Presentation
The CARE guidelines were followed in the presentation of this case. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]
Clinical presentations included; 6/6 developmental delay, 5/6 epileptic encephalopathy, 6/6 hypotonia, 4/6 growth failure, 3/6 dysmorphism, 5/6 neuroimaging abnormalities, 5/6 skeletal abnormalities. [adc.bmj.com]
Affected individuals may also present with eye, skin, and cardiac disease, as well as facial dysmorphisms. [atm.amegroups.com]
Discussion We presented four new patients with typical features of SLC35A2-CDG carrying de novo and deleterious mutations in SLC35A2 gene. [frontiersin.org]
The important thing to remember is that if a child presents with symptoms such as developmental delay, organ failure and failure to thrive, then to suspect CDG. [cdg-uk.org]
Entire Body System
- Developmental Delay
Affected infants may have seizures (such as hypsarrhythmia), low muscle tone, global developmental delay, and a failure to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive). [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
Mendelian Rare Diseases CONGENITAL DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION, TYPE IIm; CDG2M Slc35a2-cdg Description SLC35A2-CDG is a congenital disorder of glycosylation characterized by severe or profound global developmental delay, early epileptic encephalopathy, [mendelian.co]
Discussion Our data support previous reports on SLC35A2-CDG, confirming that the main features are developmental delay, intractable seizures, abnormal neuroimaging and hypotonia. [adc.bmj.com]
delay, early epileptic encephalopathy, muscular hypotonia, dysmorphic features (coarse facies, thick eyebrows, broad nasal bridge, thick lips, inverted nipples), variable ocular defects and brain morphological abnormalities on brain MRI (cerebral atrophy [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]
Symptoms of CDG in infancy and childhood may include: low muscle tone or floppiness (hypotonia) poor growth, failure to thrive developmental delays liver disease (hepatopathy) with elevated liver enzymes abnormal bleeding or blood clotting misaligned [chop.edu]
- Epilepsy
Slc35a2-cdg Recommended genes panels Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered Epilepsy Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation - Generalized, Absence, Focal,Febrile and Myoclonic Epilepsies. By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States). [mendelian.co]
A case of early onset epileptic encephalopathy with de novo mutation in SLC35A2: clinical features and treatment for epilepsy. [frontiersin.org]
A case of early onset epileptic encephalopathy with de novo mutation in SLC35A2: Clinical features and treatment for epilepsy. Brain Dev. 2017 Mar;39(3):256-260. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2016.09.009. Epub 2016 Oct 12. [medlineplus.gov]
[…] thickening liquid foods or the use of a nasogastric (NG) tube or G-tube early intervention with occupational, speech and physical therapy for developmental delays, and ongoing therapy through childhood and adolescence as needed antiepileptic medication or epilepsy [chop.edu]
PIGN mutations cause congenital anomalies, developmental delay, hypotonia, epilepsy, and progressive cerebellar atrophy. Neurogenetics. 2014;15:85-92. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24253414 Maydan G, Noyman I, Har-Zahav A, et al. [rarediseases.org]
- Recurrent Infection
Fucose therapy can be beneficial in treating recurrent infections associated with this form of CDG and improving health. However, fucose therapy does not help with other symptoms of this disorder. [rarediseases.org]
- Weight Loss
Due to weight loss and dehydration, a gastrostomy tube was placed at age 2 years. An ophthalmological examination showed esotropia, amblyopia, and hyperopic astigmatism. Otoacoustic emission testing was normal. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]
- Asymptomatic
The age of onset and severity may range from neonatal lethal to nearly asymptomatic adulthood, and any permutation in between. [atm.amegroups.com]
Gastrointestinal
- Failure to Thrive
Affected infants may have seizures (such as hypsarrhythmia), low muscle tone, global developmental delay, and a failure to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive). [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
The important thing to remember is that if a child presents with symptoms such as developmental delay, organ failure and failure to thrive, then to suspect CDG. [cdg-uk.org]
During the first year of life, the patient had central hypotonia, gross motor delay, and failure to thrive. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]
Constitutionally, patients commonly have failure to thrive due to feeding and GI abnormalities and global developmental delay. [atm.amegroups.com]
Feeding difficulties leading to failure to thrive are also common. Failure to thrive is defined as the failure to grow and gain weight as would be expected based upon age and gender. [rarediseases.org]
- Vomiting
Subject will not be eligible if they have aldolase-B deficiency, galactosemia, hemolytic uremic syndrome, or severe anemia; or if they have experienced severe AEs (severe diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, galactosuria, or increased liver glycogen storage [clinicaltrials.gov]
Many children with a CDG develop persistent vomiting and dysfunction of oral motor skills, which involve the muscles of the face and throat. [rarediseases.org]
Recurrent symptoms in patients with CDG include failure to thrive, global developmental delay, vomiting, stroke-like episodes, and skeletal abnormalities. [atm.amegroups.com]
Liver, Gall & Pancreas
- Jaundice
At birth, resuscitation was required, followed by neonatal jaundice and feeding difficulties. During the first year of life, the patient had central hypotonia, gross motor delay, and failure to thrive. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]
Face, Head & Neck
- Thick Lips
[…] eyebrows, broad nasal bridge, thick lips, inverted nipples), variable ocular defects and brain morphological abnormalities on brain MRI (cerebral atrophy, thin corpus callosum). [mendelian.co]
[…] ears, mid-face hypoplasia, full cheek, depressed/broad nasal bridge, short nose, upturned nares, hypoplastic alae nasi, long, or short philtrum, thick lips, prominent cupid’s bow, protruding tongue, fused tooth, enamel hypoplasia, high-arched palate, [frontiersin.org]
- Broad Nasal Bridge
nasal bridge, thick lips, inverted nipples), variable ocular defects and brain morphological abnormalities on brain MRI (cerebral atrophy, thin corpus callosum). [mendelian.co]
[…] ears, mid-face hypoplasia, full cheek, depressed/broad nasal bridge, short nose, upturned nares, hypoplastic alae nasi, long, or short philtrum, thick lips, prominent cupid’s bow, protruding tongue, fused tooth, enamel hypoplasia, high-arched palate, [frontiersin.org]
- Coarse Face
Previously reported facial dysmorphisms included brachycephaly, coarse face, hypertelorism, high-set/broad/thick eyebrows, large blue irises, long narrow palpebral fissures, eversion of the lower lids, long eyelashes, epicanthal folds, low-set/posteriorly-rotated [frontiersin.org]
Neurologic
- Encephalopathy
View the complete list with 214 more genes Specificity 1 % Genes 100 % Epilepsy Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation-Epileptic Encephalopathy. By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States). [mendelian.co]
EARLY INFANTILE, 22; EIEE22CDG syndrome type IIm; CDG-IIm; CDG2M; Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 2m; Congenital disorder of glycosylation type IIm; Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type IIm; EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, EARLY INFANTILE, [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]
Individuals with SLC35A2-CDG often have abnormal brain function (encephalopathy), unusual facial features, skeletal abnormalities, and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) with poor head control. [medlineplus.gov]
- Global Developmental Delay
Affected infants may have seizures (such as hypsarrhythmia), low muscle tone, global developmental delay, and a failure to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive). [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
Mendelian Rare Diseases CONGENITAL DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION, TYPE IIm; CDG2M Slc35a2-cdg Description SLC35A2-CDG is a congenital disorder of glycosylation characterized by severe or profound global developmental delay, early epileptic encephalopathy, [mendelian.co]
developmental delay, early epileptic encephalopathy, muscular hypotonia, dysmorphic features (coarse facies, thick eyebrows, broad nasal bridge, thick lips, inverted nipples), variable ocular defects and brain morphological abnormalities on brain MRI [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]
In this report we describe a female child with growth retardation, hypotonia and global developmental delay who was found by whole exome sequencing (WES) to be mosaic for an SLC35A2 mutation previously reported [4]. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]
Constitutionally, patients commonly have failure to thrive due to feeding and GI abnormalities and global developmental delay. [atm.amegroups.com]
Workup
EEG
- Hypsarrhythmia
Affected infants may have seizures (such as hypsarrhythmia), low muscle tone, global developmental delay, and a failure to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive). [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
She developed seizures at the age of 10 months, EEG results were suggestive of infantile spasm (intermittent hypsarrhythmia with focal sharp waves on temporal-occipital lobe). [frontiersin.org]
All reported patients, including the current one, had brain MRI abnormalities (Table 1) and had neurological symptoms ranging from developmental delay and hypotonia to early onset infantile encephalopathy with severe seizures and hypsarrhythmia. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]
The best-characterized GPI biosynthesis defect, X-linked PIGA deficiency, presents with infantile spasms with hypsarrhythmia, hypotonia, multiple brain abnormalities, and facial dysmorphisms. [atm.amegroups.com]
Treatment
Treatment and Prognosis There is a potential nutritional intervention treatment for SLC35A2-CDG, by oral D-galactose supplementation (D-galactose 1.5 g/kg/day, maximum dose 50 g/day). This treatment is still being tested on a research basis. [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
This is a multicenter, open-label, withdrawal and treatment study assessing the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of CERC-801 in subjects with SLC35A2-CDG. [clinicaltrials.gov]
Most will need a team of medical specialists to monitor their health over time and adjust needed treatments. [chop.edu]
Treatments may make the body healthy but you cannot, unfortunately, fix the brain if impaired development or damage is already evident. [cdg-uk.org]
Most CDG types do not have specific treatment or cures available. However, many of the health concerns in CDG are treatable. Current treatment for CDG patients involves screening for and treatment of health concerns. [cdgcare.org]
Prognosis
Treatment and Prognosis There is a potential nutritional intervention treatment for SLC35A2-CDG, by oral D-galactose supplementation (D-galactose 1.5 g/kg/day, maximum dose 50 g/day). This treatment is still being tested on a research basis. [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
What is the prognosis for a person with Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type Ia? Twenty percent of people with CDG-Ia die within the first year of life, often due to infection, liver problems, or heart disease. [myriad.com]
Affected individuals should talk to their physician and medical team about their specific case, associated symptoms and overall prognosis. [rarediseases.org]
Prognosis for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation PMM2-CDG (CDG-Ia) Glycomine, a research lab in the USA, is researching how to transport the PMM2 enzyme through the cell membrane and into the cell as a therapeutic treatment. [cdg-uk.org]
Details about these treatments are under the “Targeted Therapies and Prognosis” section below. [atm.amegroups.com]
Etiology
Clinical features and genetic etiology of more common CDG by pathway is summarized in Table S1. [atm.amegroups.com]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology The incidence and prevalence of all types of CDG in aggregate have not been well established, although patients have been reported worldwide from almost every ethnic background and both sexes are equally affected. [atm.amegroups.com]
Pathophysiology
Although the pathophysiology of multitude symptoms remains to be elucidated, the relationship between certain glycosylation pathways and specific clinical symptoms has been clarified. [atm.amegroups.com]
Prevention
All of the symptoms do not fully recover on this therapy, therefore the rest of the treatment focuses on identifying treatable medical conditions and preventing complications, (including supportive heart treatment, physical therapy, occupational therapy [fcdgc.rarediseasesnetwork.org]
Health concerns can be decreased through preventative medicine with appropriate nutrition and scheduled immunizations. Doctors and scientists are working to find and create more specific treatments for CDG. CDG CARE supports these research efforts. [cdgcare.org]
In gene therapy, the defective gene present in a patient is replaced with a normal gene to enable the production of the active enzyme and prevent the development and progression of the disease. [rarediseases.org]
For example, N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 (GALNT3) O-glycosylates the phosphaturic hormone, FGF23, preventing proteolytic cleavage and allowing its intact secretion. [atm.amegroups.com]