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Multisystem triglyceride storage disorder without ichthyosis in two siblings

R Wessalowski1, H Schroten, E Neuen-Jacob

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

This study identifies a rare multisystem triglyceride storage disease in siblings, presenting with Jordans

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Multisystem triglyceride storage diseases are rare genetic disorders affecting lipid metabolism.
  • Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome is a known cause, characterized by ichthyosis, neurological issues, and lipid accumulation.

Observation:

  • A four-year-old boy and his nine-year-old sister presented with hepatomegaly, vacuolized granulocytes (Jordans' anomaly), and myopathy.
  • The patients exhibited early fatigability but lacked congenital ichthyosis, a key feature of Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome.

Findings:

  • Biochemical analyses for carnitines, carnitine palmityl transferase, and beta-oxidation enzymes were normal.
  • Lipid distribution in various cells was consistent with Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome, despite the absence of ichthyosis.

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Implications:

  • This case highlights a variant of triglyceride storage disease, potentially a novel form or atypical Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the specific genetic basis and long-term prognosis of this ichthyosis-negative variant.