Refsum's disease
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| Refsum's disease Classification and external resources | |
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| Phytanic acid | |
| ICD-10 | G60.1 |
| ICD-9 | 356.3 |
| OMIM | 266500 |
| DiseasesDB | 11213 |
| eMedicine | derm/705 |
| MeSH | D012035 |
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Refsum's disease (Refsum-Thiébaut disease, Refsum-Thiébaut-Klenk-Kahlke disease), named after Norwegian neurologist Sigvald Bernhard Refsum (1907-1991),[1][1] is neurological disease that results in the malformation of myelin sheaths around nerve cells. It is a peroxisomal disorder.
Causes
Refsum's disease is caused by faulty enzymes during the alpha-oxidation of phytanic acid resulting in buildup of phytanic acid and its unsaturated fatty acid derivatives in the plasma and tissues.
This in turn can be due to deficiencies of phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase (chromosome 10) or peroxin-7 (chromosome 6).
Presentation
Patients with Refsum's Disease present with neurologic damage, cerebellar degeneration, and peripheral neuropathy. Onset is most commonly in childhood/adolescence with a progressive course, although periods of stagnation/remission occur.
Treatment
The most effective therapy in the classic Refsum disease is dietary treatment with a phytanic acid-restricted diet, such as exclusively avoiding consumption of beef, lamb, fatty fish such as tuna, cod, and haddock [1]. Recent research has shown that CYP4 isoform enzymes could eliminate the phytanic acid storage in vivo [1] and patients could try alternative natural remedies with either eatable marine invertebrates or with clofibrate supplement of which the component is usually rich in the excretion of high plant [1], [1], [1]. Currently, there is no clinical data to approve using this xenonbiotic drug for the treatment, perhaps due to its serious adverse effect [1]and the major medical treatment of the disease only relies on the plasmapheresis.
Reaction
Phytol (from chlorophyll in plant foods) ---> phytanic acid -x-> pristanic acid ---> propionyl CoA
See also
References
Peroxisomal disorders | |
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| Zellweger spectrum | Zellweger syndrome - Adrenoleukodystrophy (Adrenomyeloneuropathy) - Refsum's disease |
| Other | Acatalasia - Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata - Mevalonic aciduria |
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
