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A Novel Splice-site Allelic Variant is Responsible for Wilson Disease in an Omani Family.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterise Wilson's Disease (WD) [OMIM 277900] genetically and test for allelic variants in the copper transport gene (ATPase, Cu(++) transporting, beta polypeptide, ATP7B) responsible for the disease in an Omani family. METHODS: Three index patients from an Omani family had been previously diagnosed with WD. All three patients suffered neurological symptoms and signs. Forty-six relatives in the family were screened for WD. Eleven more individuals were positive, but asymptomatic. RESULTS: Thirteen non-disease-causing allelic gene variants, described previously, were identified in the ATP7B gene from 46 family members. A putative novel disease-causing splice-site variant (c.2866-2A>G), which has not been reported previously, was detected in this family. It is located upstream of exon 13 which encodes part of transmembrane copper channel (Ch/Tm6). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify a complementary DNA (cDNA) fragment containing exons 12, 13 and 14. Exon 13 was entirely skipped from the transcript which probably would result in a defective ATP7B protein. CONCLUSION: A new ATP7B splice-site allelic variant, found among the 14 WD patients segregated with the disease in a recessive manner, suggests it is a disease-causing variant.

SUBMITTER: Al-Tobi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3210045 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Novel Splice-site Allelic Variant is Responsible for Wilson Disease in an Omani Family.

Al-Tobi Mohammed M   Kashoob Masoud M   Joshi Surendranath S   Bayoumi Riad R  

Sultan Qaboos University medical journal 20110815 3


<h4>Objectives</h4>The objective of this study was to characterise Wilson's Disease (WD) [OMIM 277900] genetically and test for allelic variants in the copper transport gene (ATPase, Cu(++) transporting, beta polypeptide, ATP7B) responsible for the disease in an Omani family.<h4>Methods</h4>Three index patients from an Omani family had been previously diagnosed with WD. All three patients suffered neurological symptoms and signs. Forty-six relatives in the family were screened for WD. Eleven mor  ...[more]

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