TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional analysis of two rare CYP21A2 mutations detected in Italian patients with a mildest form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
AU - Concolino, Paola
AU - Vendittelli, Francesca
AU - Mello, E
AU - Minucci, Angelo
AU - Carrozza, Cinzia
AU - Rossodivita, Aurora Natalia
AU - Giardina, Bruno
AU - Zuppi, Cecilia
AU - Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - P>Background
More than 90% of all cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) result from steroid 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21A2) mutations. Most of these mutations result from intergenic recombinations between CYP21A2 and closely linked CYP21A1P pseudogene. Rare mutations not generated by gene conversion account for 5-10% of 21-hydroxylase deficiency alleles.
Objective
Functional analysis of two novel CYP21A2 missense mutations (p.R224W and p.D407N) was performed.
Design
Our study was composed of two Italian patients suffering from a very mild form of nonclassic CAH (NC-CAH). To assay the enzymatic activity of mutants, the in vitro analysis was performed in transiently transfected COS-1 cells.
Results
The residual activities obtained for p.R224W and p.D407N mutants allow their classification as NC-CAH mutations. These results correlate with the rate of severity of the patients' disease.
Conclusions
In this paper, we report two novel CYP21A2 mutations in two Italian individuals affected by 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Based on the functional in vitro analysis we can classify these mutations as NC-CAH variants
AB - P>Background
More than 90% of all cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) result from steroid 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21A2) mutations. Most of these mutations result from intergenic recombinations between CYP21A2 and closely linked CYP21A1P pseudogene. Rare mutations not generated by gene conversion account for 5-10% of 21-hydroxylase deficiency alleles.
Objective
Functional analysis of two novel CYP21A2 missense mutations (p.R224W and p.D407N) was performed.
Design
Our study was composed of two Italian patients suffering from a very mild form of nonclassic CAH (NC-CAH). To assay the enzymatic activity of mutants, the in vitro analysis was performed in transiently transfected COS-1 cells.
Results
The residual activities obtained for p.R224W and p.D407N mutants allow their classification as NC-CAH mutations. These results correlate with the rate of severity of the patients' disease.
Conclusions
In this paper, we report two novel CYP21A2 mutations in two Italian individuals affected by 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Based on the functional in vitro analysis we can classify these mutations as NC-CAH variants
KW - GENE
KW - STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY
KW - GENE
KW - STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/12351
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03517.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03517.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0300-0664
VL - 71
SP - 470
EP - 476
JO - Clinical Endocrinology
JF - Clinical Endocrinology
ER -