The first Italian family with evidence of pyramidal impairment as phenotypic manifestation of Silver syndrome BSCL2 gene mutation.

Abstract

Silver syndrome (SPG17) is a rare form of hereditary spastic paraparesis. Its relationship to distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN) type V is underlined by the recent discovery of causative mutation in BSCL2 gene coding for a protein termed seipin, an integral membrane protein of endoplasmic reticulum, with unknown function. Here we report the third Italian family with dHMN and SPG17 in which two affected members harbor the heterozygous N88S mutation in the BSCL2 gene. The proband developed a severe paraparetic spastic gait, while, in the other Italian families reported so far, no signs of upper motor neuron involvement were observed. This family confirms the clinical heterogeneity associated with this specific mutation. Moreover, this is the first report in which neuroimaging seems to confirm the pyramidal alterations in dHMN associated to SPG17.

• Authors: Gianfranco Cafforio, Rosanna Calabrese, Nicola Morelli, Michelangelo Mancuso, Selina Piazza, Andrea Martinuzzi, Maria Teresa Bassi, Francesco Crippa, Gabriele Siciliano
• Journal: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (Neurol Sci) Vol. 29 Issue 3 Pg. 189-91 (Jun 2008) ISSN: 1590-1874 [Print] Italy
• PMID: 18612770 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• BSCL2 protein, human
• GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits
• Genetic Markers

Topics

• Adult
• Brain (pathology, physiopathology)
• DNA Mutational Analysis
• Disease Progression
• Female
• GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits (genetics)
• Genetic Markers (genetics)
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease (genetics)
• Genetic Testing
• Genotype
• Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy (genetics, physiopathology)
• Heterozygote
• Humans
• Italy
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Movement Disorders (genetics, physiopathology)
• Muscular Atrophy (genetics, physiopathology)
• Mutation (genetics)
• Peripheral Nerves (physiopathology)
• Phenotype
• Pyramidal Tracts (physiopathology)
• Rare Diseases
• Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary (genetics, physiopathology)
• Syndrome