title: Inclusion body myopathy, Paget's disease of the bone and frontotemporal dementia: recurrence of the VCP R155H mutation in an Italian family and implications for genetic counselling.
abstract: The acronym IBMPFD denotes a syndrome including inclusion body myopathy, Paget's disease of the bone (PDB) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as cardinal features, which is caused by missense mutations in the VCP gene. We studied the clinical characteristics and the histopathological features in two siblings and their mother who presented with adult-onset myopathy and presenile, rapidly progressive FTD. One sibling also showed PDB. Light and electron microscopy performed on muscle biopsies demonstrated degenerative changes with inclusion bodies and abnormal aggregates. Mutation analysis of the VCP gene on affected siblings revealed a heterozygous missense mutation (R155H) in a hot spot. This is the first Italian family with multiple individuals diagnosed as having IBMPFD and carrying the recurrent R155H mutation. The implications for genetic counselling were also discussed, with regard to the procedures that may be offered to families suffering from a multisystem disorder with high risk of cognitive decline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, and Laboratory of Genetics, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Viassolo
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Previtali
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schiatti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dagna-Bricarelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Maria
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D003704:Dementia / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D018979:Myositis, Inclusion Body / Q000235:genetics*; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome; D000074405:Valosin Containing Protein
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C000614178:VCP protein, human; D000074405:Valosin Containing Protein