A Novel Nonsense Mutation in Exon 1 and a Transition in Intron 3 of the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene

Authors:
  • TSTadashi Suehiro
    Tadashi Suehiro
  • NYNobukazu Yasuoka
    Nobukazu Yasuoka
  • MYMichiya Yamamoto
    Michiya Yamamoto
  • TYToshinao Yamano
    Toshinao Yamano
  • KHKozo Hashimoto
    Kozo Hashimoto
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Abstract
We examined the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene by single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis in 106 patients with hypertriglyceridemia to screen for novel mutations and to study the contribution of LPL genetic defects in hypertriglyceridemia. We found a single incidence of a homozygous novel nonsense mutation (216G-->A; -14Tryptophan-->stop codon) in exon 1 and 6 cases heterozygous for a single transition (C-->T) at six bp upstream from splicing acceptor site of intron 3. These mutations were not found in 105 normolipidemic controls. The proband homozygous for the nonsense mutation in exon 1, a 74 year old woman, had mild hyperchylomicronemia and her post-heparin plasma showed no LPL protein. However, four heterozygous among family members did not demonstrate hypertriglyceridemia. The frequency of heterozygosity for the C-->T transition in intron 3 was significantly different from that in normolipidemic controls. Therefore, it was suggested that the mutation is involved in hypertriglyceridemia. All of the heterozygotes were men with 4 patients having impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes mellitus. These observations suggest that this polymorphism in intron 3 combined with other as yet undefined factors may be related to hypertriglyceridemia.

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