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Table 4 Reported Mutations in ASAH1 that result in SMA-PME

From: Acid ceramidase deficiency: Farber disease and SMA-PME

DNA Change

Mutation type

Locus

Amino acid change

Allelic status

ACDase activity

Number of cases

Reference

c.77C > G

Missense

Exon 1

p.P26R

Heteroallelic

NI

1

[200]

c.124A > G

Missense

Exon 2

p.T42A

Homoallelic & Heteroallelic

< 10%

4

[43, 47, 49]

c.125C > T

Missense

Exon 2

p.T42M

Homoallelic

32%

12

[36, 44,45,46, 153, 201]

c.125 + 1G > A

Insertion

Intron 2

–

Heteroallelic

NI

2

[49, 200]

c.177C > G

Nonsense

Exon 3

p.Y59*

Heteroallelic

NI

1

[44]

c.223_224insC

Insertion

Exon 3

pV75Afs*6

Heteroallelic

NI

1

[44]

c.410A > G

Missense

Exon 6

p.Y137C

Heteroallelic

NI

1

[48]

c.456A > C

Missense

Exon 6

p.K152N

Heteroallelic

< 20%

5

[44, 48, 49, 91]

c.518A > T

Missense

Exon 8

p.N173I

Heteroallelic

< 10%

1

[37]

c.536C > T

Missense

Exon 8

p.T179I

Heteroallelic

NI

3

[43, 49]

c.594_599dupCTTCAA

Duplication

Exon 8

F199_K200dup

Heteroallelic

< 10%

1

[37]

c.850G > T

Nonsense

Exon 11

p.G284X

Heteroallelic

< 10%

1

[145]

c.886C > T

Missense

Exon 11

p.R296X

Heteroallelic

< 20%

1

[91]

  1. List of ASAH1 mutations reported in the literature that result in SMA-PME. Only pathogenic mutations are included. The number of cases column indicates any case in which one allele carries a mutation. Patients with compound mutations that are pathogenic are listed twice. The listed residual enzyme activity is expressed as a percent of the normal control; NI not indicated