Ibe, UK;
Whittall, R;
Humphries, SE;
Pilcher, G;
Raal, F;
(2017)
Analysis of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolaemia in black South African patients of different ancestry.
South African Medical Journal
, 107
(2)
pp. 145-148.
10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i2.12022.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is usually caused by mutations in three genes (LDLR, APOB and PCSK9). OBJECTIVE: To identify the spectrum of FH-causing mutations in black South African (SA) patients. METHODS: DNA samples of 16 unrelated South African FH patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, tendon xanthomas and corneal arcus (3 clinically homozygous FH and 13 heterozygous FH) of ethnic African origin were screened for mutations in the LDLR (coding region, promoter and intron/exon boundaries), APOB (part of exon 26) and PCSK9 genes (exon 7), using high-resolution melting. RESULTS: Eight LDLR mutations were identified, for an overall detection rate of 8/19 predicted FH-causing alleles (42.1%). The previously reported six base pair deletion p.(D47_G48del) was found in two patients, and two novel variants (c.1187-25T>C and c.1664T>G p.(L555R)) were found, both predicted to be pathogenic using in silico web-based predictive algorithms. No pathogenic variants in APOB or PCSK9 were found. CONCLUSIONS: These findings contribute to the knowledge of allelic heterogeneity in the spectrum of FH-causing mutations in black SA patients, signifying their ancestral diversity. The relatively low overall detection rate may reflect locus heterogeneity of the FH phenotype in black SA FH patients.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Analysis of mutations causing familial hypercholesterolaemia in black South African patients of different ancestry |
| Location: | South Africa |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i2.12022 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i2.12022 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This open-access article is distributed under Creative Commons licence CC-BY-NC 4.0. |
| Keywords: | South Africa; Familial hypercholesterolaemia; Black patients; Genetic mutation; Lipid metabolism; Low-density lipoprotein receptor; High-resolution melt analysis; Total serum cholesterol; Triglyceride; High-density lipoprotein; Low-density lipoprotein |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1543894 |
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