Case Report: SLC52A2 variants cause Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome type 2, characterized by pure red cell aplastic anemia: clinical and genetic features of three Chinese children
This case series provides detailed longitudinal data on riboflavin-responsive PRCA as a core presenting feature of BVVLS2 and reports rare <i>SLC52A2</i> variants in the Chinese population. Early riboflavin treatment effectively reversed anemia and partially improved neurological deficits, which may inform a new diagnostic and therapeutic approach for unexplained PRCA accompanied by neurodegenerative features.
Authors
- Bomao Zhong
- Xiaomei Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-1682)
- Landi Lai
- Qi Peng
- Ziqiang Liu
- Zhenzhen Chen
Institutions
- Dongguan People’s Hospital (CN)
- Institute of Molecular Genetics (RU)
- Pediatrics and Genetics (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1725574
- Primary Topic
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00