Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 3

Coenzyme Q10 deficiency type 1 is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting the central nervous system; muscles; and occasionally kidneay, heart, and growth. It is caused by mutations of the PDSS2 gene.

Clinical Findings

Five major clinical phenotypes can be distinguished: (1) encephalomyopathic form with ataxia and seizures; (2) multisystem infantile form with encephalopathy, cardiomyopathy, and nephropathy; (3) cerebellar form with cerebellar atrophy and consequentially ataxia; (4) Leigh syndrome with growth retardation; and (5) isolated myopathic form.

Management

The disorder can be successfully treated in some cases by Coenzyme Q10 substitution.

Systematic

Coenzyme Q10 deficiency
	Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 1
	Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 2
	Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 3
		PDSS2
	Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 4
	Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 5
	Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 6

References:

1.	Quinzii CM et al. (2010) Reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, and cell death correlate with level of CoQ10 deficiency.

2.	Saiki R et al. (2005) Characterization of solanesyl and decaprenyl diphosphate synthases in mice and humans.

3.	López LC et al. (2006) Leigh syndrome with nephropathy and CoQ10 deficiency due to decaprenyl diphosphate synthase subunit 2 (PDSS2) mutations.

4.	Peng M et al. (2008) Primary coenzyme Q deficiency in Pdss2 mutant mice causes isolated renal disease.

5.	OMIM.ORG article Omim 610564