Genetic profiles of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene mutations in neonates with phenylketonuria in Xinjiang
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2096-2932.2023.06.007
- VernacularTitle:新疆部分地市苯丙酮尿症患儿苯丙氨酸羟化酶基因变异特点分析
- Author:
Shuyuan XUE
1
;
Ziyi FENG
;
Xi CHEN
;
Guifeng DING
Author Information
1. 乌鲁木齐市妇幼保健院产前诊断中心，乌鲁木齐 830000
- Keywords:
Phenylketonuria;
Gene mutation;
Phenylalanine hydroxylase;
High throughput sequencing
- From:Chinese Journal of Neonatology
2023;38(6):354-358
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To study the genetic profiles of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene mutations in neonates with phenylketonuria (PKU) in Xinjiang.Methods:From January 2015 to December 2021,neonates born and genetically diagnosed with PKU in our region were retrospectively included. The genetic profiles of different ethnic groups were analyzed and compared with PKU patients from central, northwest and northern regions of China.Results:A total of 131 neonates with PKU were enrolled, including 82 Han, 25 Hui and 20 Uyghur patients, 4 cases of other ethnic groups. 46, 20 and 14 types of pathogenic variants were detected in each ethnic group with detection rates of 95.1% (156/164), 66.0% (33/50), and 60.0% (24/40), respectively. The variants were mainly missense mutations and located in exons 2, 3, 6,7 and 11. The most common loci in Hui patients were c.158G>A (18.2%), c.728G>A (18.2%) and c.898G>T (9.1%). The most common loci in Uyghur patients were c.158G>A (33.3%), c.355C>T (12.5%) and c.1068C>A (8.3%). c. 898G>T might be most unique in Hui patients and c.355C>T most unique in Uyghur patients in Xinjiang. A novel variant of PAH gene, c.828G>C (p.M276I) in exon 7 was identified. Compared with northern, central and northwestern regions of China, PKU patients in Xinjiang had significantly higher incidence of c.158G>A mutation and lower incidence of c.728G>A mutation ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Missense mutations of PAH gene are common in some regions of Xinjiang. The compositions of PAH gene variations are similar to northwest and northern China with significant differences in hotspots of mutations.
