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Clinical spectrum and molecular basis of recessive congenital methemoglobinemia in India
Author(s) -
Warang P.P.,
Kedar P.S.,
Shanmukaiah C.,
Ghosh K.,
Colah R.B.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/cge.12326
Subject(s) - missense mutation , methemoglobinemia , context (archaeology) , mutation , genetics , genotype , compound heterozygosity , medicine , phenotype , biology , gene , biochemistry , paleontology
We report the clinical features and molecular characterization of 23 patients with cyanosis due to NADH ‐cytochrome b5 reductase ( NADH‐CYB5R ) deficiency from India. The patients with type I recessive congenital methemoglobinemia ( RCM ) presented with mild to severe cyanosis only whereas patients with type II RCM had cyanosis associated with severe neurological impairment. Thirteen mutations were identified which included 11 missense mutations causing single amino acid changes (p. Arg49Trp , p. Arg58Gln , p. Pro145Ser , p. Gly155Glu , p. Arg160Pro , p. Met177Ile , p. Met177Val , p. Ile178Thr , p. Ala179Thr , p. Thr238Met , and p. Val253Met ), one stop codon mutation (p. Trp236X ) and one splice‐site mutation (p. Gly76Ser ). Seven of these mutations (p. Arg50Trp , p. Gly155Glu , p. Arg160Pro , p. Met177Ile , p. Met177Val , p. Ile178Thr , and p. Thr238Met ) were novel. Two mutations (p. Gly76Ser and p. Trp236X ) were identified for the first time in the homozygous state globally causing type II RCM . We used the three‐dimensional ( 3D ) structure of human erythrocyte NADH‐CYB5R to evaluate the protein structural context of the affected residues. Our data provides a rationale for the observed enzyme deficiency and contributes to a better understanding of the genotype–phenotype correlation in NADH‐CYB5R deficiency.