TY - JOUR
T1 - Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase deficiencies in search of common themes
AU - Fuchs, Sabine A.
AU - Schene, Imre F.
AU - Kok, Gautam
AU - Jansen, Jurriaan M.
AU - Nikkels, Peter G. J.
AU - van Gassen, Koen L. I.
AU - Terheggen-Lagro, Suzanne W. J.
AU - van der Crabben, Saskia N.
AU - Hoeks, Sanne E.
AU - Niers, Laetitia E. M.
AU - Wolf, Nicole I.
AU - de Vries, Maaike C.
AU - Koolen, David A.
AU - Houwen, Roderick H. J.
AU - Mulder, Margot F.
AU - van Hasselt, Peter M.
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - Purpose: Pathogenic variations in genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are increasingly associated with human disease. Clinical features of autosomal recessive ARS deficiencies appear very diverse and without apparent logic. We searched for common clinical patterns to improve disease recognition, insight into pathophysiology, and clinical care. Methods: Symptoms were analyzed in all patients with recessive ARS deficiencies reported in literature, supplemented with unreported patients evaluated in our hospital. Results: In literature, we identified 107 patients with AARS, DARS, GARS, HARS, IARS, KARS, LARS, MARS, RARS, SARS, VARS, YARS, and QARS deficiencies. Common symptoms (defined as present in ≥4/13 ARS deficiencies) included abnormalities of the central nervous system and/or senses (13/13), failure to thrive, gastrointestinal symptoms, dysmaturity, liver disease, and facial dysmorphisms. Deep phenotyping of 5 additional patients with unreported compound heterozygous pathogenic variations in IARS, LARS, KARS, and QARS extended the common phenotype with lung disease, hypoalbuminemia, anemia, and renal tubulopathy. Conclusion: We propose a common clinical phenotype for recessive ARS deficiencies, resulting from insufficient aminoacylation activity to meet translational demand in specific organs or periods of life. Assuming residual ARS activity, adequate protein/amino acid supply seems essential instead of the traditional replacement of protein by glucose in patients with metabolic diseases.
AB - Purpose: Pathogenic variations in genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are increasingly associated with human disease. Clinical features of autosomal recessive ARS deficiencies appear very diverse and without apparent logic. We searched for common clinical patterns to improve disease recognition, insight into pathophysiology, and clinical care. Methods: Symptoms were analyzed in all patients with recessive ARS deficiencies reported in literature, supplemented with unreported patients evaluated in our hospital. Results: In literature, we identified 107 patients with AARS, DARS, GARS, HARS, IARS, KARS, LARS, MARS, RARS, SARS, VARS, YARS, and QARS deficiencies. Common symptoms (defined as present in ≥4/13 ARS deficiencies) included abnormalities of the central nervous system and/or senses (13/13), failure to thrive, gastrointestinal symptoms, dysmaturity, liver disease, and facial dysmorphisms. Deep phenotyping of 5 additional patients with unreported compound heterozygous pathogenic variations in IARS, LARS, KARS, and QARS extended the common phenotype with lung disease, hypoalbuminemia, anemia, and renal tubulopathy. Conclusion: We propose a common clinical phenotype for recessive ARS deficiencies, resulting from insufficient aminoacylation activity to meet translational demand in specific organs or periods of life. Assuming residual ARS activity, adequate protein/amino acid supply seems essential instead of the traditional replacement of protein by glucose in patients with metabolic diseases.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29875423
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-018-0048-y
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-018-0048-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 29875423
SN - 1098-3600
VL - 21
SP - 319
EP - 330
JO - Genetics in medicine
JF - Genetics in medicine
IS - 2
ER -