Multisystem proteinopathy due to a homozygous p.Arg159His VCP mutation: A tale of the unexpected

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De Ridder, Willem
Azmi, Abdelkrim
Clemen, Christoph S
Eichinger, Ludwig
Hofmann, Andreas
Schroeder, Rolf
Johnson, Katherine
Topf, Ana
Straub, Volker
De Jonghe, Peter
Maudsley, Stuart
De Bleecker, Jan L
Baets, Jonathan
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2020
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Objective: To assess the clinical, radiologic, myopathologic, and proteomic findings in a patient manifesting a multisystem proteinopathy due to a homozygous valosin-containing protein gene (VCP) mutation previously reported to be pathogenic in the heterozygous state. Methods: We studied a 36-year-old male index patient and his father, both presenting with progressive limb-girdle weakness. Muscle involvement was assessed by MRI and muscle biopsies. We performed whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing for segregation analysis of the identified p.Arg159His VCP mutation. To dissect biological disease signatures, we applied state-of-the-art quantitative proteomics on muscle tissue of the index case, his father, 3 additional patients with VCP-related myopathy, and 3 control individuals. Results: The index patient, homozygous for the known p.Arg159His mutation in VCP, manifested a typical VCP-related myopathy phenotype, although with a markedly high creatine kinase value and a relatively early disease onset, and Paget disease of bone. The father exhibited a myopathy phenotype and discrete parkinsonism, and multiple deceased family members on the maternal side of the pedigree displayed a dementia, parkinsonism, or myopathy phenotype. Bioinformatic analysis of quantitative proteomic data revealed the degenerative nature of the disease, with evidence suggesting selective failure of muscle regeneration and stress granule dyshomeostasis. Conclusion: We report a patient showing a multisystem proteinopathy due to a homozygous VCP mutation. The patient manifests a severe phenotype, yet fundamental disease characteristics are preserved. Proteomic findings provide further insights into VCP-related pathomechanisms.

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Neurology

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94

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8

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INCLUSION-BODY MYOPATHY

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De Ridder, W; Azmi, A; Clemen, CS; Eichinger, L; Hofmann, A; Schroeder, R; Johnson, K; Topf, A; Straub, V; De Jonghe, P; Maudsley, S; De Bleecker, JL; Baets, J, Multisystem proteinopathy due to a homozygous p.Arg159His VCP mutation: A tale of the unexpected, Neurology, 2020, 94 (8), pp. E785-E796

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