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Genet. mol. biol ; 34(1): 40-44, 2011. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-573692

ABSTRACT

Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is a plasma enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline esters, including the muscle-relaxant succinylcholine and mivacurium. Patients who present sustained neuromuscular blockade after using succinylcholine usually carry BChE variants with reduced enzyme activity or an acquired BChE deficiency. We report here the molecular basis of the BCHE gene underlying the slow catabolism of succinylcholine in a patient who underwent endoscopic nasal surgery. We measured the enzyme activity of BChE and extracted genomic DNA in order to study the promoter region and all exons of the BCHE gene of the patient, her parents and siblings. PCR products were sequenced and compared with reference sequences from GenBank. We detected that the patient and one of her brothers have two homozygous mutations: nt1615 GCA > ACA (Ala539Thr), responsible for the K variant, and nt209 GAT > GGT (Asp70Gly), which produces the atypical variant A. Her parents and two of her brothers were found to be heterozygous for the AK allele, and another brother is homozygous for the normal allele. Sequence analysis of exon 1 including 5'UTR showed that the proband and her brother are homozygous for -116GG. The AK/AK genotype is considered the most frequent in hereditary hypocholinesterasemia (44 percent). This work demonstrates the importance of defining the phenotype and genotype of the BCHE gene in patients who are subjected to neuromuscular block by succinylcholine, because of the risk of prolonged neuromuscular paralysis.


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Humans , Butyrylcholinesterase , Polymorphism, Genetic , Succinylcholine
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Medicina (Ribeiräo Preto) ; 30(4): 514-21, out.-dez. 1997. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-211633

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O autismo infantil é caracterizado pelo comportamento típico que pode ser causado por uma doença orgânica ou por um distúrbio emocional. Através de um estudo genético-clínico e citogenético, tivemos como objetivo detectar a presença de doenças orgânicas, principalmente de etiologia genética, que pudessem estar relacionadas com o quadro de autismo, apresentado por dezessete meninos que freqüentavam a AMA de Ribeiräo Preto. Concluímos que quatorze indivíduos nao possuíam alteraçöes orgânicas que pudessem estar relacionadas com o quadro clínico por eles apresentado; um indivíduo apresentou quadro clínico compatível com macrocefalia; um indivíduo apresentou quadro clínico compatível com uma nova síndrome de deficiência mental, ligada ao X, associada a macrossomia, macrocefalia e obesidade, e um indivíduo apresentou a Síndrome de Angelman (SA). O estudo citogenético mostrou-se normal para todos os indivíduos estudados, assim como a pesquisa de fragilidade Xq27.3, excluindo a todos da possibilidade de apresentarem a Síndrome do X-frágil. O estudo molecular, específico para a detecçäo da SA, revelou a presença, no paciente, de herança biparenteral para os marcadores utilizados; como a clínica desse paciente e extremamente sugestiva, concluímos estar frente a um caso de SA com herança biparenteral.


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Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Autistic Disorder , Angelman Syndrome , Autistic Disorder/etiology , Autistic Disorder/genetics , Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Intellectual Disability , Medical History Taking , Obesity , Fragile X Syndrome
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