Genetic analysis of protein C deficiency in nineteen Japanese families: Five recurrent defects can explain half of the deficiencies
Genetic analysis of protein C deficiency in nineteen Japanese families: Five recurrent defects can explain half of the deficiencies
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DOI:
10.1016/s0049-3848(98)00131-5
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发表时间:
1998-11-15
影响因子:
7.5
通讯作者:
Kato, H
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作者:
Miyata, T;Sakata, T;Kato, H
We have been studying the molecular basis of protein C deficiency. In this study, we determined the molecular defects of protein C deficiency in 19 Japanese families by using a strategy combining polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. We identified 10 missense mutations, 1 in-frame deletion, 1 frameshift deletion, 1 frameshift addition, and 1 splice site mutation, 5 of which were novel. From the results of genetic analysis of 67 Japanese families with protein C deficiency reported in this and previous studies, the recurrent defects including Phe139Val and Met365Ile substitutions and a Lys150 d letion, a G8857 deletion, and a splice site mutation of G3079A were only found in Japanese subjects and seemed to be a founder effect. In contrast, Arg169Trp, Arg286His, Va1297Met, and Asp359Asn substitutions, all occurring at CG dinucleotides, were commonly observed in not only Japanese but also Western populations, indicating that these are hot spots for mutation in the protein C gene. These 9 recurrent molecular defects were found in 43 families in total, accounting 64% of Japanese families with protein C deficiency. In particular, the recurrent defects of Phe139Val, Arg169Trp, Val297Met, and Met364Ile substitutions and a G8857 deletion were found in 33 families in total, accounting for 49% of Japanese families with protein C deficiency. For the identification of the genetic defect in Japanese patients with protein C deficiency, screening of these recurrent defects by using restriction enzyme cleavage is a rational method. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.