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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2022

Genetic studies discover novel coding and non-coding mutations in patients with Wilson's disease in China.

Chenjun Huang, Meng Fang, Xiao Xiao, Zhiyuan Gao, Ying Wang, Chunfang Gao

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chenjun HuangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-6262
Meng FangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Xiao XiaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9260-4519
Zhiyuan GaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Chunfang GaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-2944
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

Funding

Innovation Group Project of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission 2019CXJQ03National Natural Science Foundation of China 81572072Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 16441907200Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 17JC1404500Science Foundation of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineShanghai Outstanding Youth Clinical Medical (Medical Laboratory Scientists) Training Funding (presided by Xiao Xiao)Shanghai "Rising Stars of Medical Talent" Youth Development Program 2019-72Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2021yyjq08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWilson disease (WD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder associated with various mutations in the ATP7B gene and leads to significant disability or death if untreated. Early diagnosis and proper therapy usually predict a good prognosis, especially in pre-symptomatic WD. Genetic testing provides an accurate and effective diagnostic method for the early diagnosis of WD.

methodsWe recruited 18 clinically diagnosed WD patients from 16 unrelated families and two independent individuals. The next-generation sequencing of the ATP7B gene was performed. The 293T cell lines were divided into wild-type (WT) ATP7B and mutated ATP7B groups. Cell proliferation was determined by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and apoptosis was detected by Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) assays.

resultsPedigree analysis showed that compound heterozygous variants (17/18, 94.44%) were present in the majority of WD patients. A total of 33 ATP7B gene variants were identified, including three variants with uncertain significance (VUS) [two splice mutations (c.51+2T>G, c.1543+40G>A) and one frameshift mutation (c.3532_3535del)]. The CCK-8 and apoptosis assays demonstrated that the VUS of ATP7B could significantly affect the transportation of copper.

conclusionsThe study revealed genetic defects of 16 Chinese families and two independent individuals with WD, which enriched the mutation spectrum of the ATP7B gene worldwide and provided valuable information for studying the mutation types of ATP7B in the Chinese populations. Genetic testing in WD patients is necessary to shorten the time to initiate therapy, reduce damage to the liver and improve the prognosis.

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Hepatolenticular DegenerationAsian PeopleChinaCopper-Transporting ATPasesGenetic TestingHumansMutationCopper-Transporting ATPasesATP7BChinese populationmutationnext-generation sequenceWilson disease

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