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2021-05-13

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cc-by (c) Martínez Montseny, Antonio Federico et al., 2021
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CACNA1A Mutations Causing Early Onset Ataxia: Profiling Clinical, Dysmorphic and Structural-Functional Findings

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105180

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The CACNA1A gene encodes the pore-forming alpha(1A) subunit of the voltage-gated Ca(V)2.1 Ca2+ channel, essential in neurotransmission, especially in Purkinje cells. Mutations in CACNA1A result in great clinical heterogeneity with progressive symptoms, paroxysmal events or both. During infancy, clinical and neuroimaging findings may be unspecific, and no dysmorphic features have been reported. We present the clinical, radiological and evolutionary features of three patients with congenital ataxia, one of them carrying a new variant. We report the structural localization of variants and their expected functional consequences. There was an improvement in cerebellar syndrome over time despite a cerebellar atrophy progression, inconsistent response to acetazolamide and positive response to methylphenidate. The patients shared distinctive facial gestalt: oval face, prominent forehead, hypertelorism, downslanting palpebral fissures and narrow nasal bridge. The two alpha(1A) affected residues are fully conserved throughout evolution and among the whole human Ca-V channel family. They contribute to the channel pore and the voltage sensor segment. According to structural data analysis and available functional characterization, they are expected to exert gain- (F1394L) and loss-of-function (R1664Q/R1669Q) effect, respectively. Among the CACNA1A-related phenotypes, our results suggest that non-progressive congenital ataxia is associated with developmental delay and dysmorphic features, constituting a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

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Malalties del sistema nerviós, Neurologia

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Nervous system Diseases, Neurology

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MARTÍNEZ MONTSENY, Antonio federico, EDO, Albert, CASAS ALBA, Dídac, IZQUIERDO SERRA, Mercè, BOLASELL, Mercè, CONEJO, David, MARTORELL, Loreto, MUCHART LÓPEZ, Jordi, CARRERA, Laura, ORTEZ, Carlos ignacio, NASCIMENTO, Andrés, OLIVA MIGUEL, Baldomero, FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ, José m., SERRANO, Mercedes. CACNA1A Mutations Causing Early Onset Ataxia: Profiling Clinical, Dysmorphic and Structural-Functional Findings. _International Journal of Molecular Sciences_. 2021. Vol. 22, núm. 10, pàgs. 5180-5193. [consulta: 8 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1661-6596. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183416]

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