中国汉族家族性肥厚型心肌病肌球蛋白重链基因G823E突变分析

目的 研究中国人家族性肥厚型心肌病(HCM)的致病基因突变位点,分析基因型与临床表型的相互关系.方法 在1个中国汉族HCM家系中进行心脏肌钙蛋白T基因(TNNT2)、心脏肌球蛋白结合蛋白C基因(MYBPC3)和心脏β-肌球蛋白重链基因(MYH7)的突变筛查,聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增基因功能区外显子片段,并对PCR产物进行测序分析.以120名正常志愿者为对照组.结果 在该家系接受调查的12名成员中有4名成员携带MYH7基因G823E杂合突变,该突变位点位于MYH7基因的22号外显子并使823位的甘氨酸(G)转换为谷氨酸(E),该突变在西方人中未见报道,其导致的临床表型在家系内部呈现较明显的异质性,携带该突变的家族成员发病年龄和临床症状差异较大.该家系成员TNNT2及MYBPC3基因未发现突变且对照组相同位置未发现异常.结论 MYH7基因为我国家族性HCM的致病基因之一,G823E突变所致肥厚型心肌病呈现明显的个体异质性表型.

Genetic heterogeneity of myosin heavy chain 7 gene G823E mutation in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Chinese

Objective To study the disease-cansing gene mutations in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Chinese and to reveal the relationship between the genotype and the phenotype. Methods Peripheral blood samples were collected from 12 members of a HCM family, and 120 healthy volunteers in China. PCR and double deoxygenation chain termination method were used to analyze the cardiac troponin T gene (TNNT2), beta-myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7) gene and myosin binding protein C gene (MYBPC3) and to detect mutations. Results Mutation G14452A was identified in exon 22 of MYH7 gene in 4 family members, causing the conversion of glycine (G) into glutamic acid (E). The onset ages and clinical manifestations of the family members carrying the mutation G823E, including 2 patients (the proband, male, with the onset age of 51, and his 26-year-old second son with the onset age of 20), and 2 carriers (his 31-year-old elder son and 29-year-old elder daughter), presented significant individual differences. Conclusions The G823E mutation of MYH7 gene is the causal mutation of familial HCM. The heterogeneity of phenotypes suggests that multiple factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of HCM.