PUBLICATION
BHD mutations, clinical and molecular genetic investigations of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: a new series of 50 families and a review of published reports
- Authors
- Toro, J.R., Wei, M.H., Glenn, G.M., Weinreich, M., Toure, O., Vocke, C., Turner, M., Choyke, P., Merino, M.J., Pinto, P.A., Steinberg, S.M., Schmidt, L.S., and Linehan, W.M.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-100408-33
- Date
- 2008
- Source
- Journal of Medical Genetics 45(6): 321-331 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family
- Female
- Genotype
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation, Missense/genetics*
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/genetics*
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/pathology
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/chemistry
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics*
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins/chemistry
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics*
- PubMed
- 18234728 Full text @ J. Med. Genet.
Citation
Toro, J.R., Wei, M.H., Glenn, G.M., Weinreich, M., Toure, O., Vocke, C., Turner, M., Choyke, P., Merino, M.J., Pinto, P.A., Steinberg, S.M., Schmidt, L.S., and Linehan, W.M. (2008) BHD mutations, clinical and molecular genetic investigations of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: a new series of 50 families and a review of published reports. Journal of Medical Genetics. 45(6):321-331.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) (MIM 135150) is an autosomal dominant predisposition to the development of follicular hamartomas (fibrofolliculomas), lung cysts, spontaneous pneumothorax, and kidney neoplasms. Germline mutations in BHD are associated with the susceptibility for BHDS. We previously described 51 BHDS families with BHD germline mutations. OBJECTIVE: To characterise the BHD mutation spectrum, novel mutations and new clinical features of one previously reported and 50 new families with BHDS. METHODS: Direct bidirectional DNA sequencing was used to screen for mutations in the BHD gene, and insertion and deletion mutations were confirmed by subcloning. We analysed evolutionary conservation of folliculin by comparing human against the orthologous sequences. RESULTS: The BHD mutation detection rate was 88% (51/58). Of the 23 different germline mutations identified, 13 were novel consisting of: four splice site, three deletions, two insertions, two nonsense, one deletion/insertion, and one missense mutation. We report the first germline missense mutation in BHD c.1978A>G (K508R) in a patient who presented with bilateral multifocal renal oncocytomas. This mutation occurs in a highly conserved amino acid in folliculin. 10% (5/51) of the families had individuals without histologically confirmed fibrofolliculomas. Of 44 families ascertained on the basis of skin lesions, 18 (41%) had kidney tumours. Patients with a germline BHD mutation and family history of kidney cancer had a statistically significantly increased probability of developing renal tumours compared to patients without a positive family history (p = 0.0032). Similarly, patients with a BHD germline mutation and family history of spontaneous pneumothorax had a significantly increased greater probability of having spontaneous pneumothorax than BHDS patients without a family history of spontaneous pneumothorax (p = 0.011). A comprehensive review of published reports of cases with BHD germline mutation is discussed. CONCLUSION: BHDS is characterised by a spectrum of mutations, and clinical heterogeneity both among and within families.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping