线粒体基因组np16181～16193区基因变异与2型糖尿病的关联研究

目的 探讨线粒体基因组np16181～16193区基因变异与2型糖尿病(type 2 diabetes mellitus,T2DM)之间的关联.方法 随机收集199例浙江地区2型糖尿病患者和205名正常对照,采用聚合酶链反应、基因直接测序检测该区域基因,同时分析变异与2型糖尿病及主要临床指标间的关联.结果 发现np16181～16193区域为高度变异区,存在多种变异形式,考虑为基因多态性位点;在该区域发现有4种变异碱基排列形式仅存在于T2DM中;在np16181～16193区域中变异组餐后1 h血糖明显高于未变异组(P<0.05),而其余各生化指标差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).结论 线粒体基因组np16181～16193区域引起的变异尚不能视为2型糖尿病的易感因素.     

线粒体肌病患者线粒体DNA的突变分析

目的分析线粒体肌病患者线粒体DNA的突变情况，为疾病诊断提供依据。方法用常规HE、酶组化染色和电镜检查等病理形态学方法对3例线粒体肌病疑似患者进行诊断，并用聚合酶链反应-单链构象多态和DNA测序等方法对患者线粒体DNA中全部22个tRNA基因进行突变筛查。结果3例患者均被确诊为线粒体肌病，其中例1tRNA—VaI基因发生A1627G纯合突变，例2tRNA—Val基因发生A1627G／A杂合突变，例3tRNA—Trp基因发生T5554C突变、tRNA—Arg基因发生A10412C／A杂合突变。结论线粒体DNA中的tRNA基因突变是线粒体肌病的重要病因之一。     

Successful treatment of a patient with mitochondrial myopathy with alirocumab

A 48-year-old man presented to our lipid clinic with statin intolerance and elevated serum creatine kinase levels, being affected by mitochondrial myopathy because of heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA missense mutation in MTCO1 gene (m.7671T>A). He had just been treated with a coronary artery bypass 4 years before because of acute coronary syndrome, and he had consistently high levels of both low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. Dyslipidemia was successfully treated using 75 mg of alirocumab subcutaneously every 2 weeks, 10 mg of ezetimibe daily, 2 g of marine omega-3 fatty acids daily, and 145 mg of micronized fenofibrate every 2 days. Although muscle weakness persisted, myalgia did not reoccur and serum creatine kinase levels remained almost stable over the time.     

Effect of L-carnitine on exercise performance in patients with mitochondrial myopathy

Exercise intolerance due to impaired oxidative metabolism is a prominent symptom in patients with mitochondrial myopathy (MM), but it is still uncertain whether L-carnitine supplementation is beneficial for patients with MM. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of L-carnitine on exercise performance in MM. Twelve MM subjects (mean age±SD=35.4±10.8 years) with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) were first compared to 10 healthy controls (mean age±SD=29±7.8 years) before they were randomly assigned to receive L-carnitine supplementation (3 g/daily) or placebo in a double-blind crossover design. Clinical status, body composition, respiratory function tests, peripheral muscle strength (isokinetic and isometric torque) and cardiopulmonary exercise tests (incremental to peak exercise and at 70% of maximal), constant work rate (CWR) exercise test, to the limit of tolerance [Tlim]) were assessed after 2 months of L-carnitine/placebo administration. Patients with MM presented with lower mean height, total body weight, fat-free mass, and peripheral muscle strength compared to controls in the pre-test evaluation. After L-carnitine supplementation, the patients with MM significantly improved their Tlim (14±1.9 vs 11±1.4 min) and oxygen consumption (V˙O2) at CWR exercise, both at isotime (1151±115 vs 1049±104 mL/min) and at Tlim (1223±114 vs 1060±108 mL/min). These results indicate that L-carnitine supplementation may improve aerobic capacity and exercise tolerance during high-intensity CWRs in MM patients with CPEO.     

Adult onset distal and proximal myopathy with complete ophthalmoplegia associated with a novel de novo p.(Leu1877Pro) mutation in MYH2

An MYH2 mutation p.(Glu706Lys) was originally described in a family with autosomal dominant inheritance, where the affected family members presented with multiple congenital contractures and ophthalmoplegia, progressing to a proximal myopathy in adulthood. Another patient with a dominant mutation p.(Leu1870Pro) was described, presenting as a congenital myopathy with ophthalmoplegia. Here, we present a patient with symptoms beginning at age 16 years, of prominent distal but also proximal weakness, bulbar involvement and ophthalmoplegia. Initially, clinically classified as oculopharyngodistal myopathy, the patient was found to carry a novel, de novo MYH2 mutation c.5630T>C p.(Leu1877Pro). This expands the phenotype of dominant MYH2 myopathies with the clinical phenotype overlapping the oculopharyngodistal myopathy spectrum.     

Molecular-clinical correlations in a family with variable tissue mitochondrial DNA T8993G mutant load

Unlike many pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations, the T8993G mutation associated with Leigh syndrome (LS) and neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa (NARP) typically shows little variation in mutant load between different tissue types. We describe the molecular and clinical findings in a family with variable disease severity and tissue T8993G mutant loads. Real-time ARMS qPCR testing showed that two brothers with features of NARP and LS had high mutant loads (>90%) in all tissues tested, similar to previously reported cases. Their sister, who has mild speech delay but attends normal school, was found to have a relatively high mutant load (mean 93%) in tissues derived from endoderm (buccal mucosa) and mesoderm (blood and skin fibroblasts). However, in tissue derived from ectoderm (hair bulbs), she carried a considerably lower proportion of mutant mtDNA. Because both surface ectoderm, which gives rise to outer epithelia and hair, and neuroectoderm, which gives rise to the central nervous system, are derived from ectoderm, it is tempting to speculate that the mutant load detected in the oligosymptomatic sister's hair bulbs is a reflection of the brain mutant load. We conclude that significant variation in tissue mutant load may occur in at least some individuals that harbor the T8993G mutation. This adds additional complexity to genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis in such instances. Given the shared embryonic origin of hair bulbs and brain, we recommend performing hair bulb mtDNA analysis in asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic individuals that have high blood mutant loads in order to understand better the genotype-phenotype correlations related to the T8993G mutation.     

线粒体DNA变异与2型糖尿病易感性的关联研究

目的研究湖北地区2型糖尿病（type 2 diabetes mellitus，T2DM）中线粒体基因突变的发生率及其相关性。方法采用聚合酶链反应一限制性片段长度多态性及DNA测序技术，对184例2型糖尿病患者和210名糖耐量正常的健康对照进行检测，并用mfold和tRNAscan-SE软件对检出的突变位点进行二级结构分析。结果MIND1 3316（G→A）、MIND1 3394（T→C）、D环区16189（T→C）变异率分别为3．26％、2．72％、36．9％，并首次在T2DM中发现4例MTTE14693（A→G）突变（2．17％）；对照组检出3316（G→A）突变2例（0．99％）、16189（T→C）变异56例（26．6％），朱检出3394、14693的点突变；两组间3394（T→C）、14693（A→G）、16189（T→C）变异率差别均有统计学意义（P〈0．05）；且T2DM组中16189（T→C）变异阳性者的胰岛素抵抗指数（HOMA→IR）值较16189（T→C）变异阴性组升高，差异有统计学意义（P=0．028）：多元回归分析显示该变异为参与HOMA→IR的独立变量（R2=0．043，P=0．037）。RNA二级结构预测发现，3394（T→C）和14693（A→G）突变使其相应的二级结构发生变化。结论3394（T→C）、14693（A→G）突变与T2DM的易感性有一定关联，16189（T→C）变异与湖北地区汉族人T2DM胰岛素抵抗相关。     

Maize mitochondrial DNA rearrangements between the normal type,the Texas male sterile cytoplasm,and a fertile revertant cms-T regenerated plant

Summary The maize mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the cytoplasmic male sterile type T (cms-T) contains a 6.6 kb XhoI fragment not found in the normal type (N) or the fertile revertant (V3). Analysis of the fragment in cms-T mtDNA and homologous regions in N and V3 mtDNAs reveals that a number of events are necessary to explain the formation of the 6.6 kb XhoI fragment in T mtDNA and its subsequent loss in V3 mtDNA. This includes the formation and the loss of a 4 kb repeat and various recombinational events. It is interesting to note that a recombinational event that has occurred in the fertile revertant genome reconstitutes a sequence arrangement identical to one found in the normal genome.     

一个线粒体DNA耗竭综合征家系临床及DGUOK基因分析

目的对一个线粒体DNA耗竭综合征家系进行遗传基因变异分析,探讨其分子发病机制。方法提取家系中患者及其父母外周血基因组DNA,采用高通量测序技术检测致病基因变异,并对变异进行Sanger测序验证。结果发现患者DGUOK基因存在c.505_508delTATC的纯合变异,父母都是该位点的杂合变异携带者。c.505_508delTATC为未见报道的新变异位点,造成169位氨基酸由酪氨酸(Y)变异为精氨酸(R),随后编码框改变,在199位翻译提前终止,理论上产生截短蛋白p.Y169Rfs31X。结论c.505_508delTATC为DGUOK基因致病性变异,扩展了DGUOK基因变异谱。     

Genetic background of people in the Dominican Republic with or without obese type 2 diabetes revealed by mitochondrial DNA polymorphism

People in the Dominican Republic are considered to be genetically heterogeneous owing to the post-Colombian admixture of Native American, African, and European populations. To characterize their genetic background, nucleotide sequences of the D-loop region of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) were examined in 33 healthy women and 50 gender-matched patients with obese type 2 diabetes (OD) from the Dominican Republic. Phylogenetic analysis of 198 mtDNA lineages including Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans enabled us to assess relative genetic contributions of the three ancestral fractions to the two groups in the Dominican Republic. In the OD group, the majority (64.0%) of the mtDNA lineages were from African ancestry, whereas the Native American fraction was predominant (51.5%) in the healthy group, with both showing smallest amounts (14.0% and 9.1%, respectively) of European contribution. This difference in maternal genetic background between the two groups was similarly demonstrated by phylogenetic analysis at the population level based on net nucleotide diversities between populations. These findings may imply ethnic-specific predisposition to OD, a possible association of an unidentified factor from African ancestry with OD in the Dominican Republic population.The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession numbers AB174901–AB174983.     

Nebulin (NEB) mutations in a childhood onset distal myopathy with rods and cores uncovered by next generation sequencing

Recessive nebulin (NEB) mutations are a common cause of nemaline myopathy (NM), typically characterized by generalized weakness of early-onset and nemaline rods on muscle biopsy. Exceptional adult cases with additional cores and an isolated distal weakness have been reported. The large NEB gene with 183 exons has been an obstacle for the genetic work-up. Here we report a childhood-onset case with distal weakness and a core-rod myopathy, associated with recessive NEB mutations identified by next generation sequencing (NGS). This 6-year-old boy presented with a history of gross-motor difficulties following a normal early development. He had distal leg weakness with bilateral foot drop, as well as axial muscle weakness, scoliosis and spinal rigidity; additionally he required nocturnal respiratory support. Muscle magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed distal involvement in the medial and anterior compartment of the lower leg. A muscle biopsy featured both rods and cores. Initial targeted testing identified a heterozygous Nebulin exon 55 deletion. Further analysis using NGS revealed a frameshifting 4 bp duplication, c.24372_24375dup (P.Val8126fs), on the opposite allele. This case illustrates that NEB mutations can cause childhood onset distal NM, with additional cores on muscle biopsy and proves the diagnostic utility of NGS for myopathies, particularly when large genes are implicated.     

A girl with 1p36 deletion syndrome and congenital fiber type disproportion myopathy

Chromosome 1p36 deletion syndrome is characterized by hypotonia, moderate to severe developmental and growth retardation, and characteristic craniofacial dysmorphism. Muscle hypotonia and delayed motor development are almost constant features of the syndrome. We report a 4-year-old Japanese girl with 1p36 deletion syndrome whose muscle pathology showed congenital fiber type disproportion (CFTD) myopathy. This is the first case report of 1p36 deletion associated with CFTD. This association may indicate that one of the CFTD loci is located at 1p36. Ski proto-oncogene −/− mice have phenotypes that resemble some of the features observed in patients with 1p36 deletion syndrome. Because fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis revealed that the human SKI gene is deleted in our patient, some genes in 1p36, including SKI proto-oncogene, may be involved in muscle hypotonia and delayed motor development in this syndrome. Received: March 4, 2002 / Accepted: July 7, 2002     

7个非综合征型耳聋家系患者的mtDNA A1555G突变分析

目的探讨非综合征型耳聋家系患者mtDNA A1555G突变及其临床特征。方法应用聚合酶链反应、限制性核酸内切酶酶切和DNA测序技术对7个非综合征型耳聋家系112个成员的mtDNA A1555G突变进行检测，并分析听力临床资料。结果7个家系中所有受检的母系成员mtDNA A1555G突变均为阳性，突变性质含同质性和异质性二种；非母系成员及配偶该突变为阴性。突变的性质与临床表型的有关。结论mtDNA A1555G突变可导致非综合征型耳聋和氨基糖苷类抗生素致聋，其突变性质含均质性和异质性两种，且与临床表型相关。     

一种快速分离纯化外周血细胞线粒体DNA方法的建立

目的探索快速分离纯化人外周血细胞线粒体DNA(mtDNA)的方法. 方法收集抗凝外周血,首先破红细胞,然后裂解白细胞,去除细胞膜和核DNA后获得mtDNA;再经过去除蛋白和RNA,获得纯mtDNA.用PCR扩增人线粒体ND1基因片段,PCR产物经纯化后测序和核苷酸同源性分析.结果用本研究中建立的方法制备的mtDNA纯度高,每毫升抗凝血可获得100ng左右的mtDNA.经过PCR扩增ND1基因433bp片段,较用细胞总DNA为模板,模板用量少,扩增产物多.测序后经核苷酸同源性分析证实扩增片段为ND1基因.结论本研究中建立的快速分离外周血细胞mtDNA的方法,可制备高纯度的mtDNA用于线粒体相关研究.     

RRM2B基因复合杂合变异导致的线粒体耗竭综合征家系的临床特征和遗传学分析

目的:探讨1个线粒体DNA耗竭综合征8A型家系的临床特点和致病基因。方法:对患儿进行全外显子测序筛查潜在的基因变异,Sanger测序进行家系验证,并用PolyPhen-2与PROVEAN软件预测氨基酸变异对蛋白功能的影响。结果:患儿,女,2个月4天,临床表现为喂养困难、呼吸急促、肌张力低下等,实验室辅助检查提示患儿发育...     

Infantile onset encephalomyopathy,retinopathy, optic atrophy,and mitochondrial DNA depletion associated with a novel pathogenic DHX16 variant

We studied a patient with mitochondrial DNA depletion in skeletal muscle and a multiorgan phenotype, including fatal encephalomyopathy, retinopathy, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss. Instead of pathogenic variants in the mitochondrial maintenance genes, we identified previously unpublished variant in DHX16 gene, a de novo heterozygous c.1360C>T (p. Arg454Trp). Variants in DHX16 encoding for DEAH-box RNA helicase have previously been reported only in five patients with a phenotype called as neuromuscular oculoauditory syndrome including developmental delay, neuromuscular symptoms, and ocular or auditory defects with or without seizures. We performed functional studies on patient-derived fibroblasts and skeletal muscle revealing, that the DHX16 expression was decreased. Clinical features together with functional data suggest, that our patient's disease is associated with a novel pathogenic DHX16 variant, and mtDNA depletion could be a secondary manifestation of the disease.     

Association of novel variants in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4A gene with maturity onset diabetes of the young and early onset type 2 diabetes

Variants in hepatocyte nuclear factor 4A (HNF4A) cause maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY 1). The objective of the study was to screen the coding and the promoter regions of HNF4A mutations in 87 unrelated South Indian subjects with clinically diagnosed MODY with severe forms of diabetes referred to a tertiary diabetes centre. In addition, we looked at the association of common polymorphisms in HNF4 A gene in subjects with MODY (n = 199), early onset type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (n = 505), late onset T2DM (n = 287) and normal glucose tolerance (NGT) (n = 247). We identified three novel mutations in the P2 promoter region of HNF4A, namely -1009 G/C, -129 T/C and -79 C/T. Co-segregation with diabetes was noted with the -1009 G/C and -129 T/C in one MODY family. We also studied eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of HNF4A gene. The frequency of the minor allele of the rs2144908 was significantly higher in subjects with MODY (p < 0.01) and that of rs736823 was significantly higher in early onset T2DM (p = 0.001). Minor allele frequency of rs1884614 and rs2071197 was significantly lower in early onset T2DM when compared to NGT subjects (p < 0.01). Minor allele frequency of Val255Met was significantly lower in MODY, early onset T2DM and late onset T2DM compared to NGT subjects (p < 0.01). This is the first report of MODY 1 mutations from India and shows that 3.4% of clinically diagnosed MODY subjects have MODY 1. In addition, we report SNPs of HNF4A that are both susceptible to, and protective against, MODY and early onset T2DM.     

The maxicircle of Trypanosoma brucei kinetoplast DNA hybridizes with a mitochondrial gene encoding cytochrome oxidase subunit II

A restriction endonuclease fragment of the maxicircle of Trypanosoma brucei brucei kinetoplast DNA hybridizes with a cloned mitochondrial DNA sequence which encodes cytochrome oxidase subunit II of Zea mays. A cloned mitochondrial DNA sequence encoding cytochrome oxidase subunit II of Saccharomyces cerevisiae also hybridizes with kDNA, but exhibits less homology with the maxicircle than does the maize gene. The hybridizing maxicircle DNA was localized to a 2.8 kbp segment which is bounded by TaqI restriction endonuclease sites and nearby HindIII and EcoRI restriction sites. The TaqI restriction fragment is conserved between T. brucei brucei, T. brucei rhodesiense and T. brucei gambiense and hybridizes with the Zea mays probe in each case.