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Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome of neonatal onset simulating a congenital infection

Authors :
Esteban-Marfil, MV
Martínez-Espinosa, N
Santiago-Gutiérrez, C
Sierra-Córcoles, C
Cruz-Moreno, J de la
Sanchís-Calvo, A
Crow, YJ
Martínez-Frías, ML
Source :
Repisalud, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (IIER), 2009.

Abstract

Dismorfología y Genética Clínica Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS) is a genetic disorder with autosomal recessive aetiology characterized by an early developed encephalopathy with severe physical and mental handicaps. The neonatal form (20% of the cases) shows a phenotype similar to a congenital infection, hence there exists the possibility of misdiagnosis and misinformation to parents about the risk of recurrence. We present a new case of AGS with a neonatal onset and also review clinical patterns, laboratory and neuroimaging findings, and new advances in geneticmolecular diagnosis that have allowed us to delineate the phenotypic spectrum and confirm the aetiology in more than 80% of cases. No

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Repisalud, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Accession number :
edsair.dedup.wf.001..1cb16f6fc55916829b9089b0459a9cf4