Marfan综合征两种原纤维蛋白1基因突变

目的对14例Marfan综合征（Marfan syndrome，MFS）患者的原纤维蛋白1（fibrillin 1，FBNI）基因和转化生长因子β受体2（transforming growth factor beta receptor typeⅡ，TGFBR2）基因进行突变筛查。方法应用变性高效液相色谱法对MFS患者FBNl的65个外显子和TGFBR2基因的7个外显子进行突变筛查，对变性高效液相色谱图形异常的PCR扩增片段用DNA测序鉴定突变位点及性质，并用限制性片段长度多态性方法进一步证实突变。结果在MFS患者FBNl基因中发现两种突变。两种基因突变是新的FBNl置换突变（Intron29＋4A〉T）和再发的FBNl无义突变（8080C〉T）。结论FBNl的Intrort29＋4A〉T和8080C〉T可能是MFS患者的发病原因。     

马凡综合征微纤维蛋白1基因突变检测及单倍型连锁分析

目的：检测中国人马凡综合征（Marfan syndrome,MFS)患者微纤维蛋白1（fibillin-1,FBN1)基因的突变及对马凡综合征患者的家系成员进行症状前诊断。方法：应用聚合酶链反应－单链构象多态性技术和测序方法，对汉族9个家系中共17个MFS患者进行基因突变检测；运用FBN1基因内4个内含子中的可变串联重复序列构建染色体单倍型，进行家系单倍型连锁分析和基因诊断。结果：发现MFS（A）家系Ⅱ1患者有单链构象改变，测序证实为位于FBN1基因第25号外显子3243－3256核苷酸之间有I个13bp的小片段缺失，为新位点基因移码突变，其序列为gcctctgcaccca;单倍型连锁分析发现MFS（B）家系Ⅲ1是1个无症状期患者。结论：中国人FBN1基因突变可以引起马凡综合征，应用突变检测与单倍型连锁分析方法能为马凡综合征基因诊断提供依据。     

应用变性高效液相色谱技术检测三个遗传性多发性外生骨疣家系的EXT1与EXT2基因突变

目的建立一种应用变性高效液相色谱(denaturing high performance liquid chromatograph,DHPLC)技术检测遗传性多发性外生骨疣(hereditary multiple exostosis,EXT)基因突变的新方法,并研究3个EXT家系的基因突变情况。方法扩增EXT致病基因的所有外显子区及部分内含子与外显子交界区,联合连锁分析、DHPLC筛查及测序的方法进行分析。结果3个EXT家系中,共检测到两处已知EXT2基因的剪接位点突变IVS2 1G>A、IVS7 1G>T,一处28C>A变异和一处EXT1基因的IVS4 66G>A变异。结论EXT2基因的2个剪接位点突变分别是引起相应EXT家系的致病原因,应用DHPLC技术检测遗传性疾病基因变突是一种自动化、高通量、灵敏、快速且简便经济的好方法。     

新疆3个HCM家系MYH7基因突变DHPLC检测和DNA测序结果分析

目的 研究家族性肥厚型心肌病(HCM)的主要致病基因β肌球蛋白重链,MYH7突变情况.方法 用变性高效液相色谱DHPLC检测和DNA测序方法对3个HCM家系成员的MYH7基因8、14外显子及附近上下游序列进行检测分析.结果 3个家系其中1个家系发现MYH7基因14外显子中存在Thr441Met突变,该突变在中国人中是首次发现,此外外显子8也存在1个点突变.另外两个家系也发现有不同位点的突变.结论 运用变性高效液相色谱技术和DNA直接测序技术能实现对家族性肥厚型心肌病MYH7基因突变的筛查,有利于早期诊断、患病风险预测.     

家族性Peutz-Jeghers综合征患者LKB1基因胚系突变的分析

目的 研究家族性Peutz-Jeghers综合征患者中LKB1基因胚系突变特征.方法 收集11个Peutz-Jeghers综合征家系,各家系先证者均有典型的黏膜黑斑以及肠道错构瘤性息肉.提取先证者外周血DNA,PCR扩增LKB1基因的9个外显子及其侧翼的部分内含子序列,测序并分析其变异情况和突变性质.收集250名正常人外周血并提取DNA,聚合酶链反应-变性高效液相色谱筛查验证.结果 11个家系先证者中有8例患者LKB1基因外显子及侧翼碱基序列存在杂合性变异,变异类型共9种,包括7种点突变,1种外显子区域小片段碱基缺失以及1种侧翼内含子小片段碱基插入.其中4种考虑为病理性突变,还有4种仅为基因多态性表现,另外有1种变异性质未定.结论 LKB1基因病理性突变是中国人家族性Peutz-Jeghers综合征患者的常见病因,且以点突变为主.     

应用下一代半导体靶向测序技术检测Marfan综合征致病突变

目的 应用Ion Torrent PGM半导体测序仪和Ion AmpliSeqTMInherited Disease Panel对3例马凡综合征(Marfan syndrome,MFS)进行致病基因突变检测,明确其致病突变,并评价下一代半导体靶向测序诊断复杂单基因遗传病的效果.方法 在知情同意的基础上采集3例MFS患者及1名正常志愿者外周血,提取基因组DNA,经多重PCR扩增富集目的基因片段.每个样本用特异性序列标签进行标记后,应用Ion One Touch系统进行模板制备、乳化PCR及磁珠颗粒富集;最后用318半导体测序芯片进行高通量测序.用Ion Torrent Suite 3.2软件进行序列比对及SNPs和Indels提取,再用dbSNP 137数据库过滤得到SNPs和indels,剩余的可疑突变经Sanger法测序验证.结果 用一张318芯片得到855.80Mb的总数据量,4个样本的平均测序深度均达到100×以上,对目的区域的覆盖度在98％以上.数据经软件分析及数据库过滤后,在3例MFS患者中分别得到3个FBN1基因可疑突变,并经Sanger法测序验证,一个为已报道FBN1基因错义突变(p.E1811K),另外两个为新发现的突变,包括一个无义突变(p.E2264X),1个插入突变(p.L871FfsX23).结论 在3例MFS患者中都成功检出FBN1基因致病突变,表明半导体靶向测序可对复杂单基因遗传病进行高效、准确的基因诊断.     

4个肾上腺脑白质营养不良家系的基因诊断

目的对4个肾上腺脑白质营养不良家系进行基因突变分析。方法应用RT-PCR技术,对4个患者的AB-CD1基因编码区,分4个片段进行扩增并对PCR产物直接测序。应用变性高效液相色谱技术、PCR-限制性酶切等方法分析相应的基因组DNA,进一步确证ABCD1的突变位点。结果在3名肾上腺脑白质营养不良患者的ABCD1基因上,存在2个不同的碱基置换(807G>A和2113T>C)和1个碱基插入(1126insGCCATCG),分别造成2个错义突变(A141T和L576P)和1个移码突变(fsI246);在患儿1母亲的一个ABCD1等位基因上存在1801-1802位碱基缺失,造成移码突变(fsE471),另一个等位基因未发现突变。结论在中国人ALD患者中发现2个新的ABCD1基因突变(fsI246、L576P)。不同家系具有不同的突变位点,且突变类型和表型之间无特殊的相关性。     

三例眼皮肤白化病患者TYR和P基因的突变分析

目的 分析眼皮肤白化病(oculocutaneom albinism,OCA)患者酪氨酸酶(tyrosinase,TYR)基因和P基因的基因突变.方法 应用聚合酶链反应(polymerase chain reaction ,PCR)和变性高效液相色谱(de-naturing high-perfomanee liquia chromatography,DHPLC)技术对3例患者的眼皮肤白化病Ⅰ、Ⅱ型相关基因(TYR和P基因)的外显子进行突变检测,并对DHPLC检出的突变样本进行测序和限制性内切酶分析以验证该突变.针对未见报道的新突变,筛查100名表型正常的无关个体,排除多态的可能.结果 在3例患者中检测出两种P基因突变,未检测到TYR基因突变.其中,患者1的P基因第13外显子发生杂合突变T450M;患者2的P基因发生两个杂合突变,分别是第13外显子T450M和第23外显子G775R;患者3的P基因第23外显子发生杂合突变G775R.P基因第13外显子限制性内切酶分析显示,患者1、2均出现杂合突变T450M导致的Oli I酶切位点部分消失,100名表型正常的无关个体未检出该突变;经检索,T450M为一未见报道的新突变.结论 联合应用PCR、DHPLC、DNA测序和限制性内切酶分析的方法可有效的对白化病进行基因诊断.     

定量多重PCR-高效液相色谱分析错配修复基因大片段缺失

目的 建立一种以多重PCR-高效液相色谱(high performance liquid chromatography，HPLC)分析为基础的错配修复基因DNA大片段缺失检测技术。方法 设计合成35对引物，分8个多重PCR反应扩增MSH2和MLHl基因的35个外显子，PCR产物经高效液相色谱半定量分析，确定各外显子拷贝数。(1)双盲法分析阴性和阳性对照样本，完成方法学可靠性检验。(2)分析14例遗传性非息肉性大肠癌患者外周血细胞DNA和13例散发性大肠癌患者癌组织细胞DNA样本，筛查MSH2和．MLHl基因DNA大片段缺失。结果 (1)稳定检出阳性对照样本的DNA大片段缺失；(2)在筛查样本检出2例新的MSH2基因DNA大片段缺失，分别为MSH2基因外显子7遗传性缺失和MSH2基因外显子1～6体细胞性缺失。结论 多重PCR—HPLC分析系统可以作为突变基因分析系统的一个重要补充，在基因DNA大片段缺失检测中发挥作用。     

Marfan综合征和相关微纤维病理研究进展

Marfan综合征 (Marfan syndrom e,MFS)是一种涉及全身结缔组织的常染色体显性遗传性疾病 ,它是由 FBN1 基因突变造成的 ,主要累及眼、骨骼与心血管系统。原纤维蛋白 (fibrillin- 1 ,FBN1 )是 1 0 nm～ 1 2 nm微纤维的主要组成成分 ,FBN1 除了对一些组织有固位作用外 ,还在弹性蛋白的前体与弹性纤维形成的过程中扮演着重要角色。自从发现 FBN1 基因突变以来 ,一直未见有突变热点的报道 ,然而 ,对于那些严重的 Marfan综合征及新生儿患者来说 ,FBN1 基因突变多集中在第 2 3到 32号外显子之间。FBN2基因与 FBN1 基因高度同源 ,FBN2基因突变所造成的表型为先天性挛缩性蜘蛛指 (趾 )征。另外 ,原纤维蛋白 - 1的突变在一些其他相关结缔组织疾病 ,例如单纯晶状体脱位 ,家族性主动脉瘤 ,类 Marfan骨骼畸形中亦被发现 ,因此可以认为 MFS是一系列微纤维病理改变中的一种类型。目前对微纤维球形结构与功能的理论一直不全面 ,本文将全面阐述Marfan综合征与相关微纤维病理改变的分子遗传学研究进展     

Fibrillin gene (FBN1) mutations in Japanese patients with Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome (MFS; MIM #154700) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by cardiovascular, skeletal, and ocular abnormalities. The fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1; MIM no. 134797) on chromosome 15 was revealed to be the cause of Marfan syndrome. To date over 137 types of FBN1 mutations have been reported. In this study, two novel mutations and a recurrent de-novo mutation were identified in patients with MFS by means of single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. The two novel mutations are a 4-bp deletion at nucleotide 2820-2823 and a G-to-T transversion at nucleotide 1421 (C474F), located on exon 23 and exon 11, respectively. A previously reported mutation at the splicing donor site of intron 2 (IVS2 G + 1A), which is predicted to cause exon skipping, was identified in a sporadic patient with classical MFS. Received: November 1, 1999 / Accepted: November 9, 1999     

Detection of thirty novel FBN1 mutations in patients with Marfan syndrome or a related fibrillinopathy

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a disorder of the extracellular matrix caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1 (FBN1). Recent studies have illustrated the variability in disease severity and clinical manifestations of MFS. Useful genotype-phenotype correlations have been slow to emerge. We screened 57 unrelated patients with MFS or a Marfan-like phenotype using a combination of SSCP and/or DHPLC. We detected 49 different FBN1 mutations, 30 (62%) of which were novel. The mutations comprised 38 substitutions (78%), 10 deletions (20%), and one duplication (2%). There were 28 missense (57%), nine frameshift (18%), eight splice site (16%), and four nonsense mutations (8 %). Genotype-phenotype analysis revealed that patients with an identified FBN1 mutation were more likely to have ectopia lentis and cardiovascular complications compared to those without an identifiable mutation (relative risks of 4.6 and 1.9, respectively). Ectopia lentis was also found to be more prevalent in patients whose mutations involved a cysteine substitution (relative risk 1.6) and less prevalent in those with premature termination mutations (relative risk 0.4). In our hands, we achieved 93% mutation detection for DHPLC analysis of patients who fulfilled the Ghent criteria. Further analysis of detailed clinical information and mutation data may help to anticipate the clinical consequences of specific FBN1 mutations.     

Evaluation and application of denaturing HPLC for mutation detection in Marfan syndrome: Identification of 20 novel mutations and two novel polymorphisms in the FBN1 gene

Mutations in the human fibrillin 1 gene (FBN1) cause the Marfan syndrome (MFS), an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder. Knowledge about FBN1 mutations is important for early diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling. However, mutation detection in FBN1 is a challenge because the gene is very large in size ( approximately 200 kb) and the approximately 350 mutations detected so far are scattered over 65 exons. Conventional methods for large-scale detection of mutations are expensive, technically demanding, or time consuming. Recently, a high-capacity low-cost mutation detection method was introduced based on denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC). To assess the sensitivity and specificity of this method, we blindly screened 64 DNA samples of known FBN1 genotype exon-by-exon using exon-specific DHPLC conditions. Analysis of 682 PCR amplicons correctly identified 62 out of 64 known sequence variants. In three MFS patients of unknown FBN1 genotype, we detected two mutations and eight polymorphisms. Overall, 20 mutations and two polymorphisms are described here for the first time. Our results demonstrate 1) that DHPLC is a highly sensitive (89-99%, P = 0.05) method for FBN1 mutation detection; but 2) that chromatograms with moderate and weak pattern abnormalities also show false positive signals (in all 45-59%, P = 0.05); 3) that the difference in the chromatograms of heterozygous and homozygous amplicons is mostly independent of the type of sequence change; and 4) that DHPLC column conditions, additional base changes, and the amounts of injected PCR products influence significantly the shape of chromatograms. A strategy for FBN1 mutation screening is discussed.     

Three novel mutations of the fibrillin-1 gene and ten single nucleotide polymorphisms of the fibrillin-3 gene in Marfan syndrome patients

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of the extracellular matrix. Allelic variations in the gene for fibrillin-1 (FBN1) have been shown to cause MFS. To date, over 550 mutations have been identified in patients with MFS and related connective tissue diseases. However, about a half of MFS cases do not possess mutations in the FBN1 gene. These findings raise the possibility that variants located in other genes cause or modify MFS. To explore this possibility, firstly we analyzed FBN1 allelic variants in 12 Japanese patients with MFS, and secondly we analyzed fibrillin-3 gene (FBN3) in patients without FBN1 mutations using conformation sensitive gel electrophoresis (CSGE) and direct sequencing analysis. We identified three novel FBN1 mutations and ten FBN3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In this report, we could not detect a responsible mutation of the FBN3 gene for MFS. Although the number of the cases in this report is small, at least these results suggest that disease-causing mutations in exon regions of the FBN3 gene are very rare in MFS.Nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession numbers: AB177797, AB177798, AB177799, AB177800, AB177801, AB177802, AB177803     

Comprehensive molecular screening of the FBN1 gene favors locus homogeneity of classical Marfan syndrome

In order to estimate the contribution of mutations at the fibrillin-1 locus (FBN1) to classical Marfan syndrome (MFS) and to study possible phenotypic differences between patients with an FBN1 mutation vs. without, a comprehensive molecular study of the FBN1 gene in a cohort of 93 MFS patients fulfilling the clinical diagnosis of MFS according to the Ghent nosology was performed. The initial mutation screening by CSGE/SSCP allowed identification of an FBN1-mutation in 73 patients. Next, sequencing of all FBN1-exons was performed in 11 mutation-negative patients, while in nine others, DHPLC was used. This allowed identification of seven and five additional mutations, respectively. Southern blot analysis revealed an abnormal hybridization pattern in one more patient. A total of 23 out of the 85 mutations identified here are reported for the first time. Phenotypic comparison of MFS patients with cysteine-involving mutations vs. premature termination mutations revealed significant differences in ocular and skeletal involvement. The phenotype of the eight patients without proven FBN1 mutation did not differ from the others with respect to the presence of major cardiac, ocular, and skeletal manifestations or positive familial history. Most likely, a portion of FBN1-mutations remains undetected because of technical limitations. In conclusion, the involvement of the FBN1-gene could be demonstrated in at least 91% of all MFS patients (85/93), which strongly suggests that this gene is the predominant, if not the sole, locus for MFS.     

Identification of sixty-two novel and twelve known FBN1 mutations in eighty-one unrelated probands with Marfan syndrome and other fibrillinopathies

Marfan Syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of the connective tissue due to mutations of Fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) in more than 90% of cases and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta-Receptor2 gene (TGFB2R) in a minority of cases. Genotyping is relevant for diagnosis and genotype-phenotype correlations. We describe the FBN1 genotypes and related phenotypes of 81 patients who were referred to our attention for MFS or Marfan-like phenotypes. Patients underwent multidisciplinary pertinent evaluation in the adult or paediatric setting, according to their age. The diagnosis relied on Ghent criteria. To optimise DHPLC analysis of the FBN1 gene, all coding regions of the gene were directly sequenced in 19 cases and 10 controls: heterozygous amplicons were used as true positives. DHPLC sensitivity was 100%. Then, DHPLC was used to screen 62 other cases. We identified 74 FBN1 mutations in 81 patients: 64 were novel and 17 known. Of the 81 mutations, 41 were missense (50.6%), 27, either nonsense or frameshift mutations and predicted a premature termination codon (PTC) (33%), 11 affected splice sites (13.6%), and two predicted in-frame deletions (2.5%). Most mutations (67.9%) occurred in cbEGF-like modules. Genotype was clinically relevant for early diagnosis and conclusion of the diagnostic work-up in patients with incomplete or atypical phenotypes.     

Eight novel mutations of the FBN1 gene found in Japanese patients with Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome (MFS), an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder, is caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin 1 (FBN1). The clinical spectrum and severity of MFS disorder varies greatly both between and within families. Since there have been only a few reports on the relationship between FBN1 genotypes and clinical phenotypes in Japanese patients, the FBN1 gene was analyzed in 27 Japanese patients diagnosed with MFS. The nucleotide sequence of the 65 exons of the FBN1 gene was analyzed by PCR and direct sequencing. We have identified six polymorphisms and nine mutations including: four missense mutations (C1652Y, Q2054P, D2127Y, C2221R) in six patients, three nonsense mutations (R215X, S813X, R2220X) in three patients, and two frameshift mutations (2567insT, 7790insT) in three patients. Six of these nine mutations were in the calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like domains all causative mutations detected except for C2221R were novel. It has been reported that the severe phenotypes of infantile MFS correlate with mutations in the mid region of FBN1, however, mutations were not detected in this region in the population analyzed in this study. Our results suggest that the location of the mutation is not the sole determinant of phenotypic severity; rather there is some difference in the genetic basis of MFS between Japanese and Caucasian populations.     

Mutation screening of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene in 76 unrelated patients with Marfan syndrome or Marfanoid features leads to the identification of 11 novel and three previously reported mutations

Mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1 (FBN1) cause Marfan syndrome (MFS) and other related connective tissue disorders. In this study we performed SSCP to analyze all 65 exons of the FBN1 gene in 76 patients presenting with classical MFS or related phenotypes. We report 7 missense mutations, 3 splice site alterations, one indel mutation, one nonsense mutation and two mutations causing frameshifts: a 16bp deletion and a single nucleotide insertion. 5 of the missense mutations (Y1101C, C1806Y, T1908I, G1919D, C2251R) occur in calcium-binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like (EGFcb) domains of exons 26, 43, 46 and 55, respectively. One missense mutation (V449I) substitutes a valine residue in the non-calcium-binding epidermal growth factor like domain (EGFncb) of exon 11. One missense mutation (G880S) affects the "hybrid" motif in exon 21 by replacing glycine to serine. The 3 splice site mutations detected are: IVS1-1G>A in intron 1, IVS38-1G>A in intron 38 and IVS46+5G>A in intron 46. C628delinsK was identified in exon 15 leading to the substitution of a conserved cysteine residue. Furthermore two frameshift mutations were found in exon 15 (1904-1919del ) and exon 63 (8025insC) leading to premature termination codons (PTCs) in exon 17 and 64 respectively. Finally we identified a nonsense mutation (R429X) located in the proline rich domain in exon 10 of the FBN1 gene. Y1101C, IVS46+5G>A and R429X have been reported before.