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The G13513A Mutation in the ND5 Gene of Mitochondrial DNA as a Common Cause of MELAS or Leigh SyndromeEvidence From 12 Cases
Sara Shanske, PhD;
Jorida Coku, BS;
Jiesheng Lu, MD;
Jaya Ganesh, MD;
Sindu Krishna, PhD;
Kurenai Tanji, MD;
Eduardo Bonilla, MD;
Ali B. Naini, PhD;
Michio Hirano, MD;
Salvatore DiMauro, MD
Arch Neurol. 2008;65(3):368-372.
Background The number of molecular causes of MELAS (a syndrome consisting of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes) and Leigh syndrome (LS) has steadily increased. Among these, mutations in the ND5 gene (OMIM 516005) of mitochondrial DNA are important, and the A13513A change has emerged as a hotspot.
Objective To describe the clinical features, muscle pathological and biochemical characteristics, and molecular study findings of 12 patients harboring the G13513A mutation in the ND5 gene of mitochondrial DNA compared with 14 previously described patients with the same mutation.
Design Clinical examinations and morphological, biochemical, and molecular analyses.
Setting Tertiary care university hospital and molecular diagnostic laboratory.
Patients Three patients had the typical syndrome features of MELAS; the other 9 had typical clinical and radiological features of LS.
Results Family history suggested maternal inheritance in a few cases; morphological studies of muscle samples rarely showed typical ragged-red fibers and more often exhibited strongly succinate dehydrogenase–reactive blood vessels. Biochemically, complex I deficiency was inconsistent and generally mild. The mutation load was relatively high in the muscle and blood specimens.
Conclusion The G13513A mutation is a common cause of MELAS and LS, even in the absence of obvious maternal inheritance, pathological findings in muscle, or severe complex I deficiency.
Author Affiliations: Departments of Neurology (Drs Shanske, Lu, Krishna, Bonilla, Naini, Hirano, and DiMauro and Ms Coku) and Pathology (Drs Tanji and Bonilla), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and Section of Biochemical Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Dr Ganesh).
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