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de With M, Sadlon A, Cecchin E, Haufroid V, Thomas F, Joerger M, van Schaik RHN, Mathijssen RHJ, Largiadèr CR. Implementation of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency testing in Europe. ESMO Open 2023; 8:101197. [PMID: 36989883 PMCID: PMC10163157 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The main cause for fluoropyrimidine-related toxicity is deficiency of the metabolizing enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD). In 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended two methods for pre-treatment DPD deficiency testing in clinical practice: phenotyping using endogenous uracil concentration or genotyping for DPYD risk variant alleles. This study assessed the DPD testing implementation status in Europe before (2019) and after (2021) the release of the EMA recommendations. METHODS The survey was conducted from 16 March 2022 to 31 July 2022. An electronic form with seven closed and three open questions was e-mailed to 251 professionals with DPD testing expertise of 34 European countries. A descriptive analysis was conducted. RESULTS We received 79 responses (31%) from 23 countries. Following publication of the EMA recommendations, 87% and 75% of the countries reported an increase in the amount of genotype and phenotype testing, respectively. Implementation of novel local guidelines was reported by 21 responders (27%). Countries reporting reimbursement of both tests increased in 2021, and only four (18%) countries reported no coverage for any testing type. In 2019, major implementation drivers were 'retrospective assessment of fluoropyrimidine-related toxicity' (39%), and in 2021, testing was driven by 'publication of guidelines' (40%). Although the major hurdles remained the same after EMA recommendations-'lack of reimbursement' (26%; 2019 versus 15%; 2021) and 'lack of recognizing the clinical relevance by medical oncologists' (25%; 2019 versus 8%; 2021)-the percentage of specialists citing these decreased. Following EMA recommendations, 25% of responders reported no hurdles at all in the adoption of the new testing practice in the clinics. CONCLUSIONS The EMA recommendations have supported the implementation of DPD deficiency testing in Europe. Key factors for successful implementation were test reimbursement and clear clinical guidelines. Further efforts to improve the oncologists' awareness of the clinical relevance of DPD testing in clinical practice are needed.
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- M de With
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital & University of Bern, INO F, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Louvain Center for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (LTAP), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut Claudius Regaud, IUCT-Oncopole and CRCT, University of Toulouse, Inserm, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Klinik für Medizinische Onkologie & Hämatologie, Kantonsspital, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital & University of Bern, INO F, Bern, Switzerland.
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Amstutz U, Schaerer D, Andrey G, Wirthmueller U, Largiadèr CR. An SSP-PCR method for the rapid detection of disease-associated alleles HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51. HLA 2018; 92:90-93. [PMID: 29766667 DOI: 10.1111/tan.13296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51 are associated with birdshot uveitis and Behçet's disease, respectively, and are used as a diagnostic criterion in patients with suspected disease, requiring their detection in diagnostic laboratories. While commercial tests for individual HLA alleles are available for other disease-associated HLA variants, no similar allele-specific assays are available for HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51. Here, we report sequence-specific priming-polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR) methods for the detection of HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51 using a single PCR reaction per allele. The assays were tested in 30 and 32 previously HLA-typed samples, respectively, representing >97% of HLA-A alleles and >93% of HLA-B alleles in a European population. A concordance of 100% was observed with previous typing results, validating these methods for use in a diagnostic or research context.
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- U Amstutz
- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Hamzic S, Wenger N, Froehlich TK, Joerger M, Aebi S, Largiadèr CR, Amstutz U. The impact of ABCC11 polymorphisms on the risk of early-onset fluoropyrimidine toxicity. Pharmacogenomics J 2016; 17:319-324. [DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2016.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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von Krogh AS, Quist-Paulsen P, Waage A, Langseth ØO, Thorstensen K, Brudevold R, Tjønnfjord GE, Largiadèr CR, Lämmle B, Kremer Hovinga JA. High prevalence of hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in central Norway: from clinical observation to evidence. J Thromb Haemost 2016; 14:73-82. [PMID: 26566785 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Essentials The population prevalence of hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is unknown. We studied the prevalence of hereditary TTP and population frequencies of two ADAMTS-13 mutations. A high frequency of hereditary TTP related to ADAMTS-13 mutation c.4143_4144dupA was found. Vicinity of ABO blood group and ADAMTS-13 loci may facilitate screening of ADAMTS-13 mutations. SUMMARY Background Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) caused by ADAMTS-13 mutations is a rare, but serious condition. The prevalence is unknown, but it seems to be high in Norway. Objectives To identify all patients with hereditary TTP in central Norway and to investigate the prevalence of hereditary TTP and the population frequencies of two common ADAMTS-13 mutations. Patients/Methods Patients were identified in a cross-sectional study within the Central Norway Health Region by means of three different search strategies. Frequencies of ADAMTS-13 mutations, c.4143_4144dupA and c.3178 C>T (p.R1060W), were investigated in a population-based cohort (500 alleles) and in healthy blood donors (2104 alleles) by taking advantage of the close neighborhood of the ADAMTS-13 and ABO blood group gene loci. The observed prevalence of hereditary TTP was compared with the rates of ADAMTS-13 mutation carriers in different geographical regions. Results We identified 11 families with hereditary TTP in central Norway during the 10-year study period. The prevalence of hereditary TTP in central Norway was 16.7 × 10(-6) persons. The most prevalent mutation was c.4143_4144dupA, accounting for two-thirds of disease causing alleles among patients and having an allelic frequency of 0.33% in the central, 0.10% in the western, and 0.04% in the southeastern Norwegian population. The allelic frequency of c.3178 C>T (p.R1060W) in the population was even higher (0.3-1%), but this mutation was infrequent among patients, with no homozygous cases. Conclusions We found a high prevalence of hereditary TTP in central Norway and an apparently different penetrance of ADAMTS-13 mutations.
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- A S von Krogh
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Haematology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Haematology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Haematology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Haematology, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Ålesund, Norway
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- Department of Haematology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Haematology and Central Haematology Laboratory, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Haematology and Central Haematology Laboratory, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Yun J, Mattsson J, Schnyder K, Fontana S, Largiadèr CR, Pichler WJ, Yerly D. Allopurinol hypersensitivity is primarily mediated by dose-dependent oxypurinol-specific T cell response. Clin Exp Allergy 2013; 43:1246-55. [DOI: 10.1111/cea.12184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- J. Yun
- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology; Inselspital/University Hospital of Bern; Bern Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences; University of Bern; Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry; Inselspital/University Hospital of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology; Inselspital/University Hospital of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Regional Blood Transfusion Service of the Swiss Red Cross; Bern Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry; Inselspital/University Hospital of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology; Inselspital/University Hospital of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology; Inselspital/University Hospital of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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Bittner D, Excoffier L, Largiadèr CR. Patterns of morphological changes and hybridization between sympatric whitefish morphs (Coregonus spp.) in a Swiss lake: a role for eutrophication? Mol Ecol 2010; 19:2152-67. [PMID: 20550636 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2010.04623.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D Bittner
- Computational and Molecular Populations Genetics, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Bittner D, Bernet D, Wahli T, Segner H, Küng C, Largiadèr CR. How normal is abnormal? Discrimination between deformations and natural variation in gonad morphology of European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus. J Fish Biol 2009; 74:1594-1614. [PMID: 20735656 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The gonad morphology of whitefish Coregonus lavaretus collected in Lake Thun, Switzerland, and two neighbouring lakes was assessed in order to differentiate between 'normal' and 'abnormal' character states of gonad morphology, which had been previously described in C. lavaretus from Lake Thun (constrictions, asymmetries, aplasia, compartmentations, fusions and hermaphroditism). In total, 4668 fish were collected and analysed using two complementary sampling schemes: (1) monthly samples of catches by the commercial fishermen and (2) samples of ripe spawners of all known 33 spawning sites of the three lakes. Considerable variation in gonad morphology in C. lavaretus populations of all lakes was found. Notably, all deviation types were observed in fish of all three lakes. Asymmetries and constrictions were frequent in all three lakes and showed systematic differences in frequency between the two sampling strategies. This indicates that asymmetries and constrictions represent to a large extent natural variation in gonad morphology of C. lavaretus and are also prone to considerable measurement error. In contrast, aplasia, fusions, compartmentations and hermaphroditism occurred predominantly in one C. lavaretus form of Lake Thun and in particular in populations spawning at great depths. This suggests that these deviation types are probably reliable indicators for gonad deformations and supports the interpretation that Lake Thun harbours a unique case of deformed gonads in C. lavaretus of yet unknown origin.
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- D Bittner
- Computational and Molecular Population Genetics, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Vonlanthen P, Roy D, Hudson AG, Largiadèr CR, Bittner D, Seehausen O. Divergence along a steep ecological gradient in lake whitefish (Coregonus sp.). J Evol Biol 2008; 22:498-514. [PMID: 19170819 DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01670.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To understand mechanisms structuring diversity in young adaptive radiations, quantitative and unbiased information about genetic and phenotypic diversity is much needed. Here, we present the first in-depth investigation of whitefish diversity in a Swiss lake, with continuous spawning habitat sampling in both time and space. Our results show a clear cline like pattern in genetics and morphology of populations sampled along an ecological depth gradient in Lake Neuchâtel. Divergent natural selection appears to be involved in shaping this cline given that trait specific P(ST)-values are significantly higher than F(ST)-values when comparing populations caught at different depths. These differences also tend to increase with increasing differences in depth, indicating adaptive divergence along a depth gradient, which persists despite considerable gene flow between adjacent demes. It however remains unclear, whether the observed pattern is a result of currently stable selection-gene flow balance, incipient speciation, or reverse speciation due to anthropogenic habitat alteration causing two formerly divergent species to collapse into a single gene pool.
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- P Vonlanthen
- Division of Aquatic Ecology & Evolution, Institute of Ecology & Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Vonlanthen P, Excoffier L, Bittner D, Persat H, Neuenschwander S, Largiadèr CR. Genetic analysis of potential postglacial watershed crossings in Central Europe by the bullhead (Cottus gobioL.). Mol Ecol 2007; 16:4572-84. [PMID: 17908217 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03531.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Natural colonizations across watersheds have been frequently proposed to explain the present distributions of many freshwater fish species. However, detailed studies of such potential watershed crossings are still missing. Here, we investigated potential postglacial watershed crossings of the widely distributed European bullhead (Cottus gobio L.) in two different areas along the Rhine-Rhône watershed using detailed genetic analysis. The main advantage of studying bullheads vs. other freshwater fish species is that their distribution has been lightly influenced by human activities and as such, interpretations of colonization history are not confounded by artificial transplantations. The genetic analyses of eight microsatellite loci revealed strong genetic similarities between populations of both sides of the Rhine-Rhône watershed in the Lake Geneva area, giving strong evidence for a natural watershed crossing of bullheads from the upper Rhine drainage into the Rhône drainage in the Lake Geneva area likely facilitated by the retreat of the glaciers after the last glacial maximum some 20,000 years ago. Populations from the Lake Geneva basin were genetically more similar to populations from across the watershed in the upper Rhine drainage than to populations further downstream in the lower Rhône. In contrast, populations from Belfort, an area, which was not covered by ice during the last glacial maximum, showed strong genetic differentiation between populations of the upper Rhine and Rhône drainages. Based on our results on the bullhead, we propose that glacial retreat may have eased the dispersal of numerous European freshwater fish species across several geological boundaries.
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- P Vonlanthen
- Computational and Molecular Population Genetics lab (CMPG), Zoologisches Institut, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Nagy GR, Largiadèr CR, Nuoffer JM, Nagy B, Lázár L, Papp Z. Novel mutation in OTC gene causes neonatal death in twin brothers. J Perinatol 2007; 27:123-4. [PMID: 17262046 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency is the most common inborn error of the urea cycle. OTC locus is located in the short arm of X-chromosome. Authors report a case of a woman who gave birth to monozygotic male twins who later died because of severe neonatal-onset hyperammonaemic encephalopathy caused by a novel mutation of OTC gene. Post-mortem liver biopsy was taken from the second twin; afterwards, blood was drawn from the mother for examination. DNA sequence data showed that the mother was a carrier of the same novel mutation that was previously detected in the case of her son. In OTC deficiency, detection of female carriers is important for genetic counselling and eventual prenatal diagnosis.
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- G R Nagy
- Faculty of Medicine, 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Keller I, Excoffier L, Largiadèr CR. Estimation of effective population size and detection of a recent population decline coinciding with habitat fragmentation in a ground beetle. J Evol Biol 2005; 18:90-100. [PMID: 15669964 DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00794.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We assess the impact of habitat fragmentation on the effective size (N(e)) of local populations of the flightless ground beetle Carabus violaceus in a small (<25 ha) and a large (>80 ha) forest fragment separated by a highway. N(e) was estimated based on the temporal variation of allele frequencies at 13 microsatellite loci using two different methods. In the smaller fragment, N(e) estimates ranged between 59 and a few hundred, whereas values between 190 and positive infinity were estimated for the larger fragment. In both samples, we detected a signal of population decline, which was stronger in the small fragment. The estimated time of onset of this N(e) reduction was consistent with the hypothesis that recent road constructions have divided a continuous population into several isolated subpopulations. In the small fragment, N(e) of the local population may be so small that its long-term persistence is endangered.
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- I Keller
- Computational and Molecular Population Genetics Lab, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Mazzi D, Largiadèr CR, Bakker TCM. Inbreeding and developmental stability in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.). Heredity (Edinb) 2003; 89:293-9. [PMID: 12242646 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2001] [Accepted: 05/07/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Fluctuating asymmetry, small non-directional departures from perfect symmetry in bilateral traits, results from the inability of individuals to buffer development against genetic and environmental perturbations. Fluctuating asymmetry is a widely used measure of developmental stability, and developmental stability has been hypothesised to be inversely related to heterozygosity. We compared male three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) that had been inbred for one generation to outbred control males with respect to the asymmetry of a set of bilateral morphometric traits. Inbred fish developed significantly more asymmetric pectoral fins than their outbred counterparts, whereas neither the magnitude of asymmetry for pelvic spines nor for gill covers significantly responded to the treatment. Our results conform to a pattern of heterogeneity amongst traits in their tendency to develop asymmetrically in response to stress.
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- D Mazzi
- Division of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Bern, Wohlenstrasse 50a, CH-3032 Hinterkappelen, Switzerland.
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The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is one of the best-documented examples of a species that has successfully occupied cities and their suburbs during the last century. The city of Zurich (Switzerland) was colonized by red foxes 15 years ago and the number of recorded individuals has increased steadily since then. Here, we assessed the hypothesis that the fox population within the city of Zurich is isolated from adjacent rural fox populations against the alternative hypothesis that urban habitat acts as a constant sink for rural dispersers. We examined 11 microsatellite loci in 128 foxes from two urban areas, separated by the main river crossing the city, and three adjacent rural areas from the region of Zurich. Mean observed heterozygosity across individuals and the number of detected alleles were lower for foxes collected within the city as compared with their rural conspecifics. Genetic differentiation was significantly lower between rural than between rural and urban populations, and highest value of pairwise FST was recorded between the two urban areas. Our results indicate that the two urban areas were independently founded by a small number of individuals from adjacent rural areas resulting in genetic drift and genetic differentiation between rural and urban fox populations. Population admixture and immigration analysis revealed that urban-rural gene flow was higher than expected from FST statistics. In the five to seven generations since colonization, fox density has dramatically increased. Currently observed levels of migration between urban and rural populations will probably erode genetic differentiation over time.
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- P Wandeler
- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, UK
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Gantenbein B, Largiadèr CR. Mesobuthus gibbosus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) on the island of Rhodes -- hybridization between Ulysses' stowaways and native scorpions? Mol Ecol 2002; 11:925-38. [PMID: 11975708 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01494.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Allozyme data suggest that the Rhodes population of Mesobuthus gibbosus is a hybrid population of recent origin. Namely, it is a mixture between an autochthonous population and an artificially introduced population probably from the Greek mainland. All samples were mainly composed of F1 hybrid genotypes and genotypes either fixed for autochthonous or introduced alleles. Back-cross hybrid genotypes were very rare. Mitochondrial DNA analysis, in contrast, revealed only one group of closely related haplotypes that are unique for the Rhodes populations, thus suggesting asymmetric introgression of the two marker classes.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- Electrophoresis, Starch Gel
- Evolution, Molecular
- Female
- Greece
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Isoenzymes/chemistry
- Isoenzymes/genetics
- Male
- Mediterranean Islands
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics
- Scorpions/enzymology
- Scorpions/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
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- B Gantenbein
- CMPG, Abteilung Populationsgenetik, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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Largiadèr CR, Fries V, Bakker TC. Genetic analysis of sneaking and egg-thievery in a natural population of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.). Heredity (Edinb) 2001; 86:459-68. [PMID: 11520346 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2001.00850.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Among the fish species that show exclusive male parental care, the three-spined stickleback represents one of the most intensively studied species with regard to reproductive behaviour. In this species, the most common 'parasitic' male tactics in relation to male reproductive behaviour are sneaking and egg thievery, which are often collectively referred to as nest-raiding. However, little is known about the genetic consequences of sneaking and egg thievery in natural populations. Here we assessed the frequency of sneaking and egg-stealing in a natural population, male traits that are associated with the victims of sneaking, and the impact of sneaking and egg-stealing on the reproductive success of nesting males as deduced from the number of offspring in their nests. Fourteen nest-guarding males and a random sample of about 100 eggs/fry of each nest from a natural freshwater population of three-spined sticklebacks were analysed at three microsatellite loci. The analysis revealed a high frequency of genetically successful nest raiding (sneaking or egg thievery), i.e. more than half (57%) of the 14 nests contained offspring (1-94%) which were unrelated to the guardian male. Three of the 14 nests (21%) contained progeny of sneaking males and four of the nests (28%) contained offspring which were unrelated to the guardian male and which probably originated from egg-stealing events. Victims of sneaking were significantly smaller than other guardian males. Moreover, reproductive success correlated positively with male body size.
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- C R Largiadèr
- Division of Population Genetics, Institute of Zoology, University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland.
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Arigoni S, Largiadèr CR. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the ocellated wrasse Symphodus ocellatus (Perciformes: labridae) and their applicability to related taxa. Mol Ecol 2000; 9:2166-9. [PMID: 11123635 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.10537.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- S Arigoni
- Division of Population Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 3, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland
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Estoup A, Largiadèr CR, Cornuet JM, Gharbi K, Presa P, Guyomard R. Juxtaposed microsatellite systems as diagnostic markers for admixture: an empirical evaluation with brown trout (Salmo trutta) as model organism. Mol Ecol 2000; 9:1873-86. [PMID: 11091323 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.01099.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A juxtaposed microsatellite system (JMS) is composed of two microsatellite repeat arrays separated by a sequence of less than 200 bp and more than 20 bp. This paper presents the first empirical evaluation of JMSs for the study of genetic admixture induced by man, with brown trout (Salmo trutta) as model organism. Two distinct admixture situations were studied: native populations from streams of the Atlantic basin and of the Mediterranean basin, respectively, all stocked with domestic strains originating from the Atlantic basin. For these two situations, we first evaluated by simulation the ability of JMSs to differentiate between alien alleles and naturally shared homoplasious or ancestral alleles, and thus to behave as diagnostic markers for admixture. Simulations indicated that JMSs are expected to be reliable diagnostic markers in most divergent (i.e. Mediterranean) populations and nonreliable diagnostic markers in most closely related (i.e. Atlantic) populations. Three JMSs were genotyped in domestic strains as well as in nonstocked and stocked populations of brown trout sampled in different rivers of the Mediterranean and Atlantic basins. The observed distributions of JMS haplotypes were consistent with simulation predictions confirming that JMSs were reliable diagnostic markers only over a given proportion of the species range, i.e. in substantially divergent populations. JMSs also reinforced the diagnostic character of three microsatellite sites for the studied Mediterranean populations. This last result is consistent with our simulation results which showed that, although much less frequently than at JMSs, diagnostic markers are likely to be found at single site microsatellites provided that the native Mediterranean population has a sufficiently small effective population size. For each population of the Mediterranean basin admixture coefficients did not differ significantly across JMSs and mean admixture coefficients sometimes differ among populations. The interpretation of the origin of JMS haplotypes based on the allele length variants was supported by nucleotide sequence analysis.
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- A Estoup
- Laboratoire de Génétique des Poissons, INRA, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France,Laboratoire de Modélisation et de Biologie Evolutive, CBGP-INRA, 34090 Montpellier, France.
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Largiadèr CR, Herger F, Lörtscher M, Scholl A. Assessment of natural and artificial propagation of the white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes species complex) in the Alpine region with nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Mol Ecol 2000; 9:25-37. [PMID: 10652073 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In a joint analysis of nuclear (allozyme) and mitochondrial markers (sequence and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the 12S and 16S genes), five genetically distinct groups of the Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet species complex were detected in the Alpine region. The geographical distribution of these evolutionary lineages coincided largely with several taxa (A.p. pallipes, A. berndhauseri, A.(p.) italicus) formerly defined on the basis of morphological characters. A low level of genetic variability was found within these lineages. For some populations, the combination of the two markers gave additional information about the likelihood of their natural or artificial origin. A hybrid zone was detected between A.p. pallipes and A. berndhauseri in the Lake Geneva area. The mosaic distribution of the five evolutionary lineages indicated that conservation efforts should be aimed at the level of local populations.
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- C R Largiadèr
- Division of Population Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 3, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland.
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Englbrecht CC, Largiadèr CR, Hänfling B, Tautz D. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the European bullhead Cottus gobio L. (Osteichthyes) and their applicability to related taxa. Mol Ecol 1999; 8:1966-9. [PMID: 10620244 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1999.00778-6.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Largiadèr CR, Fries V, Kobler B, Bakker TC. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.). Mol Ecol 1999; 8:342-4. [PMID: 10065553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- C R Largiadèr
- Division of Population Biology, University of Berne, Switzerland.
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