TY - JOUR
T1 - CAV3 mutations causing exercise intolerance, myalgia and rhabdomyolysis: expanding the phenotypic spectrum of caveolinopathies
AU - Scalco, Renata Siciliani
AU - Gardiner, Alice R.
AU - Pitceathly, Robert D.S.
AU - Hilton-Jones, David
AU - Schapira, Anthony H
AU - Turner, Chris
AU - Parton, Matt
AU - Desikan, Mahalekshmi
AU - Barresi, Rita
AU - Marsh, Julie
AU - Manzur, Adnan Y
AU - Childs, Anne-Marie
AU - Feng, Lucy
AU - Murphy, Elaine
AU - Lamont, Phillipa J
AU - Ravenscroft, Gianina
AU - Wallefeld, William
AU - Davis, Mark R
AU - Laing, Nigel G
AU - Holton, Janice L.
AU - Fialho, Doreen
AU - Bushby, Kate
AU - Hanna, Michael G
AU - Phadke, Rahul
AU - Jungbluth, Heinz
AU - Houlden, Henry
AU - Quinlivan, Ros
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - CAV3
KW - Rhabdomyolysis
KW - Myoglobinuria
KW - Caveolinopathy
KW - Exercise Intolerance
KW - Myalgia
U2 - 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.05.006
M3 - Article
SN - 0960-8966
VL - 26
SP - 504
EP - 510
JO - Neuromuscular Disorders
JF - Neuromuscular Disorders
IS - 8
ER -