scholarly journals RB1 gene mutations in Argentine retinoblastoma patients. Implications for genetic counseling

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. e0189736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Parma ◽  
Marcela Ferrer ◽  
Leonela Luce ◽  
Florencia Giliberto ◽  
Irene Szijan
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Luo ◽  
Xiang-mei Zhang ◽  
Liu-song Wu ◽  
Jindong Chen ◽  
Yan Chen

Abstract Background α-thalassemia is relatively endemic in Guizhou province of southwestern China. To predict the clinical manifestations of α-globin gene aberration for genetic counseling, we examined the prevalence of the α-globin triplication and the genotype–phenotype correlation in this subpopulation Methods A cohort of 7644 subjects was selected from nine ethnicities covering four regions in Guizhou province of China. Peripheral blood was collected from each participant for routine blood testing and hemoglobin electrophoresis. PCR-DNA sequencing and Gap-PCR were used to identify the thalassemia gene mutations. Chi-square tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to statistically analyze the data. Results We found that the frequency of α-globin triplication in Guizhou province was 0.772% (59/7644). Genotypically, the αααanti4.2/αα accounted for 0.523% (40/7644), the αααanti3.7/αα for 0.235% (18/7644), and the αααanti3.7/–SEA for 0.013% (1/7644). The αααanti4.2/αα is more prevalent than the αααanti3.7/αα in Guizhou. In addition, the frequency of the HKαα/αα (that by GAP-PCR is like αααanti4.2/-α3.7) was 0.235% (18/7644). Ethnically, the Tujia group presented the highest prevalence (2.47%) of α-globin triplication. Geographically, the highest frequency of the α-globin triplication was identified in Qiannan region (2.23%). Of the triplicated α-globin cases, 5 coinherited with heterozygote β-thalassemia and presented various clinical manifestations of anemia. Conclusions These data will be used to update the Chinese triplicated α-globin thalassemia database and provide insights into the pathogenesis of thalassemia. These findings will be helpful for the diagnosis of thalassemia and future genetic counseling in those regions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagmara Kabzińska ◽  
Katarzyna Kotruchow ◽  
Joanna Cegielska ◽  
Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz ◽  
Andrzej Kochański

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease caused by mutations in the GDAP1 gene has been shown to be inherited via traits that may be either autosomal recessive (in the majority of cases) [CMT4A] or autosomal dominant [CMT2K]. CMT4A disease is characterized by an early onset, and a severe clinical course often leading to a loss of ambulation, whereas CMT2K is characterized by a mild clinical course of benign axonal neuropathy beginning even in the 6th decade of life. Clinical data from a GDAP1 mutated patient suggests that the presence of a particular mutation is associated with a certain trait of inheritance. The association of a particular GDAP1 gene mutation and a dominant or recessive trait of inheritance is of special importance for genetic counseling and the prenatal diagnostics as regards severe forms of CMT. In the present study we report on two CMT families in which a newly identified Glu222Lys mutation within the GDAP1 gene segregates both in autosomal dominant and recessive traits. Our study shows that at least some GDAP1 gene mutations may segregate with the CMT phenotype as both dominant and recessive traits. Thus, genetic counseling for CMT4A/CMT2K families requires more extensive data on GDAP1 phenotype-genotype correlations.


2001 ◽  
pp. 233-243
Author(s):  
R. RONG ◽  
Y. F. L. LING ◽  
A. E. J. YEOH ◽  
T. C. QUAH ◽  
P. S. LOW ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mami Yamasaki ◽  
Masahiro Nonaka ◽  
Nobuhiro Suzumori ◽  
Hiroaki Nakamura ◽  
Hiroshi Fujita ◽  
...  

Object The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of prenatal L1CAM gene testing for X-linked hydrocephalus (XLH). Methods In a nationwide study conducted in Japan between 1999 and 2009, the authors identified 51 different L1CAM gene mutations in 56 families with XLH. Of these 56 families, 9 obligate carriers requested prenatal gene mutation analysis for the fetal L1CAM gene in 14 pregnancies. Results In 2004, new clinical guidelines for genetic testing were established by 10 Japanese genetic medicine–related societies. These guidelines stated that the genetic testing of carriers should be done only with their consent and with genetic counseling. Therefore, because females are carriers, since 2004, L1CAM gene analysis has not been performed for female fetuses. The authors report on 7 fetal genetic analyses that were performed at the request of families carrying L1CAM mutations, involving 3 female (prior to 2004) and 4 male fetuses. Of the 7 fetuses, 3 (1 male and 2 female) carried L1CAM mutations. Of these 3, 1 pregnancy (the male fetus) was terminated; in the other cases, the pregnancies continued, and 3 female and 3 male babies without the XLH phenotype were born. Conclusions Prenatal L1CAM gene testing combined with genetic counseling was beneficial for families carrying L1CAM mutations.


2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Macías ◽  
M. Dean ◽  
A. Atkinson ◽  
S. Jiménez-Morales ◽  
F.J. García-Vazquez ◽  
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Author(s):  
Е.А. Алексеева ◽  
К.О. Карандашева ◽  
О.В. Бабенко ◽  
В.М. Козлова ◽  
Т.Л. Ушакова ◽  
...  

Введение. Спорадическая ретинобластома развивается в результате мутаций de novo в обоих аллелях гена RB1 в клетках сетчатки глаза. При спорадической ретинобластоме первоначальная мутация в гене RB1 нередко является мозаичной, то есть образуется в постзиготической ранней эмбриональной клетке, что приводит к неравномерному распределению мутантных клонов между различными тканями организма. Возможность идентифицировать мозаичный вариант мутации в гене RB1 имеет значение как для медико-генетического консультирования, так и для клинического ведения пациентов, поскольку мозаицизм влияет на развитие клинической картины заболевания, риск развития опухоли в другом глазу и других опухолей и на риск передачи мутации следующему поколению. Цель: установить частоту и спектр постзиготических мозаичных мутаций в гене RB1 в выборке больных со спорадической ретинобластомой, определить содержание мутантного аллеля в образцах с мозаицизмом. Метод. Исследование проведено на материале ДНК лимфоцитов крови больных со спорадической ретинобластомой. Скрининг точковых мутаций, малых инсерций/делеций в гене RВ1 осуществляли методом полупроводникового высокопроизводительного параллельного секвенирования (ВПС). Исключение протяженных делеций в гене RВ1 проводили методом MLPA. Для поиска мозаичных мутаций с очень низким содержанием (менее 10%) мутантного аллеля был разработан и проведен углубленный анализ данных ВПС, основанный на биоинформатических и статистических подходах. Для верификации выявленных мозаичных патогенных мутаций использовали секвенирование ДНК по Сэнгеру. Результаты. В исследованной выборке больных со спорадической унилатеральной формой ретинобластомы мозаичные мутации встречаются чаще, чем при спорадической билатеральной форме; различия статистически достоверны. В то же время, частоты мозаичных мутаций с высокой и низкой представленностью мутантных аллелей между группами больных с унилатеральной и билатеральной ретинобластомой достоверно не различаются. Все мозаичные мутации, представлены нуль-аллелями; мозаичных миссенс-мутаций в нашей выборке не обнаружено. Не выявлено мозаичных мутаций в 1-м и 2-м экзонах гена RB1, расположенных проксимальнее альтернативного промотора, импринтинг которого определяет пенетрантность мутаций в зависимости от родительского происхождения мутантного аллеля. Заключение. Применение глубокого ВПС в сочетании с усовершенствованным алгоритмом анализа результатов, направленным на выявление мозаичных мутаций, повышает эффективность ДНК-диагностики ретинобластомы, способствуя совершенствованию медико-генетического консультирования и лечения больных. Background. Sporadic retinoblastoma develops as a result of de novo mutations in both alleles of the RB1 gene. Often in sporadic retinoblastoma, the initial mutation in RB1 is mosaic, that is, it is formed in a postzygotic, early embryonic cell, which leads to an uneven distribution of mutant clones between different tissues of the body. The ability to identify a mosaic variant of a mutation in the RB1 gene is important for both medical genetic counseling and clinical management of patients, since mosaicism affects the development of the clinical picture of the disease, the risk of developing a tumor in the other eye, as well as other tumors, and the risk of mutation transmission to the next generation. Aim: to establish the frequency and spectrum of somatic mosaic mutations in the RB1 gene in patients with sporadic retinoblastoma and to quantify the content of the mutant allele in cases with mosaicism. Methods. The study was carried out on the DNA of blood lymphocytes from patients with sporadic retinoblastoma. Screening of point mutations, small insertions/deletions in the RB1 gene was performed by semiconductor high-throughput parallel sequencing (NGS). Exclusion of gross deletions in the RB1 gene was performed by MLPA. To search for mosaic mutations with a very low representation (less than 10%) of the mutant allele, an in-depth analysis of the NGS data was developed an in-house algorithm based on bioinformatic and statistical approaches. To verify mosaic pathogenic mutations identified with NGS, Sanger sequencing was used. Results. Mosaic mutations were found more common among patients with sporadic unilateral form of retinoblastoma than in those with sporadic bilateral form; the differences are statistically significant. At the same time, the frequencies of mosaic mutations with a high and low representation of mutant alleles between the groups of patients with unilateral and bilateral retinoblastoma did not differ significantly. All mosaic mutations are null alleles; mosaic missense mutations were not found in our patients’ cohort. No mosaic mutations were detected in the 1st and 2nd exons of the RB1 gene, located proximal to the alternative promoter, the imprinting of which determines the penetrance of mutations depending on the parental origin of the mutant allele. Conclusion. The use of deep high-throughput parallel sequencing in combination with an improved algorithm for analyzing the NGS results, aimed at identifying mosaic mutations, increases the efficiency of DNA diagnostics of retinoblastoma, contributing to the improvement of medical genetic counseling and treatment of patients.


2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidya Latha Parsam ◽  
Mohammed Javed Ali ◽  
Santosh G Honavar ◽  
Geeta K Vemuganti ◽  
Chitra Kannabiran
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1997 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar R. Lohmann ◽  
Martin Gerick ◽  
Birgit Brandt ◽  
Ulrich Oelschläger ◽  
Birgit Lorenz ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veysel Sabri Hancer ◽  
Tunc Fisgin ◽  
Murat Buyukdogan ◽  
Ceyhun Bozkurt ◽  
Sotiraq Lako

The mutation detection of β thalassemia is absolutely necessary for molecular diagnosis, as well as any genetic epidemiological study. The β globin gene has 3 exons and 2 introns, involved in β-thalassemic pathogenesis. The study aim of the study is to characterize the spectrum of β globin gene mutations in 136 Turkish, Northern Iraqi and Albanian pediatric β thalassemia major patients. After genomic DNA extraction from venous blood and amplification of the target DNA regions with PCR, genotyping was achieved by Sanger based DNA sequencing. The IVSI-110 G>A mutation was the most frequent allele in the Turkish and Albanian patients. In Northern Iraqi patients IVSI-1 G>A was is the most frequent. There are two mutations are firstly reported for Albania [c.*111 A>G 3’ UTR (rs63751128) and c.113 G>A (p.Trp38Ter, p.W38*) (rs35887507)] with this study. These findings may be of value for genetic counseling, premarital diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis and prevention programs.


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