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IEMbase 0265: NEU1-related Alpha-neuraminidase deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 265
Nosology 20.3.01.01
Gene NEU1
External IDs OMIM:256550; ORPHA:309294
Generated mapping MAPPED; Sialidosis_Type_1.yaml
Candidate DisMech targets Sialidosis_Type_1.yaml
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents this as NEU1-related alpha-neuraminidase deficiency (CDG), with alternate labels NEU1-CDG, sialidosis/mucolipidosis type I, and NEU. The record is autosomal recessive and treatability is marked unknown, with no treatment rows in the cached JSON.

Biochemical rows include decreased alpha-neuraminidase activity and increased urinary sialic-acid-rich oligosaccharides. Clinical rows include angiokeratoma, ataxia, cherry-red spot, foam cells, myoclonic epilepsy, chronic renal failure, seizures, spasticity, exaggerated startle response, and vacuolated lymphocytes.

DisMech phenotype coverage

Sialidosis_Type_1.yaml is the correct local target for the generated mapping. The local entry covers type 1 sialidosis as an ultra-rare autosomal recessive NEU1/neuraminidase-1 lysosomal storage disorder with residual but insufficient sialidase activity, impaired degradation of sialylated glycoproteins and oligosaccharides, adolescent or young-adult onset progressive myoclonus, ataxia, seizures, visual impairment, cherry-red macular spots, urinary sialylated oligosaccharides, reduced neuraminidase activity, and supportive or investigational treatment strategies.

The local entry explicitly distinguishes normomorphic type 1 disease from the more dysmorphic type 2 phenotype.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: correct file-level mapping, with phenotype-scope caution.

IEMbase and DisMech agree on NEU1/sialidosis type 1 identity, autosomal recessive inheritance, decreased neuraminidase activity, urinary sialylated oligosaccharide signal, ataxia, cherry-red spot, myoclonic epilepsy/seizures, spasticity, and startle/myoclonus-related neurologic disease. IEMbase adds angiokeratoma, foam cells, chronic renal failure, and vacuolated lymphocytes, which should be reviewed carefully before importing into the type 1 entry because the local curation separates type 1 from more systemic type 2 sialidosis features.

Curation actions

  • Keep this record mapped to Sialidosis_Type_1.yaml.
  • Review IEMbase-only renal, angiokeratoma, foam-cell, and vacuolated-lymphocyte rows before importing them into the type 1 entry.
  • No immediate mapping correction is needed, but the IEMbase label has broader sialidosis-spectrum wording than the local type 1 page.