title: A Brazilian family with hereditary inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia.
abstract: Inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget disease and frontotemporal dementia (IBMPFD) is a progressive and usually misdiagnosed autosomal dominant disorder. It is clinically characterized by a triad of features: proximal and distal myopathy, early onset Paget disease of bone (PDB), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). It is caused by missense mutations in the valosin-containing protein (VCP) gene. We describe here the clinical and molecular findings of the first Brazilian family identified with IBMPFD. Progressive myopathy affecting the limb girdles was detected by clinical examination followed by muscle biopsy and creatine kinase measurement. PDB was suggested after anatomopathological bone examination and FTD was diagnosed by clinical, neuropsychological and language evaluations. Brain magnetic resonance revealed severe atrophy of the anterior temporal lobes, including the hippocampi. A R93C mutation in VCP was detected by direct sequencing screening in subject W (age 62) and in his mother. Four more individuals diagnosed with "dementia" were reported in this family. We also present a comprehensive genotype-phenotype correlation analysis of mutations in VCP in 182 patients from 29 families described in the literature and show that while IBM is a conspicuously penetrant symptom, PDB has a lower penetrance when associated with mutations in the AAAD1 domain and FTD has a lower penetrance when associated with mutations in the Junction (L1-D1) domain. Furthermore, the R93C mutation is likely to be associated with the penetrance of all the clinical symptoms of the triad.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos do Genoma Humano, Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fanganiello
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Kimonis
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Côrte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nitrini
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Passos-Bueno
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D057180:Frontotemporal Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D018979:Myositis, Inclusion Body / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D000074405:Valosin Containing Protein
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C000614178:VCP protein, human; D000074405:Valosin Containing Protein