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- Title
Recessive germline SDHA and SDHB mutations causing leukodystrophy and isolated mitochondrial complex II deficiency.
- Authors
Alston, Charlotte L; Davison, James E; Meloni, Francesca; van der Westhuizen, Francois H; He, Langping; Hornig-Do, Hue-Tran; Peet, Andrew C; Gissen, Paul; Goffrini, Paola; Ferrero, Ileana; Wassmer, Evangeline; McFarland, Robert; Taylor, Robert W
- Abstract
Isolated complex II deficiency is a rare form of mitochondrial disease, accounting for approximately 2% of all respiratory chain deficiency diagnoses. The succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes (SDHA, SDHB, SDHC and SDHD) are autosomally-encoded and transcribe the conjugated heterotetramers of complex II via the action of two known assembly factors (SDHAF1 and SDHAF2). Only a handful of reports describe inherited SDH gene defects as a cause of paediatric mitochondrial disease, involving either SDHA (Leigh syndrome, cardiomyopathy) or SDHAF1 (infantile leukoencephalopathy). However, all four SDH genes, together with SDHAF2, have known tumour suppressor functions, with numerous germline and somatic mutations reported in association with hereditary cancer syndromes, including paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma.
- Publication
Journal of medical genetics, 2012, Vol 49, Issue 9, p569
- ISSN
1468-6244
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-101146