Van der Woude综合征家系IRF6基因突变分析

目的研究Van der Woude综合征（Van der Woude syndrome，VWS）干扰素调节因子6（interferon regulatory factor 6，IRF6）基因突变。方法提取3个VWS家系成员基因组DNA，聚合酶链反应扩增IRF6基因9个外显子及其侧翼内含子序列，直接测序对患者IRF6基因进行突变的检测。结果在3个家系患者IRF6基因中共发现国际上尚未报道的3个突变：无义突变981（T→A）（Cys327X）和1234（C→T）（Arg412X）；错义突变1214（T→C）（Met405Thr）。结论IRF6基因突变可能是VWS发病原因。

Identification of three novel mutations of IRF6 in Chinese families with Van der Woude syndrome

OBJECTIVE: To identify mutations of interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) gene in Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) patients in China. METHODS: Three Chinese VWS families were screened to IRF6 gene mutation via PCR and sequence techniques. After amplification of exons 1-8 and their flanking splice junctions and part of exon 9 of the IRF6 gene by polymerase chain reaction, mutations were detected by direct sequencing. RESULTS: Three novel mutations, one in each family, were identified in all the affected members in the three families. There were one missense mutation 1214 (T-->C) in exon 9, two nonsense mutations 981 (T-->A) in exon 7 and 1234 (C-->T) in exon 9. All affected members of the three families were heterozygous for their respective mutation. CONCLUSION: Mutations in IRF6 gene were found in all VWS patients. This observation supports the hypothesis that IRF6 is the gene responsible for VWS across different populations.