TK2 mutation presenting as indolent myopathy

Neurology. 2013 Jan 29;80(5):504-6. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827f0ff7. Epub 2013 Jan 9.

Abstract

Recessive mutations in the TK2 gene typically cause fatal infantile mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndromes (MDS).(1-3) However, the progression of weakness may vary,(4) as shown by recently described adult patients with late-onset myopathy.(5,6) To date, only 5 adult patients with TK2-related MDS have been reported. Herein, we describe a man who had several unusual features. Clinically, he was weak as a child but sought medical attention as an adult. At the molecular level, multiple mtDNA deletions in muscle were more prominent than mtDNA depletion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Diseases / genetics*
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Thymidine Kinase / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • thymidine kinase 2
  • Thymidine Kinase