Arthrogryposis multiplex with deafness, inguinal hernias, and early death: a family report of a probably autosomal recessive trait

Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Aug 30;137(2):125-9. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30860.

Abstract

We report on three male newborn infants of a highly inbred Lebanese family presenting with a characteristic phenotype: arthrogryposis multiplex, deafness, large inguinal hernia, hiccup-like diaphragmatic contractions, and inability to suck, requiring nasogastric gavage feeding. All three boys died from respiratory failure during the first 3 months of life. Intra vitam or post mortem examinations revealed myopathic changes and elevated glycogen content of muscle tissue. This new syndrome is probably transmitted in an autosomal recessive mode, although X-linked inheritance cannot be excluded.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 1,4-alpha-Glucan Branching Enzyme / genetics
  • 1,4-alpha-Glucan Branching Enzyme / metabolism
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / metabolism
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology*
  • Arthrogryposis / pathology*
  • Consanguinity
  • Deafness / pathology*
  • Family Health
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Genes, Recessive / genetics
  • Glycogen / metabolism
  • Hernia, Inguinal / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Phosphorylase a / metabolism
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

Substances

  • Glycogen
  • Phosphorylase a
  • 1,4-alpha-Glucan Branching Enzyme