Dear editor,I am Dr.Jie Peng,from the Department of Ophthalmology,Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai,China.I write to present a case report of a novel in-frame del...Dear editor,I am Dr.Jie Peng,from the Department of Ophthalmology,Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai,China.I write to present a case report of a novel in-frame deletion mutation c.17779del TAC of neurofibromatosis type 1 in a Chinese boy with bilateral blindness.Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1;OMIM#162200),an autosomal dominant disease,is caused by mutations in the NF1gene.The incidence of this disease is around 1 in 3500展开更多
Background:We determined the clinical and molecular genetic characteristics of 8 Chinese patients with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy(UCMD).Methods:Clinical data of probands were collected and muscle biopsies o...Background:We determined the clinical and molecular genetic characteristics of 8 Chinese patients with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy(UCMD).Methods:Clinical data of probands were collected and muscle biopsies of patients were analyzed.Exons of COL6A1,COL6A2 and COL6A3 were analyzed by direct sequencing.Mutations in COL6A1,COL6A2 and COL6A3 were identifi ed in 8 patients.Results:Among these mutations,5 were novel[three in the triple helical domain(THD)and 2 in the second C-terminal(C2)domain].We also identified five known missense or in-frame deletion mutations in THD and C domains.Immunohistochemical studies on muscle biopsies from patients showed reduced level of collagen VI at the muscle basement membrane and mis-localization of the protein in interstitial and perivascular regions.Conclusions:The novel mutations we identified underscore the importance of THD and C2 domains in the assembly and function of collagen VI,thereby providing useful information for the genetic counseling of UCMD patients.展开更多
Background： Congenital cataract （CC） is the leading cause of visual impairment or blindness in children worldwide. Because of highly genetic and clinical heterogeneity, a molecular diagnosis of the lens disease rem...Background： Congenital cataract （CC） is the leading cause of visual impairment or blindness in children worldwide. Because of highly genetic and clinical heterogeneity, a molecular diagnosis of the lens disease remains a challenge. Methods： In this study, we tested a three-generation Chinese family with autosomal dominant CCs by targeted sequencing of 45 CC genes on next generation sequencing and evaluated the pathogenicity of the detected mutation by protein structure, pedigree validation, and molecular dynamics （MD） simulation. Results： A novel 15 bp deletion on GJA8 （c.426_440delGCTGGAGGGGACCCT or p. 143147delLEGTL） was detected in the family. The deletion, concerned with an in-frame deletion of 5 amino acid residues in a highly evolutionarily conserved region within the cytoplasmic loop domain of the gap junction channel protein connexin 50 （CxS0）, was in full cosegregation with the cataract phenotypes in the family but not found in 1100 control exomes. MD simulation revealed that the introduction of the deletion destabilized the Cx50 gap junction channel, indicating the deletion as a dominant-negative mutation, Conclusions： The above results support the pathogenic role of the 15 bp deletion on GJA8 in the Chinese family and demonstrate targeted genes sequencing as a resolution to molecular diagnosis of CCs.展开更多
文摘Dear editor,I am Dr.Jie Peng,from the Department of Ophthalmology,Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai,China.I write to present a case report of a novel in-frame deletion mutation c.17779del TAC of neurofibromatosis type 1 in a Chinese boy with bilateral blindness.Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1;OMIM#162200),an autosomal dominant disease,is caused by mutations in the NF1gene.The incidence of this disease is around 1 in 3500
基金suppor ted by grants f rom the Beijing Natural Science Foundation of China(7112133)the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,2012CB944602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81271400).
文摘Background:We determined the clinical and molecular genetic characteristics of 8 Chinese patients with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy(UCMD).Methods:Clinical data of probands were collected and muscle biopsies of patients were analyzed.Exons of COL6A1,COL6A2 and COL6A3 were analyzed by direct sequencing.Mutations in COL6A1,COL6A2 and COL6A3 were identifi ed in 8 patients.Results:Among these mutations,5 were novel[three in the triple helical domain(THD)and 2 in the second C-terminal(C2)domain].We also identified five known missense or in-frame deletion mutations in THD and C domains.Immunohistochemical studies on muscle biopsies from patients showed reduced level of collagen VI at the muscle basement membrane and mis-localization of the protein in interstitial and perivascular regions.Conclusions:The novel mutations we identified underscore the importance of THD and C2 domains in the assembly and function of collagen VI,thereby providing useful information for the genetic counseling of UCMD patients.
文摘Background： Congenital cataract （CC） is the leading cause of visual impairment or blindness in children worldwide. Because of highly genetic and clinical heterogeneity, a molecular diagnosis of the lens disease remains a challenge. Methods： In this study, we tested a three-generation Chinese family with autosomal dominant CCs by targeted sequencing of 45 CC genes on next generation sequencing and evaluated the pathogenicity of the detected mutation by protein structure, pedigree validation, and molecular dynamics （MD） simulation. Results： A novel 15 bp deletion on GJA8 （c.426_440delGCTGGAGGGGACCCT or p. 143147delLEGTL） was detected in the family. The deletion, concerned with an in-frame deletion of 5 amino acid residues in a highly evolutionarily conserved region within the cytoplasmic loop domain of the gap junction channel protein connexin 50 （CxS0）, was in full cosegregation with the cataract phenotypes in the family but not found in 1100 control exomes. MD simulation revealed that the introduction of the deletion destabilized the Cx50 gap junction channel, indicating the deletion as a dominant-negative mutation, Conclusions： The above results support the pathogenic role of the 15 bp deletion on GJA8 in the Chinese family and demonstrate targeted genes sequencing as a resolution to molecular diagnosis of CCs.
