Penetrance of the V203I variant of the PRNP gene: report of a patient with stroke-like onset of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease and review of published cases.
Ilaria Gandoglia, Laura Strada, Anna Poleggi, Antonio Castaldi, Massimo Del Sette, Emilio Di Maria
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Abstract
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is usually sporadic, but 10-15% of cases are caused by autosomal-dominant pathogenic variants in the prion protein gene (PRNP). A few PRNP variants show low penetrance. We report the case of a 64-year-old man, admitted to the ward with acute onset of aphasia; death occurred 6 weeks later. Brain MRI, EEG pattern and brain pathology were consistent with CJD diagnosis. Genetic analysis revealed a heterozygous V203I variant. We summarized the key clinical findings in patients carrying the V203I variant who were described to date. We also discuss the hypothesis as to whether V203I is a risk factor for CJD rather than a Mendelian disease-associated variant, as well as the possible implications of such hypothesis in the clinical scenario.
期刊介绍:
Prion is the first international peer-reviewed open access journal to focus exclusively on protein folding and misfolding, protein assembly disorders, protein-based and structural inheritance. The goal is to foster communication and rapid exchange of information through timely publication of important results using traditional as well as electronic formats. The overriding criteria for publication in Prion are originality, scientific merit and general interest.