Abstract
AbstractTUBB4A gene variants cause dystonia type 4 and hypomyelination with atrophy of the basal ganglia and cerebellum. We report the case of a child with delayed motor development, intellectual disability, and dystonia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed hypomyelination and progressive cerebellar atrophy without atrophy of the basal ganglia. Whole-exome sequencing revealed a de novo heterozygous variant, c.1088T > C, p.(Met363Thr), in TUBB4A. The present case further supports the vulnerability of the cerebellum in patients with TUBB4A pathogenic variants.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Genetics,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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