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Increased cerebral lipofuscin

MedGen UID:
868772
•Concept ID:
C4023177
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0011813

Definition

Lipofuscin (age pigment) is a brown-yellow, electron-dense, autofluorescent material that accumulates progressively over time in lysosomes of postmitotic cells, such as neurons and cardiac myocytes. This term pertains if there is an increase in the accumulation of lipofuscin (also known as autofluorescent lipoprotein) more than expected for the age of the patient. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Gaucher disease due to saposin C deficiency
MedGen UID:
350479
•Concept ID:
C1864651
•
Disease or Syndrome
Any Gaucher disease in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the PSAP gene.
See: Condition Record
Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 21
MedGen UID:
1638633
•Concept ID:
C4706316
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Disease or Syndrome
Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency-21 (COXPD21) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized either by onset within the first months of life of severe hypotonia, failure to thrive, epilepsy and early death or by onset after 6 months of life with a milder course and longer survival (summary by Zheng et al., 2022). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency, see COXPD1 (609060).
See: Condition Record
Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 21
Gaucher disease due to saposin C deficiency

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Homozygous CNP Mutation and Neurodegeneration in Weimaraners: Myelin Abnormalities and Accumulation of Lipofuscin-like Inclusions.
Keller SH, Johnson GS, Bullock G, Mhlanga-Mutangadura T, Schwartz M, Pattridge SG, Guo J, Kortz GD, Katz ML
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A metabolic and functional overview of brain aging linked to neurological disorders.
Baquer NZ, Taha A, Kumar P, McLean P, Cowsik SM, Kale RK, Singh R, Sharma D
Biogerontology 2009 Aug;10(4):377-413. Epub 2009 Apr 21 doi: 10.1007/s10522-009-9226-2. PMID: 19381858
Towards understanding the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses.
Kohlschütter A, Schulz A
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Age-related neuropathology, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease.
Keller JN
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Diagnosis

Characterization of autofluorescence and quantitative protoporphyrin IX biomarkers for optical spectroscopy-guided glioma surgery.
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Shedding light on human cerebral lipofuscin: An explorative study on identification and quantification.
Hakvoort K, Otto L, Haeren R, Hoogland G, Schijns O, Vink H, Klein D, van Zandvoort M, Rijkers K
J Comp Neurol 2021 Feb;529(3):605-615. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1002/cne.24971. PMID: 32592169
The absence of fundus abnormalities in Stargardt disease.
Bax NM, Lambertus S, Cremers FPM, Klevering BJ, Hoyng CB
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Jun;257(6):1147-1157. Epub 2019 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s00417-019-04280-8. PMID: 30903310
Towards understanding the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses.
Kohlschütter A, Schulz A
Brain Dev 2009 Aug;31(7):499-502. Epub 2009 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.12.008. PMID: 19195801
The nigrostriatal system and aging.
McNeill TH, Koek LL, Haycock JW
Peptides 1984;5 Suppl 1:263-8. doi: 10.1016/0196-9781(84)90285-7. PMID: 6148736

Therapy

Progranulin AAV gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia: translational studies and phase 1/2 trial interim results.
Sevigny J, Uspenskaya O, Heckman LD, Wong LC, Hatch DA, Tewari A, Vandenberghe R, Irwin DJ, Saracino D, Le Ber I, Ahmed R, Rohrer JD, Boxer AL, Boland S, Sheehan P, Brandes A, Burstein SR, Shykind BM, Kamalakaran S, Daniels CW, David Litwack E, Mahoney E, Velaga J, McNamara I, Sondergaard P, Sajjad SA, Kobayashi YM, Abeliovich A, Hefti F
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Liu J, Zhang Y, Lai CJ, Xie J
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CLN2 Disease (Classic Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis).
Kohlschütter A, Schulz A
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2016 Jun;13 Suppl 1:682-8. PMID: 27491216
Disappearance of skin lipofuscin storage and marked clinical improvement in adult onset coeliac disease and severe vitamin E deficiency after chronic vitamin E megatherapy.
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Encephalopathy with astrocytic residual bodies. Report of a case and review of the literature.
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Prognosis

Homozygous CNP Mutation and Neurodegeneration in Weimaraners: Myelin Abnormalities and Accumulation of Lipofuscin-like Inclusions.
Keller SH, Johnson GS, Bullock G, Mhlanga-Mutangadura T, Schwartz M, Pattridge SG, Guo J, Kortz GD, Katz ML
Genes (Basel) 2024 Feb 15;15(2) doi: 10.3390/genes15020246. PMID: 38397235Free PMC Article
Multitarget Protective Effects of JUB on Aβ-Induced Neurotoxicity and the Mechanism Predication Using Network Pharmacology Analysis.
Liu J, Zhang Y, Lai CJ, Xie J
J Agric Food Chem 2023 Dec 27;71(51):20724-20734. Epub 2023 Dec 14 doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06430. PMID: 38098161
Abnormal microglial reactivity in gray matter of the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia.
Uranova NA, Vikhreva OV, Rakhmanova VI
Asian J Psychiatr 2021 Sep;63:102752. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102752. PMID: 34274629
Characteristics of neuronal lipofuscin in the superior temporal gyrus in Alzheimer's disease do not differ from non-diseased controls: a comparison with disease-related changes in the superior frontal gyrus.
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Clinical prediction guides

Shedding light on human cerebral lipofuscin: An explorative study on identification and quantification.
Hakvoort K, Otto L, Haeren R, Hoogland G, Schijns O, Vink H, Klein D, van Zandvoort M, Rijkers K
J Comp Neurol 2021 Feb;529(3):605-615. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1002/cne.24971. PMID: 32592169
A metabolic and functional overview of brain aging linked to neurological disorders.
Baquer NZ, Taha A, Kumar P, McLean P, Cowsik SM, Kale RK, Singh R, Sharma D
Biogerontology 2009 Aug;10(4):377-413. Epub 2009 Apr 21 doi: 10.1007/s10522-009-9226-2. PMID: 19381858
Age-related neuropathology, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease.
Keller JN
Ageing Res Rev 2006 Feb;5(1):1-13. Epub 2005 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2005.06.002. PMID: 16084778
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