Mitochondrial disorder with OPA1 mutation lacking optic atrophy

Mitochondrion. 2009 Jul;9(4):279-81. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2009.03.001. Epub 2009 Mar 20.

Abstract

OPA1 is highly expressed in retina and optic nerve. OPA1 mutations were first identified in patients with non-syndromic autosomal dominant optic atrophy. Recently, OPA1 mutations were detected in a multisystemic disorder which has optic atrophy as the core clinical feature and multiple mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions in muscle. We report a patient with a multisystemic disorder and multiple muscle mtDNA deletions, carrying an in-frame deletion in OPA1 in the absence of optic atrophy. This patient provides evidence that optic atrophy is not the main clinical manifestation of OPA1-related disorders. OPA1 analysis should be considered in mitochondrial disorders despite the lack of optic atrophy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
  • Female
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitochondrial Diseases / genetics*
  • Mitochondrial Diseases / pathology*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Optic Atrophy / pathology*
  • Sequence Deletion*

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases
  • OPA1 protein, human