RGD Reference Report - Analysis of the HPRT1 gene in 35 Italian Lesch-Nyhan families: 45 patients and 77 potential female carriers. - Rat Genome Database

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Analysis of the HPRT1 gene in 35 Italian Lesch-Nyhan families: 45 patients and 77 potential female carriers.

Authors: de Gemmis, Paola  Anesi, Laura  Lorenzetto, Elisa  Gioachini, Ilenia  Fortunati, Elisabetta  Zandonà, Gessica  Fanin, Erika  Fairbanks, Lynette  Andrighetto, Gilberto  Parmigiani, Pietro  Dolcetta, Diego  Nyhan, William L  Hladnik, Uros 
Citation: de Gemmis P, etal., Mutat Res. 2010 Oct 13;692(1-2):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2010.07.003. Epub 2010 Jul 16.
RGD ID: 13462064
Pubmed: PMID:20638392   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2010.07.003   (Journal Full-text)


BACKGROUND: Lesch-Nyhan (LND) disease is an inborn error of purine metabolism which results from deficiency of the activity of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT). In the classical form of the disease the activity of the enzyme is completely deficient and the patient has cognitive impairment, spasticity, dystonia and self-injurious behaviour, as well as elevated concentrations of uric acid in blood and urine that leads to consequences such as nephropathy, urinary tract calculi and tophaceous gout. There are disease variants without self-injurious behaviour. In these cases neurological manifestations may vary widely. The HPRT1 gene is located on the X chromosome in position Xq26-27.2, and mutations have been found in quite a large number of patients.
OBJECTIVE: Documenting our experience with the diagnosis of LND in 45 Italian patients from 35 nonrelated families and 77 females at risk of being carriers of the condition.
DESIGN: Internal review.
SETTING: An institute devoted to the investigation and care of patients with rare diseases.
RESULTS: In 94% of the LND families gDNA sequencing of the patients was informative while in 6% a cDNA study was required. For the carrier females gDNA sequencing was informative in 71% of the families, 23% required qPCR studies and 6% required segregation studies combined with enzymatic activity testing. Classical cDNA studies proved to be unreliable in carrier females as there is a significant risk of failure to detect the mutated allele. Four novel HPRT1 mutations were found: c.145C>T (p.Leu49Phe), c.112C>T (p.Pro38Ser), c.89_96dup8 (p.Glu33Argfs) and c.506dupC (p.Arg170Thrfs).
CONCLUSION: In the diagnosis of LND it is very important to consider all the possible alterations of the HPRT1 gene when searching for mutations especially if no affected male is available. Biochemical assessment of the enzymatic activity of HPRT in an affected male is the ideal starting point for molecular analysis of the gene.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
HPRT1HumanLesch-Nyhan syndrome  IAGP DNA:mutations:multiple:RGD 
Hprt1RatLesch-Nyhan syndrome  ISOHPRT1 (Homo sapiens)DNA:mutations:multiple:RGD 
Hprt1MouseLesch-Nyhan syndrome  ISOHPRT1 (Homo sapiens)DNA:mutations:multiple:RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Hprt1  (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Hprt1  (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
HPRT1  (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1)


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