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Letter to the Editor
Clinical, biochemical, and molecular findings in a Colombian patient with Tay-Sachs disease
Caracterización clínica, bioquímica y molecular de una paciente colombiana con enfermedad de Tay-Sachs
L.J. Posso Gomeza, J.F. Gomezb, V. Boterob, H. Pachajoaa,b,
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hmpachajoa@icesi.edu.co

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a Centro de Investigaciones en Anomalías Congénitas y Enfermedades Raras, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
b Fundación Clínica Valle de Lili, Cali, Colombia
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in this particular case&#44; these spots were not present&#44; although the physical examination of the eye did reveal alterations in the fovea in a &#8220;bull&#39;s eye&#8221; shape&#44; which may be secondary to drug-related toxicity or optical degeneration&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0115"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a></p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A diagnosis of Tay-Sachs disease should be suspected upon onset of early symptoms of the disease&#44; which range from an exaggerated acoustic startle reflex to the presence of psychomotor retardation and loss of previously acquired motor abilities&#44; as in our patient&#46; However&#44; definitive diagnosis is established by the quantification of hexosaminidase A activity&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0120"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a> which was markedly diminished in our case&#46; Additionally&#44; sequencing of the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">HEXA</span> gene is recommended&#58; results from our patient were positive for a single heterozygous mutation&#44; which implies the presence of another mutation which was not identified by the molecular diagnostic methods used&#46;</p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Prevalence of the disease is estimated at 1 case per 200<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>000 live births in the general population&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0125"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">12</span></a> However&#44; there is a high prevalence among Ashkenazi Jews&#44; at approximately 1 case per 4000 live births&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0130"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13</span></a></p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Finally&#44; Tay-Sachs disease must be included in the differential diagnosis of paediatric neurological disorders causing regression of developmental milestones&#46; It is important to include molecular testing as part of diagnostic protocols for the disease and genetic counselling as a means to prevent familial recurrences of the disease&#46;</p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">This study has not been published in any other journal nor has it been submitted for publication to any other journal&#46; 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es en pt

¿Es usted profesional sanitario apto para prescribir o dispensar medicamentos?

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?

Você é um profissional de saúde habilitado a prescrever ou dispensar medicamentos