Presentation
Case 2 presented a fatal episode of acute renal failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
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Short Stature
Short stature and walking difficulties become evident in the 2 nd year of life when the child starts to walk. These skeletal changes are progressive with age. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
WRS should be suspected in any child who presents with permanent, nonimmune neonatal/infantile diabetes associated with skeletal dysplasia, short stature, episodes of acute liver failure, or pancytopenia, diabetes associated with skeletal dysplasia, short [abstracts.eurospe.org]
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Euthyroid
Thyroid dysfunction in WRS is a transient phenomenon reflecting euthyroid sickness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
She was euthyroid on L-thyroxine therapy. [abstracts.eurospe.org]
However, in two patients, the changes were transient in keeping with euthyroid sickness (ES), while in the remaining three patients the thyroid function tests were not repeated. [tandfonline.com]
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Turkish
This report presents an 8-year-old WRS case who is found to have W522X mutation in EIF2AK3 gene which was only found in two other unrelated Turkish families. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
In particular, it was observed in four out of four patients studied from two Turkish families with the W522X mutation, three out of three French/Tunisian siblings with the Fs346X346 mutation, one child with a Fs910X956 in a single-affected family, and [doi.org]
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Death in Childhood
[…] in childhood from fulminant liver and concomitant kidney failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Recurrent Bacterial Infection
Neonatal diabetes mellitus because of pancreatic agenesis with dysmorphic features and recurrent bacterial infections. Pediatr Diabetes. 2008 ; 9: 240 – 4. [doi.org]
Gastrointestinal
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Failure to Thrive
Clinical follow up of the affected individuals shows that in at least some of them, PNDM was associated with short stature, failure to thrive, neurodevelopmental delay, epilepsy and hepatic and renal dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Other features such as renal dysfunction, failure to thrive, neutropenia, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, hypothyroidism, recurrent infection, and developmental delay have been reported in some patients (3–5). [tandfonline.com]
Other features such as renal dysfunction, failure to thrive, neutropenia, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, hypothyroidism, recurrent infection, and developmental delay have been reported in some patients ( 3 Senee V, Vattem KM, Delepine M, Rainbow LA [doi.org]
Other features of the syndrome include renal dysfunction, failure to thrive, neutropenia, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, hypothyroidism, recurrent infection and developmental delay. [edm.bioscientifica.com]
Musculoskeletal
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Osteopenia
Wolcott–Rallison syndrome, WRS, is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder with infancy-onset diabetes mellitus, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, osteopenia, mental retardation or developmental delay, and hepatic and renal dysfunction as main clinical findings [en.wikipedia.org]
Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (WRS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by early-onset diabetes, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, tendency to skeletal fractures secondary to osteopenia, and growth retardation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Lordosis
There is usually a short trunk, excessive lordosis, a short and broad chest, and genu valgum. This report presents a case of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome in a 10 year old child. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Regarding vertebrae, changes are especially marked at the dorsolumbar level with a consequent appearance of thoracic kyphosis and/or lumbar lordosis. Difficulty in walking is frequent. [journals.lww.com]
Skeletal survey revealed epiphyseal dysplasia involving proximal and distal femoral epiphysis and proximal tibial epiphysis, generalized osteoporosis, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis and mild platyspondyly. [degruyter.com]
Changes are especially marked at the dorso-lumbar level with a consequent appearance of thoracic kyphosis and/or lumbar lordosis. [doi.org]
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Arthralgia
Affected individuals also experience early onset pain and stiffness in affected joints (early-onset arthritis) that can develop in chronic joint pain (arthralgia) and damage to the joints. The hips and the knees are commonly affected. [rarediseases.org]
Psychiatrical
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Suggestibility
The findings suggested a metabolic block in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, but lack of material precluded enzyme analyses. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
Clinical Testing and Workup Basic x-rays (radiographs) can help to establish a diagnosis of rMED by revealing abnormal epiphyses, brachydactyly, and a double patella. [rarediseases.org]
Treatment
Management and treatment Close therapeutic monitoring of diabetes should be considered and treatment with an insulin pump is recommended, especially in the first months of life, due to the risk of acute episodes of hypoglycemia. [orpha.net]
We report on primary hypothyroidism, which has not been previously described, of a patient with Wolcott-Rallison syndrome due to novel mutation (W521X), who showed improved growth after thyroid hormone treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Liver, pancreas and kidney transplantation for the treatment of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. American Journal of Transplantation, 15 (2), 565-567. Liver, pancreas and kidney transplantation for the treatment of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. / Tzakis, A. [miami.pure.elsevier.com]
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Prognosis
Prognosis Prognosis is poor and most patients die at a young age from multiple-organ failure with predominant liver and renal dysfunction. The documents contained in this web site are presented for information purposes only. [orpha.net]
Prognosis - Wolcott-Rallison syndrome Not supplied. Treatment - Wolcott-Rallison syndrome Not supplied. Resources - Wolcott-Rallison syndrome Not supplied. [checkorphan.org]
Prognosis is poor and most patients die at a young age. Intervention strategies targeting ER dysfunction provide hope for future therapy and prevention. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
A long-term follow-up study would provide more insight into the clinical phenotype and prognosis of WRS. [tandfonline.com]
We noticed a variation in the age at onset, frequency, and prognosis of hepatitis between patients. [karger.com]
Etiology
The Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group data showed that 54% of ALF were of indeterminate etiology in children 3 years of age [3]. [indianpediatrics.net]
Etiology WRS is caused by mutations in the EIF2AK3 gene encoding eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 (PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase; PERK), which plays a key role in translation control during unfolded protein response. [orpha.net]
[…] pancreati anomalies severe pancreatic hypoplasia neonatal diabetes mellitus laryngeal stenosis isolated central hypothyroidism ( 12210348 ) epiphyseal dysplasia central nervous system arrhinencephaly cerebellar cortical dysplasia mental retardation Etiology [humpath.com]
Investigating the siblings for cystic kidneys or testing for cystic kidney disease in a gene panel could shed some light on the etiology of the disease in the index case. The renal involvement in WRS is well known (3). [edm.bioscientifica.com]
Epidemiology
Summary Epidemiology Fewer than 60 cases have been reported to date. Most patients are from consanguineous families. Prevalence may therefore vary significantly between countries.WRS may be underdiagnosed because of early death before diagnosis. [orpha.net]
Although genetic components in these diseases are clearly present, the lack of obvious and homogeneous modes of transmission has slowed progress by prevent ing the full exploitation of classical genetic epidemiologic techniques. [books.google.de]
Epidemiology This is a rare disease, with fewer than 60 cases described in the literature [3, 4]. [go.gale.com]
Data on the epidemiology of WRS are limited, and the latest literature review on the subject suggested that less than 60 WRS cases were reported worldwide (2). [tandfonline.com]
Bappal B, Raghupathy P, de Silva V, Khusaiby SM (1999) Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus: clinical presentation and epidemiology in Oman. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 80:F209–F212 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 3. [doi.org]
Pathophysiology
This is the first case in which the pathophysiological role of EIF2AK3 deficiency in WRS is confirmed at the molecular level. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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This demonstrates that EIF2AK3 gene plays a major role in the pathophysiology of WRS. In addition, EIF2aK3 kinase activity appears to be essential for pancreatic islet cell function and bone development in humans. References 1. [annsaudimed.net]
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These mice models have proven very useful to dissect the pathophysiology of WRS. [doi.org]
Prevention
Furthermore, Os Odontoideum needs to be actively screened for in WRS patients to prevent neurological and respiratory compromise. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
CASE REPORT Year : 2012 Volume : 30 Issue : 3 Page : 250-253 Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome 1 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India 2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry [jisppd.com]
Future episodes of liver failure, the main contributor to the increased mortality in WRS, may be prevented through timely liver transplantation. [miami.pure.elsevier.com]
At any age, hypoglycemia should be prevented because the disease can decompensate, even if this requires maintaining the level of glucose above the objectives generally recommended in diabetic children. [orpha.net]