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ArticleMolecular vision2011

Identification of a novel FBN1 gene mutation in a Chinese family with Marfan syndrome.

Bo Meng, Hongyi Li, Tao Yang, Shangzhi Huang, Xian Sun, Huiping Yuan

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Bo MengDepartment of Ophthalmology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Hongyi Li
Tao Yang
Shangzhi Huang
Xian Sun
Huiping Yuan
Harbin Medical University · CN

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Abstract

purposeTo identify the mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) in a Chinese family with Marfan syndrome (MFS).

methodsPatients and family members were given complete physical, ophthalmic, and cardiovascular examinations. Genomic DNA was extracted from leukocytes of venous blood of six individuals in the family and 170 healthy Chinese individuals. All of the 65 coding exons and their flanking intronic boundaries of FBN1 were amplified in the proband by polymerase chain reaction and followed by direct sequencing. The mutation identified in the proband was screened in the other family members and the 170 healthy Chinese individuals by direct sequencing. Protein conservation analysis was performed in six species using an online ClustalW tool. Protein structure was modeled based on the Protein data bank and mutated in DeepView v4.0.1 to predict the functional consequences of the mutation.

resultsA novel heterozygous c.3703T>C change in exon 29 of FBN1 was detected in the proband, which resulted in the substitution of serine by proline at codon 1235 (p.S1235P). This mutation was also present in two family members but absent in the other, unaffected family members and the 170 healthy Chinese individuals. The mutant residue located in the calcium binding epidermal growth factor-like#15 domain is highly conserved among mammalian species and could probably induce conformation change of the domain.

conclusionsWe indentified a novel p.S1235P mutation in FBN1, which is the causative mutation for MFS in this family. Our result expands the mutation spectrum of FBN1 and contributes to the study of the molecular pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome.

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MutationAdipokinesAdultAsian PeopleBase SequenceCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisEctopia LentisExonsFemaleFibrillin-1FibrillinsHeterozygoteHumansLens, CrystallineMarfan SyndromeAdipokinesFBN1 protein, humanFibrillin-1FibrillinsMicrofilament Proteins

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