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[Identification of pathogenic variations in two Chinese pedigrees affected with hereditary multiple exostosis]
1Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China. ybsurg @sina.com; xiulizhao@ibms.pumc.edu.cn.
Objective:
To identify pathogenic variations of EXT1 and EXT2 genes in two Chinese pedigrees affected with hereditary multiple exostosis (HME).
Methods:
Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples using a phenol-chloroform method. PCR and Sanger sequencing was conducted to amplify the exons and the flanking intronic regions of the EXT1 and EXT2 genes.
Results:
DNA sequencing has revealed a heterozygous missense variation c.812A>G (p.Tyr271Cys) in the exon 1 of EXT1 in pedigree 1, and a heterozygous frameshift variation c.1431dup (p.Ser478Leufs*43) in the exon 6 of EXT1 in the proband from pedigree 2. Both variations have co-segregated with the disease phenotype, which was also consistent with previous report.
Conclusion:
Two heterozygous pathogenic variations underlying HME have been identified. The result has facilitated genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis for the affected pedigrees.
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