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Table 3 Comparison between our proband and previously reported patients with neonatal lethal form of CPTII deficiency

From: Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) deficiency responsible for refractory cardiac arrhythmias, acute multiorgan failure and early fatal outcome

Authors

Genetic variants

Clinical features

Laboratory tests

Enzymatic activity

Day of exitus

Taroni et al.,

1994 [3]

c.680 C> T p.(Pro227Leu)

Respiratory distress

Cardiac arrhythmia

Heart failure

Cardiomyopathy

Polymicrogyria

Intraventricular haemorrhage

 

<15%

4

Smeets et al., 2003 [24]

c.534_558del25insT and c.520G> A p.(Leu178_Ile186delinsPhe) and p.(Glu174Lys) (compound heterozygosity)

Lethargy

Cardiac arrhythmias

Cardiomegaly

 

2%

10

Isackson et al., 2008 [2]

c.680 C> T p.(Pro227Leu) c.164 C> G p.(Pro55Arg)

c.359 A> G p.(Tyr120Cys)

(each mutation for a different patient)

Hypothermia

Seizures

Polycystic kidney

Periventricular calcifications

Hypoketotic hypoglycaemia

Ventricular arrhythmia

Acylcarnitines

 

3 to 14

Elpeleg et al., 2001 [25]

c.1237 A> G p.(Phe448Leu)

Corpus callosum agenesis

Ventriculomegaly

Polycystic kidneys/tubular lipidosis

Cardiomegaly

Hepatic steatosis

(autoptic findings)

 

Unknown

Abortion

Hissink-Muller et al., 2009 [15]

c.680 C> T p.(Pro227Leu)

Cardiomegaly

Cardiac arrhythmias

Acylcarnitines

Unknown

196

Present report

c.680 C> T p.(Pro227Leu)

Renal insufficiency

Nephromegaly Kidney hyperechogenicity

Cardiac arrhythmias

Hydrocephalus

Encephalic subependymal calcification and parenchymal haemorrhagic foci

Acylcarnitines

Metabolic acidosis

Hyperkalemia

Increased cardiac enzymes Hypertransaminasemia

Unknown

5