Abstract
Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II (ADO-II) is a heritable bone disorder characterized by osteosclerosis, predominantly involving the spine (vertebral end-plate thickening, or rugger-jersey spine), the pelvis (“bone-within-bone” structures) and the skull base. Chloride channel 7 (CLCN7) has been reported to be the causative gene. In this study, we aimed to identify the pathogenic mutation in four Chinese families with ADO-II. All 25 exons of the CLCN7 gene, including the exon–intron boundaries, were amplified and sequenced directly in four probands from the Chinese families with ADO-II. The mutation site was then identified in other family members and 250 healthy controls. In family 1, a known missense mutation c.296A>G in exon 4 of CLCN7 was identified in the proband, resulting in a tyrosine (UAU) to cysteine (UGU) substitution at p.99 (Y99C); the mutation was also identified in his affected father. In family 2, a novel missense mutation c.865G>C in exon 10 was identified in the proband, resulting in a valine (GUC) to leucine (CUC) substitution at p.289 (V289L); the mutation was also identified in her healthy mother and sister. In family 3, a novel missense mutation c.1625C>T in exon 17 of CLCN7 was identified in the proband, resulting in an alanine (GCG) to valine (GUG) substitution at p.542 (A542V); the mutation was also identified in her father. In family 4, a hot spot, R767W (c.2299C>T, CGG>TGG), in exon 24 was found in the proband which once again proved the susceptibility of the site or the similar genetic background in different races. Moreover, two novel mutations, V289L and A542V, occurred at a highly conserved position, found by a comparison of the protein sequences from eight vertebrates, and were predicted to have a pathogenic effect by PolyPhen-2 software, which showed “probably damaging” with a score of approximately 1. These mutation sites were not identified in 250 healthy controls. Our present findings suggest that the novel missense mutations V289L and A542V in the CLCN7 gene were responsible for ADO-II in the two Chinese families.
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The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81370978, 81270964), National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (2014CB942903), the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai municipality (14JC1405000), Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning (2014ZYJB0009), and Shanghai Leading Talent Plan (051).
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H. Zheng, C. Shao and Y. Zheng contributed equally to this work.
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Zheng, H., Shao, C., Zheng, Y. et al. Two novel mutations of CLCN7 gene in Chinese families with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis (type II). J Bone Miner Metab 34, 440–446 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-015-0682-2
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