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Partial protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX) gene deletions, due to different Alu-mediated mechanisms, identified by MLPA analysis in patients with variegate porphyria.

Abstract
Variegate porphyria (VP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited hepatic porphyria. The genetic defect in the PPOX gene leads to a partial defect of protoporphyrinogen oxidase, the penultimate enzyme of heme biosynthesis. Affected individuals can develop cutaneous symptoms in sun-exposed areas of the skin and/or neuropsychiatric acute attacks. The identification of the genetic defect in VP families is of crucial importance to detect the carrier status which allows counseling to prevent potentially life threatening neurovisceral attacks, usually triggered by factors such as certain drugs, alcohol or fasting.In a total of 31 Swedish VP families sequence analysis had identified a genetic defect in 26. In the remaining five families an extended genetic investigation was necessary. After the development of a synthetic probe set, MLPA analysis to screen for single exon deletions/duplications was performed.We describe here, for the first time, two partial deletions within the PPOX gene detected by MLPA analysis. One deletion affects exon 5 and 6 (c.339-197_616+320del1099) and has been identified in four families, most probably after a founder effect. The other extends from exon 5 to exon 9 (c.339-350_987+229del2609) and was found in one family. We show that both deletions are mediated by Alu repeats.Our findings emphasize the usefulness of MLPA analysis as a complement to PPOX gene sequencing analysis for comprehensive genetic diagnostics in patients with VP.
AuthorsMichela Barbaro, Maire Kotajärvi, Pauline Harper, Ylva Floderus
JournalOrphanet journal of rare diseases (Orphanet J Rare Dis) Vol. 8 Pg. 13 (Jan 16 2013) ISSN: 1750-1172 [Electronic] England
PMID23324528 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • DNA Primers
  • Molecular Probes
  • Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase
Topics
  • Alu Elements
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers
  • Female
  • Gene Deletion
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Probes
  • Pedigree
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Porphyria, Variegate (genetics)
  • Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase (genetics)
  • Sweden

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