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High predictive value of brain MRI imaging in primary mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Because the mitochondrial respiratory chain (RC) is ubiquitous, its deficiency can theoretically give rise to any symptom in any organ or tissue at any age with any mode of inheritance, owing to the twofold genetic origin of respiratory enzyme machinery, that is, nuclear and mitochondrial. Not all respiratory enzyme deficiencies are primary and secondary or artefactual deficiency is frequently observed, leading to a number of misleading conclusions and inappropriate investigations in clinical practice. This study is aimed at investigating the potential role of brain MRI in distinguishing primary RC deficiency from phenocopies and other aetiologies. METHODS:Starting from a large series of 189 patients (median age: 3.5 years (8 days-56 years), 58% males) showing signs of RC enzyme deficiency, for whom both brain MRIs and disease-causing mutations were available, we retrospectively studied the positive predictive value (PPV) and the positive likelihood ratio (LR+) of brain MRI imaging and its ability to discriminate between two groups: primary deficiency of the mitochondrial RC machinery and phenocopies. RESULTS:Detection of (1) brainstem hyperintensity with basal ganglia involvement (P≤0.001) and (2) lactate peak with either brainstem or basal ganglia hyperintensity was highly suggestive of primary RC deficiency (P≤0.01). Fourteen items had a PPV>95% and LR+ was greater than 9 for seven signs. Biallelic SLC19A3 mutations represented the main differential diagnosis. Non-significant differences between the two groups were found for cortical/subcortical atrophy, leucoencephalopathy and involvement of caudate nuclei, spinothalamic tract and corpus callosum. CONCLUSION:Based on these results and owing to invasiveness of skeletal muscle biopsies and cost of high-throughput DNA sequencing, we suggest giving consideration to brain MRI imaging as a diagnostic marker and an informative investigation to be performed in patients showing signs of RC enzyme deficiency.

journal_name

J Med Genet

journal_title

Journal of medical genetics

authors

de Beaurepaire I,Grévent D,Rio M,Desguerre I,de Lonlay P,Levy R,Dangouloff-Ros V,Bonnefont JP,Barcia G,Funalot B,Besmond C,Metodiev MD,Ruzzenente B,Assouline Z,Munnich A,Rötig A,Boddaert N

doi

10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-105094

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-06-01 00:00:00

pages

378-383

issue

eissn

0022-2593

issn

1468-6244

pii

jmedgenet-2017-105094

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High predictive value of brain MRI imaging in primary mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency.