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BACKGROUND: LIPA, situated on chromosome 10q23.2-q23.3, encodes the enzyme lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) (EC 3.1.1.13). Genetic alterations in LIPA lead to lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LALD), an inborn error causing lipid metabolism anomalies and impairing cholesterol and triacylglyceride degradation. Over 40 LIPA variants have been documented, yet this study focuses on just two. The rs1051338 variant (NM_000235:c.46A>C) affects the signal peptide in Exon 2, whereas rs116928232, located in Exon 8, alters the splice site (NM_000235:c.894G>A), impacting lysosomal acid lipase activity. Considering the diverse clinical manifestations of LALD and the rising hepatic steatosis prevalence in Mexican population, mainly due to diet, these variants were investigated within this demographic to uncover potential contributing factors. This study aimed to reveal the frequency of rs1051338 and rs116928232 among healthy mestizo individuals in Northwest Mexico, marking a significant genetic exploration in this demographic. METHODS: Three hundred ten healthy mestizo individuals underwent PCR-RFLP analysis for both variants, and Sanger sequencing was performed for variant rs116928232. Bioinformatic analysis was also performed to predict protein changes. RESULTS: Allele frequencies for rs1051338 (FA = 0.39, p value = 0.15) and rs116928232 (FA = 0.0016, p value = 0.49) aligned with reported data, while bioinformatic analysis allowed us to identify the protein alteration observed in both variants; finally, the variants showed no linkage between them (normalized D' = 1.03, p value = 0.56). CONCLUSIONS: Allelic frequencies closely matched reported data, and protein structure analysis confirmed variant impacts on LAL enzyme function. Notably, this study marks the first analysis of rs1051338 and rs116928232 in a healthy Mexican mestizo population.
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Frequência do Gene , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Esterol Esterase , Humanos , México/epidemiologia , Masculino , Feminino , Esterol Esterase/genética , Adulto , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto JovemRESUMO
La enfermedad de Gaucher es una entidad hereditaria del metabolismo de los esfingolípidos con un patrón de herencia autosómico recesivo determinada por una deficiencia de la actividad de la enzima b-glucosidasa ácida. En este trabajo se presentan 2 pacientes en edad pediátrica, uno del sexo femenino y otro del masculino, ambos con anemia y hepatoesplenomegalia confirmadas por ultrasonido. El aspirado de médula ósea mostró infiltración por células de almacenamiento, niveles bajos de la actividad enzimática de b-glucocerebrosidasa y el diagnóstico molecular de las posibles mutaciones conocidas confirmaron la enfermedad en ambos pacientes que se encuentran en tratamiento con terapia enzimática sustitutiva (imiglucerasa), con evolución favorable en los aspectos clínicos y humorales.
Gaucher's disease is a hereditary entity related to sphingolipids metabolism with an autosomal recessive hereditary pattern determined by a failure of the acid b-glucosidase enzyme. In present paper authors present the case of two pediatric patients (1 female and 1 male) both presenting with anemia and hepatosplenomegaly by ultrasound (US). Bone marrow aspirate showed infiltration by storage cells, low levels of enzymatic activity of b-glucocerebroside and a molecular diagnosis of potential known mutations confirmed the disease in both patients, who are under treatment with substitutive enzymatic therapy (imiglucerase) with a favorable course in clinical and humoral features.