Novel SLC16A2 mutations in patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) is an X-linked disorder caused by impaired thyroid hormone transporter. Patients with AHDS usually exhibit severe motor developmental delay, delayed myelination of the brain white matter, and elevated T3 levels in thyroid tests. Neurological examination of two patients with neurodevelopmental delay revealed generalized hypotonia, and not paresis, as the main neurological finding. Nystagmus and dyskinesia were not observed. Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated delayed myelination in early childhood in both patients. Nevertheless, matured myelination was observed at 6 years of age in one patient. Although the key finding for AHDS is elevated free T3, one of the patients showed a normal T3 level in childhood, misleading the diagnosis of AHDS. Genetic analysis revealed two novel SLC16A2 mutations, p.(Gly122Val) and p.(Gly221Ser), confirming the AHDS diagnosis. These results indicate that AHDS diagnosis is sometimes challenging owing to clinical variability among patients.
Tokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiko
K
Shimojima
Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan.
Koichi
K
Maruyama
Department of Pediatrics, Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan.
Masahiro
M
Kikuchi
Department of Pediatrics, Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan.
Ayako
A
Imai
National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Ken
K
Inoue
Tokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiyuki
T
Yamamoto
Thyroid function; delayed myelination; monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8)
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