Nonsense mutations in the PAX3 gene cause Waardenburg syndrome type I in two Chinese patients  

作　　者：YANG Shu-zhi CAO Ju-yang ZHANG Rui-ning LIU Li-xian LIU Xin ZHANG Xin KANG Dong-yang LI Mei HAN Dong-yi YUAN Hui-jun YANG Wei-yan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, FirstAffiliated Hospital to Chinese General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100037 [2]Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese General Hospital of PLA,Beijing 100853, China [3]Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, CentralHospital, Yuncheng 044000, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2007年第1期46-49,共4页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30371523);Research Foundation from Chinese PLA General Hospital(No.03YZJJ003)to Dr.YUAN Hui-jun

摘　　要：Background Waardenburg syndrome type I （WS1） is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, pigmental abnormalities of the eye, hair and skin, and dystopia canthorum. The gene mainly responsible for WS1 is PAX3 which is involved in melanocytic development and survival. Mutations of PAX3 have been reported in familiar or sporadic patients with WS1 in several populations of the world except Chinese. In order to explore the genetic background of Chinese WS1 patients, a mutation screening of PAX3 gene was carried out in four WS1 pedigrees. Methods A questionnaire survey and comprehensive clinical examination were conducted in four Chinese pedigrees of WSI. Genomic DNA from each patient and their family members was extracted and exons of PAX3 were amplified by PCR. PCR fragments were ethanol-purified and sequenced in both directions on an ABl_Prism 3100 DNA sequencer with the BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Ready Reaction Kit. The sequences were obtained and aligned to the wild type sequence of PAX3 with the GeneTool program. Results Two nonsense PAX3 mutations have been found in the study population. One is heterozygous for a novel nonsense mutation S209X. The other is heterozygous for a previously reported mutation in European population R223X. Both mutations create stop codons leading to truncation of the PAX3 protein. Conclusions This is the first demonstration of PAX3 mutations in Chinese WS1 patients and one of the few examples of an identical mutation of PAX3 occurred in different populations.Background Waardenburg syndrome type I （WS1） is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, pigmental abnormalities of the eye, hair and skin, and dystopia canthorum. The gene mainly responsible for WS1 is PAX3 which is involved in melanocytic development and survival. Mutations of PAX3 have been reported in familiar or sporadic patients with WS1 in several populations of the world except Chinese. In order to explore the genetic background of Chinese WS1 patients, a mutation screening of PAX3 gene was carried out in four WS1 pedigrees. Methods A questionnaire survey and comprehensive clinical examination were conducted in four Chinese pedigrees of WSI. Genomic DNA from each patient and their family members was extracted and exons of PAX3 were amplified by PCR. PCR fragments were ethanol-purified and sequenced in both directions on an ABl_Prism 3100 DNA sequencer with the BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Ready Reaction Kit. The sequences were obtained and aligned to the wild type sequence of PAX3 with the GeneTool program. Results Two nonsense PAX3 mutations have been found in the study population. One is heterozygous for a novel nonsense mutation S209X. The other is heterozygous for a previously reported mutation in European population R223X. Both mutations create stop codons leading to truncation of the PAX3 protein. Conclusions This is the first demonstration of PAX3 mutations in Chinese WS1 patients and one of the few examples of an identical mutation of PAX3 occurred in different populations.

关 键 词：Waardenburg syndrome type 1 PAX3 gene MUTATION 

分 类 号：R338.3[医药卫生—人体生理学]