Central Dysmyelination in SSADH-Deficient Humans and Mice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) is an inherited metabolic disorder characterized by an accumulation of γ-aminobutyric (GABA). In addition to its synaptic role as an inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA also plays an important role in myelination. We aimed to investigate the relationship between GABA and myelination abnormalities in SSADHD patients and the mouse model.

Methods

Brain MRIs performed on 44 individuals (23 with SSADHD and 21 healthy controls) were independently reviewed by two neuroradiologists and scored using a disease-specific myelination scoring system. Inter-rater reliability (IRR) was assessed by the intraclass correlation coefficient. Myelination scores of SSADHD individuals were correlated with clinical, biochemical, magnet

SUBMITTER: Tokatly Latzer I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12623846 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature