Leigh syndrome caused by the MT-ND5 M.13513G>A mutation: A case presenting with WPW-like conduction defect, cardiomyopathy, hypertension and hyponatraemia

Abstract

Mitochondrial disease can present with a wide range of clinical phenotypes, and knowledge of the clinical spectrum of mitochondrial DNA mutation is constantly expanding. Leigh syndrome (LS) has been reported to be caused by the m.13513G>A mutation in the ND5 subunit of complex I (MT-ND5 m.13513G>A). We present a case of a 12-month-old infant initially diagnosed with tachyarrhythmia requiring defibrillation, subsequent presentation with hypertension and hyponatraemia secondary to renal salt loss and presumed inappropriate ADH secretion. Complex I activity in the muscle tissue was 54%, and mutation load in the muscle and lymphocytes was 50%. This case of Leigh syndrome caused by the m.13513G>A..