Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to GMPPB mutations: A case report and comprehensive literature review

Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2020 May 1;20(2):275-280. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2019.3992.

Abstract

Mutations in the guanosine diphosphate mannose (GDP-mannose) pyrophosphorylase B (GMPPB) gene are rare. To date, 72 cases with GMPPB gene mutations have been reported. Herein, we reported a case of a 29-year-old Chinese male presenting with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) who was found to have two heterozygous GMPPB mutations. The patient had a progressive limb weakness for 19 years. His parents and elder brother were healthy. On examination he had a waddling gait and absent tendon reflexes in all four limbs. Electromyography showed myogenic damage. Muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed fatty degeneration in the bilateral medial thigh muscles. High-throughput gene panel sequencing revealed that the patient carried compound heterozygous mutations in the GMPPB gene, c.553C>T (p.R185C, maternal inheritance) and c.346C>T (p.P116S, paternal inheritance). This case provides additional information regarding the phenotypic spectrum of GMPPB mutations in the Chinese population.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / diagnosis*
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / genetics*
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Nucleotidyltransferases / genetics*

Substances

  • Nucleotidyltransferases
  • mannose 1-phosphate guanylyltransferase