TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitochondrial DNA depletion in children
AU - Tsao, C. Y.
AU - Mendell, J. R.
AU - Luquette, M.
AU - Dixon, B.
AU - Morrow, G.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The first girl of an unrelated couple was noted to have failure to thrive since age 3 months, generalized hypotonia and weakness, hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, and lactic acidosis at 4 months. She was found to have severe mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion and respiratory chain complex IV deficiency in both skeletal muscle and liver but without other common mtDNA mutations. Her younger brother developed vomiting at age 3 weeks and was diagnosed as having pyloric stenosis. His skeletal muscle and liver also showed severe mtDNA depletion. He developed generalized weakness and hypotonia, hepatomegaly, and lactic acidosis at age 3 months. Both siblings died of hepatic failure and hemorrhagic complication before 6 months of age. The brother also had chemical pancreatitis, which had not been reported before in mtDNA depletion in children. Severe mtDNA depletion may present with nonspecific symptoms such as vomiting, failure to thrive, and developmental delay; multiorgan involvement such as hepatomegaly, pancreatitis, and myopathy occurs later. Mitochondrial DNA depletion should be considered in the differential diagnosis in children with developmental delay or failure to thrive of unknown etiology.
AB - The first girl of an unrelated couple was noted to have failure to thrive since age 3 months, generalized hypotonia and weakness, hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, and lactic acidosis at 4 months. She was found to have severe mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion and respiratory chain complex IV deficiency in both skeletal muscle and liver but without other common mtDNA mutations. Her younger brother developed vomiting at age 3 weeks and was diagnosed as having pyloric stenosis. His skeletal muscle and liver also showed severe mtDNA depletion. He developed generalized weakness and hypotonia, hepatomegaly, and lactic acidosis at age 3 months. Both siblings died of hepatic failure and hemorrhagic complication before 6 months of age. The brother also had chemical pancreatitis, which had not been reported before in mtDNA depletion in children. Severe mtDNA depletion may present with nonspecific symptoms such as vomiting, failure to thrive, and developmental delay; multiorgan involvement such as hepatomegaly, pancreatitis, and myopathy occurs later. Mitochondrial DNA depletion should be considered in the differential diagnosis in children with developmental delay or failure to thrive of unknown etiology.
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U2 - 10.1177/088307380001501213
DO - 10.1177/088307380001501213
M3 - Article
C2 - 11198501
AN - SCOPUS:0034484855
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 15
SP - 822
EP - 824
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
IS - 12
ER -