Investigaciones en la CCSS

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En la CCSS, se llevan a cabo una serie de investigaciones de gran importancia para el desarrollo de la salud y la seguridad social de Costa Rica y además son una contribución a la investigación mundial.

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First clinical and genetic description of a family diagnosed with late-onset Pompe disease from Costa Rica
(2017) Rodríguez Roblero, María Consuelo; Torrealba Acosta, Gabriel; Bogantes Ledezma, Sixto; Carazo Céspedes, Kenneth; Desnuelle, Claude
Glycogen storage disease type II, also known as Pompe disease, is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of enzymatic activity of acid alpha-glucosidase. The wide phenotypical variation of this disease relates to the amount of residual enzymatic activity depending on the combination of mutations on each allele. We confirmed Pompe disease in a patient that presented with progressive weaknes s, recurrent episodes of respiratory failure associated with pneumonia, a predominantly demyelinating mixed sensorimotor polyneuropathy and paraspinal complex repetitive discharges. Genetic analysis of the GAA gene from this patient revealed two pathogenic compound heterozygous mutations: c.-32-13T>G (rs386834236, intronic), c.2560C>T (rs121907943, p.Arg854Ter); and one variant of unknown significance: c.1551+42G>A (rs115427918, intronic).We found expected mutations in two siblings and two nieces. Genetic variants reported in this family reflect on the European and African ancestry that we carry in our Costa Rican population

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