Lysinuric protein intolerance with homozygous SLC7A7 mutation caused by maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 14

J Hum Genet. 2019 Nov;64(11):1137-1140. doi: 10.1038/s10038-019-0657-6. Epub 2019 Aug 19.

Abstract

Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is caused by mutations in the SLC7A7 gene at 14q11.2. Its clinical presentation includes failure to thrive, protein intolerance due to a secondary urea cycle defect, interstitial lung disease, renal tubulopathy, and immune disorders. Maternal uniparental disomy 14 (UPD14mat) is the most common cause of Temple syndrome (TS14), which is characterized by severe intrauterine and postnatal growth failure. Here, we describe a severe form of LPI accompanied by TS14 in an 11-month-old girl, which presented as profound failure to thrive and delayed development. LPI was diagnosed by the detection of a homozygous mutation of c.713 C>T (p.Ser238Phe) in SLC7A7, which was eventually found to co-occur with UPD14mat. Despite receiving a protein-restricted diet with citrulline and lysine supplementation, the severe failure to thrive has persisted at follow-up of the patient at 4 years of age.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / genetics*
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / pathology
  • Amino Acid Transport System y+L / genetics*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
  • Female
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Maternal Inheritance
  • Mutation
  • Uniparental Disomy / genetics*
  • Uniparental Disomy / pathology

Substances

  • Amino Acid Transport System y+L
  • SLC7A7 protein, human

Supplementary concepts

  • Lysinuric Protein Intolerance