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  • Title: Clinical Characteristics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 4J.
    Author: Sadjadi R, Picher-Martel V, Morrow JM, Thedens D, DiCamillo PA, McCray BA, Pareyson D, Herrmann DN, Reilly MM, Li J, Castro D, Shy ME, Inherited Neuropathy ConsortiumFrom the Department of Neurology (R.S., V.P.-M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases (J.M.M., M.M.R.), Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom; Department of Neurology (D.T.), and Department of Radiology (P.A.D.), University of Iowa Health Care, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City; Michigan Neuroscience Institute (B.A.M.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics (D.P.), Department of Diagnostics and Technology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.N.H.), University of Rochester, NY; Department of Neurology (J.L.), Houston Methodist Research Institute; Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center/Neurology Rare Disease Center (D.C.), Denton, TX; and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (M.E.S.), University of Iowa Health Care, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City..
    Journal: Neurology; 2024 Sep 10; 103(5):e209763. PubMed ID: 39133880.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4J (CMT4J) is caused by autosomal recessive variants in the Factor-Induced Gene 4 (FIG4) gene. Recent preclinical work has demonstrated the feasibility of adeno-associated virus serotype 9-FIG4 gene therapy. This study aimed to further characterize the CMT4J phenotype and evaluate feasibility of validated CMT-related outcome measures for future clinical trials. METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled children and adults with genetically confirmed CMT4J, with 2 documented disease-causing variants in the FIG4 gene. Patients were recruited through the Inherited Neuropathy Consortium network. Disease severity was assessed using standardized CMT-specific outcome measures and exploratory biomarkers including muscle MRI fat fraction, electrophysiology, and neurofilament light chain levels. Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were conducted to explore relationships between variables. RESULTS: We recruited a total of 19 patients, including 14 pediatric patients (mean age 10.9 ± 3.9 years) and 5 adults (mean age 40.0 ± 13.9 years). The most frequent symptoms were gross motor delay and distal more than proximal muscle weakness, which were observed in 14 of 19 patients. The most common non-neuromuscular symptoms were cognitive and respiratory deficits, each seen in 8 of 19 patients. We denoted asymmetric weakness in 2 patients and nonuniform slowing of conduction velocities in 6 patients. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale scores were affected in most patients. We observed a significant positive correlation between neurofilament light chain levels and CMTPedS, but the study was underpowered to observe a correlation between CMTPedS and MRI fat fraction. DISCUSSION: We obtained baseline clinical and biomarker data in a broad cohort with CMT4J in pediatric and adult patients. Motor delay, muscle weakness, and respiratory and cognitive difficulties were the most common clinical manifestations of CMT4J. Many patients had nerve conduction studies with nonuniform slowing, and 2 had an asymmetric pattern of muscle weakness. We observed that the neurofilament light chain levels correlated with the CMTPedS in the pediatric population. This study showed feasibility of clinical outcomes including CMTPedS in assessment of disease severity in the pediatric patient population and provided baseline characteristics of exploratory biomarkers, neurofilament light chain levels, and muscle MRI fat fraction. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic affected some of the visits, resulting in a reduced number of some of the assessments.
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