Analysis of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene mutations in Han ethnic children with phenylketonuria of Xinjiang region
10.13602/j.cnki.jcls.2018.02.04
- VernacularTitle:新疆地区汉族苯丙酮尿症患儿苯丙氨酸羟化酶基因突变分析
- Author:
Jiang HE
1
;
Xiaokang GAO
;
HongYun ZOU
Author Information
1. 新疆军区总医院临床医学研究所
- Keywords:
phenylketonuria;
phenylalanine hydroxylase;
gene mutation;
Han ethnic
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2018;36(2):94-98
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the characteristics of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene mutations in Han ethnic children with phenylketonuria of Xinjiang region.Methods The mutations in the promoter,exons 1-13 and flanking introns of PAH genes from 71 Han ethnic PKU children and their parents of Xinjiang region were detected by PCR,DNA sequencing and high-throughput targeted sequencing,and the obtained results were compared with those from other four provinces in northwest of China,Japan and Europe.Re suits A total of 37 kinds of mutations,including missense mutation,splice site mutation,nonsense mutation,deletion mutation and frameshift mutation,were detected in 90.1% (128/142) of PAH alleles from 71 Han ethnic PKU children of Xinjiang region.Most mutations existed in exons 7,6,3,12,2 and 11 and intron 4 of PAH gene.The most common missense mutations were R243Q (21.8%) and R53H (7.7%).The most common splicing sites were EX6-96A > G(6.3%),IVS4-1G > A(4.9%) and V399V (4.2%).Moreover,The most common nonsense mutations were R111X(4.9%) and Y356X(4.9%).The detection rate of R53H mutation (7.7%) in Han ethnic PKU children of Xinjiang region was significantly higher than that in other 4 provinces of northwest of China,and a novel PAH gene nutation P225S(c.673C > T) was found.Conclusion The mutation spectrum of PAH gene in Han ethnic PKU children of Xinjiang region is similar to that in other 4 provinces of northwest of China,but significantly different from that of Japanese and European population,which displays a distinct and conservative characteristic.