线粒体单倍型对Leber病的影响

在Leber遗传性视神经病变(Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy,LHON)家系中由母系传递这种视觉功能障碍,提示线粒体基因组(mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA)突变为该疾病发生的主要分子基础.在不同种族人群的LHON家系中,有50%以上是由于mtDNA编码呼吸链复合体I上ND1 G4360A,ND4 G11778A和ND6 T14484C突变引起的.这3个突变位点因为致病率高,被称为原发性突变.但是携带这些位点突变的母系成员并不是都会出现LHON症状,而且在同一个家系内或不同家系间携带相同mtDNA突变的患者在发病年龄、视力损伤程度和发病过程也都不完全一样.这提示可能这些LHON相关的原发性突变本身不足以导致临床表现.IMON的男性多发、不完全外显和不同的基因表现度表明还有其他因素在疾病的发生发展过程起到修饰作用,这些因素包括:个人因素、环境因素、核修饰基因和mtDNA单倍型.特别是mtDNA单倍型,在对携带3个LHON相关原发性突变的家系中母系成员的发病起到协同作用.     

山西地区线粒体DNA11778突变所致Leber遗传性视神经病变外显率分析

目的　分析山西地区线粒体 DNA11778位点突变者外显率。方法　应用等位基因特异性PCR检测视神经病变者线粒体DNA11778位点 ,对突变者及其母系成员进行分析。结果　在 30个家系中 17个家系仅先证者患病 ,另 13个家系除先证者外母系亲属有 72人携带该位点突变 ,其中 4 0人出现临床症状。结论　山西地区线粒体 DNA11778位点突变者外显率达 5 5 .6 %。     

中国Leber遗传性视神经病变G11696A突变两个家系分析

目的对两个中国Leber遗传性视神经病变(Leber’shereditary optic neuropathy,LHON)家系的临床和分子遗传学特征进行分析。方法眼科临床检查发现在这两个家系中只有先证者1人出现视力障碍,发病年龄分别为10岁和17岁。对这两个家系先证者使用24对有部分重叠的引物进行线粒体DNA(mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA)全序列扩增分析。结果没有发现mtDNAG11778A、G3460A和T14484C3个常见的突变位点,而发现了与LHON相关的ND4G11196A同质性突变位点的存在,在167名正常对照只发现1例G11696A突变。结论线粒体DNA全序列分析发现两个家系呈现独特的mtDNA多态性,都属于东亚单体型D4。不完全外显率和正常对照频率(1/167)表明G11696A突变本身不足以导致LHON的发生,说明其它因素在这两个LHON家系的表型表达中也起一定的作用。在这些家系mtDNA中缺乏影响重要功能突变位点的存在,排除了线粒体背景对LHON临床表型的影响。因此,核修饰基因、环境因素可能对两个中国G11696A突变家系的外显率和发病严重程度起促进作用。     

线粒体tRNAThr A15951G可能是与Leber遗传性视神经病变相关的基因突变

目的 进一步分析中国汉族Leber遗传性视神经病变(Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy,LHON)家系的临床和分子遗传学特征,阐明LHON的分子致病机制.方法 对2例具有典型LHON临床特征的先证者和家系其他成员进行眼科学及其临床检查.对这2个家系先证者使用24对有部分重叠的引物进行线粒体DNA(mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA)全序列扩增分析.结果 检查发现这些家系成员中视力损害的外显率分别为5.3％(1/19)、18.2％(4/22).经mtDNA测序分析,并没有发现mtDNA G11778A、G3460A和T14484C 3个常见的突变,在tRNAThr上发现了A15951G同质性突变位点.线粒体DNA全序列分析显示2个家系呈现mtDNA多态性,都属于东亚单倍型D4b1.A15951G突变位于线粒体tRNAThr高度保守区(通用位点为71位),可能导致tRNA空间结构和稳定性发生改变,线粒体蛋白合成功能受损,最终发生视力损害.结论 线粒体tRNAThr A15951G可能是与Leber遗传性视神经病变相关的致病性线粒体基因突变.     

Leber遗传性视神经病变分子遗传学研究进展

Leber遗传性视神经病变(Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, LHON) 是一种导致双眼快速的、无痛性的中心视力丧失的母系遗传性疾病。主要是由线粒体DNA（mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA）发生点突变所致。本文主要介绍LHON原发性、继发性和其它相关位点突变,阐述核修饰基因、mtDNA单倍型及环境因素（吸烟、饮酒等）对LHON外显率和发病严重程度的影响。     

Leber遗传性视神经病变的研究进展

Leber遗传性视神经病变(Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy,LHON)是一种主要累及青壮年男性,导致视神经退行性变的母系遗传病.线粒体DNA(mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA)突变为LHON发病的主要分子基础.LHON不完全外显和男性好发的特征表明,其他因素(如mtDNA单体型、核修饰基因和/或环境因素等)在LHON发病中起着重要作用.     

山西省部分地区Leber遗传性视神经病变11778G〉A位点的检测分析

目的探讨山西省Leber遗传性视神经病变11778G〉A住点的突变携带情况及突变特点。方法针对91例疑似Leber遗传性视神经病变患者的11778G〉A原发性位点设计引物,进行PCR扩增并测序,测序结果在GenBank上比对分析。结果91例疑似Leber遗传性视神经病变患者中,确诊23例携带11778G〉A位点的突变,占25．3％,其中仅有1例单独携带11778G〉A,14例携带11778G〉A＋11719 G〉A,其余均携带除11778G〉A以外的突变。结论山西省Leber遗传性视肿经病变患者中,11778G〉A突变位点较高,这一特点对于临床实践具有重要的提示作用,大大提高了基因诊断的效率。     

继发突变位点对Leber＇s遗传性视神经萎缩作用机制的研究

目的探讨继发突变位点在Leber’s遗传性视神经萎缩（Leber＇s hereditary optic neuropathy,LHON）疾病发生发展中的作用。方法对4个LHON家系患者及家系男性子代进行3个原发位点、24个继发位点及相邻片段检查。结果4家系均携带11778位点突变,所查患者无24个继发位点突变,但在这些位点的相邻片段上有5178、5108、3705、3721、13734等多个多态位点存在。结论线粒体多态位点具有家族遗传性,在LHON继发位点研究中应同时进行男性子代检查,以排查突变位点是否具有致病性。“修复基因”的存在可能对LHON疾病发展有影响。     

伴有人线粒体DNA11778位点突变的Leber氏病家系综合分析

目的 为了探讨人线粒体mt-DNA1l778位点突变对Leber氏病的发病影响及其临床特点。方法 采用等位基因特异聚合酶链反应(PCR)方法检测了20例临床拟视神经萎缩疾病患者的mt-DNAll778位点突变，并对其中mt-DNAll778位点突变的6例患者进行家系调查。结果 临床拟视神经萎缩疾病患者的mt-DNAll778突变率为30％，6个Ldper氏病患者的母系亲属四代42人家系调查甲，共有12个患者，临床患病外显率28．6％(12／42)，其中男性14人，患者7人；女性28人，患者5人，男女性患病外显率分别为50．0％(7／14)和17．9％(5／28)，男女性患病比率1．8：1，男性高于女性；6个家系中，2个家系有患病家族史，4个家系没有患病家族史；发病多在青少年期，患者母系亲属突变率为100％。结论 Leber氏病是典型母系遗传病，临床存在散发患者，检测mt-DNAll778位点突变有助于Leber氏病的确诊；mt-DNAll778位点空谈者的临床外显率为28.6，男性患病风险高于女性且预后较差。     

继发突变位点对Leber's遗传性视神经萎缩作用机制的研究

目的探讨继发突变位点在Leber’s遗传性视神经萎缩(Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy,LHON)疾病发生发展中的作用。方法对4个LHON家系患者及家系男性子代进行3个原发位点、24个继发位点及相邻片段检查。结果4家系均携带11778位点突变,所查患者无24个继发位点突变,但在这些位点的相邻片段上有5178、5108、3705、3721、13734等多个多态位点存在。结论线粒体多态位点具有家族遗传性,在LHON继发位点研究中应同时进行男性子代检查,以排查突变位点是否具有致病性。"修复基因"的存在可能对LHON疾病发展有影响。     

Molecular epidemiology of mtDNA mutations in 903 Chinese families suspected with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

We report the molecular epidemiology of three primary mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) responsible for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) based on analysis of probands suspected with LHON from 903 Chinese families. Most of them had optic neuropathy of unknown cause, and only 128 had a family history of optic neuropathy. Mutations in the mtDNA were detected in 346 probands. Of the 346 cases, 340 were homoplasmic and only six were heteroplasmic; 284 were male and 62 were female; 120 had a family history and 226 were sporadic. G11778A, T14484C and G3460A mutations were detected in 312 (90.2%), 30, and four families, respectively. The majority (226/346, 65.3%) of all LHON cases in Chinese are sporadic. These 226 probands (29.2%) were identified from 775 probands with sporadic optic neuropathy. Affected male-to-female ratio was 4.6:1 for all probands but was 2.2:1 for family members. Average age at onset was 18.5 years, ranging from 4.5 to 47 years old.     

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: Does heteroplasmy influence the inheritance and expression of the G11778A mitochondrial DNA mutation?

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a major cause of inherited blindness in young males. Approximately 1 in 7 individuals with LHON harbor a mixture of mutated and wild-type (normal) mtDNA (heteroplasmy), and the risks of developing blindness in heteroplasmic LHON individuals are not well characterized. MtDNA is inherited exclusively down the maternal line, and although the risks of a relative within a homoplasmic LHON pedigree are relatively well established, the risks of transmission in heteroplasmic LHON pedigrees have not been studied in detail. We analyzed 17 independent pedigrees that harbor the most prevalent LHON mutation: G11778A. The pedigrees were influenced by incomplete ascertainment bias, which was reduced by omitting the affected probands from the analysis. We made the following observations: (1) The frequency of blindness in males was related to the mutation load in that individual's blood. (2) Mothers with < or = 80% mutant mtDNA in blood were less likely to have clinically affected sons than mothers with 100% mutant mtDNA in their blood. (3) Within individual lineages, changes in mutation load from one generation to the next were largely determined by random genetic drift in these pedigrees. This study provides insights into the mutation load, or threshold, necessary for expression of the optic neuropathy, the relationship between mutation load in the mother and the risk of blindness in her children, and the complex inheritance of heteroplasmic mtDNA defects.     

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: Does heteroplasmy influence the inheritance and expression of the G11778A mitochondrial DNA mutation?

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a major cause of inherited blindness in young males. Approximately 1 in 7 individuals with LHON harbor a mixture of mutated and wild‐type (normal) mtDNA (heteroplasmy), and the risks of developing blindness in heteroplasmic LHON individuals are not well characterized. MtDNA is inherited exclusively down the maternal line, and although the risks of a relative within a homoplasmic LHON pedigree are relatively well established, the risks of transmission in heteroplasmic LHON pedigrees have not been studied in detail. We analyzed 17 independent pedigrees that harbor the most prevalent LHON mutation: G11778A. The pedigrees were influenced by incomplete ascertainment bias, which was reduced by omitting the affected probands from the analysis. We made the following observations: (1) The frequency of blindness in males was related to the mutation load in that individual’s blood. (2) Mothers with ≤80% mutant mtDNA in blood were less likely to have clinically affected sons than mothers with 100% mutant mtDNA in their blood. (3) Within individual lineages, changes in mutation load from one generation to the next were largely determined by random genetic drift in these pedigrees. This study provides insights into the mutation load, or threshold, necessary for expression of the optic neuropathy, the relationship between mutation load in the mother and the risk of blindness in her children, and the complex inheritance of heteroplasmic mtDNA defects. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Mitochondrial haplogroup M9a specific variant ND1 T3394C may have a modifying role in the phenotypic expression of the LHON-associated ND4 G11778A mutation

We report here the clinical, genetic and molecular characterization of four Han Chinese families with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). The penetrances of optic neuropathy in these Chinese pedigrees were 38%, 38%, 44% and 56%. This observation is in contrast with the previously identified 14 Chinese families with very low penetrance of LHON. The age-at-onset for visual impairment in matrilineal relatives in these Chinese families varied from 18 to 30 years. Furthermore, the ratios between affected male and female matrilineal relatives in these families were 3:0, 3:0, 3:1 and 2:3, respectively. Molecular analysis of mitochondrial genomes identified the known ND4 G11778A mutation and distinct sets of variants belonging to the Asian haplogroups M9a. Of these, the ND1 T3394C mutation caused the substitution of a highly conserved histidine for tyrosine (Y30H) at amino acid position 30. This mutation was associated with LHON in other families with low penetrance of optic neuropathy and other clinical abnormalities. The presence of both G11778A and T3394C mutations appears to contribute to higher penetrance of optic neuropathy in these four Chinese families than other Chinese families carrying only the G11778A mutation. Therefore, the mitochondrial haplogroup M9a specific variant T3394C may modulate the phenotypic manifestation of LHON-associated G11778A mutation in these Chinese pedigrees.     

Clinical, genetic, and biochemical characterization of a Leber hereditary optic neuropathy family containing both the 11778 and 14484 primary mutations.

Four mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations at nps 3460, 11778, 14484, and 14459 account for roughly 90% of cases of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and are designated as "primary" LHON mutations since they act as major predisposition factors for LHON. Although each primary mutation can arise independently on different mtDNA backgrounds during human evolution, they characteristically do not co-occur in LHON patients. We report here a family with the simultaneous occurrence of the 11778A and 14484C mutations. Neuro-ophthalmological examination of the proband, a nine-year-old Caucasian female, revealed the bilateral optic atrophy, central scotomas, and reduced visual acuity typical of LHON. Her mother had normal appearing optic discs and is today visually asymptomatic. Analysis of the proband blood mtDNA revealed that she harbored both the 11778A (heteroplasmic, 94% mutant) and the 14484C (homoplasmic mutant) mutation. This genotype was maintained in proband lymphoblasts and transmitochondrial cybrids. The mother also had both mutations, with the 14484C mutation homoplasmic in all cell types examined. However, only 31% of her blood mtDNAs carried the 11778 mutation, which segregated to essentially 100% wild-type in lymphoblast and cybrid mtDNA. Complex I-linked respiration and specific enzyme activity were consistently lowest in proband lymphoblast and cybrid mitochondria compared to those from the mother, 11778A patients, 14484C patients, or controls, thus demonstrating both a deleterious synergistic interaction between the 11778A and 14484C mutations and the magnitude of 11778A-associated complex I dysfunction. Remarkably, spontaneous vision recovery occurred in the proband, highlighting the complexities encountered when associating mtDNA genotype and complex I function with LHON expression.     

A mutation of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese families with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disease characterized by optic nerve degeneration associated with severe bilateral visual loss in young men and occasionally in women. A mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replacement mutation in LHON patient, G to A transition at nucleotide position (nt) 11778 converting the 340th arginine to histidine in the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4, was detected as SfaNI site polymorphism (Wallace et al., Science, 242: 1427-1430, 1988). To evaluate if the SfaNI site loss can be used to diagnose LHON patients, mtDNAs from peripheral blood of six affected males including five probands from five unrelated Japanese families with LHON, a pair of parents and a normal sister of one of the probands and 4 control persons were analyzed using PCR amplification method. The mutation of leukocyte mtDNA at nt 11778 was identified in all of the affected patients, the normal mother and the sister examined, while the father who is normal and 4 control persons did not show the change. These findings support that the mutation at nt 11778 is also associated with LHON in the Japanese and the test of the SfaNI site loss described here is useful for confirming the clinical diagnosis of LHON patients with the mutation at nt 11778.     

Clinical,genetic, and biochemical characterization of a Leber hereditary optic neuropathy family containing both the 11778 and 14484 primary mutations

Four mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations at nps 3460, 11778, 14484, and 14459 account for roughly 90% of cases of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and are designated as “primary” LHON mutations since they act as major predisposition factors for LHON. Although each primary mutation can arise independently on different mtDNA backgrounds during human evolution, they characteristically do not co‐occur in LHON patients. We report here a family with the simultaneous occurrence of the 11778A and 14484C mutations. Neuro‐ophthalmological examination of the proband, a nine‐year‐old Caucasian female, revealed the bilateral optic atrophy, central scotomas, and reduced visual acuity typical of LHON. Her mother had normal appearing optic discs and is today visually asymptomatic. Analysis of the proband blood mtDNA revealed that she harbored both the 11778A (heteroplasmic, 94% mutant) and the 14484C (homoplasmic mutant) mutation. This genotype was maintained in proband lymphoblasts and transmitochondrial cybrids. The mother also had both mutations, with the 14484C mutation homoplasmic in all cell types examined. However, only 31% of her blood mtDNAs carried the 11778 mutation, which segregated to essentially 100% wild‐type in lymphoblast and cybrid mtDNA. Complex I‐linked respiration and specific enzyme activity were consistently lowest in proband lymphoblast and cybrid mitochondria compared to those from the mother, 11778A patients, 14484C patients, or controls, thus demonstrating both a deleterious synergistic interaction between the 11778A and 14484C mutations and the magnitude of 11778A‐associated complex I dysfunction. Remarkably, spontaneous vision recovery occurred in the proband, highlighting the complexities encountered when associating mtDNA genotype and complex I function with LHON expression. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

A mutation of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese families with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disease characterized by optic nerve degeneration associated with severe bilateral visual loss in young men and occasionally in women. A mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replacement mutation in LHON patient, G to A transition at nucleotide position (nt) 11778 converting the 340th arginine to histidine in the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4, was detected asSfaNI site polymorphism (Wallaceet al., Science,242: 1427–1430, 1988). To evaluate if theSfaNI site loss can be used to diagnose LHON patients, mtDNAs from peripheral blood of six affected males including five probands from five unrelated Japanese families with LHON, a pair of parents and a normal sister of one of the probands and 4 control persons were analyzed using PCR amplification method. The mutation of leukocyte mtDNA at nt 11778 was identified in all of the affected patients, the normal mother and the sister examined, while the father who is normal and 4 control persons did not show the change. These findings support that the mutation at nt 11778 is also associated with LHON in the Japanese and the test of theSfaNI site loss described here is useful for confirming the clinical diagnosis of LHON patients with the mutation at nt 11778.