Clinical chemistry · 2006
Analysis of sequence variations in the LDL receptor gene in Spain: general gene screening or search for specific alterations?
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Blesa Sebastian, Garcia-Garcia Ana Barbara, Martinez-Hervas Sergio, Mansego Maria Luisa, Gonzalez-Albert Veronica, Ascaso Juan Francisco, Carmena Rafael, Real Jose Tomas, Chaves Felipe Javier
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BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a frequent form of autosomal-dominant hypercholesterolemia that predisposes to premature coronary atherosclerosis. FH is caused by sequence variations in the gene coding for the LDL receptor (LDLR). This gene has a wide spectrum of sequence variations, and genetic diagnosis can be performed by 2 strategies.
METHODS: Point variations and large rearrangements were screened along all the LDLR gene (promoter, exons, and flanking intron sequences).
RESULTS: We screened a sample of 129 FH probands from the Valencian Community, Spain, and identified 54 different LDLR sequence variations. The most frequent (10% of cases) was 111insA, and 60% of the variants had a frequency as low as 1%. A previously described method for detection of known sequence variations in the Spanish population by DNA array analysis allowed the identification of only approximately 50% of patients with a variant LDLR gene and approximately 40% of the screened samples.
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the adequate procedure to identify LDLR sequence variations in outbreed populations should include screening of the entire gene.
METHODS: Point variations and large rearrangements were screened along all the LDLR gene (promoter, exons, and flanking intron sequences).
RESULTS: We screened a sample of 129 FH probands from the Valencian Community, Spain, and identified 54 different LDLR sequence variations. The most frequent (10% of cases) was 111insA, and 60% of the variants had a frequency as low as 1%. A previously described method for detection of known sequence variations in the Spanish population by DNA array analysis allowed the identification of only approximately 50% of patients with a variant LDLR gene and approximately 40% of the screened samples.
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the adequate procedure to identify LDLR sequence variations in outbreed populations should include screening of the entire gene.