Biochemical and molecular characterization of 3-Methylcrotonylglycinuria in an Italian asymptomatic girl

Autor: Carla Cozzolino, Guglielmo RD Villani, Giulia Frisso, Emanuela Scolamiero, Lucia Albano, Giovanna Gallo, Roberta Romanelli, Margherita Ruoppolo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Iss 0 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4685
DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2017-0093
Popis: Abstract 3-Methylcrotonylglycinuria is an organic aciduria resulting from deficiency of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (3-MCC), a biotin-dependent mitochondrial enzym carboxylating 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA to 3-methylglutaconyl-CoA during leucine catabolism. Its deficiency, due to mutations on MCCC1 and MCCC2 genes, leads to accumulation of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA metabolites in blood and/or urine, primarily 3-hydroxyisovaleryl-carnitine (C5-OH) in plasma and 3-methylcrotonyl-glycine (3-MCG) and 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid (3-HIVA) in the urine. The phenotype of 3-MCC deficiency is highly variable, ranging from severe neurological abnormalities and death in infancy to asymptomatic adults. Here we report the biochemical and molecular characterization of an Italian asymptomatic girl, positive for the newborn screening test. Molecular analysis showed two mutations in the MCCC2 gene, an already described missense mutation, c.691A > T (p.I231F), and a novel splicing mutation, c.1150-1G > A. We characterized the expression profile of the splice mutation by functional studies.
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