Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family

Abstract Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare disorder of vascular development. Common manifestations include epistaxis, telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in multiple organs. Most patients have deletions or missense mutations in the ENG or ACVRL1 gene respective...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Zevallos-Morales, Alexis Murillo, Milagros M. Dueñas-Roque, Ana Prötzel, Luis Venegas-Tresierra, Verónica Ángeles-Villalba, Miguel Guevara-Cruz, Ada Chávez-Gil, Ricardo Fujita, Maria L. Guevara-Fujita
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author Alejandro Zevallos-Morales
Alexis Murillo
Milagros M. Dueñas-Roque
Ana Prötzel
Luis Venegas-Tresierra
Verónica Ángeles-Villalba
Miguel Guevara-Cruz
Ada Chávez-Gil
Ricardo Fujita
Maria L. Guevara-Fujita
author_facet Alejandro Zevallos-Morales
Alexis Murillo
Milagros M. Dueñas-Roque
Ana Prötzel
Luis Venegas-Tresierra
Verónica Ángeles-Villalba
Miguel Guevara-Cruz
Ada Chávez-Gil
Ricardo Fujita
Maria L. Guevara-Fujita
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description Abstract Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare disorder of vascular development. Common manifestations include epistaxis, telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in multiple organs. Most patients have deletions or missense mutations in the ENG or ACVRL1 gene respectively, significantly affecting endothelium homeostasis. We analyzed the ENG gene in five members of a Peruvian family affected by HHT. One novel mutation was found in exon four of the ENG gene c.408delA, at aminoacid residue 136. This mutation changes the subsequent reading frame producing an early stop at residue 162, preserving only one fourth of the normal protein of 658 aa. This mutation was found in the four affected members of family.
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spelling doaj.art-5a645b9352d549dbb2382a5638912a932022-12-22T04:13:28ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1678-46852020-02-0143110.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2019-0126Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian familyAlejandro Zevallos-Moraleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5314-8469Alexis Murillohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-2608Milagros M. Dueñas-Roquehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8366-8740Ana PrötzelLuis Venegas-TresierraVerónica Ángeles-VillalbaMiguel Guevara-CruzAda Chávez-GilRicardo FujitaMaria L. Guevara-Fujitahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-231XAbstract Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare disorder of vascular development. Common manifestations include epistaxis, telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in multiple organs. Most patients have deletions or missense mutations in the ENG or ACVRL1 gene respectively, significantly affecting endothelium homeostasis. We analyzed the ENG gene in five members of a Peruvian family affected by HHT. One novel mutation was found in exon four of the ENG gene c.408delA, at aminoacid residue 136. This mutation changes the subsequent reading frame producing an early stop at residue 162, preserving only one fourth of the normal protein of 658 aa. This mutation was found in the four affected members of family.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000100109&tlng=enENGHereditary Hemorrhagic TelangiectasiaOsler-Weber-Rendu disease
spellingShingle Alejandro Zevallos-Morales
Alexis Murillo
Milagros M. Dueñas-Roque
Ana Prötzel
Luis Venegas-Tresierra
Verónica Ángeles-Villalba
Miguel Guevara-Cruz
Ada Chávez-Gil
Ricardo Fujita
Maria L. Guevara-Fujita
Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family
Genetics and Molecular Biology
ENG
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
title Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family
title_full Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family
title_fullStr Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family
title_full_unstemmed Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family
title_short Novel mutation in ENG gene causing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Peruvian family
title_sort novel mutation in eng gene causing hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in a peruvian family
topic ENG
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000100109&tlng=en
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