Chan W M, Yeung K Y, Pang C P, Baum L, Lau T C, Kwok A K, Lam D S
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2001 Sep;85(9):1046-8. doi: 10.1136/bjo.85.9.1046.
To determine the pattern of rhodopsin mutations in Chinese retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients.
The rhodopsin gene was examined in 101 RP patients and 190 controls from Hong Kong.
Three coding changes were identified: Pro347Leu, Ala299Ser, and 5211delC. Each protein sequence alteration was found in one patient. Ala299Ser also existed in two controls.
The C-terminal nonsense mutation may cause mis-sorting of rhodopsin protein. The finding of controls with Ala299Ser suggests this is only the third missense alteration reported that does not cause RP. The expected frequency of rhodopsin mutations in RP is <7% (2/101=2.0%, 95% confidence interval: 0.2%-7.0%).
确定中国视网膜色素变性(RP)患者中视紫红质突变的模式。
对来自香港的101例RP患者和190例对照者的视紫红质基因进行检测。
鉴定出三个编码变化:Pro347Leu、Ala299Ser和5211delC。每个蛋白质序列改变均在一名患者中发现。Ala299Ser也存在于两名对照者中。
C端无义突变可能导致视紫红质蛋白分选错误。在对照者中发现Ala299Ser表明这是报道的第三个不会导致RP的错义改变。RP中视紫红质突变的预期频率<7%(2/101 = 2.0%,95%置信区间:0.2% - 7.0%)。