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Clinical features of a family with late-onset distal hereditary motor neuropathy harboring p.Pro39Leu variant of HSPB1.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pathogenic variants of HSPB1, the gene encoding the small heat shock protein 27, have been reported to cause autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN) type II and autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease with minimal sensory involvement (CMT2F). This study aimed to describe the clinical features of patients in a family with late-onset dHMN carrying the Pro39Leu variant of HSPB1.

METHODS: Whole-exome sequence analysis identified a heterozygous pathogenic variant (Pro39Leu) of HSPB1 in the proband. The presence of the HSPB1 Pro39Leu variant in two affected individuals was confirmed using direct nucleotide sequence analysis.

RESULTS: Both patients exhibited distal muscle weakness with lower extremity predominance and no obvious sensory deficits, leading to a clinical diagnosis of late-onset dHMN. Nerve conduction studies (NCSs) revealed a subclinical complication of sensory disturbance in one of the patients. The clinical and electrophysiological findings of patients with the HSPB1 Pro39Leu variant in this study and previous reports are summarized.

INTERPRETATION: This study suggests that the clinical spectrum of patients carrying HSPB1 Pro39Leu variants, especially the disease onset, might be broader than expected, and HSPB1 variants should be considered in patients diagnosed with late-onset dHMN. Furthermore, patients with dHMN may have concomitant sensory deficits that should be evaluated using NCSs. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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