The C10orf2 gene encodes Twinkle, a protein involved in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication. Twinkle mutations cause mtDNA deletion or depletion and are associated with a large spectrum of clinical symptoms including dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia (adPEO), infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia (IOSCA), and early-onset encephalopathy. The diagnosis remains difficult because of the wide range of symptoms and lack of association with specific metabolic changes. We report herein a child with early-onset encephalopathy, unusual abnormal movements, deafness, and axonal neuropathy. All laboratory investigations were normal with the exceptions of high alpha-fetoprotein levels and an abnormal glycosylation profile. These abnormal parameters resulted in misdiagnosis as a previously unidentified congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG) type I syndrome. Whole exome sequencing revealed two point mutations in C10orf2 that were confirmed by Sanger sequencing; neither had been previously reported. This report enlarges the clinical phenotype of Twinkle mutations and suggests that an abnormal glycosylation profile suggestive of CDG type I associated with high blood alpha-fetoprotein levels without obvious cause should prompt Twinkle sequencing.
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Bouchereau, J., Barrot, S. V., Dupré, T., Moore, S. E. H., Cardas, R., Capri, Y., … Servais, L. (2016). Abnormal glycosylation profile and high alpha-fetoprotein in a patient with twinkle variants. In JIMD Reports (Vol. 29, pp. 109–113). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/8904_2016_526
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