一个白化病家系的TYR基因突变分析北大核心CSCD

目的对1个白化病家系的TYR基因进行突变检测,为遗传咨询和产前诊断提供参考。方法应用PCR技术扩增TYR基因的全部外显子区和外显子-内含子交界区序列,进行DNA测序。结果测序结果显示家系2例患者的TYR基因第2外显子存在c．896G〉A（p．Arg299His）纯合突变,7名表型正常的家系成员的TYR基因第2外显子存在c．896G〉A（Arg299His）杂合突变,7名家系成员和4名正常对照者则均未检测到该突变。结论TYR基因第2外显子c．896G〉A（p．R299H）突变应为该白化病家系的致病原因。     

一个Wiskott-Aldrich综合征家系融S基因的突变分析CSCD

目的探讨1个汉族Wiskott-Aldrich综合征（Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome）家系WAS基因的突变情况。 方法PCR扩增WAS基因的外显子及外显子与内含子的连接区域,对PCR产物直接进行正、反向测序并与数据库进行比对,确定有无WAS基因突变以及突变的位点。测定家系成员B细胞活化因子（B-cell activating factor, BAFF）的水平。结果家系中2例患者均携带WAS基因第2外显子c.257G〉A的半合子突变,先证者的母亲为c.257G〉A的杂合突变携带者,其他表型正常家系成员均未检测到该突变,经查阅人类基因突变数据库证实该突变为已知致病突变。家系中患者血清BAFF水平明显高于表型正常的成员。结论WAS基因c.257G〉A的突变可能是该Wiskott-Aldrich综合征家系的致病原因。     

遗传性出血性毛细血管扩张症基因突变分析

目的 分析遗传性出血性毛细血管扩张症(hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia,HHT)家系ENG、ACVEL1和SMAD4基因突变.方法 收集4个HHT家系临床资料并分析其临床特点,应用直接测序和多重连接探针扩增技术对11例临床确诊及可疑患者的ENG、ACVRL1和SMAD4基因进行突变分析,将结果与HHT基因突变数据库进行对比.结果 家系2先证者及2个妹妹的ENG基因发生了第2外显子c.207G＞A(p.L69L)同义突变、第8外显子c.1004A＞T(p.Q335L)错义突变、ACVRL1基因第7外显子c.817C＞T(L273L)同义突变;家系3先证者及其母亲和弟的ENG基因发生了第8外显子c.1004A＞T(p.Q335L)突变;也检测到家系4先证者及其兄的ENG基因第8外显子c.1004A＞T(p.Q335L)突变.家系1先证者及其他HHT患者,未检测到基因突变.其中ENG基因第8外显子c.1004A＞ T(p.335Q＞L)为新突变,在200名正常对照中也未检测到该突变.结论 HHT具有遗传异质性,ENG基因第8外显子c.1004A＞T(p.Q335L)为HHT新的致病突变.     

应用等位基因特异性扩增检测经典型苯丙酮尿症PAH基因第6外显子基因突变

目的建立快速简便、特异灵敏的鉴定PAH基因第6外显子c.611A〉G突变热点的基因诊断方法。方法针对突变频率较高的PAH基因第6外显子的突变热点c.611A〉G,设计等位基因特异性扩增（amplification refractory mutationsystem,ARMS）的特异引物,对山西省已经临床确诊的70例经典型PKU患儿、c.611A〉G突变患儿的家长及50例正常儿童进行第6外显子扩增,扩增产物测序验证。结果在受检的山西省患儿中,PAH基因第6外显子c.611A〉G突变位点ARMS检测结果和测序结果完全相符。结论 ARMS技术操作简便,重复性和稳定性好,可作为PAH基因热点突变的快速灵敏检测方法。     

一个先天性肌营养不良症家系的POMT1基因突变鉴定与产前诊断CSCD

目的确定1个先天性肌营养不良症（congenital muscular dystrophy, CMD）家系的POMT1致病基因突变,并对该家系中孕11周的胎儿进行产前诊断。方法收集1例CMD患者及其表型正常父母的外周血标本,抽取母亲孕11周胎儿的绒毛标本。采用PCR扩增POMT1基因的第19和第20外显子,对PCR产物进行双向测序检测基因突变,明确致病突变来源后,进一步对胎儿进行产前诊断。结果先证者POMT1基因第19外显子检测到C．1939G〉A（P．Ala647Thr）杂合错义突变,来自其母亲;第20外显子检测到C．2141delG（P．Trp714Ter）杂合框移突变,导致蛋白质翻译的提前终止,该突变来自其父亲。产前诊断结果显示胎儿携带POMT1基因第19外显子c．1939G〉A杂合错义突变,推测其为与母亲相同POMn基因致病突变携带者的可能性大。结论POMT1基因第19外显子C．1939G〉A错义突变和第20外显子C．2141delG移码突变的复合杂合突变可能是该CMD家系的致病原因,符合常染色体隐性遗传的规律,通过基因产前诊断可以有效阻止致病突变的传递。     

一个琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶缺陷症家系ALDH5A1基因的突变检测北大核心CSCD

目的对1个琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶缺陷症家系进行ALDH5A1基因突变分析,为疾病的诊断及遗传咨询提供依据。方法收集患者及其父母外周血,提取基因组DNA,应用PCR扩增产物直接测序法对致病基因ALDH5A1的11个外显子序列及其两侧内含子区域进行分析,以100名健康人为正常对照。结果在患者的ALDH5A1基因上发现第2外显子C．398_399delAA以及第4外显子c．638G〉T（p．R213L）复合杂合突变,家系成员检测证实其中c.398—399delAA突变来自母亲,而c．638G〉T（p．R213L）突变来自父亲。100名健康对照未见上述突变。结论c．398—399delAA和c．638G〉T复合杂合突变是该家系患儿的致病原因,上述突变尚未见报道,丰富了琥珀酸半醛脱氢酶缺陷症致病基因ALDH5A1的突变谱。     

山西汉族遗传性多发性骨软骨瘤家系EXT1及EXT2基因突变研究

目的 对山西一个汉族遗传性多发性骨软骨瘤家系的EXT1和EXT2基因的全部外显子序列进行分析,以寻找致病突变.方法 用PCR扩增先证者EXT1和EXT2基因的全部外显子,将PCR产物送直接测序分析.结果 发现EXT1基因2种同义突变(P477P、E587E)、3种内含子突变(c.1537-48A＞G、c.1721 +203 A＞G、c.1722-103 C＞G).EXT2基因共发现5种内含子突变(c.-29-148 A＞T、c.1080-18 T＞A、c.1336-93 C＞T、c.1526-166 C＞T、c.1526-195C＞T).其中,EXT1 P477P、EXT1 E587E和EXT2 c.1080-18 T＞A为多发性骨软骨瘤突变数据库已收录的多态位点,其余7个位点尚未见报道.结论 对该家系EXT1、EXT2基因全部外显子的测序分析未发现明确的致病突变,该家系遗传性多发性骨软骨瘤的发生是否由除EXT1、EXT2外的其它EXT相关基因引起尚需进一步的连锁定位分析.     

青岛地区先天性心脏病患儿GATA-4基因突变的研究

目的研究山东省青岛地区先天性心脏病患儿GATA4基因突变情况。方法采用PCR直接测序技术对70例先天性心脏病患儿GATA-4基因的全部外显子进行基因突变筛查。结果在1例先天性心脏病室间隔缺损患儿中发现GA-TA4基因的杂合性突变,为第4外显子cDNA的886位点发生G〉A的杂合突变（c.886G〉A）,结果导致其编码蛋白的第296密码子由甘氨酸突变为丝氨酸（p.G296S）,为错义突变。结论在山东省青岛地区先天性心脏病患儿中发现了GATA-4基因的p.G296S突变,该突变可能导致先天性心脏病。     

五例戊二酸血症I型患者GCDH基因突变的分子诊断CSCD

目的探讨5例戊二酸血症I型（glutaric acidemiatype I,GA—I）患者的GCDH基因突变情况,为临床诊治提供参考依据。方法应用Sanger测序法对泉州地区5例GA—I患者GcDH基因的所有外显子及侧翼内含子进行测序,并对测得序列进行分析,以寻找可能的致病突变位点。结果5例患者均检测到GCDH基因突变,共检测到4种突变位点,包括2种错义突变[c．532G〉A（P．G178R）、C．533G〉A（P．G178E）]和2种移码突变Ee．106—107delAC（P．Q37fs＊5）、C．1244—2A〉c]。其中,c．1244—2A〉C突变频率最高～C106—107delAC为未见报道的新突变,MutationTaster软件预测其为致病性突变。结论本研究分析了5例戊二酸血症I型患者的GCDH基因突变情况,从基因水平上证实了临床诊断,发现1个新的GCDH基因突变位点,丰富了GCDH基因的突变谱。     

中国福建遗传性乳腺癌BRCA1基因突变分析

目的研究福建遗传性乳腺癌患者BRCA1基因突变位点及携带情况。方法对20例遗传性乳腺癌患者血液标本进行检测,对其BRCA1基因第11号外显子全序列进行DNA测序。结果20例标本中检出5患者存在共计9种BRCA1基因突变,其中3个为新发现位点（错义突变1159T〉C,4071A〉C;同义突变4122C〉T）;其它6个已报道位点中2个（2201C〉T,2430T〉C）为同义突变,其余4个（2685T〉C,2731C〉T,3232A〉G,3667A〉G）属错义突变,本研究中BRCA1突变率为25%。结论福建遗传性乳腺癌患者BRCA1基因突变具有地域性特征,开展BRCA1基因突变检测有助于本地区女性患癌风险评估和早期诊断。     

Genetic variants in ZIC1, ZIC2, and ZIC3 are not major risk factors for neural tube defects in humans

Neural tube defects (NTD) are congenital malformations arising from incomplete neural tube closure during early embryogenesis. Most NTD in humans show complex inheritance patterns, with both genetic and environmental factors involved in the etiology of this malformation. More than 120 mouse models for human NTD exist. NTD have been observed in mice deficient for the Zic family genes, Zic1, Zic2, and Zic3. We performed mutation analysis in the human orthologs of these genes using DNA material from a large panel of NTD patients. In ZIC2 we identified a deletion of one codon that encodes an alanine residue located in the amino terminal alanine stretch of the protein. The deletion was present in one patient, but not in 364 controls. That may suggest a role-albeit small-of this variant in the etiology of NTD in humans. Transmission disequilibrium testing of a frequent polymorphism in the ZIC2 gene (1059C > T, H353H) in parent-spina bifida aperta child triads showed no association with NTD. One silent polymorphism (858G > A, V286V) of unknown significance was identified in ZIC3. Neither mutations nor polymorphisms were found in the coding region or flanking sequences of ZIC1. Our data indicate that ZIC1, ZIC2, and ZIC3 are not major risk factors for NTD in humans.     

Nkx2-5在单纯性先天性心脏病中的突变及表达研究

目的分析Nkx2-5基因在单纯性先天性心脏病（congenital heart disease,CHD）心肌组织中的突变及表达情况,探讨Nkx2-5基因突变、表达与单纯性CHD发生机制的关系。方法采用PCR-SSCP（单链构象多态性）方法对30例因CHD引产胎儿心脏组织进行Nkx2-5基因编码序列突变筛查;以β-actin为内对照,用RT-PCR方法检测Nkx2-5基因在单纯性CHD引产胎儿心肌组织中mRNA的表达情况。结果 30例单纯性CHD引产胎儿Nkx2-5基因2个外显子PCR产物经SSCP检测未发现突变;与正常对照心肌组织相比,单纯性CHD胎儿该基因mRNA表达呈下降趋势（P〈0.05）。结论单纯性CHD中Nkx2-5基因编码区的体细胞突变可能不是单纯性CHD的致病机制;Nkx2-5基因转录水平异常可能是该基因参与CHD形成的一种潜在机制。     

Holoprosencephaly and ZIC2 microdeletions: novel clinical and epidemiological specificities delineated

Holoprosencephaly (HPE), the most common malformation of the human brain results from abnormal cleavage of the forebrain during the early embryonic developmental stages. The spectrum of malformations in HPE is wide, ranging from the classical cyclopia/proboscis to fairly asymptomatic forms [i.e. a single maxillary central incisor (SMCI)]. HPE may be caused by environmental or genetic factors. ZIC2 (13q32) was the second gene identified in which mutations cause HPE and recently a specific phenotype was ascribed to ZIC2-mutation HPE. Earlier, we reported a boy presenting HPE and deafness. Cytogenetic analyses were normal. Using array-comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), we found a de novo 129 kb del(13)(q32) encompassing ZIC2 and ZIC5. There is no evidence for the involvement of ZIC5 in human diseases. We reviewed the literature for ZIC2-ZIC5 deletions and their involvement in neural tube defects (NTDs). Interestingly, we found evidence for a specific facial phenotype for ZIC2 gene deletion patients distinct from those with point mutations. In addition, based on the clinical data together with pathology, imaging and functional studies, we suggest an outline for a model explaining the genetic heterogeneity of ZIC2-ZIC5-associated NTDs and propose further studies for validation.     

Mutations in genes encoding the glycine cleavage system predispose to neural tube defects in mice and humans

Neural tube defects (NTDs), including spina bifida and anencephaly, are common birth defects of the central nervous system. The complex multigenic causation of human NTDs, together with the large number of possible candidate genes, has hampered efforts to delineate their molecular basis. Function of folate one-carbon metabolism (FOCM) has been implicated as a key determinant of susceptibility to NTDs. The glycine cleavage system (GCS) is a multi-enzyme component of mitochondrial folate metabolism, and GCS-encoding genes therefore represent candidates for involvement in NTDs. To investigate this possibility, we sequenced the coding regions of the GCS genes: AMT, GCSH and GLDC in NTD patients and controls. Two unique non-synonymous changes were identified in the AMT gene that were absent from controls. We also identified a splice acceptor site mutation and five different non-synonymous variants in GLDC, which were found to significantly impair enzymatic activity and represent putative causative mutations. In order to functionally test the requirement for GCS activity in neural tube closure, we generated mice that lack GCS activity, through mutation of AMT. Homozygous Amt(-/-) mice developed NTDs at high frequency. Although these NTDs were not preventable by supplemental folic acid, there was a partial rescue by methionine. Overall, our findings suggest that loss-of-function mutations in GCS genes predispose to NTDs in mice and humans. These data highlight the importance of adequate function of mitochondrial folate metabolism in neural tube closure.     

Possible association of NTDs with a polyhistidine tract polymorphism in the ZIC2 gene

Neural tube defects (NTDs) and brain malformations represent a common finding in chromosome 13q deletion patients. Hemizygosity for ZIC2, which is located in the 13q32 critical deletion region, results in holoprosencephaly (HPE) in humans, and diminished expression of ZIC2 results in HPE as well as lumbosacral NTDs in mice. Taken together, these observations led us to hypothesize that ZIC2 mutations may be a cause of isolated NTD. To test this, we screened 192 NTD patients for mutations in ZIC2. While we did not find ZIC2 mutations in these patients, we did find some evidence of a possible association between a histidine tract polymorphism in ZIC2 and NTDs. Our sample was too small to reach definitive conclusions, but the evidence is sufficiently intriguing to encourage further research. If this association is confirmed, subtle alterations in ZIC2 activity may confer a risk of NTD.     

应用变性高效液相色谱检测31例家族性腺瘤性息肉病家系结肠腺瘤性息肉病基因突变

目的 应用变性高效液相色谱(denaturing high performance liquid chromatography,DHPLC)技术检测我国家族性腺瘤性息肉病(familial adenomatons polyposis,FAP)家系的结肠腺瘤性息肉病(adenoinatous pelyposis coli,APC)基因变异特征,研究其病因机制.方法 采集31个家系的先证者、患者和家系成员的外周血淋巴细胞,抽提DNA并以降落式PCR扩增APC基因各外显子和启动子.基因突变检测先由DHPLC进行筛选,发现异常峰者进行测序鉴定并TA克隆鉴定,结果与网络数据进行比对.结果 31个家系中共有15个家系检出了12种不同的突变类型,FAP家系APC基因的突变检出率为48.39%.发现了4种新的突变及3例不同的内含子突变.4个新的突变分别位于255、677、1192、1403密码子,均为移码突变.证明了DHPLC能检出APC基因的突变.在APC基因的突变中,移码突变占86.67%,无义突变占13.33%,说明移码突变是中国人APC基因突变的主要方式.在突变位点上,第15外显子突变最常见,约占86.67%.结论 FAP家系APC基因的突变检出率为48.39%,发现了4种新的导致蛋白编码改变的突变.证实中国人FAP家系中APC基因突变位点以第15外显子最常见,类型以移码突变为主.