Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2022.
World J Clin Cases. Jan 14, 2022; 10(2): 607-617
Published online Jan 14, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.607
Table 1 Summary of GPR56 mutations
Ref.
Mutation
Exon/intron
Case number
Ethnicity
Consanguinity
Motor delay
Cognitive delay
Seizure
MRI
Gyri
White matter abnormalities    
Brainstem/cerebellum
Piao et al[10,11], 2004 and 2005c.112C>T (p.R38W)Exon 32Arabic (Qatar)First cousin+ModerateGTC, myoclonicBFPPPatchy signal changeSmall brainstem
+NA+
1Arabic (UAE)First cousin++NABFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSlightly small pons and vermis
c.113G>A (p.R38Q)Exon 31TurkishFirst cousin+++BFPPSeverely reduced volume, patchy signal changeSmall pons and vermis
c.263A>G (p.Y88C)Exon 32French CanadianN++NABFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSmall pons, small/dysplastic cerebellum
c.739-746 delCAGGACC (p.Q246Tfx*72)Exon 52IndianN++Blank episodesBFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSlightly small pons and vermis
++AS
1PakistaniFirst cousinSevereSevereGeneralizedBFPPPatchy radiolucency Small cerebellum
1AfghaniFirst cousinModerate+NABFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSmall pons and superior vermis
c.E5- 1G>C (NA)Exon 52PalestinianN++Episodes of startlesBFPPReduced volume, periventricular signal changeSmall pons and superior vermis
c.1036T>A(p.C346S)Exon 82PalestinianFirst cousin++NABFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSmall pons and cerebellum
1PalestinianFirst cousin+Severe+BFPPReduced volume, frontal subcortical signal changeSmall brainstem and cerebellum
c.1046G>C(p.W349S)Exon 82Israeli JewishFirst cousin++GTCBFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSmall pons and vermis
++MyoclonicBFPP
1Israeli JewishN+Severe+BFPPPatchy signal change Small vermis
c.IVS9+3G>C (NA)Intron 93PalestinianFirst cousin++FS, atonic-dropBFPPPatchy signal changeSlightly small pons and superior vermis
+ModerateGTC, ASBFPP
SevereSevereFS, GTCBFPP
2PalestinianFirst cousin+SevereGTC, atonicBFPPPatchy signal changeSmall pons and superior vermis
+SevereNoBFPP
c.1693C>T (p.R565W)Exon 133Arabic (Bedouin)C+SevereGTC, myoclonicBFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSmall vermis
1ItalianSecond cousin+++BFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeSlightly small vermis
c.1919T>G (p.L640R)Exon 131HispanicN+++BFPPMildly reduced volume, patchy signal changeSlightly small cerebellar hemispheres
Parrini et al[18], 2009c.97C>G (p.R33P)Exon 22TurkishC+SevereAtypical absences, GTC, tonicBFPPNANA
+SevereTonic, atypical absences, recurrent nonconvulsive status epilepticusBFPPPatchy signal changeNA
c.235C>T (R79X)Exon 21ItalianC+SevereInfantile spasms, tonic and atonic seizuresBFPPPatchy signal changeNA
c.1693C>T (p.R565W)Exon 131ItalianC+SevereTonic atonic GTC, atypical absences, recurrent nonconvulsive statusepilepticusBFPPPatchy signal changeSlightly small vermis
Bahi-Buisson et al[19], 2010c.174-175insC (p.E59Rfs*24)Exon 32NACNASevere+NANANA
Walking at 4 yrSevereFocal seizuresBFPPPatchy periventricular predominanceHypoplastic pons
c.272G>A (p.C91Y)Exon 32NACWalking at 2 yrSevereNABFPPPatchy Hypoplastic pons
Walking at 2 yrSevereGTC/atypical absence, atonic seizuresBFPPPatchy periventricular and frontal predominanceHypoplastic pons, Cyst in the ventral pons
c.367C>T (p.Q123X)Exon 31NAC+SevereFocal seizures, GTCBFPPPatchy periventricular and frontal predominanceHypoplastic pons, Cyst in the ventral pons
c.671delA (p.D224Wfs*96)Exon 53NACWalking at 4 yrSevereGTCBFPPPatchy periventricular and frontal predominanceHypoplastic pons
Walking at 18 moSevereGTCBFPP
Sitting without supportSevereGTCBFPPDiffuseHypoplastic pons
c.1215-1216delC (p.L406S406fs*41)Exon 101NACWalking acquired but subsequently lost (11 yr)Severe+BFPPPatchyHypoplastic pons
c.1254C>G (p.C418W)Exon 103PakistaniFirst cousinWalking at 5 yrSevereGTCBFPPDiffuseHypoplastic pons
Walking at 5 yrSevereGTCBFPPPatchy with subcortical and frontal predominance, reduced volumeSeverely hypoplastic pons with posterior concavity, cyst in the ventral pons
NANANANANANA
c.1345delCTG (p.L449del)Exon 111NACWalking at 3 yrSevereAtypical absenceBFPPPatchy with subcortical predominanceSeverely hypoplastic pons with posterior concavity
c.1453C>T (p.S485P)Exon 112NACWalking at 18 moSevereFocal seizures, generalized tonic seizuresBFPPPatchy with subcortical and frontal predominanceHypoplastic pons
Walking at 18 moSevereFocal seizuresBFPP
Luo et al[20], 2011c.1486G>A (p.E496K)NA1YemeniFirst cousinWalkingSevereTonic-clonic seizuresBFPPAsymmetric areas of abnormal signal in the white matter of both cerebral hemispheresMild hypoplasia of the inferior cerebellar vermis and pons
Quattrocchi et al[16], 2013c.105C>A (p.C35X)Exon 21NANAAtaxic gaitSevereFocal seizures, myoclonic BFPPPatchy subcortical and periventricular white matter abnormalitiesMildly hypoplastic cerebellar vermis, flattening of the ventral aspect of the pons, hemispheric cerebellar cysts, vermian cysts
c.429G>A (p.W143X)Exon 21NANAAtaxic gaitModerateNoBFPPPatchy subcortical and periventricular white matter abnormalitiesMildly hypoplastic cerebellar vermis, flattening of the ventral aspect of the pons, hemispheric cerebellar cysts, vermian cysts
c.1453C>T (p.S485P)Exon 112NANAWalking at 18 moSevereGTS, focal seizuresBFPPPatchy subcortical and periventricular white matter abnormalitiesHypoplastic pons and superior vermis, hemispheric cerebellar cysts, vermian cysts
Walking at 22 moSevereFocal seizuresBFPPPatchy subcortical and periventricular white matter abnormalitiesHypoplastic pons and superior vermis, hemispheric cerebellar cysts, vermian cysts
c.1796-1801delTGCGCC/insAGATCCTGTGGGCAGAT (premature stop codon at position 614)Exon 121NANAAtaxic gaitModerateNoBFPPPatchy subcortical and periventricular white matter abnormalitiesFlattening of the ventral aspect of the pons, hemispheric cerebellar cysts
Fujii et al[21], 2014c.107G>A and c.113G>A(p.S36N and p.R38Q)Exon 21JapaneseNAble to walk with helpSevereComplex partial seizures, tonic seizures, epileptic spasmsBFPPPatchy high signals in the frontal subcortical Hypoplastic pons
Desai et al[22], 2015c.113G>A (p.R38Q)Exon 31Indian (Marathi)CMode-rateModerateComplex febrile seizuresBFPPDiffuseMild thinning and cerebellar cysts
c.739–746 delCAGGACC (p.Q246Tfx*72)Exon 41Indian (Punjabi)NSevereMildNoBFPPFrontal and periventricularMild thinning and cerebellar cysts
c.739–746 delCAGGACC (p.Q246Tfx*72)Exon 41Indian (Sindhi)NSevereModerateNoBFPPFrontal and periventricularInferior vermian hypoplasia; cerebellar cyst
c.1426 C>T (p.R476X)Exon 121Indian (Gujarati)CSevereSevereGeneralized seizuresBFPPDiffuseMild thinning and cerebellar cysts
Santos-Silva et al[17], 2015811C > T (R271X)Exon 61CaucasianNSevereSevereHot water epilepsyBFPPReduced volume, patchy signal changeHypoplasia of the pons and cerebellar vermis
Öncü-Öner et al[14], 2018811C > T (R271X)Exon 61NACSevereSevereFocal onset bilateral tonic-clonic seizureBFPPYesThin brainstem and normal cerebellar structure
Current reportc.228delC and c.1820-1821del AT (p.F76fs and p.H607fs)Exon 6 and Exon 132ChineseN+SevereGTCLISReduced volume, patchy signal changeNormal
++NoLISNANA