Neuropathological Phenotype of a Distinct Form of Lissencephaly Associated with Mutations in "TUBA1A"

Autor/inn/en	Fallet-Bianco, Catherine; Loeuillet, Laurence; Poirier, Karine; Loget, Philippe; Chapon, Francoise; Pasquier, Laurent; Saillour, Yoann; Beldjord, Cherif; Chelly, Jamel; Francis, Fiona
Titel	Neuropathological Phenotype of a Distinct Form of Lissencephaly Associated with Mutations in "TUBA1A"
Quelle	In: Brain, 131 (2008) 9, S.2304-2320 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0006-8950
DOI	10.1093/brain/awn155
Schlagwörter	Congenital Impairments; Genetic Disorders; Animals; Behavior Disorders; Mental Retardation; Pregnancy; Neurology; Brain; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Neurological Impairments; Neurological Organization; Severity (of Disability) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Geistige Behinderung; Schwangerschaft; Neurologie; Gehirn; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Schweregrad
Abstract	Lissencephalies are congenital malformations responsible for epilepsy and mental retardation in children. A number of distinct lissencephaly syndromes have been characterized, according to the aspect and the topography of the cortical malformation, the involvement of other cerebral structures and the identified genetic defect. A mutation in "TUBA1A," coding for alpha 1 tubulin, was recently identified in a mutant mouse associated with a behavioural disorder and a disturbance of the laminar cytoarchitectony of the isocortex and the hippocampus. Mutations of "TUBA1A" were subsequently found in children with mental retardation and brain malformations showing a wide spectrum of severities. Here we describe four fetuses with "TUBA1A" mutations and a prenatal diagnosis of major cerebral dysgeneses leading to a termination of pregnancy due to the severity of the prognosis. The study of these fetuses at 23, 25, 26 and 35 gestational weeks shows that mutations of "TUBA1A" are associated with a neuropathological phenotypic spectrum which consistently encompasses five brain structures, including the neocortex, hippocampus, corpus callosum, cerebellum and brainstem. Less constantly, abnormalities were also identified in basal ganglia, olfactory bulbs and germinal zones. At the microscopical level, migration abnormalities are suggested by abnormal cortical and hippocampal lamination, and heterotopic neurons in the cortex, cerebellum and brainstem. There are also numerous neuronal differentiation defects, such as the presence of immature, randomly oriented neurons and abnormal axon tracts and fascicles. Thus, the "TUBA1A" phenotype is distinct from "LIS1," "DCX," "RELN" and "ARX" lissencephalies. Compared with the phenotypes of children mutated for "TUBA1A," these prenatally diagnosed fetal cases occur at the severe end of the "TUBA1A" lissencephaly spectrum. This study emphasizes the importance of neuropathological examinations in cases of lissencephaly for improving our knowledge of the distinct pathogenetic and pathophysiological mechanisms. (As Provided).
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