Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain Is Elevated in Adaptor Protein Complex 4-Related Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.

Adaptor protein complex 4-associated hereditary spastic paraplegia (AP-4-HSP) is caused by pathogenic biallelic variants in AP4B1, AP4M1, AP4E1, and AP4S1. The aim was to explore blood markers of neuroaxonal damage in AP-4-HSP. Plasma neurofilament light chain (pNfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels were measured in samples from patients and age- and sex-matched controls (NfL: n = 46 vs. n = 46; GFAP: n = 14 vs. n = 21) using single-molecule array assays. Patients' phenotypes were systematically assessed using the AP-4-HSP natural history study questionnaires, the Spastic Paraplegia Rating Scale, and the SPATAX disability score. pNfL levels increased in AP-4-HSP patients, allowing differentiation from controls (Mann-Whitney U test: P = 3.0e-10; area under the curve = 0.87 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.80-0.94). Phenotypic cluster analyses revealed a subgroup of individuals with severe generalized-onset seizures and developmental stagnation, who showed differentially higher pNfL levels (Mann-Whitney U test between two identified clusters: P = 2.5e-6). Plasma GFAP levels were unchanged in patients with AP-4-HSP. pNfL is a potential disease marker in AP-4-HSP and can help differentiate between phenotypic subgroups. © 2023 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. © 2023 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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Julian E Alecu, Afshin Saffari, Marvin Ziegler, Catherine Jordan, Amy Tam, Soyoung Kim, Edward Leung, Krzysztof Szczaluba, Hanna Mierzewska, Staci D King, Filippo M Santorelli, Grace Yoon, Bianca Trombetta, Pia Kivisäkk, Bo Zhang, Mustafa Sahin, Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari. Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain Is Elevated in Adaptor Protein Complex 4-Related Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society. 2023 Sep;38(9):1742-1750

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