MARCHF6'da Küçük TTTCA Eklemeleri ile Tekrarlanan Genişlemeler Epilepsi Olmadan Familyal Miyoklonus Neden Olur.

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BackgroundFamilial adult myoclonus epilepsy (FAME) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by the same intronic TTTTA/TTTCA repeat expansion in seven distinct genes. TTTTA-only expansions are benign, whereas those containing TTTCA insertions are pathogenic.ObjectiveWe investigated the genetic basis of dominant cortical myoclonus without seizures in two unrelated families.MethodsRepeat-primed polymerase chain reaction (PCR), long-range PCR, and nanopore sequencing were used to detect and characterize expansions at known FAME loci.ResultsWe identified a novel repeat expansion in MARCHF6, comprising 388 to 454 elongated TTTTA repeats and 5 to 11 TTTCA repeats at the 3'-terminus, segregating with cortical myoclonus in 8 affected individuals. This configuration shows meiotic stability but low-level somatic variability in blood. We observed an inverse correlation between the number of TTTCA repeats and the age at myoclonus onset.ConclusionsThese findings indicate that as little as five TTTCA repeats combined with expanded TTTTA repeats can cause cortical myoclonus without epilepsy, highlighting the potential mechanisms underlying FAME pathophysiology. © 2025 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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