CRIM-negative Pompe disease patients with satisfactory clinical outcomes on enzyme replacement therapy

HHA Khallaf, J Propst, S Geffrard, E Botha… - JIMD Reports–Case and …, 2013 - Springer
HHA Khallaf, J Propst, S Geffrard, E Botha, MA Pervaiz
JIMD Reports–Case and Research Reports, 2012/6, 2013Springer
Pompe disease, especially in its infantile form, is a fatal disease. Most of the patients with
this disease synthesize a nonfunctional form of the enzyme alpha glucosidase (GAA), the
deficient enzyme in this disease. Patients producing some amount of this protein are labeled
as cross-reactive immunologic material (CRIM)-positive. Few of them are unable to
synthesize it and are labeled CRIM-negative. The clinical course of the disease has
changed with the advent of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with recombinant alpha …
Abstract
Pompe disease, especially in its infantile form, is a fatal disease. Most of the patients with this disease synthesize a nonfunctional form of the enzyme alpha glucosidase (GAA), the deficient enzyme in this disease. Patients producing some amount of this protein are labeled as cross-reactive immunologic material (CRIM)-positive. Few of them are unable to synthesize it and are labeled CRIM-negative. The clinical course of the disease has changed with the advent of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with recombinant alpha glucosidase enzyme (rhGAA). However, CRIM-negative patients have always been known to have poor outcome on ERT due to the development of anti-rhGAA antibodies in their bodies that neutralizes ERT efficacy. Here, we describe two CRIM-negative siblings on rhGAA ERT with unusually low anti-rhGAA antibody titer and good clinical outcome. Up to our current knowledge, this is the first report that describes such a good response to ERT in CRIM-negative patients.
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