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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the relationship between the sequence variation of the promoter region (-1543 approximately -1160) of STK11 gene and the risk of developing Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS).@*METHODS@#The sequences of the promoter region of 14 PJS patients (7 patients are inherited and the other 7 patients are sporadic) and 42 normal individuals were PCR amplified and then sequenced.@*RESULTS@#A new single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) G/T (-1275) in STK11 promoter region was identified. The frequency of genotype GG, GT, and TT was 53.3%, 26.7%, and 20%, respectively among PJS patients and 33.3%, 64.3%, and 2.4%, respectively among the normal individuals. The frequency of genotype GG and TT among patients was significantly higher than that among the normal individuals, and the frequency of genotype GT among patients was significantly lower than that among the normal individuals (chi(2)=8.521, P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#G/T(-1275) in STK11 promoter region is a new SNP. The genotype of this new SNP may relate to the risk of developing Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) deserve further research.
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Humans , Base Sequence , Gene Frequency , Genotype , Molecular Sequence Data , Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome , Genetics , Polymorphism, Genetic , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Genetics , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases , GeneticsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To detect the mutations of EXT2 gene in hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) families and to investigate the sensitivity of denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) in screening the mutations in EXT2 gene.@*METHODS@#Five HME families and 3 sporadic patients were screened for the mutation detection in all exons of EXT2 gene covering the coding sequence and the flanking intronic sequence by DGGE, and DNA sequencing was performed for products with abnormal conformation.@*RESULTS@#Among these HME patients, we found 2 disease-causing mutations: A313T (nonsense mutation) and 319 insGT (frameshift mutation).@*CONCLUSION@#Two mutations of EXT2 gene are identified in the sample. DGGE can be an ideal choice for gene diagnoses of HME.
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Base Sequence , DNA Mutational Analysis , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Methods , Exons , Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary , Diagnosis , Genetics , Genes, Tumor Suppressor , Mutation , N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases , GeneticsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To identify the gene causing diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma in a Chinese pedigree.@*METHODS@#Four normal individuals and 3 patients in a diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma family and 10 unrelated control samples were recruited. The hotspot of the mutations of keratin 9 gene was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing.@*RESULTS@#We found a G485A transition in ke ratin 9 gene, resulting in the substitution of glutamine for arginine at codon 162 in this diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma family. The mutation was not found in the 10 unrelated control samples and 4 normal individuals.@*CONCLUSION@#The mutation G485A found in keratin 9 gene is the disease-causing mutation in the diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma family.