TY - JOUR
T1 - Point mutations in Italian patients with classic, non-classic, and cryptic forms of steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency
AU - Carrera, Paola
AU - Bordone, Laura
AU - Azzani, Tiziana
AU - Brunelli, Valeria
AU - Garancini, Maria Paola
AU - Chiumello, Giuseppe
AU - Ferrari, Maurizio
PY - 1996/12
Y1 - 1996/12
N2 - Seventy-three Italian patients affected by steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency were studied by a PCR-allele-specific oligonucleotide protocol in order to evaluate the presence of eight known point mutations. The majority of chromosomes were found to carry point gene conversions normally present in the pseudogene. Within the classic form, the most common mutations were the splicing mutation A/C-655 to G in intron 2 (34.2%), the nonsense mutation C-1993 to T in exon 8 (10.8%), and the missense mutation T-999 to A in exon 4 (10%). Within the non-classic form, the missense mutation G-1683 to T was the most common (57.7%). Other mutations were either absent, such as the three clustered missense mutations T-1380, T-1383, T-1389 to A in exon 6, or very rare, like the 1761 + T in exon 7 and the C-2108 to T in exon 8. Family genotyping revealed the presence of ten asymptomatic parents carrying mutations in both chromosomes, thus identifying the gene defect in cryptic subjects. Interestingly, the same mutations were found in both symptomatic and asymptomatic forms.
AB - Seventy-three Italian patients affected by steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency were studied by a PCR-allele-specific oligonucleotide protocol in order to evaluate the presence of eight known point mutations. The majority of chromosomes were found to carry point gene conversions normally present in the pseudogene. Within the classic form, the most common mutations were the splicing mutation A/C-655 to G in intron 2 (34.2%), the nonsense mutation C-1993 to T in exon 8 (10.8%), and the missense mutation T-999 to A in exon 4 (10%). Within the non-classic form, the missense mutation G-1683 to T was the most common (57.7%). Other mutations were either absent, such as the three clustered missense mutations T-1380, T-1383, T-1389 to A in exon 6, or very rare, like the 1761 + T in exon 7 and the C-2108 to T in exon 8. Family genotyping revealed the presence of ten asymptomatic parents carrying mutations in both chromosomes, thus identifying the gene defect in cryptic subjects. Interestingly, the same mutations were found in both symptomatic and asymptomatic forms.
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U2 - 10.1007/s004390050280
DO - 10.1007/s004390050280
M3 - Article
C2 - 8931696
AN - SCOPUS:0029858384
VL - 98
SP - 662
EP - 665
JO - Human Genetics
JF - Human Genetics
SN - 0340-6717
IS - 6
ER -