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This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. 3 Annals ofNeurology John Wiley& Sons tation in a LS patient in 1991, in patient LS a in tation ease genes have been characterized characterized been have genes ease the significant advances made in in made advances significant the hting the remarkable heterogeneity heterogeneity remarkable the hting iscuss the emergence of genotype of emergence the iscuss at least 1 in 5000 live births. live 5000 in 1 leastat rogeneous, and to date pathogenic pathogenic date to and rogeneous, ns owing to founder mutations. toowing founder ns e most frequent group of inherited of group mostfrequent e neuroradiological and metabolic and neuroradiological ies bohmcl n genetic and biochemical diverse gh syndrome (MIM 25600, LS). LS). 25600, (MIM syndrome gh e births,e duction and greater utility of of utility greater and duction hese disease genes have been been have genes disease hese olecular basis of disease and and disease of basis olecular ation of mitochondrial disease. disease. mitochondrial of ation d, encoded by two genomes genomes two by encoded d, ies i cide i a is children in disease 2 however much higher higher much however 5 more more 1 The The 3,4
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6 Acceptedor infection during presenting often symptoms with Article 13,15,16 This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. These lesions are observed as regions of focal focal of regions as observed are lesions These 4 2,7,8,13 9 12 Annals ofNeurology John Wiley& Sons Progression is often episodic, and and episodic, often is Progression Adult onset LS has been infrequently infrequently been LShas Adult onset ents with mutations in known disease disease mutationsknown in entswith dentification of novel disease genes, disease novel of dentification disorder of energygeneration. disorder of ology. Generally, onset occurs by by occurs onset Generally, ology. sis of LS have consolidated our our consolidated have LS of sis t te eeomn o bilateral of development the ith patic, gastrointestinal and renal renal and gastrointestinal patic, vealing a diverse biochemical biochemical diverse a vealing riation between patients with with patients between riation lop neurological symptoms symptoms neurological lop n otc atrophy. optic and onia, ataxia, dystonia, and and dystonia, ataxia, onia, relationships for this rare rare this for relationships gn (R) ad elevated and (MRI), aging ganglia structures, which which structures, ganglia transformed our ability to to ability our transformed nal neuroradiological neuroradiological nal illness after an an after illness 2,6 8 2
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This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. 21 23 5 Together with the finding of abnormal abnormal of finding the with Together Annals ofNeurology John Wiley& Sons gy or normal lactate levels. lactate gyor normal derstanding of the etiological basis basis etiological the of derstanding levated blood lactate and pyruvate and lactate blood levated al delay and (3) elevated serum or or serum elevated (3) and delay al sm indicated by a severe defect in in defect severe a by indicated sm to Wernicke’s encephalopathy, a a encephalopathy, Wernicke’s to from patients, these abnormalities abnormalities these patients, from 1991, 2 t be accompanied by progressive progressive by accompanied be t syndrome can be considered, considered, be can syndrome In 2015, it would seem prudent prudent seem would it 2015, In , . Where patients do not fulfill fulfill not do patients Where . 18 cerebral atrophy may also be be also may atrophy cerebral gene related to mitochondrial mitochondrial to related gene instem and or basal ganglia ganglia basal or and instem ical basis of Leigh syndrome Leigh syndrome basis of ical there have been several key key several been have there lig ies etiology. disease rlying iiny f h pyruvate the of ficiency e oxidoreductase (complex (complex oxidoreductase e 5 40 years of clinical and and clinical of years 40 osis of LS, requiring that requiring LS, of osis 2
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patients (Table 1 (Table patients rtis eurd o ter seby saiiy and stability assembly, their for required proteins To date, pathogenic mutations in more than 75 genes 75 than more in mutations pathogenic date, To Leighsyndrome of basis Theheterogeneous genetic LS. of diagnosis support clinical a bioche a of evidence provide to undertaken often is frequently observed, whereas defects of complexes I complexes of defects whereas frequentlyobserved, mult and deficiency IV complex Isolated deficiency. g disease LS all of third a nearly with LS of cause deficiency I Complex generation. energy of disorder PDH hence OXPHOS; for donors electron of generation carrier coenzyme Q coenzyme carrier OX the five of each in defects Biochemical (Fig2). t in located complexes multi protein five comprises tra proton transfer, electron of pathway OXPHOS The pat broader or OXPHOS to directly linked mostly LS, e other multiple that established been since has It mitochondrial a as LSre annotated Subsequently was rare. hs dsae ee ecd srcua cmoet of components structural encode genes disease these mitochondrial defective of theme common a suggested maternal (for mutations in mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA DNA, mitochondrial in mutations (for maternal possible several are there diseases, mitochondrial 2,6,7 Measurement of OXPHOS and PDHc enzymes in a patien a in enzymes PDHc and OXPHOS of Measurement
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10 (CoQ 10 This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. ), have been observed in LS patients. PDHc enables PDHc patients. LS in observed been have ), 6 Annals ofNeurology John Wiley& Sons nzymatic deficiencies can underlie underlie can deficiencies nzymatic ciiy A i te ae o other for case the is As activity. PHOS complexes, and the electron electron the and complexes,PHOS he mitochondrial inner membrane inner mitochondrial he mical defect in these pathways to to pathways these in defect mical is the most common biochemical biochemical common most the is I, III, V or of CoQ of or V III, I, modes of inheritance including including inheritance of modes encephalopathy. encephalopathy. have been identified in affected affected in identified been have enes associated with complex I I complex with associated enes pe XHS eet ae also are defects OXPHOS iple the OXPHOS complexes, or or complexes, OXPHOS the c deficiency also represents a represents also deficiency c wy o eeg generation. energy of hways ) and autosomal recessive or or recessive autosomal and ) sot ad T synthesis ATP and nsport, nry metabolism. energy t biopsy or cell line cell or biopsy t mation 10 are relativelyare ). Most of of Most ). the 22
Page 6of58 Page 7of58 frequently with associated cerebral atrophy. cerebral associated with frequently ped cerebral the to down extending often cases, all symmet bilateral included infants these in features than later no and life of months 8 first the within experienc presentation, LS characteristic a display dfcec i te edn bohmcl ai o LS of basis biochemical leading the is deficiency I ae reported. cases I ass complex of cause recessive autosomal frequent (NDU 4 protein Fe Sulfur (Ubiquinone) Dehydrogenase complex of presentation clinical frequent most The I Complex deficiency mt caused by syndrome LeighLeigh like typesand of ca genetic nuclear encoded common more the on focus available (where options therapeutic and diagnosis, bio and clinical associated etiologies, genetic and discus to rather but syndrome, Leigh like and Leigh in dep an provide to not is article this of aim The identified tomore be diseasegenes therestill are ge a without remain patients LS many genes, disease r the Despite genes). nuclear encoded (for X linked may be associated with heterogeneous phenotypes. Pa phenotypes. heterogeneous with associated be may nuclear e other in mutations to contrast in LS, had cases also had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. cardiomyopathy. hypertrophic cases had also
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This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. 7 24,25 Annals ofNeurology John Wiley& Sons Approximately a third of all reported reported all of third a Approximately . . rical basal ganglia lesions in almost almost in lesions ganglia basal rical ncoded complex I subunits, which subunits, I complex ncoded I deficiency is LS, is deficiency I th review of all known forms of of forms known all of review th emarkable number of established established of number emarkable n ost n dms typically demise and onset ing s the most relevant biochemical biochemical relevant most the s , summarized in Table 2). We We 2). Table in summarized , DNA mutations. DNA 30 months. Neuroradiological Neuroradiological months. 30 chemical features relevant for for relevant features chemical uncles, pons and medulla, and and medulla, and pons uncles, ociated LS, with more than 20 20 than more with LS, ociated netic diagnosis, indicating that that indicating diagnosis, netic tients with tients . 2,6,7 uses, as well as describing describing as well as uses, S) uui ae h most the are subunit FS4) uain i te NADH the in Mutations NDUFS4 NDUFS4 24 and complex complex and mutations mutations be associated with an early age of death, with all all with death, of age early an with associated be NDUFS1 NDUFS4 patients with LS and CoQand LS with patients S ih ai demise, rapid with LS Deficiencies of complex II, complex III or CoQ or III complex II, complex of Deficiencies normal school life’. normalschool of preservation years, childhood late into survival and collectively underlie fewer than 10% of allcas of 10% than fewer underlie collectively and uui SH wr te is ncer uain ident mutations disease. nuclear first the were SDHA subunit ots n scubn b 4 years. 4 by succumbing and months supplementation and survive into adulthood,into survive and supplementation Flavop (Ubiquinone) Dehydrogenase NADH in Mutations observed. died in early childhood, although a few cases were were cases few a although childhood, early in died factor TTC19 develop neuroimaging abnormalities con abnormalities neuroimaging develop TTC19 factor alleles of of alleles have patients no alleles, loss of function complete hs ugop f S s meaie sne hs pati these since imperative, is LS of subgroup this forms of the disease. While all reported reported all While disease. the of forms Complex II, Complex III and Coenzyme Q Coenzyme and III Complex II, Complex with life. mayincompatible be 29 have also been widely reported to cause LS. cause to reported widely been also have , Some patients with patients Some 33 NDUFV1 n rpr dsrbd mrvmn o hptc u no but hepatic of improvement described report One Accepted ArticleNDUFV1-
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and 29 Nearly all patients with mutations in the complex complex mutationsthe in with Nearlyall patients NDUFS1 u ohr ains a eprec a id S course LS mild a experience may patients other but 10 10 NDUFS1 deficiency have been reported. been have deficiency This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. SDHA , suggesting that complete loss of these two protei two these of loss complete that suggesting , mutations have a severe infantile presentation of of presentation infantile severe a have mutations mediated LS appear to be particularly severe severe particularly be to appear LS mediated 24 Most patients with with patients Most 8 32 NDUFS4 Annals ofNeurology 10 John Wiley& Sons although this has not been consistently consistently been not has this although deficiencies deficiencies 10 (ubiquinone) are rare causes of LS, of causes rare are (ubiquinone) es. reported patients presenting by 8.5 8.5 by presenting patients reported cognitive abilities and an ‘almost ‘almost an and abilities cognitive alive in late childhood. late in alive been described with two null null two with described been 2,6,28 mutations except one predict predict one except mutations NDUFS1 ns a rsod o CoQ to respond may ents sistent with LS. with sistent Mutations in the complex II II complex the in Mutations fe t cue OXPHOS cause to ified 9,32 NDUFV1 oen ( 1 rotein Prompt recognition of of recognition Prompt mutations appear to to appear mutations mutations also also mutations NDUFV1 t neurological neurological t 31 III assembly IIIassembly Occasional Occasional 26,27 Thus, Thus, , with with , ) and and ) ns ns 10 Page 8of58 Page 9of58 RP CLRPPR LRPPRC LRPPRC rsnain soitd ih UF deficiency. SURF1 with associated presentation population. ainsrvae mda g fdaha . year 5.4 at death of age median a revealed patients not respond to treatment.tonotrespond with infcnl t mortality. to significantly de metabolic acute of episodes by punctuated course dysmorphism, mild facial 220111) include MIM (LSFC, recently been recognized, including deficiency of A of deficiency including recognized, been recently a post transcriptional mitochondrial on dysfunction etrs uh s ekdsrpy n atrophy. and leukodystrophy as such features incidence of LSFC of ~1 in 2000 live births (Table (Table births live 2000 in ~1 of LSFC of incidence 200 cases described to date in the literature. the in date to described cases 200 rep frequently most the of one are and LS deficient most the are factor, assembly IV complex a encoding
symptoms, SURF1 SURF1 complex IV disease genes disease complexIV ope I dfcec udris 1% f S cases. LS of ~15% underlies deficiency IV Complex deficiency IV Complex SURF1 SURF1 patient cohort highlighted the relatively homogeno relatively the highlighted cohort patient ascae L ta i osre fr S ains due patients LS for observed is than LS associated .34 mutations, p.A354V 34 uain wr oiial rpre i a ioae F isolated an in reported originally were mutations 37,40
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SCO2 it ie f 6 eotd ae ihrtd homozygo inherited cases reported 56 of Fifty five This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. 37 , , elcig fudr fet ht a rsle i a in resulted has that effect founder a reflecting LRPPRC 9 10 10 , and and , Annals ofNeurology deficient LS due to due LS deficient 35 John Wiley& Sons Our recent natural history study of a of study history natural recent Our 35,36 ETHE1 35 Survival analysis of 142 142 of analysis Survival orted causes of LS, with more than than more with LS, of causes orted oee, mnrt o patients of minority a However, TP synthase. TP s, 3). nd translation processes have have processes translation nd common cause of complex IV IV complex of cause common 35 . 3 compensation that contribute contribute that compensation indicating longer survival in in survival longer indicating liver pathology and a clinical a and pathology liver 37 39 Broader effects of LRPPRC LRPPRC of effects Broader 2,6,7 us clinical and biochemical biochemical and clinical us
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rsnain ht eebe L ciial ad neuro and clinically LS resembles that presentation rdmnn cue o L ascae wt mDA depl mtDNA with associated LS of causes predominant NDUFA4 pathogene the deficiency, IV complex isolated an as neuroradiological improvement in patients with with in improvementpatients neuroradiological resulte accumulation sulfide reduce that strategies ( been have translation defective or depletion mtDNA disea various in mutations Thus, deficiency. OXPHOS or replication mtDNA impairs that defect molecular comple of components structural encodes mtDNA Since deficiencies OXPHOS Combined epilepsy, learning difficulties and survival into a into and survival epilepsy,learning difficulties uain in Mutations mit of globala to defect attributable therefore be SUCLA2 subunit NDUFA4, which was previously thought to be be to thought previously was which NDUFA4, subunit causing mutations with subunit IV complex only The h cneso o sciy o t sciae within succinate to succinyl CoA of conversion the eiiny s cneune f ufd accumulation sulfide of consequence a is asso deficiency the whereby toxicity, sulfide of manifestation det sulfide in ETHE1 for role a of characterization Table 1, see Supplementary Table 1A for more detail more for 1A Table Supplementary see 1, Table or or mutations have been reported to cause childhood on cause to reported been have mutations SUCLG1
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