Abstract:
:We report studies of a Greek boy of gypsy origin that show that he has severe deficiency of glycine N -methyltransferase (GNMT) activity due to apparent homozygosity for a novel mutation in the gene encoding this enzyme that changes asparagine-140 to serine. At age 2 years he was found to have mildly elevated serum liver transaminases that have persisted to his present age of 5 years. At age 4 years, hypermethioninaemia was discovered. Plasma methionine concentrations have ranged from 508 to 1049 micro mol/L. Several known causes of hypermethioninaemia were ruled out by studies of plasma metabolites: tyrosinaemia type I by a normal plasma tyrosine and urine succinylacetone; cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency by total homocysteine of 9.4-12.1 micro mol/L; methionine adenosyltransferase I/III deficiency by S -adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) levels elevated to 1643-2222 nmol/L; and S -adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) hydrolase deficiency by normal AdoHcy levels. A normal plasma N -methylglycine concentration in spite of elevated AdoMet strongly suggested GNMT deficiency. Molecular genetic studies identified a missense mutation in the coding region of the boy's GNMT gene, which, upon expression, retained only barely detectable catalytic activity. The mild hepatitis-like manifestations in this boy are similar to those in the only two previously reported children with GNMT deficiency, strengthening the likelihood of a causative association. Although his deficiency of GNMT activity may well be more extreme, his metabolic abnormalities are not strikingly greater. Also discussed is the metabolic role of GNMT; several additional metabolite abnormalities found in these patients; and remaining questions about human GNMT deficiency, such as the long-term prognosis, whether other individuals with this defect are currently going undetected, and means to search for such persons.
journal_name
J Inherit Metab Disjournal_title
Journal of inherited metabolic diseaseauthors
Augoustides-Savvopoulou P,Luka Z,Karyda S,Stabler SP,Allen RH,Patsiaoura K,Wagner C,Mudd SHdoi
10.1023/B:BOLI.0000009978.17777.33keywords:
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2003-01-01 00:00:00pages
745-59issue
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0141-8955issn
1573-2665pii
5264042journal_volume
26pub_type
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