Heterogeneity of Coenzyme Q10Deficiency: Patient Study and Literature Review
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Coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) deficiency has been associated with 5 major clinical phenotypes: encephalomyopathy, severe infantile multisystemic disease, nephropathy, cerebellar ataxia, and isolated myopathy. Primary CoQ(10) deficiency is due to defects in CoQ(10) biosynthesis, while secondary forms are due to other causes. A review of 149 cases, including our cohort of 76 patients, confirms that CoQ(10) deficiency is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous syndrome that mainly begins in childhood and predominantly manifests as cerebellar ataxia. Coenzyme Q(10) measurement in muscle is the gold standard for diagnosis. Identification of CoQ(10) deficiency is important because the condition frequently responds to treatment. Causative mutations have been identified in a small proportion of patients.
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A lack of CoQ10 has been related to several conditions, including aging and neurological disorders.
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- Authors
- Emmanuele, V., López, L. C., Berardo, A., Naini, A., Tadesse, S., Wen, B., D’Agostino, E., Solomon, M., DiMauro, S., Quinzii, C., & Hirano, M.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Venue
- Archives of Neurology
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2012-08-01
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 978-83
- ISSN
- 0003-9942 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3639472
- OpenAlex
- W2061744036
- Cited by
- 214
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 9.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Archives of Neurology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (RC1NS070232)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23HD065871, R01HD057543, R01HD056103)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological diseases and metabolism
- Keywords
- coenzyme Q10 deficiency, clinical phenotype, cerebellar ataxia, encephalomyopathy, kidney disease, myopathy, genetic mutations, treatment response
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cerebellar Ataxia, Humans, Ubiquinone, Cohort Studies, Genetic Heterogeneity
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