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High rate of autonomic neuropathy in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by typical facial features, growth failure, limb abnormalities, and gastroesophageal dysfunction that may be caused by mutations in several genes that disrupt gene regulation early in development. Symptoms in individuals w...

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Published in:Orphanet journal of rare diseases 2021-10, Vol.16 (1), p.1-458, Article 458
Main Authors: Pablo, M. J, Pamplona, P, Haddad, M, Benavente, I, Latorre-Pellicer, A, Arnedo, M, Trujillano, L, Bueno-Lozano, G, Kerr, L. M, Huisman, S. A, Kaiser, F. J, Ramos, F, Kline, A. D, Pie, J, Puisac, B
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Summary:Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by typical facial features, growth failure, limb abnormalities, and gastroesophageal dysfunction that may be caused by mutations in several genes that disrupt gene regulation early in development. Symptoms in individuals with CdLS suggest that the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is involved, yet there is little direct evidence. Somatic nervous system was evaluated by conventional motor and sensory nerve conduction studies and autonomic nervous system by heart rate variability, sympathetic skin response and sudomotor testing. CdLS Clinical Score and genetic studies were also obtained. Sympathetic skin response and sudomotor test were pathological in 35% and 34% of the individuals with CdLS, respectively. Nevertheless, normal values in large fiber nerve function studies. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is found in many individuals with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and could be related to premature aging.
ISSN:1750-1172
1750-1172
DOI:10.1186/s13023-021-02082-y