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Type 1 Hyperlipoproteinemia Due to Compound Heterozygous Rare Variants in GCKR.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Type 1 hyperlipoproteinemia (T1HLP) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by extreme elevations in serum triglyceride (TG) levels. Despite considerable progress in identifying several causal genes for T1HLP, such as LPL, APOC2, APOA5, LMF1, and GPIHBP1, the molecular basis of some extremely rare patients presenting with T1HLP remains obscure.
CASE DESCRIPTION:
We report a 58-year-old Hispanic female who initially presented with serum TG of 4740 mg/dL at age 23 years when she was 3 weeks postpartum and was taking an oral contraceptive for 2 weeks. Over a period of 35 years, she has had recurrent episodes of extreme hypertriglyceridemia (fasting serum TG exceeding 2000 mg/dL), which responded to a reduction of dietary fat, fibrates, and fish oil therapy. Sanger sequencing of the known T1HLP genes in this patient did not reveal any disease-causing mutations. Whole-exome sequencing revealed compound heterozygous rare variants (p.Val103Met and p.Arg540Gln) in the glucokinase regulator (GCKR) gene.
CONCLUSIONS:
GCKR encodes glucokinase regulatory protein, which is an inhibitor of glucokinase, an enzyme that drives glucose uptake in the liver. Loss of function GCKR variants, by enhancing glucose uptake in hepatocytes, may induce de novo lipogenesis and TG biosynthesis, resulting in extreme hypertriglyceridemia. We conclude that compound heterozygous rare variants in GCKR cause an extremely rare unique T1HLP, most likely by inducing excessive hepatic lipogenesis.
AuthorsShilpa Shetty, Chao Xing, Abhimanyu Garg
JournalThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (J Clin Endocrinol Metab) Vol. 101 Issue 11 Pg. 3884-3887 (Nov 2016) ISSN: 1945-7197 [Electronic] United States
PMID27403930 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • GCKR protein, human
Topics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing (genetics, metabolism)
  • Alleles
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Female
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I (blood, genetics, metabolism, physiopathology)
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Pedigree
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Severity of Illness Index

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