Year: 2010
Type: Article
Title: Intron 2 Splice Mutation at CYP21 Gene in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in the Republic of Macedonia
Author: Anastasovska, V
Author: Kocova, M
Abstract: Intron 2 Splice Mutation at CYP21 Gene in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in the Republic of MacedoniaCongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder. In 90-95% of cases it results from mutations in the gene for 21-hydroxylase (CYP21, also termed CYP21A2 and P450c21). The IVS-II-656 (C/A>G) mutation leaves ~2.0% enzyme activity, and comprises 25% of the classic CYP21 deficiency alleles and 51% of alleles in the salt-wasting form.We performed direct molecular diagnosis of the IVS-II mutation in 41 Macedonian patients with different clinical forms of CAH and 55 of their healthy parents and siblings from 37 unrelated families, using the differential polymerase chain reaction/amplification created restriction site method (PCR/ACRS). The IVS-II mutation was detected in 41.5% patients (29.3% were homozygotes and 12.2% were heterozygotes). All homozygotes had a severe classical CAH phenotype (of which 91.7% were salt-wasting and 8.3% were simple virilizing). Three of the heterozygotes had a salt-wasting (SW) phenotype and were compound heterozygotes. The IVS-II mutation was also found in 30.9% of the family members (18.2% were homozygous and 12.7% were heterozygous) and none had any clinical manifestation. The frequency of the IVS-II mutation (41.5%) in these subjects was similar to that reported elsewhere.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Relation: Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/11547
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/11547Identifier: 10.2478/v10034-010-0023-7
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