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Identification of twenty-one new mutations in the factor IX gene by SSCP analysis.

In this study we have analyzed the factor IX gene from 84 hemophilia B patients of Spanish origin. It included single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of all functional regions of the gene and further sequencing of all fragments showing abnormal migration. In 76 patients (90.4%), it was possible to identify molecular alterations leading to the appearance of the disease. Twenty-one new mutations were identified, including 13 missense mutations, two nonsense mutations, three splice-site mutations, one frameshift deletion, one frameshift insertion, and one non-frameshift deletion. The approach appears to be very suitable for molecular diagnosis of hemophilia B.

DNA Mutational Analysis↗

Homozygous and heterozygous inheritance of PAX3 mutations causes different types of Waardenburg syndrome.

Type I Waardenburg syndrome (WS-I) is an auditory-pigmentary syndrome caused by heterozygous loss of function mutations in the PAX3 gene. Klein-Waardenburg syndrome (WS-III) is a very rare condition and represents an extreme presentation of WS-I, additionally associated with musculoskeletal abnormalities. We present an 18-months old Turkish child with typical Klein-Waardenburg syndrome (WS) including dystopia canthorum, partial albinism, and upper-limb defects. The child was born to a consanguineous couple and both parents had WS-I. We screened the entire coding region of the PAX3 gene for mutations and identified a novel missense mutation, Y90H, within the paired box domain of PAX3. Both parents were heterozygous for the mutation and the proposita was homozygous. This is the third report of a homozygous PAX3 mutation causing the WS-III phenotype. Molecular analysis of four additional Turkish families with variable clinical expression of WS-I identified two missense mutations, one splice-site mutation, and one small insertion in the PAX3 gene.

Adult↗

Molecular analysis of mutations at the HPRT and TK loci of human lymphoblastoid cells after combined treatments with 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine and 2',3'-dideoxyinosinedagger.

Combinations of antiretroviral drugs that include nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are superior to single-agent regimens in treating or preventing HIV infection, but the potential long-term health hazards of these treatments in humans are uncertain. In earlier studies, our group found that coexposure of TK6 human lymphoblastoid cells to 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine (AZT) and 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (ddI), the first two NRTIs approved by the FDA as antiretroviral drugs, produced multiplicative synergistic enhancement of DNA incorporation of AZT and mutagenic responses in both the HPRT and TK reporter genes, as compared with single-drug exposures (Meng Q et al. [2000a]: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 97:12667-12671). The purpose of the current study was to characterize the mutational specificity of equimolar mixtures of 100 microM or 300 microM AZT + ddI at the HPRT and TK loci of exposed cells vs. unexposed control cells, and to compare the resulting mutational spectra data to those previously found in cells exposed to AZT alone (Sussman H et al. [1999]: Mutat Res 429:249-259; Meng Q et al. [2000b]: Toxicol Sci 54:322-329). Molecular analyses of HPRT mutant clones were performed by reverse transcription-mediated production of cDNA, PCR amplification, and cDNA sequencing to define small DNA alterations, followed by multiplex PCR amplification of genomic DNA to define the fractions of deletion events. TK mutants with complete gene deletions were distinguished by Southern blot analysis. The observed HPRT mutational categories included point mutations, microinsertions/microdeletions, splicing-error mutations, and macrodeletions including partial and complete gene deletions. The only significant difference or shift in the mutational spectra for NRTI-treated cells vs. control cells was the increase in the frequency of complete TK gene deletions following exposures (for 3 days) to 300 microM AZT-ddI (P = 0.034, chi-square test of homogeneity); however, statistical analyses comparing the observed mutant fraction values (measured mutant frequency x percent of a class of mutation) between control and NRTI-treated cells for each class of mutation showed that the occurrences of complete gene deletions of both HPRT and TK were significantly elevated over background values (0.34 x 10(-6) in HPRT and 6.0 x 10(-6) in TK) at exposure levels of 100 microM AZT-ddI (i.e., 1.94 x 10(-6) in HPRT and 18.6 x 10(-6) in TK) and 300 microM AZT-ddI (i.e., 5.6 x 10(-6) in HPRT and 34.6 x 10(-6) in TK) (P < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U-statistic). These treatment-related increases in complete gene deletions were consistent with the spectra data for AZT alone (ibid.) and with the known mode of action of AZT and ddI as DNA chain terminators. In addition, cotreatments of ddI with AZT led to substantial absolute increases in the mutant fraction of other classes of mutations, unlike cells exposed solely to AZT [e.g., the frequency of point mutations among HPRT mutants was significantly increased by 130 and 323% over the background value (4.25 x 10(-6)) in cells exposed to 100 and 300 microM AZT-ddI, respectively]. These results indicate that, at the same time that AZT-ddI potentiates therapeutic or prophylactic efficacy, the use of a second NRTI with AZT may confer a greater cancer risk, characterized by a spectrum of mutations that deviates from that produced solely by AZT.

Anti-HIV Agents↗

Identification of mutations in the GNPTA (MGC4170) gene coding for GlcNAc-phosphotransferase alpha/beta subunits in Korean patients with mucolipidosis type II or type IIIA.

Mucolipidosis types II and III are autosomal recessive inherited diseases caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1 phosphotransferase (GlcNAc-phosphotransferase), which adds phosphate to function as a recognition marker for the uptake and transport of lysosomal enzymes. We investigated mutations in the GNPTA (MGC4170) gene, which codes for the alpha/beta subunits of phosphotransferase, and in the GNPTAG gene, which codes for its gamma subunits in five Korean patients with mucolipidosis type II or IIIA. We identified seven mutations in the GNPTA gene, but none in GNPTAG. The mutations in type II patients included p.Q104X (c.310C>T), p.R1189X (c.3565C>T), p.S1058X (c.3173C>G), p.W894X (c.2681G>A), and p.H1158fsX15 (c.3474_3475delTA), all of which are nonsense or frameshift mutations. However, a splicing site mutation, IVS13+1G>A (c.2715+1G>A) was detected along with a nonsense or a frameshift mutation (p.R1189X or p.E858fsX3 (c.2574_2575delGA)) in two mucolipidosis type IIIA patients. This report shows that mutations in the GNPTA gene coding for the alpha/beta subunits of phosphotransferase, and not mutations in the GNPTAG gene, account for most of the genetic mutations found in Korean patients with mucolipidosis type II or IIIA.

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Identification of novel mutations in classical galactosemia.

Classical galactosemia is an autosomal recessive disorder of galactose metabolism due to galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT) deficiency. Treatment through restriction of dietary galactose intake is lifesaving, but, in spite of this diet, most patients develop abnormalities. In this paper we report the mutational spectrum of classical galactosemia in a cohort of 123 Dutch patients, all with biochemically proven classical galactosemia. In the human GALT gene, which is located on chromosome 9p13, we identified 24 different mutations, including nine mutations that have not been reported previously. The novel mutations include five missense mutations (c.152G>A/p.R51Q, c.404C>T/p.S135W, c.687G>T/p.K229N, c.756G>T/p.Q252H, and c.1140A>C/p.X380C), a frame shift mutation (c.410dupT), a splice site mutation (c.821-2A>G), a possible branch point mutation (c.508-29delT), and a large deletion encompassing at least exons 1-11. Six of these novel mutations were found in patients of Dutch descent: p.R51Q, p.S135W, p.K229N, p.Q252H, p.X380C, and c.410dupT.

Base Sequence↗

Mutation spectrum of the APC gene in 83 Korean FAP families.

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a clinically well-defined hereditary disease caused by germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. FAP is characterized by polyposis in the large bowel and variable extracolonic manifestations. With an increase of reported APC germline mutations, many reports have investigated genotype-phenotype correlations in FAP patients. Here, we analyzed the APC gene for germline mutations in 83 unrelated Korean FAP patients and investigated genotype-phenotype correlations. We identified germline APC mutations in 59 (71%) of the cases, including 34 frameshift mutations, 19 nonsense mutations, and six splice site mutations. Among 59 patients with the identified germline mutation of the APC gene, 37 had been reported previously and were included in the genotype-phenotype analysis. In the other 22 patients, we identified seven novel mutations: c.1438C>T, c.2232_2233dupCT, c.3426delT, c.3739_3769del31, c.3931_3935delATTGG, c.4332dupA, and c.4722_4725delACTA. Desmoid tumors were identified in six of the examined FAP patients, five of whom had APC germline mutations; these mutations involved codons 849, 864, 1309, 1444 and 1464, respectively (c.2547_2548delTA, c.2592_2593insCT, c.3927_3931delAAAGA, c.4332dupA and c.4391-4394delAGAG). Four of the included FAP patients had papillary thyroid cancers; all were female and had germline APC mutations (c.1863_1865delTTAincCT, c.2805C>A, c.3183_3187delACAAA and c.3927_3931delAAAGA).

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli↗

Mutations in the cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene are the predominant cause of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in eastern Finland.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder characterized by cardiac hypertrophy caused by mutations in genes encoding sarcomere proteins. This study screened all patients with HCM from the Kuopio University Hospital region in eastern Finland for variants in the cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene ( MYBPC3). All 35 exons of MYBPC3 were screened by the single-strand conformation polymorphism method in 37 unrelated patients with HCM. In MYBPC3 we identified seven novel (Gln1061X, IVS5-2A-->C, IVS14-13G-->A, Ex25DeltaLys, Pro147Leu, Ser236Gly, and Arg1138His) and two previously reported (Arg326Gln, Val896Met) variants, all of which are predicted to affect the structure of the encoded protein. Four of the nine variants, a nonsense mutation Gln1061X, a splice acceptor mutation (IVS5-2A-->C), a novel substitution in intron 14 (IVS14-13G-->A), and a novel 3-bp deletion in exon 25 (Ex25DeltaLys) were concluded to be disease-causing mutations because they cosegregated with the HCM phenotype or were absent in more than 200 normal chromosomes, or both. The mutation Gln1061X was found most frequently, being present in 6 families (23 subjects) while the other three mutations were found in single families each. Haplotype analysis indicated a likely founder effect among the families carrying the Gln1061X mutation. We found four novel mutations in MYBPC3, accounting for approx. 38% of familial and 24% of all cases of HCM. In our previous and unpublished studies no more frequent cause of HCM has been found in genetic analyses of other eight sarcomeric proteins. Consequently MYBPC3 is the predominant gene for HCM in eastern Finland. In addition, several amino acid substitutions in MYBPC3 suspected to be not associated with HCM were identified, indicating that some of the missense variants found in MYBPC3 are possibly not disease-causing mutations.

Adult↗

Different attenuated phenotypes of GM2 gangliosidosis variant B in Japanese patients with HEXA mutations at codon 499, and five novel mutations responsible for infantile acute form.

Eight mutations of the alpha subunit of beta-hexosaminidase A gene ( HEXA) were identified in eight patients with GM2 gangliosidosis variant B. They were five missense mutations, two splice-site mutations, and one two-base deletion. Five of them, R252L (CGT-->CTT), N295S (AAT-->AAC), W420C (TGG-->TGT), IVS 13, +2A-->C, and del 265-266AC (exon 2), were novel mutations responsible for infantile acute form of GM2 gangliosidosis. Two missense mutations, R499H and R499C, were found in one allele of two patients with attenuated phenotypes. The patient with R499C showed a late infantile form, and the other patient with R499H showed a juvenile form. These two mutations have been reported previously in the patients of other ethnic groups, and they have been known to cause attenuated phenotypes. The milder phenotypes of GM2 gangliosidosis variant B, different from the infantile acute form, have not been reported so far in Japan, and this is the first report of Japanese patients with attenuated phenotypes and their molecular analysis.

Acute Disease↗

Thyroid hormone receptors/THR genes in human cancer.

Thyroid hormone (triiodothyronine, T3) is a pleiotropic regulator of growth, differentiation and tissue homeostasis in higher organisms that acts through the control of target gene expression. Most, if not all, major T3 actions are mediated by specific high affinity nuclear receptors (TR) which are encoded by two genes, THRA and THRB. Several TRalpha and TRbeta receptor isoforms are expressed. Abundant and contradictory literature exists on the relationship between circulating thyroid hormone levels, thyroid diseases and human cancer. In 1986, a connection between TR and cancer became evident when the chicken TRalpha1 was characterized as the c-erbA proto-oncogene, the cellular counterpart of the retroviral v-erbA oncogene. V-erbA causes erythroleukemias and sarcomas in birds, and hepatocellular carcinomas in transgenic mice. In recent years, many studies have analyzed the presence of quantitative (abnormal levels) or qualitative (mutations) alterations in the expression of THR genes in different types of human neoplasias. While their role in tumor generation or progression is currently unclear, both gross chromosomal and minor mutations (deletions, aberrant splicing, point mutations) and changes in the level of expression of THRA and THRB genes have been found. Together with other in vitro data indicating connections between TR and p53, Rb, cyclin D and other cell cycle regulators and oncogenes, these results suggest that THRA and THRB may be involved in human cancer.

Animals↗

Calpain 3 gene mutations: genetic and clinico-pathologic findings in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

Mutations in the calpain 3 gene have been proven to be responsible for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) type 2A. To determine the incidence and genotypes of the calpain 3 (p94) gene mutations in Japanese LGMD patients, we sequenced the gene in 80 patients with clinical characteristics of autosomal recessive or sporadic LGMD. We identified 13 distinct pathogenic mutations in 21 patients (26%), including seven missense mutations, four splice-site mutations and two insertions in which six were novel mutations. Among the 21 patients, 15 (71%) had three types of the common missense (G233V, R461C, D707G) and one insertion (1795-1796insA) mutation. The patients had slowly progressive muscle weakness with age of onset of the disease varying from 6 to 52 years, averaging 20.9. The most striking pathologic findings were the presence of lobulated fibers in 14 patients, especially in the advanced stages. Differing from Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, opaque (hypercontracted) fibers were very rarely seen. These findings may be helpful in establishing diagnostic screening strategies in Japanese LGMD patients.

Adolescent↗

Enhancer elements activate the weak 3' splice site of alpha-tropomyosin exon 2.

We have identified four purine-rich sequences that act as splicing enhancer elements to activate the weak 3' splice site of alpha-tropomyosin exon 2. These elements also activate the splicing of heterologous substrates containing weak 3' splice sites or mutated 5' splice sites. However, they are unique in that they can activate splicing whether they are placed in an upstream or downstream exon, and the two central elements can function regardless of their position relative to one another. The presence of excess RNAs containing these enhancers could effectively inhibit in vitro pre-mRNA splicing reactions in a substrate-dependent manner and, at lower concentrations of competitor RNA, the addition of SR proteins could relieve the inhibition. However, when extracts were depleted by incubation with biotinylated exon 2 RNAs followed by passage over streptavidin agarose, SR proteins were not sufficient to restore splicing. Instead, both SR proteins and fractions containing a 110-kD protein were necessary to rescue splicing. Using gel mobility shift assays, we show that formation of stable enhancer-specific complexes on alpha-tropomyosin exon 2 requires the presence of both SR proteins and the 110-kD protein. By analogy to the doublesex exon enhancer elements in Drosophila, our results suggest that assembly of mammalian exon enhancer complexes requires both SR and non-SR proteins to activate selection of weak splice sites.

Alternative Splicing↗

Genetic basis and molecular mechanism for idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.

Ventricular fibrillation causes more than 300,000 sudden deaths each year in the USA alone. In approximately 5-12% of these cases, there are no demonstrable cardiac or non-cardiac causes to account for the episode, which is therefore classified as idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF). A distinct group of IVF patients has been found to present with a characteristic electrocardiographic pattern. Because of the small size of most pedigrees and the high incidence of sudden death, however, molecular genetic studies of IVF have not yet been done. Because IVF causes cardiac rhythm disturbance, we investigated whether malfunction of ion channels could cause the disorder by studying mutations in the cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A. We have now identified a missense mutation, a splice-donor mutation, and a frameshift mutation in the coding region of SCN5A in three IVF families. We show that sodium channels with the missense mutation recover from inactivation more rapidly than normal and that the frameshift mutation causes the sodium channel to be non-functional. Our results indicate that mutations in cardiac ion-channel genes contribute to the risk of developing IVF.

Action Potentials↗

Inhibitor development in correlation to factor VIII genotypes.

Alloantibodies (inhibitors) against factor VIII (FVIII) develop in 20-30% of patients with severe haemophilia A and render classical FVIII substitution therapy ineffective. Several studies have shown that genetic factors, the type of FVIII gene mutation and immune response genes (e.g. the Major Histocompatibility Complexes), influence the risk of inhibitor formation. In particular, the type of FVIII gene mutation has proven to be a decisive risk factor. Patients with severe molecular gene defects (e.g. large deletions, nonsense mutations, intron-22 inversion) and no endogenous FVIII synthesis have a 7-10 times higher inhibitor prevalence than patients with milder molecular gene defects (e.g. missense mutations, small deletions, splice site mutations). To date, at least 10 distinct classes of mutations have been shown which have differing risks of associated inhibitor formation. A challenging observation in inhibitor patients is the heterogeneity of the antibody epitopes with respect to their number and their specificity. At least five epitopes in the FVIII molecule have been identified that constitute the targets for antibodies in most inhibitor patients. These epitopes are located in the ar3 region and the A2, A3, C1, C2 domains which correspond to the functional binding sites of the ligands of the FVIII protein. At present, the determinants of the characteristics of these epitopes and the subsequent inhibitor titre are unknown. A relationship of the mutation site and the epitope localization has been shown for some individual patients with mild haemophilia A. However, in severely affected haemophilia A patients, the influence of patient genetics on inhibitor titre and epitope specificity has yet to be elucidated.

Antibodies↗

Genotype-phenotype analysis in late onset 21-hydroxylase deficiency in comparison to the classical forms.

OBJECTIVE: To establish the type and frequency of mutations causing late onset 21-hydroxylase deficiency and associated clinical and biochemical phenotypes and to compare these findings to those from heterozygotes and homozygotes for classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency. DESIGN: Analysis of the 21-hydroxylase genes by DNA amplification and mutation detection. Measurement of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone following stimulation with adrenocorticotrophic hormone. PATIENTS: Fifteen patients with late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, 18 obligate heterozygotes for classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia, 95 patients with classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency. MEASUREMENTS: 17-hydroxyprogesterone following adrenal stimulation with adrenocorticotrophic hormone; frequency of 10 common mutations in the 21-hydroxylase gene. RESULTS: Of alleles from patients with late onset CAH 46% carried V281L and 10% P30L mutations compared to 2.6% and 1.1% respectively of alleles from patients with the classical disease where the most common mutations are a splice site mutation in intron 2 (34%), deletions (25%) and I172N (15%). Serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone following Synacthen stimulation reliably differentiated the late onset patients from carriers for the classical disease, whereas there was overlap of the basal 17-hydroxyprogesterone concentration between these two conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Normal basal serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels cannot exclude late onset CAH, although response to adrenocorticotrophic stimulation clearly distinguished this disorder from carriers of the classical disease. The frequency of mutations causing less severe enzyme deficiency was higher in the late onset patients than in a group of classical patients, although other genes or environmental pressures may determine the age of onset of disease.

17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone↗

Multiple splicing signals control alternative intron retention of bovine growth hormone pre-mRNA.

A fraction of bovine growth hormone (bGH) pre-mRNA undergoes alternative splicing in which the last intron is retained and transported to the cytoplasm. Our goal was to characterize the cis-acting signals in bGH pre-mRNA that collectively determine the distribution between intron splicing and intron retention. We now demonstrate that the balance between splicing and intron retention in cytoplasmic mRNA is primarily determined by the interaction of three splicing signals and the degree to which these signals deviate from consensus splicing signals. Intron retention requires the presence of both suboptimal 5'- and 3'-splice sites. Mutation of either splice site toward consensus leads to complete splicing of the intron. In the presence of both wild-type, suboptimal splice sites, efficient splicing of this intron is ensured by the presence of a third splicing element, a purine-rich exonic splicing enhancer (ESE). Although strong ESEs can be contained within very small sequences, the bGH ESE activity appears to be composed of multiple sequences spread throughout a 115-nucleotide region of exon 5. Consequently, the final ratio of splicing to intron retention depends on the balance between the relative strengths of each of these three splicing signals, which still allow intron-containing coding sequences to be transported to the cytoplasm.

Alternative Splicing↗

X-Linked chronic granulomatous disease: mutations in the CYBB gene encoding the gp91-phox component of respiratory-burst oxidase.

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a hereditary disorder of host defense due to absent or decreased activity of phagocyte NADPH oxidase. The X-linked form of the disease derives from defects in the CYBB gene, which encodes the 91-kD glycoprotein component (termed "gp91-phox") of the oxidase. We have identified the mutations in the CYBB gene responsible for X-linked CGD in 131 consecutive independent kindreds. Screening by SSCP analysis identified mutations in 124 of the kindreds, and sequencing of all exons and intron boundary regions revealed the other seven mutations. We detected 103 different specific mutations; no single mutation appeared in more than seven independent kindreds. The types of mutations included large and small deletions (11%), frameshifts (24%), nonsense mutations (23%), missense mutations (23%), splice-region mutations (17%), and regulatory-region mutations (2%). The distribution of mutations within the CYBB gene exhibited great heterogeneity, with no apparent mutational hot spots. Evaluation of 87 available mothers revealed X-linked carrier status in all but 10. The heterogeneity of mutations and the lack of any predominant genotype indicate that the disease represents many different mutational events, without a founder effect, as is expected for a disorder with a previously lethal phenotype.

DNA Mutational Analysis↗

The molecular basis of 3-methylcrotonylglycinuria, a disorder of leucine catabolism.

3-Methylcrotonylglycinuria is an inborn error of leucine catabolism and has a recessive pattern of inheritance that results from the deficiency of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (MCC). The introduction of tandem mass spectrometry in newborn screening has revealed an unexpectedly high incidence of this disorder, which, in certain areas, appears to be the most frequent organic aciduria. MCC, an heteromeric enzyme consisting of alpha (biotin-containing) and beta subunits, is the only one of the four biotin-dependent carboxylases known in humans that has genes that have not yet been characterized, precluding molecular studies of this disease. Here we report the characterization, at the genomic level and at the cDNA level, of both the MCCA gene and the MCCB gene, encoding the MCC alpha and MCC beta subunits, respectively. The 19-exon MCCA gene maps to 3q25-27 and encodes a 725-residue protein with a biotin attachment site; the 17-exon MCCB gene maps to 5q12-q13 and encodes a 563-residue polypeptide. We show that disease-causing mutations can be classified into two complementation groups, denoted "CGA" and "CGB." We detected two MCCA missense mutations in CGA patients, one of which leads to absence of biotinylated MCC alpha. Two MCCB missense mutations and one splicing defect mutation leading to early MCC beta truncation were found in CGB patients. A fourth MCCB mutation also leading to early MCC beta truncation was found in two nonclassified patients. A fungal model carrying an mccA null allele has been constructed and was used to demonstrate, in vivo, the involvement of MCC in leucine catabolism. These results establish that 3-methylcrotonylglycinuria results from loss-of-function mutations in the genes encoding the alpha and beta subunits of MCC and complete the genetic characterization of the four human biotin-dependent carboxylases.

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