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Molecular study of the hydroxymethylbilane synthase gene (HMBS) among Polish patients with acute intermittent porphyria.

Abstract
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), an autosomal dominant disorder of heme biosynthesis, is due to mutations in hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS; or porphobilinogen deaminase, PBGD) gene. In this study, we analyzed 20 Polish patients affected by AIP and we were able to characterize seven novel mutations. A nonsense mutation (Y46X), two frameshift mutations (315delT and 552delT) and a 131bp deletion (nucleotides 992-1123) give rise to truncated proteins. A donor splice site mutation IVS12+2T>C predicts skipping of exon 12. A missense mutation (D61Y) was identified in two apparently unrelated patients with a clearly clinical indication of AIP. An inframe 3-bp deletion (278-280delTTG) results in the removal of V93 from the enzyme. In addition to the novel mutations, nine previously described HMBS gene mutations-R26H, G111R, IVS7+1G>A, R149X, R173Q, 730-731delCT, R225X, 982-983delCA and G335D-were identified in this cohort. Our results demonstrate that molecular analysis of the PBGD gene is a more reliable method comparing to enzymatic assay in the diagnosis of AIP. Although more than 170 different mutations are known to the HMBS gene so far, over 40% of all mutations identified among the Polish AIP patients of this study are novel mutations, indicating the heterogeneity of molecular defects causing AIP.
AuthorsAnita Gregor, Xiaoye Schneider-Yin, Urszula Szlendak, Albert Wettstein, Agnieszka Lipniacka, Urszula B Rüfenacht, Elisabeth I Minder
JournalHuman mutation (Hum Mutat) Vol. 19 Issue 3 Pg. 310 (Mar 2002) ISSN: 1098-1004 [Electronic] United States
PMID11857754 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Aminolevulinic Acid
  • DNA
  • Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aminolevulinic Acid (urine)
  • Clinical Enzyme Tests (methods, standards)
  • DNA (genetics)
  • Female
  • Genetic Techniques (standards)
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase (genetics, urine)
  • Middle Aged
  • Poland
  • Porphyria, Acute Intermittent (diagnosis, enzymology, genetics)

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