Early-Onset Sensorimotor Axonal Neuropathy as Sole Manifestation of <i>HADHA</i> -Related Disorder/ Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Defect
Pathogenic variants in the <i>HADHA</i> and <i>HADHB</i> genes are associated with impairment of mitochondrial trifunctional protein. Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency is a disorder of long-chain fatty acid oxidation with different clinical presentations: the neonatal-onset form expressing with severe cardiac phenotype, the infantile-onset form with intermediate hepatic phenotype with metabolic crises, and the late-onset form with mild neuromyopathic phenotype. Long-term complications in patients with the intermediate and late-onset phenotypes include peripheral neuropathy and retinopathy. We report a patient harboring 2 compound heterozygous variants in the <i>HADHA</i> gene (p.Tyr724* and p.Gly319Ser) and presenting with an early-onset, progressive sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy, without any other systemic manifestations typical of mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency. We also provide a literature review of <i>HADHA</i> mutated patients presenting with early-onset isolated neuropathy phenotype.
Authors
- Marina Martinez Popple
- Marcello Scala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-7239)
- Alessandro Geroldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-9195)
- Matteo Cataldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-1278)
- Monica Traverso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-8797)
- Lino Nobili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-5405)
- Federico Zara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9744-5222)
- Francesco Germano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-4165)
- Emilia Bellone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-6691)
- Chiara Fiorillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9027-343X)
- Fabio Gotta
- Giulia Barbagallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8924-0651)
- Giulia Balletto
- Deborah Leuzzi
Institutions
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini (IT)
- Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera (IT)
- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Neurology
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/08830738251356850
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81
Funders
- Ministero della Salute