Serial prenatal and postnatal MRI of dystroglycanopathy in a patient with familial B3GALNT2 mutation

Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Jun;47(7):884-888. doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-3821-1. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Abstract

The dystroglycanopathies are a heterogeneous group of conditions, with mutations in B3GALNT2 described in association with congenital muscular dystrophy. The serial prenatal MRI findings in this disorder have not been well described. We present sequential prenatal and postnatal MRI findings in a boy with compound heterozygous mutations in B3GALNT2, as well as the MRI findings of his two siblings with similar mutations. These findings provide new insight into the molecular pathogenesis and neurodevelopment of congenital muscular dystrophy.

Keywords: Children; Cobblestone lissencephaly; Congenital muscular dystrophy; Dystroglycanopathy; Fetus; Magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dystroglycans
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Muscular Dystrophies / congenital*
  • Muscular Dystrophies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mutation
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases / genetics*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis

Substances

  • Dystroglycans
  • B3GALNT2 protein, human
  • N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases