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The p.Thr124Met mutation in the myelin protein zero (MPZ) causes the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2J, a peripheral neuropathy with additional symptoms as pupillary alterations and deafness. It was observed in several families around the world originating e. g. from Germany, Belgium, Japan, Italy and North America. Here we report Central American patients originating from a family in Costa Rica carrying this mutation. Clinical, electrophysiological and molecular analysis of patients and controls were performed, including gene and linked markers´ sequencing. Carriers share almost the entire haplotype with two non related Belgian CMT patients. As a result of the haplotype analysis, based on ten markers (seven SNPs, two microsatellites and an intronic polyA stretch), the founder effect hypothesis for this allele migration is suggestive. Rev. Biol. Trop. 62 (4): 1285-1293. Epub 2014 December 01.
La mutación p.thr124Met en la proteína mielina cero (MPZ) causa la enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 2J, una neuropatía periférica con síntomas adicionales como alteraciones pupilares y sordera. Se ha observado en varias familias alrededor del mundo, originarias de Alemania, Bélgica, Japón, Italia y Norteamérica, entre otras. Aquí reportamos a pacientes centroamericanos provenientes de Costa Rica que acarrean esta mutación. Se realizaron análisis clínico, electrofisiológico y molecular de pacientes y controles, incluyendo secuenciación del gen y de marcadores ligados a éste. Estos pacientes comparten casi por completo el haplotipo con dos pacientes belgas no emparentados. Como resultado del análisis de los haplotipos, basado en diez marcadores (siete SNPs, dos microsatélites y un elemento poli-A intrónico), se sugiere que se ha dado un efecto fundador en la migración de este alelo.
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Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem , Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/genética , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/genética , Proteína P0 da Mielina/genética , Mutação Puntual/genética , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Costa Rica , Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/etnologia , Efeito Fundador , Haplótipos , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/etnologia , LinhagemRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a neuropathy that affects sensory and motor nerves. The most common CMT subtype is CMT1A due to a PMP22 duplication of a 1.5 Mb fragment on the 17p11.2-p12. The development of a specific molecular technique that detects the PMP22 duplication is necessary for the diagnosis of CMT1A. AIM: To establish a routinary test for detection of the PMP22 gene duplication in Mexican population and to estimate the CMT1A frequency in patients clinically diagnosed as CMT. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cohort of 157 individuals clinically diagnosed as CMT were analyzed. The detection of the PMP22 gene duplication was performed using the comparative 2-ΔΔCT qPCR method. RESULTS: The comparative 2-ΔΔCT method was sensitive and reliable for the detection of the PMP22 duplication. In order to validate the testing, data was compared with FISH results. Duplication of PMP22 was detected in 79 patients (50.3%). Although CMT1A frequency is different among populations, in Mexican patients it was similar with other populations such as United States, Australia, Finland, Sweden and Spain. CONCLUSIONS: The qPCR technique is an accurate and inexpensive method for the diagnosis of CMT1A. This method can be routinely used in Mexico where CMT1A represents â 50% of CMT cases. Molecular diagnosis of CMT1A is essential for the genetic counseling and treatment of patients.
TITLE: Deteccion de la duplicacion del gen PMP22 en pacientes con neuropatia periferica: estudio en la poblacion mexicana.Introduccion. La enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) es una neuropatia que afecta los nervios motores y sensitivos, y la CMT1A es el subtipo mas frecuente en el mundo. La CMT1A se produce por una duplicacion de 1,5 Mb en el locus 17p11.2-p12, donde se localiza el gen PMP22. Para el diagnostico de CMT1A es importante contar con tecnicas moleculares especificas para la determinacion de esta mutacion. Objetivos. Establecer un metodo de uso rutinario para detectar la duplicacion de PMP22 en la poblacion mexicana y estimar su frecuencia en pacientes con caracteristicas clinicas para la CMT. Pacientes y metodos. Se analizaron 157 pacientes mexicanos no relacionados entre si, diagnosticados de CMT por valoracion clinica. La determinacion de la duplicacion de PMP22 se realizo a traves de reaccion en cadena de la polimerasa en tiempo real mediante el metodo comparativo 2ΔΔCT. Resultados. El metodo 2ΔΔCT para detectar la duplicacion del gen PMP22 mostro ser sensible y fiable. Los resultados fueron consistentes con los obtenidos mediante la tecnica de hibridacion in situ fluorescente. Se detecto la duplicacion de PMP22 en 79 pacientes (50,3%), con un comportamiento similar a lo comunicado en Estados Unidos, Australia, Finlandia, Suecia y España. Sin embargo, se observo que existen diferencias con otras poblaciones. Conclusiones. La tecnica de reaccion en cadena de la polimerasa cuantitativa se implemento como un diagnostico molecular de CMT1A eficaz y de bajo coste, por lo que puede utilizarse rutinariamente en Mexico. Esto es esencial para el asesoramiento genetico y el tratamiento oportuno de los pacientes con CMT. La frecuencia de la duplicacion del gen PMP22 varia entre regiones geograficas, por lo que es importante estimarla en diferentes poblaciones.
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Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/genética , Duplicação Gênica , Proteínas da Mielina/genética , Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/etnologia , Cromossomos Humanos Par 17/genética , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Humanos , Masculino , México/epidemiologia , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/economia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/economia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodosRESUMO
The p.Thr124Met mutation in the myelin protein zero (MPZ) causes the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2J, a peripheral neuropathy with additional symptoms as pupillary alterations and deafness. It was observed in several families around the world originating e. g. from Germany, Belgium, Japan, Italy and North America. Here we report Central American patients originating from a family in Costa Rica carrying this mutation. Clinical, electrophysiological and molecular analysis of patients and controls were performed, including gene and linked markers' sequencing. Carriers share almost the entire haplotype with two non related Belgian CMT patients. As a result of the haplotype analysis, based on ten markers (seven SNPs, two microsatellites and an intronic polyA stretch), the founder effect hypothesis for this allele migration is suggestive.
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Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/genética , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/genética , Proteína P0 da Mielina/genética , Mutação Puntual/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/etnologia , Costa Rica , Feminino , Efeito Fundador , Haplótipos , Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial/etnologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Linhagem , Adulto JovemRESUMO
X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT Type X1, OMIM: 302800) represents a frequent cause of hereditary peripheral motor and sensory neuropathies and is associated with mutations in GJB1 encoding the gap junction beta 1 protein connexin 32 (Cx32). Studying an Argentinean family of Italian origin with seven affected males in three generations exhibiting clinical signs of CMT, eight obligate female carriers were identified genealogically. DNA sequencing of exon 2 and adjacent regions of the GJB1 gene in two symptomatic males whose respective maternal grandfathers, both affected, were brothers, revealed mutations in GJB1/Cx32. Surprisingly, each of the two affected patients had a different mutation in hemizygous state at the same nucleotide position: c.383C>T (p.S128L) and c.383C>A (p.S128X). In both cases, the identified mutation was present in heterozygous state in the corresponding maternal genomic DNA. Furthermore, X-chromosomal microsatellite analysis showed identical marker alleles in both patients. Together with the genealogical information, these molecular data imply that a primarily mutated allele mutated for a second time. In conclusion, two different mutations at the same nucleotide position in this Argentinean family represent a finding with a very low probability of occurrence.