Optical coherence tomography features in brothers with aspartylglucosaminuria

Kimberly Goodspeed, Lana L Harder, Samuel Hughes, Darrel Conger, Julia Taravella, Steven James Gray, Berge Arakel Minassian

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Abstract

Aspartylglucosaminuria is a lysosomal storage disorder enriched in Finland. We report on a pair of non-Finnish siblings with aspartylglucosaminuria with autofluorescent inclusion bodies on optical coherence tomography, a finding not previously reported in this disorder. We performed a record review, neurological and neuropsychological evaluation, brain MRI, and optical coherence tomography for each patient. They are compound heterozygous for a 34-kb deletion and a c.365C>A novel variant of the AGA gene. Autofluorescent inclusion bodies were found on optical coherence tomography in the older, more severely affected brother. We hypothesize the finding represents a noninvasive biomarker of disease severity for aspartylglucosaminuria.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1622-1626
Number of pages5
JournalAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Volume5
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neurology

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