component primarily affected (e.g., demyelinating vs. axonal), by etiology, or by pattern of inheritance. Polyneuropathy, Acquired,Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness,Polyneuropathy, Familial,Polyneuropathy, Inherited,Polyneuropathy, Motor,Acquired Polyneuropathies,Acquired Polyneuropathy,Critical Illness Polyneuropathies,Critical Illness Polyneuropathy,Familial Polyneuropathies,Familial Polyneuropathy,Inherited Polyneuropathies,Inherited Polyneuropathy,Motor Polyneuropathies,Motor Polyneuropathy,Polyneuropathies, Acquired,Polyneuropathies, Critical Illness,Polyneuropathies, Familial,Polyneuropathies, Inherited,Polyneuropathies, Motor,Polyneuropathy
D011228 Prealbumin A tetrameric protein, molecular weight between 50,000 and 70,000, consisting of 4 equal chains, and migrating on electrophoresis in 3 fractions more mobile than serum albumin. Its concentration ranges from 7 to 33 per cent in the serum, but levels decrease in liver disease. Proalbumin,Transthyretin
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D028227 Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial Inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system associated with the deposition of AMYLOID in nerve tissue. The different clinical types based on symptoms correspond to the presence of a variety of mutations in several different proteins including transthyretin (PREALBUMIN); APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; and GELSOLIN. Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathies,Amyloid Neuropathy Type 1,Amyloid Polyneuropathy, British Type,Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Iowa Type,Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Swiss Type,Appalachian Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,British Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, British Type,Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Andrade Type,Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Finnish Type,Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Portuguese Type,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Appalachian Type,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Jewish Type,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type I,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type II,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type III,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type IV,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type V,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type VI,Familial Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidosis,Finnish Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy,Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidosis,Iowa Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Jewish Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Neuropathic Amyloid Syndrome,Polyneuritic Amyloidosis, Portuguese,Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidosis,Portuguese Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy,Swiss Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Type I Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Type II Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Type III Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Type IV Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Type V Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Type VI Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Wohlwill-Andrade Syndrome,Wohlwill-Corino Andrade Syndrome,Amyloid Neuropathy, Familial,Amyloid Polyneuropathies, Familial,Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Familial,Amyloid Syndrome, Neuropathic,Amyloid Syndromes, Neuropathic,Amyloidoses, Hereditary Neuropathic,Amyloidoses, Portuguese Polyneuritic,Amyloidosis, Hereditary Neuropathic,Amyloidosis, Portuguese Polyneuritic,Familial Amyloid Neuropathies,Familial Amyloid Neuropathy,Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidoses,Neuropathic Amyloid Syndromes,Neuropathic Amyloidoses, Hereditary,Neuropathic Amyloidosis, Hereditary,Neuropathies, Familial Amyloid,Neuropathy, Familial Amyloid,Polyneuritic Amyloidoses, Portuguese,Polyneuropathies, Familial Amyloid,Polyneuropathy, Familial Amyloid,Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidoses,Wohlwill Andrade Syndrome,Wohlwill Corino Andrade Syndrome

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