CAV3 mutations causing exercise intolerance, myalgia and rhabdomyolysis: expanding the phenotypic spectrum of caveolinopathies

Renata Siciliani Scalco, Alice R. Gardiner, Robert D.S. Pitceathly, David Hilton-Jones, Anthony H Schapira, Chris Turner, Matt Parton, Mahalekshmi Desikan, Rita Barresi, Julie Marsh, Adnan Y Manzur, Anne-Marie Childs, Lucy Feng, Elaine Murphy, Phillipa J Lamont, Gianina Ravenscroft, William Wallefeld, Mark R Davis, Nigel G Laing, Janice L. HoltonDoreen Fialho, Kate Bushby, Michael G Hanna, Rahul Phadke, Heinz Jungbluth, Henry Houlden, Ros Quinlivan

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Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis is often due to a combination of environmental trigger(s) and genetic predisposition; however, the underlying genetic cause remains elusive in many cases. Mutations in CAV3 lead to various neuromuscular phenotypes with partial overlap, including limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 1C (LGMD1C), rippling muscle disease, distal myopathy and isolated hyperCKemia. Here we present a series of eight patients from seven families presenting with exercise intolerance and rhabdomyolysis caused by mutations in CAV3 diagnosed by next generation sequencing (NGS) (n=6). Symptoms included myalgia (n=7), exercise intolerance (n=6) and episodes of rhabdomyolysis (n=2). Percussion-induced rapid muscle contractions (PIRCs) were seen in five out of six patients examined. A previously reported heterozygous mutation in CAV3 (p.T78M) and three novel variants (p.V14I, p.F41S, p.F54V) were identified. Caveolin-3 immunolabeling in muscle was normal in 3/4 patients however, immunoblotting showed more than 50% reduction of caveolin-3 in five patients compared with controls. This case series demonstrates that exercise intolerance, myalgia and rhabdomyolysis may be caused by CAV3 mutations and broadens the phenotypic spectrum of caveolinopathies. In our series immunoblotting was a more sensitive method to detect reduced caveolin-3 levels than immunohistochemistry in skeletal muscle. Patients presenting with muscle pain, exercise intolerance and rhabdomyolysis should be routinely tested for PIRCs as this may be an important clinical clue for caveolinopathies, even in the absence of other “typical” features. The use of NGS may expand current knowledge concerning inherited diseases, and unexpected/atypical phenotypes may be attributed to well-known human disease genes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)504-510
Number of pages7
JournalNeuromuscular Disorders
Volume26
Issue number8
Early online date11 May 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2016

Keywords

  • CAV3
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Myoglobinuria
  • Caveolinopathy
  • Exercise Intolerance
  • Myalgia

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