Hereditary Myoclonus Dystonia: A Novel SGCE Variant and Phenotype Including Intellectual Disability

Abstract

Background: Hereditary myoclonus dystonia is often due to changes in the SGCE gene. Dystonia (DYT)-SGCE has a variable phenotype that can involve focal or generalized myoclonus and various forms of task-specific, segmental, or generalized dystonia. Psychiatric comorbidities are common. Case Report: We report a case of a young woman with generalized myoclonus, dystonia, and intellectual disability. She was found to have a novel SGCE splice site variant. Discussion: This novel variant is very likely pathogenic by in silico analysis and has not been previously reported. Additionally, her intellectual disability may constitute a novel phenotype for patients with SGCE variants.

Keywords

• DYT11
• Intellectual disability
• Myoclonus dystonia
• SGCE
• Sarcoglycan
• Dystonia
• Neurology