Novel Mutation in the MECP2 Gene Identified in a Group of Rett Syndrome Patients from Ukraine
- Authors: Chernushyn S.1, Gulkovskyi R.1, Livshits L.1
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Affiliations:
- The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU
- Issue: Vol 52, No 4 (2018)
- Pages: 294-298
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0095-4527/article/view/173953
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0095452718040023
- ID: 173953
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Abstract
Mutations in the MECP2 gene are known to cause Rett syndrome (RTT)—a neurodevelopmental disorder, one of the most common causes of intellectual disability in females, with an incidence of 1 in 10000–15000. We have investigated exons 3 and 4 of the MECP2 gene, that coding MBD and TRD domains of the MeCP2 protein, in 21 RTT patients from Ukraine by PCR-DGGE analysis followed by Sanger sequencing of PCR fragments with abnormal migration profiles. In 13 of 21 (61.9%) patients 7 different mutations were identified one nonsense mutation—c. NC_000023.11:g.154031326G>A (MECP2:c.502C>T) and 4 missense mutation NC_000023.11:g.154031409G>T (MECP2:c.419C>T), NC_000023.11:g.154031355G>A (MECP2:c.473C>T), NC_000023.11:g.154031354A>C (MECP2:c.472A>C), NC_000023.11:g.154031431G>A (MECP2:c.397C>T) located in exon 4, a rare RTT-causing splice site mutation NC_000023.10:g.153296903T>G (MECP2:c.378-2A>C) in intron 3 and deletion NC_000023.10:g.1532 96079_153296122del44 in exon 4. The novel mutation MECP2:c.472A>C identified in our study in patients withclassic RTT phenotype leds to T158P substitution. It is one more confirmation of crucial role that 158 codon in MECP2 protein function.
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S. Chernushyn
The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU
Email: livshits@imbg.org.ua
Ukraine, Kiev
R. Gulkovskyi
The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU
Email: livshits@imbg.org.ua
Ukraine, Kiev
L. Livshits
The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU
Author for correspondence.
Email: livshits@imbg.org.ua
Ukraine, Kiev