Cardiomyopathy_Paediatric
Gene: AGK
Sengers syndrome (OMIM# 212350) is a rare autosomal recessive mitochondrial disease caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the AGK gene, which encodes the acylglycerol kinase enzyme. The syndrome was originally defined as a "triad" of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cataracts, and lactic acidosis, with or without skeletal myopathy. The clinical manifestation of Sengers Syndrome exhibits substantial heterogeneity, with mild and severe/infantile forms reported. Further, biallelic AGK pathogenic variants have also been identified in a familial case of non-syndromic isolated cataract (OMIM# 614691).
PMID 37354892 we provides a systematic review of molecularly confirmed cases with biallelic AGK pathogenic variants, demonstrating the variable expressivity and penetrance of the central features of Sengers syndrome, as follows: cataracts (98%), cardiomyopathy (88%), lactic acidosis (adjusted 88%), and skeletal myopathy (adjusted 74%). Individuals carrying homozygous nonsense variants have a higher incidence of infant mortality and a lower median age of death (p = 0.005 and p = 0.02).Created: 5 Dec 2025, 11:39 a.m. | Last Modified: 5 Dec 2025, 11:39 a.m.
Panel Version: 0.1109
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Sengers syndrome, MIM#212350; Cataract 38 MIM#614691
Publications
gene: AGK was added gene: AGK was added to Cardiomyopathy_Paediatric. Sources: NHS GMS,Expert Review Green Mode of inheritance for gene: AGK was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: AGK were set to Sengers syndrome, 212350