Background: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease is an autosomal dominant prion disease. The clinical features include ataxia, dementia, spastic paraparesis and extrapyramidal signs. Methods: We report a new large Italian family affected by Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease. Results: The four generation pedigree includes 11 patients. The mean age at onset +/-SD was 41.4 +/- 16.2 years. Mean disease duration to death in four patients was 5.5 +/- 1.7 years. Two clinical patterns were evident: cognitive impairment with scarce neurological features or ataxia followed by cognitive impairment. Molecular analysis showed P102L mutation in PRNP gene. Conclusion: Three Italian families have been reported to date. The variable phenotype has already been reported, and does not appear related to the codon 129 polymorphism.
Variable phenotype in a P102L Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Italian family / DE MICHELE, Giuseppe; Pocchiari, M; Petraroli, R; Manfredi, M; Caneve, G; Coppola, G; Casali, C; Sacca', Francesco; Berardelli, A; Barbieri, Fabrizio; Ghetti, B; Filla, Alessandro. - In: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0317-1671. - STAMPA. - 30:(2003), pp. 233-6.
Variable phenotype in a P102L Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Italian family
DE MICHELE, GIUSEPPE;SACCA', FRANCESCO;BARBIERI, FABRIZIO;FILLA, ALESSANDRO
2003
Abstract
Background: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease is an autosomal dominant prion disease. The clinical features include ataxia, dementia, spastic paraparesis and extrapyramidal signs. Methods: We report a new large Italian family affected by Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease. Results: The four generation pedigree includes 11 patients. The mean age at onset +/-SD was 41.4 +/- 16.2 years. Mean disease duration to death in four patients was 5.5 +/- 1.7 years. Two clinical patterns were evident: cognitive impairment with scarce neurological features or ataxia followed by cognitive impairment. Molecular analysis showed P102L mutation in PRNP gene. Conclusion: Three Italian families have been reported to date. The variable phenotype has already been reported, and does not appear related to the codon 129 polymorphism.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
