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IEMbase 0690: NDUFS4-related NADH dehydrogenase iron-sulfur protein 4 deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 690
Nosology 7.1.08.01
Nosology code IEM0420
Gene NDUFS4
External IDs OMIM:252010; ORPHA:255241
Generated mapping UNMAPPED
Candidate DisMech targets Partial gene-level coverage in Leigh_Syndrome.yaml; no standalone NDUFS4 target
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents autosomal recessive NDUFS4-related NADH dehydrogenase iron-sulfur protein 4 deficiency, also labeled mitochondrial complex I deficiency, nuclear type 1.

Biochemical rows include decreased fibroblast complex I activity, decreased fibroblast complex III activity, increased plasma lactate, and low-to-normal plasma glucose in early ages. Clinical rows include basal ganglia MRI abnormalities, failure to thrive, hypotonia, and characteristic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and Leigh syndrome.

DisMech phenotype coverage

Leigh_Syndrome.yaml contains partial gene-level NDUFS4 coverage. Its genetic section states that biallelic NDUFS4 loss-of-function causes complex I-deficient Leigh syndrome, with evidence from the Ndufs4 mouse model. The entry also covers shared Leigh features including complex I deficiency, lactic acidosis, basal ganglia lesions, hypotonia, failure to thrive, and cardiomyopathy.

There is no standalone NDUFS4 disease target or MC1DN1 subtype with the full IEMbase biochemical and phenotype set.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: partial broad Leigh coverage only.

The NDUFS4 gene-to-Leigh relationship is represented locally, but row-level completeness is not established. IEMbase adds complex III activity decrease, low-to-normal glucose, age-banded fibroblast complex I activity, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy emphasis.

Curation actions

  • Keep Leigh_Syndrome.yaml as partial gene/syndrome context.
  • Add a dedicated NDUFS4/MC1DN1 target or subtype if full disease-level coverage is desired.
  • Preserve decreased complex I and complex III activity, increased lactate, low-to-normal glucose, basal ganglia abnormalities, failure to thrive, hypotonia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and Leigh syndrome.