1. Founder mutation identified in the LDLR gene causing familial hypercholesterolemia associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease
| Autor: | Mawaddah Toonsi, Fahad Alnouri, Abdullah Alashwal, Halah Abalkhail, Rakan Own, Zainularifeen Abduljaleel, Ahmad F Al-Allaf, Faisal A. Al-Allaf, Mohammad Athar, Zohor Azhar, Abdellatif Bouazzaoui, Iman Abumansour, Taher Mohiuddin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Proband Genetics education.field_of_study lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system business.industry Population Autosomal dominant trait Familial hypercholesterolemia medicine.disease Frameshift mutation 03 medical and health sciences Exon 030104 developmental biology lcsh:RC666-701 LDL receptor medicine Risk factor education business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Vol 29, Iss 4, p 318 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1016-7315 |
| Popis: | Type Basic science research. Presentation Type Oral presentation. Introduction Coronary artery diseases (CAD) inflict heavy economical and social cost on most populations including Saudi’s and contribute significantly to their morbidity and mortality rates. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is hereditary in an autosomal dominant disease and is a major risk factor for the development of CAD. FH is predominantly caused by variants in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene (LDLR). Methodology More than 140 FH samples including 44 probands were collected from 17 unrelated Saudi families who live in the central, northern, western and eastern regions of Saudi Arabia. Patient samples were screened using Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and Capillary sequencing. We described the genetic analysis of severely affected homozygous FH patients who were mostly resistant to statin therapy and were managed on an apheresis program. Results We identified a common frameshift mutation p. (G676Afs*33) in exon 14 of the LDLR gene in 17 probands and their first-degree blood relatives in apparently unrelated Saudi families. This founder mutation was found in about 40% Saudi FH population. We also describe a three dimensional homology model of the LDL receptor protein (LDLR) structure and examine the consequence of the frameshift mutation p. (G676Afs*33), as this could affect the LDLR structure in a region involved in dimer formation, and protein stability. Conclusion This finding of a recurrent mutation causing FH in the Saudi population could serve to develop a rapid genetic screening procedure for FH, and the 3D-structure analysis of the mutant LDLR, may provide tools to develop a mechanistic model of the LDLR function. |
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