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Wang JJ, Yu B, Sun Y, Song X, Wang DW, Li Z. FBN1 Splice-Altering Mutations in Marfan Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13101842. [PMID: 36292727 PMCID: PMC9602130 DOI: 10.3390/genes13101842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a life-threatening autosomal dominant genetic disorder of connective tissue caused by the pathogenic mutation of FBN1. Whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were performed to identify the pathogenic mutation. The transcriptional consequence of the splice-altering mutation was analyzed via minigene assays and reverse-transcription PCR. We identified a novel pathogenic mutation (c.8051+1G>C) in the splice site of exon 64 of the FBN1 gene in an MFS-pedigree. This mutation was confirmed to cause two different truncated transcripts (entire exon 64 skipping; partial exon 64 exclusion). We also systematically summarized previously reported transcriptional studies of pathogenic splice-altering mutations in the FBN1 gene to investigate the clinical and transcriptional consequences. In conclusion, we reported for the first time that a splice-altering mutation in the FBN1 gene leads to two abnormal transcripts simultaneously.
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- James Jiqi Wang
- Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetic Diagnosis Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-27-8366-3280
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Yang J, Gu D, Wu S, Zhou X, Chen J, Liao Y, Zeng L, Yang Z. Feasible strategies for studying the involvement of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in the stress-induced formation of quality-related metabolites in tea (Camellia sinensis). HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:253. [PMID: 34848699 PMCID: PMC8632975 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00679-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Tea plants are subjected to multiple stresses during growth, development, and postharvest processing, which affects levels of secondary metabolites in leaves and influences tea functional properties and quality. Most studies on secondary metabolism in tea have focused on gene, protein, and metabolite levels, whereas upstream regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In this review, we exemplify DNA methylation and histone acetylation, summarize the important regulatory effects that epigenetic modifications have on plant secondary metabolism, and discuss feasible research strategies to elucidate the underlying specific epigenetic mechanisms of secondary metabolism regulation in tea. This information will help researchers investigate the epigenetic regulation of secondary metabolism in tea, providing key epigenetic data that can be used for future tea genetic breeding.
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- Jie Yang
- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
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Jensen SA, Atwa O, Handford PA. Assembly assay identifies a critical region of human fibrillin-1 required for 10-12 nm diameter microfibril biogenesis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248532. [PMID: 33735269 PMCID: PMC7971562 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The human FBN1 gene encodes fibrillin-1 (FBN1); the main component of the 10–12 nm diameter extracellular matrix microfibrils. Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a common inherited connective tissue disorder, caused by FBN1 mutations. It features a wide spectrum of disease severity, from mild cases to the lethal neonatal form (nMFS), that is yet to be explained at the molecular level. Mutations associated with nMFS generally affect a region of FBN1 between domains TB3-cbEGF18—the "neonatal region". To gain insight into the process of fibril assembly and increase our understanding of the mechanisms determining disease severity in MFS, we compared the secretion and assembly properties of FBN1 variants containing nMFS-associated substitutions with variants associated with milder, classical MFS (cMFS). In the majority of cases, both nMFS- and cMFS-associated neonatal region variants were secreted at levels comparable to wild type. Microfibril incorporation by the nMFS variants was greatly reduced or absent compared to the cMFS forms, however, suggesting that nMFS substitutions disrupt a previously undefined site of microfibril assembly. Additional analysis of a domain deletion variant caused by exon skipping also indicates that register in the neonatal region is likely to be critical for assembly. These data demonstrate for the first time new requirements for microfibril biogenesis and identify at least two distinct molecular mechanisms associated with disease substitutions in the TB3-cbEGF18 region; incorporation of mutant FBN1 into microfibrils changing their integral properties (cMFS) or the blocking of wild type FBN1 assembly by mutant molecules that prevents late-stage lateral assembly (nMFS).
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- Sacha A Jensen
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Zhou Y, Guo D, Cao Q, Zhang X, Jin G, Zheng D. Genotype variant screening and phenotypic analysis of FBN1 in Chinese patients with isolated ectopia lentis. Mol Med Rep 2021; 23:275. [PMID: 33576469 PMCID: PMC7893787 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.11914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Isolated ectopia lentis (IEL) can lead to blindness as result of severe complications, such as retinal detachment and secondary glaucoma. Pathogenic variants in the fibrillin 1 (FBN1) gene are a common cause of IEL. The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of pathogenic FBN1 variants in twelve probands with IEL and to evaluate their associated phenotypes. Systemic clinical examination of the twelve probands indicated that all had bilateral EL with a median age at diagnosis of three years. High myopia was the most common feature among the probands (83.3%; 10/12 cases). No extraocular symptoms (either cardiovascular or skeletal) were observed among these patients. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes from all patients for targeted exome sequencing. Seven heterozygous missense variants in FBN1 were identified by bioinformatics analysis and further verified using Sanger sequencing. The seven variants were all classified as pathogenic after segregation analysis on available family members according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics standards and guidelines. Of the seven variants, three were novel, namely c.2179T>C, c.2496T>G and c.3346G>C. The remaining four, namely c.184C>T, c.367T>C, c.1879C>T and c.4096G>A have been reported in previous studies. The seven pathogenic variants were identified in 8/12 (66.7%) probands with IEL. These results expand the variant spectrum of the FBN1 gene as well as the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of IEL.
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- Yijing Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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FBN1 gene mutations in 26 Hungarian patients with suspected Marfan syndrome or related fibrillinopathies. J Biotechnol 2019; 301:105-111. [PMID: 31163209 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder mainly affecting the cardiovascular, ocular and musculo-skeletal systems. FBN1 gene mutations lead to MFS and related connective tissue disorders. In this work we described clinical and molecular data of 26 unrelated individuals with suspected MFS who were referred for FBN1 mutation analysis. FBN1 gene sequencing was performed by next generation sequencing and Sanger sequencing methods. We identified 23 causal or potentially causal (including variants of uncertain significance) FBN1 variants, seven of them was novel (˜30%). About 30% of the cases were sporadic. FBN1 mutations were associated with MFS in the majority of the patients, in two cases with severe and early onset manifestation of the syndrome. Missense mutations were detected in 69.6% (16/23), the majority of them were located in one of the cbEGF motifs and ˜70% of them substituted conserved cystein residues. Small deletions/duplications were identified in 13% of the cases (3/23), while splice site variants were detected in 17.4% (4/23). In three unrelated patients a low frequency recurrent silent variant (c.3294C > T (p.Asp1098=) was identified. FBN1 mRNA analysis showed that the mutation does not lead to aberrant splicing, based on available data the mutation was classified as benign.
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Identification of Novel Clinically Relevant Variants in 70 Southern Chinese patients with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection by Next-generation Sequencing. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10035. [PMID: 28855619 PMCID: PMC5577253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09785-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening pathology and remains challenging worldwide. Up to 40% of TAAD are hereditary with complex heterogeneous genetic backgrounds. Recently, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been successfully applied to identify genetic variants in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In our study, NGS coupled with DNA target-capture array was used to screen 11 known causative genes of TAAD in 70 patients from Southern China. All the identified variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. We identified forty variants in 36 patients (51.4%), including three known pathogenic (7.5%), 10 likely pathogenic variants (25%, 9 in FBN1, 1 in ACTA2), and 27 variants with uncertain significance (VUS) (67.5%). Among the 27 VUS, 14 (51.9%) were in the FBN1 gene, 3 in Col5A2, 2 in ACTA2, 2 in MYH11, 2 in MYLK, 2 in SLC2A10, 1 in MSTN and 1 in SMAD3 respectively. Based on the segregation data and independent reports, five known likely pathogenic variants and four VUS were upgraded to pathogenic variant and likely pathogenic variant respectively. Our data indicate that NGS is a highly efficient genetic method for identification of pathogenic variants in TAAD patients.
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Poninska JK, Bilinska ZT, Franaszczyk M, Michalak E, Rydzanicz M, Szpakowski E, Pollak A, Milanowska B, Truszkowska G, Chmielewski P, Sioma A, Janaszek-Sitkowska H, Klisiewicz A, Michalowska I, Makowiecka-Ciesla M, Kolsut P, Stawinski P, Foss-Nieradko B, Szperl M, Grzybowski J, Hoffman P, Januszewicz A, Kusmierczyk M, Ploski R. Next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections: diagnostic yield, novel mutations and genotype phenotype correlations. J Transl Med 2016; 14:115. [PMID: 27146836 PMCID: PMC4855821 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-0870-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) are silent but possibly lethal condition with up to 40 % of cases being hereditary. Genetic background is heterogeneous. Recently next-generation sequencing enabled efficient and cost-effective examination of gene panels. Aim of the study was to define the diagnostic yield of NGS in the 51 TAAD patients and to look for genotype–phenotype correlations within families of the patients with TAAD. Methods 51 unrelated TAAD patients were examined by either whole exome sequencing or TruSight One sequencing panel. We analyzed rare variants in 10 established thoracic aortic aneurysms-associated genes. Whenever possible, we looked for co-segregation in the families. Kaplan–Meier survival curve was constructed to compare the event-free survival depending on genotype. Aortic events were defined as acute aortic dissection or first planned aortic surgery. Results and discussion In 21 TAAD patients we found 22 rare variants, 6 (27.3 %) of these were previously reported, and 16 (73.7 %) were novel. Based on segregation data, functional analysis and software estimations we assumed that three of novel variants were causative, nine likely causative. Remaining four were classified as of unknown significance (2) and likely benign (2). In all, 9 (17.6 %) of 51 probands had a positive result when considering variants classified as causative only and 18 (35.3 %) if likely causative were also included. Genotype-positive probands (n = 18) showed shorter mean event free survival (41 years, CI 35–46) than reference group, i.e. those (n = 29) without any plausible variant identified (51 years, CI 45–57, p = 0.0083). This effect was also found when the ‘genotype-positive’ group was restricted to probands with ‘likely causative’ variants (p = 0.0092) which further supports pathogenicity of these variants. The mean event free survival was particularly low (37 years, CI 27–47) among the probands with defects in the TGF beta signaling (p = 0.0033 vs. the reference group). Conclusions This study broadens the spectrum of genetic background of thoracic aneurysms and dissections and supports its potential role as a prognostic factor in the patients with the disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12967-016-0870-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- J K Poninska
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Centre of Biostructure, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
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- Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Congenital Cardiac Defects, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Radiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Centre of Biostructure, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Genetics, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
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- Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiomyopathy, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Congenital Cardiac Defects, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Centre of Biostructure, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Generation of heterozygous fibrillin-1 mutant cloned pigs from genome-edited foetal fibroblasts. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24413. [PMID: 27074716 PMCID: PMC4830947 DOI: 10.1038/srep24413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by abnormal formation of the extracellular matrix with an incidence of 1 in 3, 000 to 5, 000. Patients with Marfan syndrome experience poor quality of life caused by skeletal disorders such as scoliosis, and they are at high risk of sudden death from cardiovascular impairment. Suitable animal models of MFS are essential for conquering this intractable disease. In particular, studies employing pig models will likely provide valuable information that can be extrapolated to humans because of the physiological and anatomical similarities between the two species. Here we describe the generation of heterozygous fibrillin-1 (FBN1) mutant cloned pigs (+/Glu433AsnfsX98) using genome editing and somatic cell nuclear transfer technologies. The FBN1 mutant pigs exhibited phenotypes resembling those of humans with MFS, such as scoliosis, pectus excavatum, delayed mineralization of the epiphysis and disrupted structure of elastic fibres of the aortic medial tissue. These findings indicate the value of FBN1 mutant pigs as a model for understanding the pathogenesis of MFS and for developing treatments.
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Wide mutation spectrum and frequent variant Ala27Thr of FBN1 identified in a large cohort of Chinese patients with sporadic TAAD. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13115. [PMID: 26272055 PMCID: PMC4536522 DOI: 10.1038/srep13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Genetic etiology in majority of patients with sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissections (STAAD) remains unknown. Recent GWAS study suggested common variant(s) in FBN1 is associated with STAAD. The present study aims to test this hypothesis and to identify mutation spectrum by targeted exome sequencing of the FBN1 gene in 146 unrelated patients with STAAD. Totally, 15.75% of FBN1 variants in STAAD were identified, including 5 disruptive and 18 missense mutations. Most of the variants were novel. Genotype-phenotype correlation analysis suggested that the maximum aortic diameter in the disruptive mutation group was significantly larger than that in the non-Cys missense mutation group. Interestingly, the variant Ala27Thr at −1 position, which is predicted to change the cleavage site of the signal peptidase of fibrillin-1, was detected in two unrelated patients. Furthermore, genotyping analysis of this variant detected 10 heterozygous Ala27Thr from additional 666 unrelated patients (1.50%), versus 7 from 1500 controls (0.47%), indicating a significant association of this variant with STAAD. Collectively, the identification of the variant Ala27Thr may represent a relatively common genetic predisposition and a novel pathogenetic mechanism for STAAD. Also, expansion of the mutation spectrum in FBN1 will be helpful in genetic counselling for Chinese patients with STAAD.
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Engineered mutations in fibrillin-1 leading to Marfan syndrome act at the protein, cellular and organismal levels. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2015; 765:7-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 03/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yang RQ, Jabbari J, Cheng XS, Jabbari R, Nielsen JB, Risgaard B, Chen X, Sajadieh A, Haunsø S, Svendsen JH, Olesen MS, Tfelt-Hansen J. New population-based exome data question the pathogenicity of some genetic variants previously associated with Marfan syndrome. BMC Genet 2014; 15:74. [PMID: 24941995 PMCID: PMC4070351 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-15-74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited connective tissue disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1:5,000. More than 1000 variants have been previously reported to be associated with MFS. However, the disease-causing effect of these variants may be questionable as many of the original studies used low number of controls. To study whether there are possible false-positive variants associated with MFS, four in silico prediction tools (SIFT, Polyphen-2, Grantham score, and conservation across species) were used to predict the pathogenicity of these variant. Results Twenty-three out of 891 previously MFS-associated variants were identified in the ESP. These variants were distributed on 100 heterozygote carriers in 6494 screened individuals. This corresponds to a genotype prevalence of 1:65 for MFS. Using a more conservative approach (cutoff value of >2 carriers in the EPS), 10 variants affected a total of 82 individuals. This gives a genotype prevalence of 1:79 (82:6494) in the ESP. A significantly higher frequency of MFS-associated variants not present in the ESP were predicted to be pathogenic with the agreement of ≥3 prediction tools, compared to the variants present in the ESP (p = 3.5 × 10−15). Conclusions This study showed a higher genotype prevalence of MFS than expected from the phenotype prevalence in the general population. The high genotype prevalence suggests that these variants are not the monogenic cause of MFS. Therefore, caution should be taken with regard to disease stratification based on these previously reported MFS-associated variants.
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- Ren-Qiang Yang
- Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, the Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Buchan JG, Alvarado DM, Haller GE, Cruchaga C, Harms MB, Zhang T, Willing MC, Grange DK, Braverman AC, Miller NH, Morcuende JA, Tang NLS, Lam TP, Ng BKW, Cheng JCY, Dobbs MB, Gurnett CA. Rare variants in FBN1 and FBN2 are associated with severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Hum Mol Genet 2014; 23:5271-82. [PMID: 24833718 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) causes spinal deformity in 3% of children. Despite a strong genetic basis, few genes have been associated with AIS and the pathogenesis remains poorly understood. In a genome-wide rare variant burden analysis using exome sequence data, we identified fibrillin-1 (FBN1) as the most significantly associated gene with AIS. Based on these results, FBN1 and a related gene, fibrillin-2 (FBN2), were sequenced in a total of 852 AIS cases and 669 controls. In individuals of European ancestry, rare variants in FBN1 and FBN2 were enriched in severely affected AIS cases (7.6%) compared with in-house controls (2.4%) (OR = 3.5, P = 5.46 × 10(-4)) and Exome Sequencing Project controls (2.3%) (OR = 3.5, P = 1.48 × 10(-6)). Scoliosis severity in AIS cases was associated with FBN1 and FBN2 rare variants (P = 0.0012) and replicated in an independent Han Chinese cohort (P = 0.0376), suggesting that rare variants may be useful as predictors of curve progression. Clinical evaluations revealed that the majority of AIS cases with rare FBN1 variants do not meet diagnostic criteria for Marfan syndrome, though variants are associated with tall stature (P = 0.0035) and upregulation of the transforming growth factor beta pathway. Overall, these results expand our definition of fibrillin-related disorders to include AIS and open up new strategies for diagnosing and treating severe AIS.
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80202, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China and
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children, St. Louis, MO 63131, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Neurology Department of Pediatrics,
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Lin PC, Su YN, Liao YM, Chang TT, Tsai SP, Shu HL, Chiou SS. Efficient detection of factor IX mutations by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography in Taiwanese hemophilia B patients, and the identification of two novel mutations. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2014; 30:187-93. [PMID: 24656159 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Hemophilia B (HB) is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by mutations in the clotting factor IX (FIX) gene that result in FIX deficiency. Previous studies have shown a wide variation of FIX gene mutations in HB. Although the quality of life in HB has greatly improved mainly because of prophylactic replacement therapy with FIX concentrates, there exists a significant burden on affected families and the medical care system. Accurate detection of FIX gene mutations is critical for genetic counseling and disease prevention in HB. In this study, we used denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), which has proved to be a highly informative and practical means of detecting mutations, for the molecular diagnosis of our patients with HB. Ten Taiwanese families affected by HB were enrolled. We used the DHPLC technique followed by direct sequencing of suspected segments to detect FIX gene mutations. In all, 11 FIX gene mutations (8 point mutations, 2 small deletions/insertions, and 1 large deletion), including two novel mutations (exon6 c.687-695, del 9 mer and c.460-461, ins T) were found. According to the HB pedigrees, 25% and 75% of our patients were defined as familial and sporadic HB cases, respectively. We show that DHPLC is a highly sensitive and cost-effective method for FIX gene analysis and can be used as a convenient system for disease prevention.
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- Pei-Chin Lin
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Wilson BT, Jensen SA, McAnulty CP, Brennan P, Handford PA. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, mitral valve prolapse and a familial variant involving the integrin-binding fragment of FBN1. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:2047-51. [PMID: 23794388 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mutations in Fibrillin 1 (FBN1) are associated with Marfan syndrome and in some instances with the MASS phenotype (myopia, mitral valve prolapse, borderline non-progressive aortic root dilatation, skeletal features, and striae). Potential confusion over diagnosis and management in patients with borderline features has been addressed through the revised Ghent nosology, which emphasizes the importance of aortic root dilatation and ectopia lentis as features of Marfan syndrome. The overlapping and more common mitral valve prolapse syndrome is precluded by ectopia lentis or aortic dilatation. Among these clinically related conditions, there is no compelling evidence that genotype predicts phenotype, with the exception of neonatal Marfan syndrome, mutations in which cluster within FBN1 exons 24-32. Recent reports also link two very different phenotypes to changes in FBN1. Heterozygous mutations in transforming growth factor β-binding protein-like domain 5 (TB5) can cause acromicric or geleophysic dysplasias-and mutations in the TB4 domain, which contains an integrin binding RGD loop, have been found in congenital scleroderma/stiff skin syndrome. We report on a variant in an evolutionarily conserved residue that stabilizes the integrin binding fragment of FBN1, associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, mitral valve prolapse or apparently normal phenotype in different family members.
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- Brian T Wilson
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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A Japanese child with geleophysic dysplasia caused by a novel mutation of FBN1. Gene 2012; 512:456-9. [PMID: 23124041 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.10.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Geleophysic dysplasia (GD) is a rare disorder characterized by severe short stature, short hands and feet, limited joint mobility, skin thickening, characteristic facial features (e.g., a "happy" face), and cardiac valvular disorders that often result in an early death. The genes ADAMTSL2 (a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif-like 2) and FBN1 (fibrillin 1) were recently identified as causative genes for GD. Here, we describe a 10-year-old Japanese female with GD who was born to non-consanguineous parents. At the age of 11 months, she was referred to our hospital because of very short stature for her age (-4.4 standard deviations of the age-matched value) and a "happy" face with full cheeks, a shortened nose, hypertelorism, and a long and flat philtrum, characteristic of GD. Her hands and feet were small, her skin was thickened, and her joint mobility was generally limited. She had cardiac valvular disorders and history of recurrent respiratory failure. Mutation analysis revealed no abnormalities in ADAMTSL2. However, analysis of FBN1 revealed a novel heterozygous mutation (c.5161T>T/G) in exon 41, which encodes transforming growth factor-β-binding protein-like domain 5 (TB5). GD is an extremely rare disorder and, to our knowledge, only one case of GD with an FBN1 mutation has been reported in Japan. Similar to the previously reported cases of GD, the mutation in the current patient was located in the TB5 domain, which suggests that abnormalities in this domain of FBN1 are responsible for GD.
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Van Den Bossche MJ, Van Wallendael KL, Strazisar M, Sabbe B, Del-Favero J. Co-occurrence of Marfan syndrome and schizophrenia: What can be learned? Eur J Med Genet 2012; 55:252-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ogawa N, Imai Y, Takahashi Y, Nawata K, Hara K, Nishimura H, Kato M, Takeda N, Kohro T, Morita H, Taketani T, Morota T, Yamazaki T, Goto J, Tsuji S, Takamoto S, Nagai R, Hirata Y. Evaluating Japanese patients with the Marfan syndrome using high-throughput microarray-based mutational analysis of fibrillin-1 gene. Am J Cardiol 2011; 108:1801-7. [PMID: 21907952 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Marfan syndrome (MS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder, and detailed evaluations of multiple organ systems are required for its diagnosis. Genetic testing of the disease-causing fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) is also important in this diagnostic scheme. The aim of this study was to define the clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with MS and enable the efficient and accurate diagnosis of MS with mutational analysis using a high-throughput microarray-based resequencing system. Fifty-three Japanese probands were recruited, and their clinical characteristics were evaluated using the Ghent criteria. For mutational analysis, an oligonucleotide microarray was designed to interrogate FBN1, and the entire exon and exon-intron boundaries of FBN1 were sequenced. Clinical evaluation revealed more pulmonary phenotypes and fewer skeletal phenotypes in Japanese patients with MS compared to Caucasians. The microarray-based resequencing system detected 35 kinds of mutations, including 23 new mutations. The mutation detection rate for patients who fulfilled the Ghent criteria reached 71%. Of note, splicing mutations accounted for 19% of all mutations, which is more than previously reported. In conclusion, this comprehensive approach successfully detected clinical phenotypes of Japanese patients with MS and demonstrated the usefulness and feasibility of this microarray-based high-throughput resequencing system for mutational analysis of MS.
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- Naomi Ogawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Chun S, Fay JC. Evidence for hitchhiking of deleterious mutations within the human genome. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002240. [PMID: 21901107 PMCID: PMC3161959 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Deleterious mutations present a significant obstacle to adaptive evolution. Deleterious mutations can inhibit the spread of linked adaptive mutations through a population; conversely, adaptive substitutions can increase the frequency of linked deleterious mutations and even result in their fixation. To assess the impact of adaptive mutations on linked deleterious mutations, we examined the distribution of deleterious and neutral amino acid polymorphism in the human genome. Within genomic regions that show evidence of recent hitchhiking, we find fewer neutral but a similar number of deleterious SNPs compared to other genomic regions. The higher ratio of deleterious to neutral SNPs is consistent with simulated hitchhiking events and implies that positive selection eliminates some deleterious alleles and increases the frequency of others. The distribution of disease-associated alleles is also altered in hitchhiking regions. Disease alleles within hitchhiking regions have been associated with auto-immune disorders, metabolic diseases, cancers, and mental disorders. Our results suggest that positive selection has had a significant impact on deleterious polymorphism and may be partly responsible for the high frequency of certain human disease alleles.
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- Sung Chun
- Computational and Systems Biology Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Computational and Systems Biology Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Genetics and Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Takahashi M, Sato T, Nishiguchi M, Suzuki K, Nishio H. Postmortem genetic analysis for a sudden death case complicated with Marfan syndrome. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2010; 12:305-7. [PMID: 20729124 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 05/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We report here a sudden death case of a patient previously diagnosed as Marfan syndrome (MFS). The victim was dead on the wheel and the cause of death was diagnosed to be a rupture of the thoracic aorta by autopsy findings. MFS is an autosomal dominant disorder of the connective tissue and can be a cause of sudden death. Postmortem genetic analysis revealed a heterozygous p.C1307Y of the FBN1 gene, which is responsible for pathogenesis of MFS, was evident. This substitution was not found in 400 alleles from control individuals. In addition, the position 1307 is highly conserved among species. Because the position 1307 serves as part of the Cys1307-Cys1320 disulfide bond of the fibrillin-1, the p.C1307Y substitution results in loss of the intramolecular disulfide bond. The p.C1307Y substitution may be associated with the pathology of the present case, and show a higher risk for aortic rupture and subsequent sudden death.
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- Motonori Takahashi
- Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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Gao LG, Luo F, Hui RT, Zhou XL. Recent molecular biological progress in Marfan syndrome and Marfan-associated disorders. Ageing Res Rev 2010; 9:363-8. [PMID: 19772952 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2009.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Revised: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance. Advances in medicine and surgery have increased the average lifespan of classically affected patients. Serious visual and/or musculoskeletal impairment often has detrimental effects on day-to-day activities and quality of life. MFS patients suffer from many problems at younger ages and with higher frequencies than the general population because of the degenerative nature of the genetic condition. In classical MFS, changes are caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1). Mutations in the fibrillin-2 gene were discovered in individuals with a phenotypically related disorder, congenital contractural arachnodactyly. Some of the clinical manifestations of MFS cannot be explained by mechanical properties alone. Recently, mutations in the genes required for transforming growth factor-beta signaling (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2) have been found in several disorders with varying degrees of overlap with classical MFS, including Loeys-Dietz syndrome and familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. MFS is a disorder that is variable in its phenotypic expression. Specific information about mutations in the large FBN1 gene will give rise to more information about the phenotype-genotype correlations. Possible molecular mechanisms for the pathogenesis of MFS will be discussed which may assist healthcare professionals to control environmental factors that provoke individual complications in MFS.
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Hung CC, Lin SY, Lee CN, Cheng HY, Lin SP, Chen MR, Chen CP, Chang CH, Lin CY, Yu CC, Chiu HH, Cheng WF, Ho HN, Niu DM, Su YN. Mutation spectrum of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene in Taiwanese patients with Marfan syndrome. Ann Hum Genet 2009; 73:559-67. [PMID: 19839986 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2009.00545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this study was to establish a national database of mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene that cause Marfan syndrome (MFS) in the Taiwanese population. In this study, we screened 294 patients from 157 families for the presence of FBN1 mutations using polymerase chain reaction/ denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (PCR/DHPLC). We identified 56 mutations in 62 of the 157 (40%) families including 49 single-base substitutions (36 missense mutations, seven nonsense mutations, and six splicing sites), one small insertion, four small deletions, one small indel (insertion and deletion), and one exonic deletion (Exon 36). When family history was taken into consideration, the mutation detection rate rose to 91% (29 of 32). We further investigated the phenotypic data and found that one third (47 of 157) of the families fit the Ghent criteria for MFS. Based on that data, the mutation rate was 98% (46/47). That finding implies that family history and the Ghent criteria play a more important role than clinical manifestations in establishing a clinical diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. Among the 56 mutations found in this study, 40 (71%) have not been registered in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) or in the Universal Mutation Database (UMD). This is the first study of the mutation spectrum of MFS in a cohort of patients in Taiwan. The database is expected to considerably improve genetic counseling for and medical care of MFS families.
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- Chia-Cheng Hung
- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Magyar I, Colman D, Arnold E, Baumgartner D, Bottani A, Fokstuen S, Addor MC, Berger W, Carrel T, Steinmann B, Mátyás G. Quantitative sequence analysis of FBN1 premature termination codons provides evidence for incomplete NMD in leukocytes. Hum Mutat 2009; 30:1355-64. [PMID: 19618372 DOI: 10.1002/humu.21058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We improved, evaluated, and used Sanger sequencing for quantification of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants in transcripts and gDNA samples. This improved assay resulted in highly reproducible relative allele frequencies (e.g., for a heterozygous gDNA 50.0+/-1.4%, and for a missense mutation-bearing transcript 46.9+/-3.7%) with a lower detection limit of 3-9%. It provided excellent accuracy and linear correlation between expected and observed relative allele frequencies. This sequencing assay, which can also be used for the quantification of copy number variations (CNVs), methylations, mosaicisms, and DNA pools, enabled us to analyze transcripts of the FBN1 gene in fibroblasts and blood samples of patients with suspected Marfan syndrome not only qualitatively but also quantitatively. We report a total of 18 novel and 19 known FBN1 sequence variants leading to a premature termination codon (PTC), 26 of which we analyzed by quantitative sequencing both at gDNA and cDNA levels. The relative amounts of PTC-containing FBN1 transcripts in fresh and PAXgene-stabilized blood samples were significantly higher (33.0+/-3.9% to 80.0+/-7.2%) than those detected in affected fibroblasts with inhibition of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) (11.0+/-2.1% to 25.0+/-1.8%), whereas in fibroblasts without NMD inhibition no mutant alleles could be detected. These results provide evidence for incomplete NMD in leukocytes and have particular importance for RNA-based analyses not only in FBN1 but also in other genes.
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- István Magyar
- Division of Medical Molecular Genetics and Gene Diagnostics, Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Vis J, van Engelen K, Timmermans J, Hamel B, Mulder B. Marfan syndrome masked by Down syndrome? Neth Heart J 2009; 17:345-8. [PMID: 19949477 PMCID: PMC2758350 DOI: 10.1007/bf03086281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality. A simultaneous occurrence with Marfan syndrome is extremely rare. We present a case of a 28-year-old female with Down syndrome and a mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene. The patient showed strikingly few manifestations of Marfan syndrome. Although variable expression is known to be present in Marfan syndrome, phenotypic expression of Marfan syndrome in our patient might be masked by the co-occurrence of Down syndrome. (Neth Heart J 2009;17:345-8.).
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- J.C. Vis
- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Cardiology and Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, and Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Predicting the effects of coding non-synonymous variants on protein function using the SIFT algorithm. Nat Protoc 2009; 4:1073-81. [PMID: 19561590 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4989] [Impact Index Per Article: 332.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The effect of genetic mutation on phenotype is of significant interest in genetics. The type of genetic mutation that causes a single amino acid substitution (AAS) in a protein sequence is called a non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (nsSNP). An nsSNP could potentially affect the function of the protein, subsequently altering the carrier's phenotype. This protocol describes the use of the 'Sorting Tolerant From Intolerant' (SIFT) algorithm in predicting whether an AAS affects protein function. To assess the effect of a substitution, SIFT assumes that important positions in a protein sequence have been conserved throughout evolution and therefore substitutions at these positions may affect protein function. Thus, by using sequence homology, SIFT predicts the effects of all possible substitutions at each position in the protein sequence. The protocol typically takes 5-20 min, depending on the input. SIFT is available as an online tool (http://sift.jcvi.org).
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de Graaff LCG, Argente J, Veenma DCM, Herrebout MAC, Friesema ECH, Uitterlinden AG, Drent ML, Campos-Barros A, Hokken-Koelega ACS. Genetic screening of a Dutch population with isolated GH deficiency (IGHD). Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2009; 70:742-50. [PMID: 18785993 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03414.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Five per cent to 30% of cases of idiopathic isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) have first-degree relatives with short stature, which is suggestive of a genetic aetiology. The HYPOPIT study aimed to obtain an overall picture of gene encoding pituitary GH (GH1) and gene encoding GH releasing hormone-receptor (GHRHR) defects in a Dutch IGHD cohort and to relate them with clinical parameters. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS Genetic analysis was performed of exons and exon-intron boundaries of GH1 and GHRHR in 89 Caucasian IGHD patients from 81 families, using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC), DNA sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. In addition, we performed functional studies on novel identified GH1 exonic variants. RESULTS Five different heterozygous GH1 mutations were present in 5 out of 81 participating families (6.1%), whereas no mutations in GHRHR were found. Patients with IGF-I SDS < -4.0 and peak GH levels < 5.7 mU/l had a mutation frequency of 40%, in contrast to 6.8% in patients with only one criterion, and 0.0% in patients with none of these criteria (P = 0.00007). Five new GH1 and two GHRHR variants were also identified; two of them (GH1 F92L and D153H) caused a marked reduction of GH secretion in vitro. CONCLUSION GH1 and GHRHR mutations are rare in Caucasian Dutch IGHD patients, which suggests the involvement of other genetic determinants in the aetiology of IGHD. IGF-I < -4.0 and peak GH levels < 5.7 mU/l are strong predictors of GH1 mutations in the studied population.
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- Laura C G de Graaff
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Desmet FO, Hamroun D, Lalande M, Collod-Béroud G, Claustres M, Béroud C. Human Splicing Finder: an online bioinformatics tool to predict splicing signals. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:e67. [PMID: 19339519 PMCID: PMC2685110 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1979] [Impact Index Per Article: 131.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Thousands of mutations are identified yearly. Although many directly affect protein expression, an increasing proportion of mutations is now believed to influence mRNA splicing. They mostly affect existing splice sites, but synonymous, non-synonymous or nonsense mutations can also create or disrupt splice sites or auxiliary cis-splicing sequences. To facilitate the analysis of the different mutations, we designed Human Splicing Finder (HSF), a tool to predict the effects of mutations on splicing signals or to identify splicing motifs in any human sequence. It contains all available matrices for auxiliary sequence prediction as well as new ones for binding sites of the 9G8 and Tra2-β Serine-Arginine proteins and the hnRNP A1 ribonucleoprotein. We also developed new Position Weight Matrices to assess the strength of 5′ and 3′ splice sites and branch points. We evaluated HSF efficiency using a set of 83 intronic and 35 exonic mutations known to result in splicing defects. We showed that the mutation effect was correctly predicted in almost all cases. HSF could thus represent a valuable resource for research, diagnostic and therapeutic (e.g. therapeutic exon skipping) purposes as well as for global studies, such as the GEN2PHEN European Project or the Human Variome Project.
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Identification of the minimal combination of clinical features in probands for efficient mutation detection in the FBN1 gene. Eur J Hum Genet 2009; 17:1121-8. [PMID: 19293843 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Mutations identified in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene have been associated with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Molecular analysis of the gene is classically performed in probands with MFS to offer diagnosis for at-risk relatives and in children highly suspected of MFS. However, FBN1 gene mutations are found in an ill-defined group of diseases termed 'type I fibrillinopathies', which are associated with an increased risk of aortic dilatation and dissection. Thus, there is growing awareness of the need to identify these non-MFS probands, for which FBN1 gene screening should be performed. To answer this need we compiled the molecular data obtained from the screening of the FBN1 gene in 586 probands, which had been addressed to our laboratory for molecular diagnosis. In this group, the efficacy of FBN1 gene screening was high in classical MFS probands (72.5%,), low (58%) in those referred for incomplete MFS and only slight (14.3%) for patients referred as possible MFS. Using recursive partitioning, we found that the best predictor of the identification of a mutation in the FBN1 gene was the presence of features in at least three organ systems, combining one major, and various minor criteria. We also show that our original recommendation of two systems involved with at least one with major criterion represents the minimal criteria because in probands not meeting these criteria, the yield of mutation identification drastically falls. This recommendation should help clinicians and biologists in identifying probands with a high probability of carrying a FBN1 gene mutation, and thus optimize biological resources.
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Turner C, Emery H, Collins A, Howarth R, Yearwood C, Cross E, Duncan P, Bunyan D, Harvey J, Foulds N. Detection of 53FBN1mutations (41 novel and 12 recurrent) and genotype-phenotype correlations in 113 unrelated probands referred with Marfan syndrome, or a related fibrillinopathy. Am J Med Genet A 2009; 149A:161-70. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Söylen B, Singh KK, Abuzainin A, Rommel K, Becker H, Arslan-Kirchner M, Schmidtke J. Prevalence of dural ectasia in 63 gene-mutation-positive patients with features of Marfan syndrome type 1 and Loeys-Dietz syndrome and report of 22 novel FBN1 mutations. Clin Genet 2009; 75:265-70. [PMID: 19159394 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01126.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder involving different organ systems. Marfan syndrome type 1 (MFS1) is caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene. Heterozygosity for mutations in the TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 genes cause Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) types 2A and 2B that overlap with MFS1 in their clinical features. The phenotype of MFS1 is defined by the Ghent nosology, which classifies the clinical manifestations in major and minor criteria. Dural ectasia is one of the major criteria for Marfan syndrome but it is rarely tested for. We here report 22 novel and 9 recurrent mutations in the FBN1 gene in 36 patients with clinical features of Marfan syndrome. Sixty patients with identified mutations in the FBN1 gene and three patients with mutations in the TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 genes were examined for dural ectasia. Forty-seven of the 60 patients (78%) with MFS1 showed the dural ectasia criterion and 13 (22%) did not. Thirty-three (55%) patients were suspected of having Marfan syndrome and 24 (73%) of them had dural ectasia. Two of the three patients with LDS had dural ectasia.
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- B Söylen
- Institute of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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Faivre L, Collod-Beroud G, Callewaert B, Child A, Binquet C, Gautier E, Loeys BL, Arbustini E, Mayer K, Arslan-Kirchner M, Stheneur C, Kiotsekoglou A, Comeglio P, Marziliano N, Wolf JE, Bouchot O, Khau-Van-Kien P, Beroud C, Claustres M, Bonithon-Kopp C, Robinson PN, Adès L, De Backer J, Coucke P, Francke U, De Paepe A, Jondeau G, Boileau C. Clinical and mutation-type analysis from an international series of 198 probands with a pathogenic FBN1 exons 24-32 mutation. Eur J Hum Genet 2008; 17:491-501. [PMID: 19002209 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mutations in the FBN1 gene cause Marfan syndrome (MFS) and a wide range of overlapping phenotypes. The severe end of the spectrum is represented by neonatal MFS, the vast majority of probands carrying a mutation within exons 24-32. We previously showed that a mutation in exons 24-32 is predictive of a severe cardiovascular phenotype even in non-neonatal cases, and that mutations leading to premature truncation codons are under-represented in this region. To describe patients carrying a mutation in this so-called 'neonatal' region, we studied the clinical and molecular characteristics of 198 probands with a mutation in exons 24-32 from a series of 1013 probands with a FBN1 mutation (20%). When comparing patients with mutations leading to a premature termination codon (PTC) within exons 24-32 to patients with an in-frame mutation within the same region, a significantly higher probability of developing ectopia lentis and mitral insufficiency were found in the second group. Patients with a PTC within exons 24-32 rarely displayed a neonatal or severe MFS presentation. We also found a higher probability of neonatal presentations associated with exon 25 mutations, as well as a higher probability of cardiovascular manifestations. A high phenotypic heterogeneity could be described for recurrent mutations, ranging from neonatal to classical MFS phenotype. In conclusion, even if the exons 24-32 location appears as a major cause of the severity of the phenotype in patients with a mutation in this region, other factors such as the type of mutation or modifier genes might also be relevant.
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- L Faivre
- Centre de Génétique, CHU, Dijon, France.
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Yao Z, Jaeger JC, Ruzzo WL, Morale CZ, Emond M, Francke U, Milewicz DM, Schwartz SM, Mulvihill ER. A Marfan syndrome gene expression phenotype in cultured skin fibroblasts. BMC Genomics 2007; 8:319. [PMID: 17850668 PMCID: PMC2174953 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2007] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene. This syndrome constitutes a significant identifiable subtype of aortic aneurysmal disease, accounting for over 5% of ascending and thoracic aortic aneurysms. RESULTS We used spotted membrane DNA macroarrays to identify genes whose altered expression levels may contribute to the phenotype of the disease. Our analysis of 4132 genes identified a subset with significant expression differences between skin fibroblast cultures from unaffected controls versus cultures from affected individuals with known fibrillin-1 mutations. Subsequently, 10 genes were chosen for validation by quantitative RT-PCR. CONCLUSION Differential expression of many of the validated genes was associated with MFS samples when an additional group of unaffected and MFS affected subjects were analyzed (p-value < 3 x 10-6 under the null hypothesis that expression levels in cultured fibroblasts are unaffected by MFS status). An unexpected observation was the range of individual gene expression. In unaffected control subjects, expression ranges exceeding 10 fold were seen in many of the genes selected for qRT-PCR validation. The variation in expression in the MFS affected subjects was even greater.
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- Zizhen Yao
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
- Hamilton Robotics, Via Crusch 8, Bonaduz, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
- Trubion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Seattle, Washington 98121, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle Washington 98195, USA
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- Departments of Genetics and Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5323, USA
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- University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 1.614, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
- PO Box 33, Villanueva, NM 87583, USA
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Black WC, Vontas JG. Affordable assays for genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms in insects. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 16:377-87. [PMID: 17488301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2007.00736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Insect genome projects and DNA sequence databases are providing unprecedented amounts of information about variation at specific nucleotides in protein- and RNA-coding genes. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are abundant in all insect species so far examined and are proving useful in population genetics, linkage mapping and marker-assisted selection. A number of studies has already identified SNPs associated with insecticide resistance, especially mutations conferring reduced target site sensitivity. Unfortunately, most modern, high-throughput, automated SNP detection technologies are expensive or require the use of expensive equipment and are therefore not accessible to laboratories on a limited budget or to our colleagues in developing countries. In this review, we provide a chronological and comprehensive list of all SNP methods. We emphasize and explain those techniques in which genotypes can be identified by eye or that only require agarose gel electrophoresis. We provide examples where these techniques have or are currently being applied to insects.
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- W C Black
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1682, USA.
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Tjeldhorn L, Rand-Hendriksen S, Gervin K, Brandal K, Inderhaug E, Geiran O, Paus B. Rapid and efficient FBN1 mutation detection using automated sample preparation and direct sequencing as the primary strategy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 10:258-64. [PMID: 17253931 DOI: 10.1089/gte.2006.258-264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene cause Marfan syndrome (MFS) and the other type-1 fibrillinopathies. Finding these mutations is a major challenge considering that the FBN1 gene has a coding region of 8,600 base pairs divided into 65 exons. Most of the more than 600 known mutations have been identified using a mutation scanning method prior to sequencing of fragments with a suspected mutation. However, it is not obvious that these screening methods are ideal, considering cost, efficiency, and sensitivity. We have sequenced the entire FBN1 coding sequence and flanking intronic sequences in samples from 105 patients with suspected MFS, taking advantage of robotic devices, which reduce the cost of supplies and the quantity of manual work. In addition, automation avoids many tedious steps, thus reducing the opportunity for human error. Automated assembling of PCR, purification of PCR products, and assembly of sequencing reactions resulted in completion of the FBN1 sequence in half of the time needed for the manual protocol. Mutations were identified in 69 individuals. The mutation detection rate (76%), types, and genetic distribution of mutations resemble the findings in other MFS populations. We conclude that automated sequencing using the robotic systems is well suited as a primary strategy for diagnostic mutation identification in FBN1.
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- Lena Tjeldhorn
- Department of Medical Genetics, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Whiteman P, Willis AC, Warner A, Brown J, Redfield C, Handford PA. Cellular and molecular studies of Marfan syndrome mutations identify co-operative protein folding in the cbEGF12-13 region of fibrillin-1. Hum Mol Genet 2007; 16:907-18. [PMID: 17324963 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddm035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human fibrillin-1 is an extra-cellular matrix glycoprotein with a modular organisation that includes 43 calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like (cbEGF) domains arranged as multiple tandem repeats interspersed with transforming growth factor beta binding protein-like (TB) domains. We have studied Marfan syndrome-causing mutations which affect calcium binding to cbEGF13, and demonstrate that in human fibroblast cells they cause unexpected endoplasmic reticulum retention, indicative of a folding defect. Biochemical and biophysical studies of in vitro refolded fragments from the TB3-cbEGF14 region indicate long-range and unidirectional effects of these substitutions on the adjacent N-terminal domain cbEGF12. In contrast, only short-range effects of a pathogenic mutation affecting calcium binding to cbEGF19 are observed, and secretion of this mutant protein occurs. Further NMR studies on wild-type cbEGF12-13 and cbEGF12-14 identify a co-operative dependence of domain folding where calcium binding to cbEGF13 is required before cbEGF12 can adopt a native Ca(2+)-dependent fold. These data demonstrate that during biosynthesis of fibrillin-1, multiple tandem repeats of cbEGF domains may not necessarily fold independently and therefore missense mutations resulting in identical substitutions may have different effects on the fate of the mutant protein. Complex folding of modular proteins should therefore be considered when interpreting the molecular pathology of single-gene disorders.
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- Pat Whiteman
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Jury F, Al-Mahrous M, Apostolou M, Sandiford S, Fox A, Ollier W, Upton M. Rapid cost-effective subtyping of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by denaturing HPLC. J Med Microbiol 2006; 55:1053-1060. [PMID: 16849725 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46409-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The importance of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital-acquired infection is widely acknowledged. The UK government has stated that MRSA bloodstream infection rates will have to be halved by 2008. Such radical improvements will require advances on several fronts. Screening for MRSA in high-risk patients on arrival at hospital allows isolation of carriers and reduces transmission to staff and other patients. Concurrent subtyping of MRSA could also inform outbreak investigations and long-term epidemiological studies. The variability within the staphylococcal protein A, or spaA, gene-repeat region can be used as a marker of short- and long-term genetic variation. A novel application is described of denaturing HPLC (DHPLC) for rapid, inexpensive characterization of spaA gene amplification products, without the need for DNA sequence determination. The method allowed rapid and precise sizing of spaA gene-repeat regions from 99 S. aureus strains and was combined with heteroduplex analysis, using reference PCR products, to indicate the spa type of the test isolate. The method allowed subtyping of strains in less than 5 h from receipt of a primary isolation plate. When applied to an outbreak that occurred during this study, the authors were able to demonstrate relatedness of the isolates more than 5 days before results were received from a reference laboratory. If combined with direct amplification from swabs, DHPLC analysis of spaA gene variation could prove extremely valuable in outbreak investigation and MRSA surveillance.
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Laboratory and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Clinical Sciences Building 1, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Laboratory and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Clinical Sciences Building 1, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Laboratory and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Clinical Sciences Building 1, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West Laboratory, Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership, Clinical Sciences Building 2, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Laboratory and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Clinical Sciences Building 1, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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Kakela JK, Friedman KD, Haberichter SL, Buchholz NP, Christopherson PA, Kroner PA, Gill JC, Montgomery RR, Bellissimo DB. Genetic mutations in von Willebrand disease identified by DHPLC and DNA sequence analysis. Mol Genet Metab 2006; 87:262-71. [PMID: 16321553 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2005.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Revised: 09/21/2005] [Accepted: 09/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a common inherited bleeding disorder caused by quantitative (types 1 and 3) and qualitative (type 2) defects in von Willebrand factor (VWF). The VWF gene is a large gene containing 52 exons; except for type 2 VWD, the majority of mutations causing VWD are not localized to specific exons. We have used denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) to scan the coding region of the VWF gene for sequence variations. Primers were designed to amplify all 52 exons while avoiding amplification of the VWF pseudogene. Exon-specific primers were designed with sequencing primers, allowing direct sequencing of each VWF exon. Sequence variations in 33 previously characterized von Willebrand disease (VWD) samples were all detected using DHPLC demonstrating the high sensitivity of this technique. In addition, we analyzed 42 patients or family members with VWD. Thirty-two novel sequence variations were identified (2 deletions, 2 nonsense, 15 missense, 6 silent, and 7 intronic), some with clear functional consequences. A previously described deletion in exon 18, 2435delC, was also found in two unrelated type 3 patients. This DHPLC and DNA sequencing technique will enable the full length assessment of the VWF gene necessary to detect mutations causing types 1 and 3 VWD.
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- Justin K Kakela
- BloodCenter of Wisconsin, 638 N. 18th Street, P.O. Box 2178, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
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Hegde M, Blazo M, Chong B, Prior T, Richards C. Assay validation for identification of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer-causing mutations in mismatch repair genes MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6. J Mol Diagn 2005; 7:525-34. [PMID: 16237223 PMCID: PMC1888496 DOI: 10.1016/s1525-1578(10)60584-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 114500) is an autosomal dominant disorder that is genetically heterogeneous because of underlying mutations in mismatch repair genes, primarily MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6. One challenge to correctly diagnosing HNPCC is that the large size of the causative genes makes identification of mutations both labor intensive and expensive. We evaluated the usefulness of denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) for scanning mismatch repair genes (MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6) for point mutations, small deletions, and insertions. Our assay consisted of 51 sets of primers designed to amplify all exons of these genes. All polymerase chain reaction reactions were amplified simultaneously using the same reaction conditions in a 96-well format. The amplified products were analyzed by DHPLC across a range of optimum temperatures for partial fragment denaturation based on the melting profile of each specific fragment. DNA specimens from 23 previously studied HNPCC patients were analyzed by DHPLC, and all mutations were correctly identified and confirmed by sequence analysis. Here, we present our validation studies of the DHPLC platform for HNPCC mutation analysis and compare its merits with other scanning technologies. This approach provides greater sensitivity and more directed molecular analysis for clinical testing in HNPCC.
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- Madhuri Hegde
- Diagnostic Sequencing Laboratory, Medical Genetics Laboratories, Baylor College of Medicine-NAB 2015, One Baylor Plaza, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Fang N, Lin L, Ren J, Wu D. Detection of C677T mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene by denaturing high performance liquid chromatography. Biomed Chromatogr 2005; 18:625-9. [PMID: 15386507 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this paper, we described an assay for the detection of the C677T mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC). The conditions for DHPLC analysis were systematically investigated based on a general HPLC instrument (Prostar VARIAN). A 225 bp DNA fragment covering the 677 site of MTHFR gene was amplified by PCR technology using the purified DNA from whole blood or whole blood as template DNA. PCR products were directly injected without the need for purification. The C677T mutation could be clearly distinguished by DHPLC technology. Our data demonstrated that DHPLC was a powerful and alternative tool for detection of genetic variants and single-nucleotide polymorphisms to electrophoresis technology.
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- Nenghu Fang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
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Jensen SA, Corbett AR, Knott V, Redfield C, Handford PA. Ca2+-dependent interface formation in fibrillin-1. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:14076-84. [PMID: 15649891 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412832200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like (cbEGF) domain is a common structural motif in extracellular and transmembrane proteins. K(d) values for Ca2+ vary from the millimolar to nanomolar range; however the molecular basis for this variation is poorly understood. We have measured K(d) values for six fibrillin-1 cbEGF domains, each preceded by a transforming growth factor beta-binding protein-like (TB) domain. Using NMR and titration with chromophoric chelators, we found that K(d) values varied by five orders of magnitude. Interdomain hydrophobic contacts between TB-cbEGF domains were studied by site-directed mutagenesis and could be correlated directly with Ca2+ affinity. Furthermore, in TB-cbEGF pairs that displayed high-affinity binding, NMR studies showed that TB-cbEGF interface formation was strongly Ca2+-dependent. We suggest that Ca2+ affinity is a measure of interface formation in both homologous and heterologous cbEGF domain pairs, thus providing a measure of flexibility in proteins with multiple cbEGF domains. These data highlight the versatile role of the cbEGF domain in fine tuning the regional flexibility of proteins and provide new constraints for the organization of fibrillin-1 within 10-12-nm microfibrils of the extracellular matrix.
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- Sacha A Jensen
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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Su PC, Li ZY, Zhang LH, Wan WH, Ren H, Zhang GG, Wang Y, Deng GR, Ji JF. Detection of p53 gene mutation in plasma of patients with gastric cancer. Chin J Cancer Res 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s11670-004-0023-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Judge DP, Biery NJ, Keene DR, Geubtner J, Myers L, Huso DL, Sakai LY, Dietz HC. Evidence for a critical contribution of haploinsufficiency in the complex pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome. J Clin Invest 2004; 114:172-81. [PMID: 15254584 PMCID: PMC449744 DOI: 10.1172/jci20641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2003] [Accepted: 05/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1 (FBN1). A dominant-negative mechanism has been inferred based upon dominant inheritance, mulitimerization of monomers to form microfibrils, and the dramatic paucity of matrix-incorporated fibrillin-1 seen in heterozygous patient samples. Yeast artificial chromosome-based transgenesis was used to overexpress a disease-associated mutant form of human fibrillin-1 (C1663R) on a normal mouse background. Remarkably, these mice failed to show any abnormalities of cellular or clinical phenotype despite regulated overexpression of mutant protein in relevant tissues and developmental stages and direct evidence that mouse and human fibrillin-1 interact with high efficiency. Immunostaining with a human-specific mAb provides what we believe to be the first demonstration that mutant fibrillin-1 can participate in productive microfibrillar assembly. Informatively, use of homologous recombination to generate mice heterozygous for a comparable missense mutation (C1039G) revealed impaired microfibrillar deposition, skeletal deformity, and progressive deterioration of aortic wall architecture, comparable to characteristics of the human condition. These data are consistent with a model that invokes haploinsufficiency for WT fibrillin-1, rather than production of mutant protein, as the primary determinant of failed microfibrillar assembly. In keeping with this model, introduction of a WT FBN1 transgene on a heterozygous C1039G background rescues aortic phenotype.
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- Daniel P Judge
- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Judge DP, Biery NJ, Keene DR, Geubtner J, Myers L, Huso DL, Sakai LY, Dietz HC. Evidence for a critical contribution of haploinsufficiency in the complex pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome. J Clin Invest 2004. [DOI: 10.1172/jci200420641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bercovich D, Beaudet AL. Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography for the detection of mutations and polymorphisms in UBE3A. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 7:189-94. [PMID: 14641994 DOI: 10.1089/109065703322537197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Angelman syndrome (AS) is caused by maternal deficiency of UBE3A, the gene encoding E6-AP ubiquitin-protein ligase. Our objectives were to develop conditions for denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC) analysis of UBE3A and to compare the sensitivity to direct genomic sequencing. Genomic DNA was obtained from 17 Angelman patients with known mutations and from 120 normal controls. DNA was amplified for the 10 coding exons and 6 upstream noncoding exons of UBE3A. Using dHPLC, the mutations previously identified in 17 Angelman patients were all easily detected using a single dHPLC condition for most exon-containing fragments. An analysis of all 16 exons in 120 normal controls identified 15 other DNA alterations of varying frequency, all of which are assumed to be benign. We conclude that dHPLC is a reliable and convenient method for detecting mutations in UBE3A causing Angelman syndrome. No disease-causing mutations were found in the noncoding exons.
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- D Bercovich
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Adès LC, Holman KJ, Brett MS, Edwards MJ, Bennetts B. Ectopia lentis phenotypes and the FBN1 gene. Am J Med Genet A 2004; 126A:284-9. [PMID: 15054843 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Mutations of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene on chromosome 15 have been described in patients with classical Marfan syndrome (MFS), neonatal MFS, the "MASS" phenotype, autosomal dominant ascending aortic aneurysms, autosomal dominant ectopia lentis (EL), Marfanoid skeletal features [Milewicz et al., 1995: J Clin Invest 95:2373-2378], familial arachnodactyly, Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome [Hayward et al., 1994: Mol Cell Probes 8:325-327; Furthmayr and Francke, 1997: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 9:191-205], and severe progressive kyphoscoliosis [Adès et al., 2002: Am J Med Genet 109:261-270]. We report the use of denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) to facilitate the characterization of a previously elusive FBN1 mutation in the large autosomal dominant EL kindred described by Edwards et al. [1994: Am J Med Genet 53:65-71]. This isolated EL kindred remains the largest for which detailed clinical data is available. Nine years on, we present an update of the clinical status of the family. We report a recurrent FBN1 mutation, R240C, in the kindred. This mutation has been reported three times before, once in a family with classic MFS [Loeys et al., 2001: Arch Intern Med 161:2447-2454], once in one member of a multi-generation EL kindred, [Körkkö et al., 2002: J Med Genet 39:34-41], and once in an adult from a familial EL kindred who had EL, and involvement of the integument, without cardiovascular involvement [Comeglio et al., 2002: Br J Ophthalmol 86:1359-1362]. This is the second report of the R240C mutation in association with isolated EL, and supports the existing evidence that the R240C mutation can result in two quite distinct, yet related, phenotypes. It also raises the possibility that R240C may prove to be a relative mutational "hot-spot" for isolated EL. We review the current literature regarding EL (isolated and other) and FBN1 mutations.
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- Lesley C Adès
- Marfan Research Group, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Torrente I, Arturi F, D'Aloiso L, Colosimo A, De Luca A, Ferretti E, Russo D, Chiefari E, Scarpelli D, Bisceglia M, Dallapiccola B, Filetti S. Evaluation of a DHPLC-based assay for rapid detection of RET germline mutations in Italian patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma. J Endocrinol Invest 2004; 27:111-6. [PMID: 15129804 DOI: 10.1007/bf03346254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Causative gain-of-function mutations of the RET tyrosine-kinase receptor gene have been reported in more than 95% of inherited cases of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC; OMIM# 155240). Most RET activating mutations are clustered in mutational "hot spots" in exons 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16 and are usually detected by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) followed by direct sequencing. To improve sensitivity, time and costs of mutational screening we have developed a denaturing high performance chromatography (DHPLC) protocol, based on the detection of heteroduplex molecules by ion-pair reverse-phase liquid chromatography under partially denaturing conditions. The mutational screening of RET exons 10, 11, 13-16 was performed in a total of 111 subjects, including 45 MTC patients and 49 relatives with known RET mutations and 17 individuals, being at risk of hereditary MTC and carrying unknown RET alleles. Heteroduplex peaks with a distinct and reproducible DHPLC elution profile allowed the detection of both rare and common RET mutations. Overall, the DHPLC-based methodology showed a high level of sensitivity and accuracy, nearing 100%. Furthermore, our protocol showed the ability to identify: 1) all the mutated codons of RET located in the "hot spots" domain; 2) the different point mutations occurring in the same codon of RET gene; 3) less frequent or rare mutations; 4) polymorphisms. As such, it can be proposed as a relatively simple and highly accurate method for a rapid genetic testing for members of MTC families.
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- I Torrente
- IRCCS-CSS, San Giovanni Rotondo and CSS-Mendel Institute, Rome, Italy
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Collod-Béroud G, Le Bourdelles S, Ades L, Ala-Kokko L, Booms P, Boxer M, Child A, Comeglio P, De Paepe A, Hyland JC, Holman K, Kaitila I, Loeys B, Matyas G, Nuytinck L, Peltonen L, Rantamaki T, Robinson P, Steinmann B, Junien C, Béroud C, Boileau C. Update of the UMD-FBN1 mutation database and creation of an FBN1 polymorphism database. Hum Mutat 2003; 22:199-208. [PMID: 12938084 DOI: 10.1002/humu.10249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fibrillin is the major component of extracellular microfibrils. Mutations in the fibrillin gene on chromosome 15 (FBN1) were first described in the heritable connective disorder, Marfan syndrome (MFS). FBN1 has also been shown to harbor mutations related to a spectrum of conditions phenotypically related to MFS, called "type-1 fibrillinopathies." In 1995, in an effort to standardize the information regarding these mutations and to facilitate their mutational analysis and identification of structure/function and phenotype/genotype relationships, we created a human FBN1 mutation database, UMD-FBN1. This database gives access to a software package that provides specific routines and optimized multicriteria research and sorting tools. For each mutation, information is provided at the gene, protein, and clinical levels. This tool is now a worldwide reference and is frequently used by teams working in the field; more than 220,000 interrogations have been made to it since January 1998. The database has recently been modified to follow the guidelines on mutation databases of the HUGO Mutation Database Initiative (MDI) and the Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS), including their approved mutation nomenclature. The current update shows 559 entries, of which 421 are novel. UMD-FBN1 is accessible at www.umd.be/. We have also recently developed a FBN1 polymorphism database in order to facilitate diagnostics.
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Hurtle W, Lindler L, Fan W, Shoemaker D, Henchal E, Norwood D. Detection and identification of ciprofloxacin-resistant Yersinia pestis by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:3273-83. [PMID: 12843075 PMCID: PMC165339 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.7.3273-3283.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) has been used extensively to detect genetic variation. We used this method to detect and identify Yersinia pestis KIM5 ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates by analyzing the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of the gyrase A gene. Sequencing of the Y. pestis KIM5 strain gyrA QRDR from 55 ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates revealed five mutation types. We analyzed the gyrA QRDR by DHPLC to assess its ability to detect point mutations and to determine whether DHPLC peak profile analysis could be used as a molecular fingerprint. In addition to the five mutation types found in our ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, several mutations in the QRDR were generated by site-directed mutagenesis and analyzed to further evaluate this method for the ability to detect QRDR mutations. Furthermore, a blind panel of 42 samples was analyzed by screening for two mutant types to evaluate the potential diagnostic value of this method. Our results showed that DHPLC is an efficient method for detecting mutations in genes that confer antibiotic resistance.
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Wurzburger RJ, Gupta R, Parnassa AP, Jain S, Wexler JA, Chu JL, Elkon KB, Blank RD. Use of GC clamps in DHPLC mutation scanning. Clin Med Res 2003; 1:111-8. [PMID: 15931297 PMCID: PMC1069033 DOI: 10.3121/cmr.1.2.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2003] [Accepted: 02/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Development of a systematic mutation detection assay strategy for denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC). DESIGN Adaptation of Guanine and Cytosine (GC)-clamping from denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) to DHPLC. METHODS Three target sequences harboring known allelic variants were studied to develop a general DHPLC assay design strategy. These were exon 10 of the human RET (REarranged during Transfection) gene, exon 52 of the mouse Col1a2 gene, and exon 9 of the human FAS (APO-1, CD-95) gene. Available software was used to analyze melting curves and determine assay conditions. GC clamps of 20 bp or 36 bp were added to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers to introduce a high melting temperature (T(m)) domain to each of the target molecules. DHPLC was performed under partially denaturing conditions. RESULTS DHPLC assays of PCR-amplified sequences can be developed using a personal computer. The following three steps allowed for mutation detection in all three targets. The target sequence should have a uniform T(m)GC clamps of length sufficient to introduce a second melting domain with a T(m) > or = 8 degrees above that of the target sequence should be appended to one of the primers. The DHPLC assay should be performed at the highest temperature at which the target sequence is predicted to be > or = 90% double stranded CONCLUSION Addition of GC-clamps to primers facilitates mutation detection by DHPLC. The theoretical basis for this observation is identical to that underlying the utility of GC-clamps in DGGE.
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Dong X, Wang L, Taniguchi K, Wang X, Cunningham JM, McDonnell SK, Qian C, Marks AF, Slager SL, Peterson BJ, Smith DI, Cheville JC, Blute ML, Jacobsen SJ, Schaid DJ, Tindall DJ, Thibodeau SN, Liu W. Mutations in CHEK2 associated with prostate cancer risk. Am J Hum Genet 2003; 72:270-80. [PMID: 12533788 PMCID: PMC379222 DOI: 10.1086/346094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2002] [Accepted: 10/29/2002] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The DNA-damage-signaling pathway has been implicated in all human cancers. However, the genetic defects and the mechanisms of this pathway in prostate carcinogenesis remain poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed CHEK2, the upstream regulator of p53 in the DNA-damage-signaling pathway, in several groups of patients with prostate cancer. A total of 28 (4.8%) germline CHEK2 mutations (16 of which were unique) were found among 578 patients. Additional screening for CHEK2 mutations in 149 families with familial prostate cancer revealed 11 mutations (5 unique) in nine families. These mutations included two frameshift and three missense mutations. Importantly, 16 of 18 unique CHEK2 mutations identified in both sporadic and familial cases were not detected among 423 unaffected men, suggesting a pathological effect of CHEK2 mutations in prostate cancer development. Analyses of the two frameshift mutations in Epstein Barr virus-transformed cell lines, using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis, revealed abnormal splicing for one mutation and dramatic reduction of CHEK2 protein levels in both cases. Overall, our data suggest that mutations in CHEK2 may contribute to prostate cancer risk and that the DNA-damage-signaling pathway may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer.
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- Xiangyang Dong
- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Departments of Health Sciences Research and Urology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN
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Oefner PJ, Huber CG. A decade of high-resolution liquid chromatography of nucleic acids on styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 782:27-55. [PMID: 12457994 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00700-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The introduction of alkylated, nonporous poly-(styrene-divinylbenzene) microparticles in 1992 enabled the subsequent development of denaturing HPLC that has emerged as the most sensitive screening method for mutations to date. Denaturing HPLC has provided unprecedented insight into human origins and prehistoric migrations, accelerated the cloning of genes involved in mono- and polygenic traits, and facilitated the mutational analysis of more than a hundred candidate genes of human disease. A significant step toward increased sample-throughput and information content was accomplished by the recent introduction of monolithic poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) capillary columns. They have enabled the construction of capillary arrays amenable to multiplex analysis of fluorescent dye-labeled nucleic acids by laser-induced fluorescence detection. Hyphenation of denaturing HPLC with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, on the other hand, has allowed the direct elucidation of the chemical nature of DNA variation and determination of phase of multiple alleles on a chromosome.
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- Peter J Oefner
- Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, 855 California Avenue, Palo Alto 94304, USA.
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