Identification of novel mutations in Arabs with cystic fibrosis and their impact on the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator mutation detection rate in Arab populations

Autor: H Nazer, H Banjar, M H Al-Hamed, B F Meyer, I Moggari, M Kambouris
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: European Journal of Pediatrics. 159:303-309
ISSN: 1432-1076
0340-6199
Popis: The cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene in Arab patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) (sweat chloride >60 mmol/l) from 61 unrelated families was screened for mutations in exons 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16 and 19 and for mutations W1282X, N1303K and 3849 + 10kbC → T. Eight novel mutations were identified. These are: in exon 4: a) 425del42 (an in-frame 42 bp deletion that removes 14 amino acids and causes Gln98 → His at the point of deletion), b) 475G → T (Glu115 → Stop) and c) 548A → T (His139 → Leu); in intron 5, 711 + 1G → A (splice site mutation); in exon 10, 1548delG (deletion of a “G” nucleotide causing a frameshift mutation that alters the amino acid sequence at residue 473 and results in translation termination at residue 526); in exon 11, a) 1729T → C (Ph533E → Leu) and b) 1811 + 2 (splice site mutation) and finally in exon 19, 3361A → T (Lys1177 → Stop). All mutations were detected by heteroduplex analysis and identified by sequencing. Of more than 850 known CFTR mutations, only 9 were encountered. The comparative frequencies of the most common mutations are: 1548delG> I123V=ΔF508=3120 + 1G → A > H139L. Screening for these five mutations identifies 60% of the CF alleles in Arab populations. The novel mutation 1548delG is the most frequent (17%) among Arabs. Conclusion Novel Arab-specific mutations were identified in the CFTR gene underlying cystic fibrosis. As a result of this study, the CFTR mutation detection rate among Arabs with cystic fibrosis is now comparable to that of other populations.
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