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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory findings in the 3 patients with TMEM199-CDG

From: Three unreported cases of TMEM199-CDG, a rare genetic liver disease with abnormal glycosylation

 

Family 1

Family 2

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Onset

Last follow-up

Onset

Last follow-up

Onset

Last follow-up

Age (years)

2

27

2

24

1.4

2.4

Gender

F

M

M

Glycosylation profile

Type 2 CDG pattern

Type 2 CDG pattern

Type 2 CDG pattern

Symptoms

None

None

None

None

None

None

Clinical Examination

Slight

hepatomegaly

normal

Slight

hepatomegaly

normal

Slight

hepatomegaly

normal

Neurological Development

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Mild Delay of Speech

Normal

Brain MRI and mineral content

Normal

Normal

Not done

Malformations

None

None

None

AST (nv < 41 U/L)

349

53

299

98

656

156

ALT (nv < 45 U/L)

329

23

221

50

437

104

ALP (nv < 475 U/L)

1995

1140

3990

903

1235

713

TOTAL CHOL (nv < 200 mg/dL)

340

300

240

220

140

160

HDL CHOL (nv > 45 mg/dL)

49

54

45

46

49

54

LDL-CHOL (nv < 160 mg/dL)

256

240

176

177

96

98

CK (nv 0-170 U/L)

799

561

442

1428

510

204

Ceruloplasmin (nv 20-46 mg/dL)

6

8

4

6

8

8.4

Haptoglobin (nv 30-250 mg/dL)

20

40

40

40

30

30

Serum Copper (nv 69-122 μg/dL)

< 40

< 40

< 40

< 40

< 40

< 40

Urinary Copper (basal and after penicillamine)

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Not Done

Normal

Coagulation Parameters

Normal/Borderline

Normal

Normal/Border-line

Normal

Normal

Low ATIII activity

Liver Ultrasonography

Bright liver

Inhomogeneous echogenicity

Bright liver

Normal

Hepatomegaly

Bright liver

Hepatomegaly Bright liver

Liver Histology

Mild periportal fibrosis; focal steatosis (ages 6 & 9)

Mild periportal fibrosis; focal steatosis

(ages 2 & 5)

Not done

Liver EMa

No Wilsonian changes (age 6)

No Wilsonian changes (age 6)

Not done

Liver Copper (nv < 50 μg/g dry weight)

318 μg/g at age 6;280 μg/g at age 9

250 μg/g at age 2: 312 μg/g at age 5

Not done

Wilson Disease molecular studyb

Negative

Negative

Negative

Treatments

Vitamin D × 1 yr at age 4; Penicillamine for 6 mos at age 5 with no effects

None

None

  1. Abbreviations: ALP alkaline phosphatase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, AT III antithrombin III, CHOL cholesterol, CK, creatine kinase, EM electron microscopy, MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  2. aCourtesy of Prof. I. Sternlieb; NY, USA
  3. bCourtesy of Dr. J Loudianos, University of Cagliari – Italy