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A Case Report of a Pedigree with Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy Caused by a Homozygous c.1124G>A Variant an the /*9Vaccinia-Related Kinase 1 Gene.

Aiming Yang Ying He Y. Weng Yun-Yu Xu Peng-Fen He Zhi-Feng Wang Yan Yang Ya-Peng Zhang

Aug 2026 · Journal of Visualized Experiments · Vol 234 · 0 citations

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Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the clinical phenotypes, neurophysiological characteristics, and pathogenicity of gene variants in a pedigree with distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN) caused by VRK1 variants, and to provide evidence to support clinical diagnosis and genetic counseling for this disease. We report a Chinese consanguineous family with dHMN caused by a homozygous c.1124G>A variant in the VRK1 gene. Clinical and electrophysiological data of the proband were collected. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) and validation by Sanger sequencing were performed to identify the variant site, and pathogenicity interpretation was conducted in accordance with American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics/Association for Molecular Pathology (ACMG/AMP) guidelines. The proband was a 24-year-old male who presented with 2 years of progressive weakness and atrophy of the distal lower limbs, accompanied by slender upper limbs and no sensory disturbance. Electrophysiological examination showed decreased compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude in motor nerves of both upper and lower limbs, indicating peripheral neurogenic damage, while sensory nerve conduction was normal. Genetic testing detected a homozygous c.1124G>A (p.Trp375Ter) variant in the VRK1 gene. His parents and elder sisters were heterozygous carriers, and the pedigree conformed to autosomal recessive inheritance. According to ACMG guidelines, this variant was classified as pathogenic (evidence: PVS1, PM2, PP1). The homozygous VRK1 c.1124G>A variant causes adult-onset dHMN, rather than pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1A (PCH1A) as annotated in some genetic databases. This pedigree presents distinctive phenotypes, including slender upper limbs and diffusely decreased CMAP amplitudes in both upper and lower limbs, thereby expanding the clinical and genetic spectrum of VRK1-related dHMN in the Chinese population.

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