Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders that disturb glycogen synthesis or utilization. Although it is one of the oldest inherited metabolic disorders, new genetic methods and long-time patient follow-ups provide us with unique insight into the genotype–phenotype correlations. The aim of this study was to share the phenotypic features and molecular diagnostic results that include new pathogenic variants in theour GSD cases. Twenty-six GSD patients were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, initial laboratory and imaging features, and current findings of the patients were recorded. Molecular analysis results were classified as novel or previously defined variants. Novel variants were analyzed with pathogenicity prediction tools according to American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACGM) criteria. Twelve novel and rare variants in six different genes were associated with the disease. Hearing impairment in two patients with GSD I, early peripheral neuropathy after liver transplantation in one patient with GSD IV, epilepsy and neuromotor retardation in three patients with GSD IXA were determined. AWe characterized a heterogeneous group of all diagnosed GSDs over a 5-year period was characterized in thein our institution, and identified novel variants and new clinical findings. It is still difficult to establish a genotype–phenotype correlation in GSDs.
ID | Type | Glycose mg/dL |
AST U/L |
ALT IU/L |
CPK U/L |
LDL mg/dL |
HDL mg/dL |
Cholesterol mg/dL |
Triglyceride mg/dL |
AFP ng/mL |
Lactate mg/dL |
Ketone | Ultrasound and/or ECHO |
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ID | Type | Gene | Inheritence | Allele 1 | Allele 2 | ||||||||||||||
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P1 | GSD0 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 55 | 95 | 61 | 168 | 68 | 1 | 30 | + | normal | ||||||
P1 | GSD0 | GYS2 | AR | c.607A>G p.Thr203Ala | c.1145G>A p.(Gly382Glu) | P2 | GSD0 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 68 | 79 | 68 | 172 | 56 | 1 | 26 | ++ | |
P2 | normal | ||||||||||||||||||
GSD0 | GYS2 | P3 | GSD0 | 49 | 16 | 30 | 67 | 58 | c.1307A>C p.Gln436Pro | 65 | 136 | 64 | 1 | 11 | + | normal | |||
P4 | GSDIa | 12 | 134 | 73 | |||||||||||||||
P4 | GSDIa | 57 | 126 | 27 | 323 | 2007 | 2 | 65 | + | grade 1 steatosis | |||||||||
G6PC | AR | c.247C>T p.R83C | c.247C>T p.R83C | P5 | GSDIa | 14 | 65 | 71 | 49 | 136 | 41 | 213 | 546 | 2 | 40 | ||||
P5 | GSDIa | G6PC | ++ | hepatomegaly | |||||||||||||||
AR | c.247C>T p.R83C | P6 | GSDIa | 9 | 282 | 133 | 67 | 149 | 23 | 341 | 1158 | 1 | 53 | +++ | heterogeneity in liver and kidney | ||||
c.247C>T p.R83C | |||||||||||||||||||
P6 | GSDIa | G6PC | AR | P7 | GSDIa | 16 | 257 | 305 | 97 | 171 | 13 | 304 | 1200 | 2 | 97 | + | heterogeneity in liver and kidney | ||
P8 | GSDIa | 73 | 197 | 187 | 67 | 184 | 44 | 284 | 944 | 1.5 | 35 | neg | hepatomegaly, heterogenity | ||||||
P9 | GSDIb | 20 | 62 | 45 | 76 | 94 | AR | c.1043_1044delCT p.Pro348ArgfsTer519 | 167 | 267 | 1.2 | c.1043_1044delCT p.Pro348ArgfsTer526 | neg | grade 1 steatosis | |||||
P10 | GSD III | 34 | 226 | 327 | 1760 | ||||||||||||||
P10 | GSD III | AGL | AR | 138 | 12 | 225 | c.1019delA p.Gln340fs | c.1019delA p.Gln340fs | 370 | 1 | 43 | neg | grade 2 steatosis hepatomegaly | ||||||
P11 | GSDIII | ||||||||||||||||||
P11 | 71 | 705 | 867 | 867 | 186 | 30 | 217 | GSDIII | AGL | AR479 | 4.4 | 42 | neg | grade 1 steatosis, hepatomegaly | |||||
c.1020del p.Glu340Aspfs*9 | c.1020del p.Glu340Aspfs*9 | P12 | GSDIII | ||||||||||||||||
P12 | GSDIII | AGL | AR | c.4126C>T p.Gln1376 | c.4126C>T p.Gln1376 | P16 | GSDV | 100 | 33 | 18 | 318 | 95 | 38 | 178 | 69 | − | − | neg | normal |
P13 | GSDIV | GBE1 | AR | c.1492G>A p.Glu498Lys | c.1492G>A p.Glu498Lys | ||||||||||||||
P14 | GSDIV | GBE1 | AR | c.1054G>C p.Asp352His | c.1054G>C p.Asp352His | P17 | |||||||||||||
P15 | GSDVI | ||||||||||||||||||
P21 | GSDIXa | PH KA2 | XL | c.3614C>T p.Pro1205Leu | c.3614C>T p.Pro1205Leu | ||||||||||||||
P22 | GSDIXa | PHKA2 | XL | c.1978C>T p.Leu660Phe | |||||||||||||||
67 | 1 | 9 | +++ | hepatomegaly |
AR | |||||||||||||||||||
c.607A>G p.Thr203Ala | c.1145G>A p.(Gly382Glu) | ||||||||||||||||||
P3 | GSD0 | GYS2 | AR | c.1307A>C p.Gln436Pro | |||||||||||||||
c.562+1G>A | |||||||||||||||||||
c.562+1G>A | |||||||||||||||||||
P7 | GSDIa | G6PC | AR | c.247C>T p.Arg83Cys | c.247C>T p.Arg83Cys | ||||||||||||||
P8 | GSD1a | G6PC | AR | c.247C>T p.Arg83cys | c.247C>T p.Arg83cys | ||||||||||||||
P9 | GSDIb | SLC37A4 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | |||||||||||||||||||
160 | 123 | 424 | 145 | 8 | 234 | 471 | 41 | 25 | + | grade 1 heterogeneity, hepatomegaly | |||||||||
P13 | GSDIV | 74 | 317 | 137 | 54 | 96 | 28 | 139 | 75 | 13 | 12 | neg | nodular heterogeneous liver | ||||||
P14 | GSDIV | 65 | 158 | 14 | 57 | 104 | 46 | 172 | 106 | 18 | 13 | neg | nodular heterogeneous in liver | ||||||
P15 | GSDV | 86 | 50 | 29 | 556 | 78 | 45 | 139 | 69 | 0.8 | 15 | GSDVneg | normal | PYGM | AR | c.1A>G p.Met1Val | c.1A>G p.Met1Val | ||
P16 | GSDV | PYGM | AR | ||||||||||||||||
74 | 545 | 444 | 87 | 104 | 22 | 178 | 241 | 2 | 25 | + | hepatomegaly | ||||||||
c.772+2_772+3delTG | c.772+2_772+3delTG | ||||||||||||||||||
P17 | GSDVI | PYGL | AR | c.1355G>T p.Gly452Val | c.1355G>T p.Gly452Val | P18 | GSDVI | 48 | 193 | 78 | 69 | 72 | 29 | 124 | 115 | 1.9 | 26 | ++ | hepatomegaly |
P18 | GSDVI | PYGL | AR | c.2380-1G>C IVS19_1G>C | c.2380-1G>C IVS19_1G>C | P19 | GSDVI | 39 | 60 | 64 | 98 | 94 | 36 | 158 | 138 | 2.7 | 31 | + | hepatomegaly |
P19 | GSDVI | PYGL | AR | c.2380+1G>C IVS19+1G>C | c.2380+1G>C IVS19+1G>C | P20 | GSDVI | 59 | 74 | 78 | 89 | 112 | 39 | 125 | 67 | 1.7 | 12 | + | grade 1 steatosis, hepatomegaly |
P20 | GSDVI | PYGL | AR | c.921_924del p.His308Leufs*8 | c.921_924del p.His308Leufs*8 | P21 | GSDIXa | 45 | 225 | 189 | 356 | 153 | 17 | 224 | 276 | 1 | 12 | + | hepatomegaly, grade 1 steatosis |
P22 | GSDIXa | 56 | 199 | 111 | 525 | 107 | 33 | 159 | c.1978C>T p.Leu660Phe | 98 | 2 | 38 | ++ | hepatomegaly | |||||
P23 | GSDIXa | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
P23 | GSDIXa | PHKA2 | 86 | 98 | 215 | 164 | 45 | 198 | 218 | 1.2 | 15 | neg | hepatomagaly, heterogenity, hypertophic CMP | ||||||
XL | c.3028-2A>G | c.3028-2A>G | P24 | GSDIXa | 75 | 68 | 64 | 218 | 120 | 72 | 208 | ||||||||
P24 | 71 | − | GSDIXa | 26 | neg | hepatomagaly | |||||||||||||
PHKA2 | XL | c.3201G>T p.Trp1067Cys | c.3201G>T p.Trp1067Cys | P25 | GSDIXb | 78 | 74 | 50 | |||||||||||
P25 | 562 | 89 | GSDIXb | 61 | 169 | 76 | 5 | 11 | ++ | grade 1 heterogeneity | |||||||||
PHKB | AR | Exon18_21 deletion | Exon18_21 deletion | P26 | GSDIXd | ||||||||||||||
P26 | GSDIXd | 67 | 80 | 84 | PHKA1 | XL | c.1963C>T p.Arg655Cys292 | 76 | 48 | c.1963C>T p.Arg655Cys138 |
Another novel mutation of G6PC associated with GSDIa was detected in a patient; c.562+1G>A (P7, homozygous). The most striking finding was the bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment that was detected in two of the patients with different mutations (one with common, previously defined; c.247C>T and one with novel; c.562+1G>A, P6, P7, respectively) [7][8][9,10]. Iwanicka-Pronicka et al. [9][11] reported hearing impairment “at birth” in four (2 GSDIa; 2 GSDIb) out of 40 GSDI cases (20 patients with each subtype). The underlying mechanism has not been yet determined. Hearing impairment was determined when P6 was 6 months old and P7 was 18 months old; both of them passed newborn hearing screening tests and have normal brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), EEG (electroencephalogram), and neurocognitive development; they had a cochlear implant at the age of 1 and 2, respectively. Both have mild disarticulation and speech disturbance. As their hearing was normal at birth, auditory dysfunction gene panel or whole exome sequencing (WES) was not performed. For this reason, it would be appropriate to perform hearing evaluation in order to detect hearing loss early in GSD type 1 patients. Short stature and osteoporosis are remarkable findings among patients at any age, and may be due to inappropriate metabolic control, poor nutrition, the effects of lactic acidosis, or accompanying endocrinological problems (hypogonadism) [10][11][12][12,13,14]. The occurrence of osteoporosis in all of the patients, except the younger (P5), can be attributed to the above-mentioned factors.
Two missense mutations were identified in GBE1-related GSDIV (one previously defined; c.1492G>A p.E498K and one novel; c.1054G>C p.Asp352His, P13, P14, respectively). P14 typically presented with hypotonia, myopathy, and hepatopathy. There is no treatment for this case other than liver transplantation [13][17]. Apart from that, it also causes a complex neurological condition called “Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease” (APBD), which shows symptoms after the fifth decade of life. It presents a variable combination of cognitive impairment, pyramidal tetraparesis, peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar dysfunction, and extrapyramidal signs [14][15][18,19]. There is no reported case in the literature that has both severe hepatic and neuromuscular involvement at this age. Performing neurological follow-up of patients with GBE1 mutation from an earlier age will provide a chance for early detection of neurological findings.
GSDVI may present with different combinations of findings including hepatomegaly, mild-to-moderate hypoglycemia, hyperlactatemia, hyper-transaminasemia, and short stature [16][17][20,21]. Short stature with normal neuromotor development should be a warning sign for GSD type VI.
GSDIX is a group of glycogenoses caused by hepatic phosphorylase kinase deficiency, a hexadecameric enzyme comprising four copies each of four unique subunits encoded by four different genes; PHKA1, PHKA2, PHKB, and PHKG2 [16][18] [20,22]. Five out of six patients had novel mutated genes as follows; in PHKA2 c.1978C>T (p.Leu660Phe) (P22, homozygous) c.3028-2A>G (p.) (P23, homozygous), c.3201G>T (p.Trp1067Cys) (P24, homozygous), in PHKB exon 18_21 deletion (p.) (P25, homozygous), in PHKA1 c.1963C>T (p.Arg655Cys) (P26, homozygous). The most common findings are hepatomegaly, short stature, delay in motor development, the elevation of transaminases, cholesterol, and triglyceride, fasting hyperketosis, and hypoglycemia.