拉米夫定治疗慢性乙肝的疗效及乙肝病毒YMDD变异的研究

目的评价拉米夫定治疗慢性乙肝病人的1年疗效、乙肝病毒YMDD变异率、变异与治疗前HBV-DNA、ALT水平的联系。方法治疗组按入选标准随机选择32例慢性乙型肝炎患者给予拉米夫定100 mg/d并随访1年,并于治疗开始后3、6、9、12个月检测肝功能、HBV-M、HBV-DNA、YMDD变异。对照组随机选择36例从未接受抗病毒治疗的HBV-DNA阳性、ALT异常的慢性乙型肝炎患者,检测YMDD变异株。结果①拉米夫定治疗一年,HBV-DNA转阴率71.88%(23/32),HBeAg/HBeAb血清转换率18.52%(5/27),ALT复常率62.5%(20/32);治疗前及治疗12个月后ALT水平分别为132.59±66.07、49.78±27.94,治疗前后差别有统计学意义(P<0.001)。②治疗组在治疗前未发现YMDD变异,治疗6个月发现2例YMDD变异,变异率6.25%,治疗12个月发现5例YMDD变异,变异率15.63%;对照组36例从未接受抗病毒治疗的慢性乙型肝炎病人中检测出2例YVDD变异株与野生株共存。③治疗前ALT<3×ULN组及≥3×ULN组YMDD变异率分别为11.76%、20.00%,两组差别无统计学意义(P=0.645);治疗前HBV-DNA<106copies/mL组及≥106copies/mL组YMDD变异率分别为5.88%、26.67%,两组差别无统计学意义(P=0.161)。结论拉米夫定能迅速抑制乙肝病毒复制、改善肝功能;治疗前HBV-DNA水平及ALT水平不足以预见YMDD变异的发生;乙肝病毒YMDD变异株存在于未使用拉米夫定的慢性乙肝患者中,建议在抗病毒治疗前对YMDD变异进行常规检测。     

48例非霍奇金淋巴瘤中的p53基因突变

采用ＡＢＣ和ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ法在４８例ＮＨＬ中研究ｐ５３基因外显子５～８中发生突变的类型、频率与突变型ｐ５３蛋白的表达以及它们与病理分型、恶性程度的相关性。结果：突变型ｐ５３蛋白在ＮＨＬ中的阳性率为４１．７％，其中在弥漫型大细胞性淋巴瘤（ＤＬＣＬ）为７５％，在非ＤＬＣＬ为３５％，两者差异显著（Ｐ＜０．０５）；在ｐ５３蛋白表达阳性的ＮＨＬ中ＰＣＲＳＳＣＰ阳性主要见于ＤＬＣＬ，检出率为１５％，在非ＤＬＣＬ中ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ均为阴性（Ｐ＜０．０５）。表明国人ＮＨＬ，尤其在恶性程度很高的ＤＬＣＬ中存在ｐ５３基因突变，各型ＮＨＬ都有不同程度的突变型ｐ５３蛋白表达     

Mutation analysis of Jewish hunter patients in Israel

We have performed molecular and mutation analyses on 14 unrelated Israeli Hunter families and have identified the IDS mutation in 8 of them. Three unrelated Ashkenazi patients had the same previously reported mutation (1246 C→T). Based on the haplotypes of the mutation-bearing chromosomes, we concluded that this is a recurrent mutation. In two patients, we identified a deletion spanning exons V–VII. Three novel mutations were observed in different patients: L410P, 717del4, and 244del3. In addition, the silent mutation (562 C→T) was observed in one patient. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Codon 178 mutation of the human prion protein gene in a German family (Backer family): sequencing data from 72-year-old celloidin-embedded brain tissue

Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was first described in a family from northern Germany in the 1920s (Backer family). PCR amplification of DNA extracted from brain tissue embedded in celloidin 72 years ago shows a GAC to AAC substitution at codon 178 of the prion protein gene. This mutation is associated with fatal familial insomnia and familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a number of families of diverse ethnic background.     

Dysferlin mutation analysis in a group of Italian patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and Miyoshi myopathy

Mutations in the dysferlin gene (DYSF) on chromosome 2p13 cause distinct phenotypes of muscular dystrophy: limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B), Miyoshi myopathy (MM), and distal anterior compartment myopathy, which are known by the term 'dysferlinopathy'. We performed mutation analyses of DYSF in 14 Italian patients from 10 unrelated families with a deficiency of dysferlin protein below 20% of the value in normal controls by immunoblotting analysis. We identified 11 different mutations, including eight missense and three deletion mutations. Nine of them were novel mutations. We also identified a unique 6-bp insertion polymorphism within the coding region of DYSF in 15% of Italian population, which was not observed in East Asian populations. The correlation between clinical phenotype and the gene mutations was unclear, which suggested the role of additional genetic and epigenetic factors in modifying clinical symptoms.     

肝豆状核变性ATP7B基因Arg778Leu突变型与临床表现的相关性研究

目的:探讨肝豆状核变性(Hepatolenticular Degeneration,HLD)患者ATP7B基因Arg778Leu突变型与临床表现之间的相关性。方法:采用PCR和DNA测序技术检测91例HLD患者ATPTB基因8号外显子Arg778Leu突变,将91例患者分为纯合突变组、杂合突变组和无突变组,并与临床表现(性别、起病年龄、临床表型)进行相关分析。结果:在91例HLD患者中检出26例Arg778Leu纯合子和40例杂合子,其余25例无此突变。患者性别、起病年龄、临床表型与该突变型均无相关性。结论:Arg778Leu突变与患者性别、起病年龄及临床表型无关。     

石棉相关肿瘤p53基因突变的免疫组化及PCR—SSCP研究

为了分析石棉相关肿瘤ｐ５３基因的突变特点，对石蜡包埋的石棉相关肿瘤ｐ５３基因突变体蛋白的表达进行了免疫组化观察，提取染色体ＤＮＡ，对ｐ５３基因的第５、７、８外显子进行ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ及测序分析。免疫组化观察发现：在分析的１０例病例中有５例阳性。ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ分析发现７例（８处）发生突变，其中４处集中在第８外显子上。５例腺癌中有４例发生ｐ５３基因突变。测序发现热点区突变。提示：石棉相关肿瘤ｐ５３基因突变率高。     

A common FGFR3 mutation functions as a diagnostic marker for achondroplasia-group disorders in the Japanese population

Recent DNA studies performed by several groups have detected mutations of the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) in patients with achondroplasia-group disorders, including achondroplasia (ACH), hypochondroplasia (HCH), and thanatophoric dysplasia (TD). For this study, we analyzed theFGFR3 gene in 31 Japanese patients with typical ACH, four with HCH, three with a condition intermediate between ACH and HCH (ACH/HCH-intermediate), and one with TD. Of the 31 typical ACH patients, 29 showed a G1138 to A transition and the other two a G1138 to C transversion, both resulting in a common Gly380Arg substitution in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3. The one TD and the four HCH patients did not display any mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3. Of the three ACH/HCH-intermediate cases, one patient showed the Gly380Arg substitution and one did not, and further analysis of the second patient revealed the presence of Asn540Lys substitution. The first patient was, therefore, genotypically diagnosed as ACH and the second as HCH. Peripheral blood leukocyte DNA analysis in the remaining ACH/HCH-intermediate patient indicated an unequal ratio of mutant to normal PCR products, possibly representing a somatic mosaic for the Gly380Arg mutation. Analysis of the common FGFR3 mutation thus appears to help in the molecular diagnosis of patients with achondroplasia-group disorders.