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Introduction <p>Cerebellar ataxia-deafness-narcolepsy syndrome (ADCA-DN) is a very rare polymorphic subtype of autosomal dominant ataxia type 1 (ADCA type 1). It begins in adulthood, and may also be associated with other variable symptoms as optic atrophy, cataracts, psychosis, depression or sensory neuropathy.</p> Patients and methods <p>We present a family diagnosed from the first generation, its phenotypic description and genetic study.</p> Clinical cases <p>We describe three members of a family with ADCA sydrome. Patient II-2 started at 51 years, with ataxia, tremor, epileptic seizures, cerebellar atrophy, narcolepsy without cataplexy, hearing loss, moderate cognitive impairment. Patient III-1 started at 42 years with narcolepsy with cataplexy, hearing loss and tremor, and patient IV-1 started at 4 years, with mild intellectual disability, and narcolepsy without cataplexy. Genetic test showed a mutation in DNMT1 gene: variant c.1709&#xa0;C &gt; T; p.Ala570Val in the DNMT1 gene.</p> Discussion <p>ADCA syndrome has a variable phenotype in a same family. In our experience, this type of ataxia develops narcolepsy as the first sympton in all three cases, with tremor and cognitive impairment, together with tremor and cognitive impairment. Ataxia, despite being a cardinal symptom, does not appear at the onset in younger patients, and hearing loss also seems to develop over the years. Sensory neuropathy is not present in any of the cases studied.</p>

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Cerebellar Ataxia-deafness-narcolepsy (ADCA) syndrome. Description of a variable family phenotype

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    2025年4月26日

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  • María José Abenza-Abildúa,
  • Itziar Palmí-Cortés,
  • Joaquín Ojeda-Ruiz de Luna,
  • Ángeles Gómez-Aceña,
  • Teresa Olmedo-Menchén,
  • Elvira Lanz-Santos

摘要

Introduction

Cerebellar ataxia-deafness-narcolepsy syndrome (ADCA-DN) is a very rare polymorphic subtype of autosomal dominant ataxia type 1 (ADCA type 1). It begins in adulthood, and may also be associated with other variable symptoms as optic atrophy, cataracts, psychosis, depression or sensory neuropathy.

Patients and methods

We present a family diagnosed from the first generation, its phenotypic description and genetic study.

Clinical cases

We describe three members of a family with ADCA sydrome. Patient II-2 started at 51 years, with ataxia, tremor, epileptic seizures, cerebellar atrophy, narcolepsy without cataplexy, hearing loss, moderate cognitive impairment. Patient III-1 started at 42 years with narcolepsy with cataplexy, hearing loss and tremor, and patient IV-1 started at 4 years, with mild intellectual disability, and narcolepsy without cataplexy. Genetic test showed a mutation in DNMT1 gene: variant c.1709 C > T; p.Ala570Val in the DNMT1 gene.

Discussion

ADCA syndrome has a variable phenotype in a same family. In our experience, this type of ataxia develops narcolepsy as the first sympton in all three cases, with tremor and cognitive impairment, together with tremor and cognitive impairment. Ataxia, despite being a cardinal symptom, does not appear at the onset in younger patients, and hearing loss also seems to develop over the years. Sensory neuropathy is not present in any of the cases studied.