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Clinical Features of Infantile GM1 Gangliosidosis: Report of an Iranian Patient | ||
World Journal of Peri and Neonatology | ||
Article 8, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2020, Pages 44-47 PDF (379.58 K) | ||
Document Type: Case Report | ||
DOI: 10.18502/wjpn.v3i1.5066 | ||
Authors | ||
Mahtab Ordooei1, 2; Razieh Fallah3; Fatemeh Abdi* 4; Fahimeh Soheilipour5 | ||
1Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran | ||
2Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran | ||
3Department of Pediatrics, Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran | ||
4Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran | ||
5Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
Abstract | ||
Background: GM1 gangliosidosis is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease due to a lack of β-galactosidase activity, exactly because of mutations in the GLB1 gene. GM1 gangliosidosis is a rare disease that could occur either during infancy (infantile type 1), as a juvenile (type 2), or in adulthood (type 3) in both nervous and skeletal systems. Type 1 is characterized by premature psychomotor deterioration, visceromegaly, macular cherry-red spot, skeletal deformities, and death in the first 2 years of life. Case Presentation: We reported an Iranian infant who, on initial check-up, had coarse face, visceromegaly, dystonia, and hepatosplenomegaly that increased at 15 months of age. At the initial check-up, a genetic test was performed and GM1 gangliosidosis type 1 was diagnosed. Conclusion: infant form is characterized by early-onset before the age of 6 months and rapidly progressive psychomotor deterioration, facial abnormalities, and visceromegaly. | ||
Keywords | ||
GM1 Gangliosidosis; Dystonia; Infantile GM1; Coarse Face; Visceromegaly | ||
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