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Association of rare SPINK1 gene mutation with another base substitution in chronic pancreatitis patients.

ABSTRACT: AIM:To verify and expand the known spectrum of serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene mutations in chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:DNA extracted from 172 chronic pancreatitis patients was assayed for SPINK1 gene mutations by PCR and DNA sequencing. A control cohort of 90 unrelated healthy individuals was analysed by the same methods for presence of common populational polymorphisms, and frequency of five-loci haplotypes was calculated. Linkages of gene aberrations in single SPINK1 gene copies were analysed by long-distance PCR followed by allele-specific PCR and DNA sequencing. RESULTS:The most frequent SPINK1 gene mutation N34S was found at a frequency of 6%. Furthermore, we detected the heterozygous intervening sequence (IVS) 3 + 2 T > C mutated gene in 2 German patients and 1 Macedonian chronic pancreatitis patient. In all three SPINK1 gene copies an additional rare base substitution was found: 5'untranslated region (UTR)-215 G > A. Polymorphism analysis revealed that all three affected genes carried the same five-loci haplotype. DNA sequencing of another chronic pancreatitis-related gene PRSS1 (cationic trypsinogen) did not reveal any mutations in these 3 patients. CONCLUSION:We found in 3 (2%) of 172 chronic pancreatitis patients an IVS3 + 2 T > C SPINK1 gene mutation and a base substitution 5'UTR-215 G > A in the same gene copy. Most probably the 5'UTR-215 G > A represents a rare polymorphism and not a mutation as previously concluded. Haplotype analysis suggests a common origin of the IVS3 + 2 T > C mutation in these patients.

SUBMITTER: Kalinin VN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4088203 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association of rare SPINK1 gene mutation with another base substitution in chronic pancreatitis patients.

Kalinin Viacheslav N VN Kaifi Jussuf T JT Schwarzenbach Heidi H Sergeyev Anatoly S AS Link Bjoern C BC Bogoevski Dean D Vashist Yogesh Y Izbicki Jakob R JR Yekebas Emre F EF

World journal of gastroenterology 20060901 33

<h4>Aim</h4>To verify and expand the known spectrum of serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene mutations in chronic pancreatitis.<h4>Methods</h4>DNA extracted from 172 chronic pancreatitis patients was assayed for SPINK1 gene mutations by PCR and DNA sequencing. A control cohort of 90 unrelated healthy individuals was analysed by the same methods for presence of common populational polymorphisms, and frequency of five-loci haplotypes was calculated. Linkages of gene aberrations in s ...[more]

PMID: 16981266

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Project description:BACKGROUND: The role of mutations in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene in chronic pancreatitis is still a matter of debate. Active SPINK1 is thought to antagonize activated trypsin. Cases of SPINK1 mutations, especially N34S, have been reported in a subset of patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. However, the inheritance pattern is still unknown. Some cases with N34S heterozygosity have been reported with and without evidence for CP indicating neither an autosomal recessive nor dominant trait. Therefore SPINK1 mutations have been postulated to act as a disease modifier requiring additional mutations in a more complex genetic model. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) caused by heterozygous inactivating mutations in the calcium sensing receptor (CASR) gene is considered a benign disorder with elevated plasma calcium levels. Although hypercalcemia represents a risk factor for pancreatitis, increased rates of pancreatitis in patients with FHH have not been reported thus far. METHODS: We studied a family with a FHH-related hypercalcemia and chronic pancreatitis. DNA samples were analysed for mutations within the cationic trypsinogen (N29I, R122H) and SPINK1 (N34S) gene using melting curve analysis. Mutations within CASR gene were identified by DNA sequencing. RESULTS: A N34S SPINK1 mutation was found in all screened family members. However, only two family members developed chronic pancreatitis. These patients also had FHH caused by a novel, sporadic mutation in the CASR gene (518T>C) leading to an amino acid exchange (leucine->proline) in the extracellular domain of the CASR protein. CONCLUSION: Mutations in the calcium sensing receptor gene might represent a novel as yet unidentified predisposing factor which may lead to an increased susceptibility for chronic pancreatitis. Moreover, this family analysis supports the hypothesis that SPINK1 mutations act as disease modifier and suggests an even more complex genetic model in SPINK1 related chronic pancreatitis.

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Association of rare SPINK1 gene mutation with another base substitution in chronic pancreatitis patients.

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Association of rare SPINK1 gene mutation with another base substitution in chronic pancreatitis patients.

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