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A common mutation in the CBS gene explains a high incidence of homocystinuria in the Qatari population
Author(s) -
ElSaid Mahmoud F.,
Badii Ramin,
Bessisso M.S.,
Shahbek Noora,
ElAli Mariam G.,
ElMarikhie Mariam,
ElZyoid M.,
Salem M.S.Z.,
Bener Abdulbari,
Hoffmann Georg F.,
Zschocke Johannes
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human mutation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1098-1004
pISSN - 1059-7794
DOI - 10.1002/humu.9436
Subject(s) - homocystinuria , consanguinity , genetics , biology , tribe , population , incidence (geometry) , cystinuria , pediatrics , medicine , cystine , biochemistry , physics , environmental health , amino acid , methionine , cysteine , sociology , anthropology , optics , enzyme
Abstract We report the results of a study carried out to delineate genetic and epidemiological aspects of homocystinuria in the Qatari population. Sixty‐four patients with homocystinuria (37 males, 27 females, age 1 to 29 years) from 31 nuclear families were ascertained over a period of more than four years. The incidence of homocystinuria in Qatar was calculated to be ≥1:3000, the highest in the world known so far. All patients in whom data were available were vitamin B 6 ‐nonresponsive. Molecular studies were performed in all patients. All 53 patients from tribe M and all three patients from tribe K were homozygous for the mutation c.1006C>T (p.R336C) in the CBS gene, with an additional seven patients resulting from mixed marriages between tribe M and tribe K. A single patient from tribe S was homozygous for mutation c.700G>A (p.D234N) in the CBS gene. Both mutations have been previously reported but involve hypermutable CpG dinculeotides and may be recurrent mutations in the Qatari population. The results of this study illustrate a strong founder effect causing a high prevalence of an autosomal recessive disease in a highly consanguineous Arabian population. Molecular neonatal screening may be suitable for early detection of homocystinuria in this population. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.