Multiple deletions of mtDNA in two brothers with sideroblastic anemia and mitochondrial myopathy and in their asymptomatic mother

Jordi Casademont, Antonio Barrientos, Francesc Cardellach, Agnés Rötig, Josep Maria Grau, Julio Montoya, Belén Beltrán, Francisco Cervantes, Ciril Rozman, Xavier Estivill, Alvaro Urbano-Márquez, Virginia Nunes

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Abstract

Two brothers presented with a clinical picture characterized by sideroblastic anemia, mild pancreatic insufficiency and progressive muscle weakness. The presence of an associated permanent basal lactic acidemia raised the suspicion of a mitochondrial disease. A muscle biopsy performed in both siblings proved the presence of a significant number of ragged-red fibers, and respiratory chain enzymatic determinations demonstrated a reduced activity of complexes I, III and IV. Mitochondrial DNA studies disclosed the presence of multiple deletions both in skeletal muscle and, to a lesser extent, in leukocytes. Similar, but not identical deletions were also present in the leukocytes and muscle from their mother. Deletions were flanked by short direct repeats. We conclude that such patients suffer from a familial form of mitochondrial disease clinically resembling Pearson's syndrome, with a probable autosomal dominant inheritance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1945-1949
Number of pages5
JournalHuman Molecular Genetics
Volume3
Issue number11
StatePublished - Nov 1 1994
Externally publishedYes

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Mitochondrial Diseases
Mitochondrial DNA
Muscle
Deletion
Siblings
Leukocytes
Sideroblastic Anemia
Mothers
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Muscles
Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences
Muscle Weakness
Electron Transport
Milk
Skeletal Muscle
Skeletal muscle
Probable
Biopsy
Fiber
DNA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics(clinical)

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Casademont, J., Barrientos, A., Cardellach, F., Rötig, A., Grau, J. M., Montoya, J., ... Nunes, V. (1994). Multiple deletions of mtDNA in two brothers with sideroblastic anemia and mitochondrial myopathy and in their asymptomatic mother. Human Molecular Genetics, 3(11), 1945-1949.

Multiple deletions of mtDNA in two brothers with sideroblastic anemia and mitochondrial myopathy and in their asymptomatic mother. / Casademont, Jordi; Barrientos, Antonio; Cardellach, Francesc; Rötig, Agnés; Grau, Josep Maria; Montoya, Julio; Beltrán, Belén; Cervantes, Francisco; Rozman, Ciril; Estivill, Xavier; Urbano-Márquez, Alvaro; Nunes, Virginia.

In: Human Molecular Genetics, Vol. 3, No. 11, 01.11.1994, p. 1945-1949.

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Casademont, J, Barrientos, A, Cardellach, F, Rötig, A, Grau, JM, Montoya, J, Beltrán, B, Cervantes, F, Rozman, C, Estivill, X, Urbano-Márquez, A & Nunes, V 1994, 'Multiple deletions of mtDNA in two brothers with sideroblastic anemia and mitochondrial myopathy and in their asymptomatic mother', Human Molecular Genetics, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 1945-1949.
Casademont J, Barrientos A, Cardellach F, Rötig A, Grau JM, Montoya J et al. Multiple deletions of mtDNA in two brothers with sideroblastic anemia and mitochondrial myopathy and in their asymptomatic mother. Human Molecular Genetics. 1994 Nov 1;3(11):1945-1949.
Casademont, Jordi ; Barrientos, Antonio ; Cardellach, Francesc ; Rötig, Agnés ; Grau, Josep Maria ; Montoya, Julio ; Beltrán, Belén ; Cervantes, Francisco ; Rozman, Ciril ; Estivill, Xavier ; Urbano-Márquez, Alvaro ; Nunes, Virginia. / Multiple deletions of mtDNA in two brothers with sideroblastic anemia and mitochondrial myopathy and in their asymptomatic mother. In: Human Molecular Genetics. 1994 ; Vol. 3, No. 11. pp. 1945-1949.
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