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Paduano F, Colao E, Grillone T, Vismara MFM, Amato R, Nisticò S, Mignogna C, Dastoli S, Fabiani F, Zucco R, Trapasso F, Perrotti N, Iuliano R. A Familial Form of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Associated with a Pathogenic Variant in KRT5. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12101503. [PMID: 34680898 PMCID: PMC8535670 DOI: 10.3390/genes12101503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex is a disease that belongs to a group of genodermatoses characterised by the formation of superficial bullous lesions caused by minor mechanical trauma to the skin. The skin fragility observed in the EBS is mainly caused by pathogenic variants in the KRT5 and KRT14 genes that compromise the mechanical stability of epithelial cells. By performing DNA sequencing in a female patient with EBS, we found the pathogenic variant c.967G>A (p.Val323Met) in the KRT5 gene. This variant co-segregated with EBS in the family pedigree and was transmitted in an autosomal dominant inheritance manner. This is the first report showing a familial form of EBS due to this pathogenic variant.
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- Francesco Paduano
- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
- Tecnologica Research Institute and Marrelli Health, Biomedical Section, Stem Cells and Medical Genetics Units, 88900 Crotone, Italy
- Correspondence: (F.P.); (R.I.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mater Domini University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (E.C.); (T.G.); (M.F.M.V.); (R.A.); (F.F.); (F.T.); (N.P.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus S. Venuta, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (S.N.); (C.M.); (S.D.); (R.Z.)
- Correspondence: (F.P.); (R.I.)
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Zernov NV, Skoblov MY, Marakhonov AV, Shimomura Y, Vasilyeva TA, Konovalov FA, Abrukova AV, Zinchenko RA. Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis with Woolly Hair Caused by a Mutation in the Keratin 25 Gene Expressed in Hair Follicles. J Invest Dermatol 2016; 136:1097-1105. [PMID: 26902920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hypotrichosis is an abnormal condition characterized by decreased hair density and various defects in hair structure and growth patterns. In particular, in woolly hair, hypotrichosis is characterized by a tightly curled structure and abnormal growth. In this study, we present a detailed comparative examination of individuals affected by autosomal-recessive hypotrichosis (ARH), which distinguishes two types of ARH. Earlier, we demonstrated that exon 4 deletion in the lipase H gene caused an ARH (hypotrichosis 7; MIM: 604379) in populations of the Volga-Ural region of Russia. Screening for this mutation in all affected individuals revealed its presence only in the group with the hypotrichosis 7 phenotype. Other patients formed a separate group of woolly hair-associated ARH, with a homozygous missense mutation c.712G>T (p.Val238Leu) in a highly conserved position of type I keratin KRT25 (K25). Haplotype analysis indicated a founder effect. An expression study in the HaCaT cell line demonstrated a deleterious effect of the p.Val238Leu mutation on the formation of keratin intermediate filaments. Hence, we have identified a previously unreported missense mutation in the KRT25 gene causing ARH with woolly hair.
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- Nikolay V Zernov
- Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Centre for Medical Genetics," Moscow, Russia.
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Centre for Medical Genetics," Moscow, Russia; The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Centre for Medical Genetics," Moscow, Russia; Regenerative and Genetic Medical Center of the Human Stem Cells Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Division of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Centre for Medical Genetics," Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Centre for Medical Genetics," Moscow, Russia; Regenerative and Genetic Medical Center of the Human Stem Cells Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Ministry of Health and Social Development of Chuvash Republic, Presidential Perinatal Center, Chuvash Republic, Cheboksary, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Centre for Medical Genetics," Moscow, Russia; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia
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Wagner M, Hintner H, Bauer JW, Onder K. Gene expression analysis of an epidermolysis bullosa simplex Dowling-Meara cell line by subtractive hybridization: recapitulation of cellular differentiation, migration and wound healing. Exp Dermatol 2011; 21:111-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01420.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bowden PE, Knight AG, Liovic M. A novel mutation (p.Thr198Ser) in the 1A helix of keratin 5 causes the localized variant of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. Exp Dermatol 2009; 18:650-2. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Naeem M, Wajid M, Lee K, Leal SM, Ahmad W. A mutation in the hair matrix and cuticle keratin KRTHB5 gene causes ectodermal dysplasia of hair and nail type. J Med Genet 2006; 43:274-9. [PMID: 16525032 PMCID: PMC2563238 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.033381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ectodermal dysplasias are developmental disorders affecting tissues of ectodermal origin. To date, four different types of ectodermal dysplasia involving only hair and nails have been described. In an effort to understand the molecular bases of this form of ectodermal dysplasia, large Pakistani consanguineous kindred with multiple affected individuals has been ascertained from a remote region in Pakistan. OBJECTIVE To identify the gene underlying the phenotype. METHODS Microsatellite markers were genotyped in candidate regions and two point and multipoint parametric linkage analysis carried out. RESULTS The disease locus was mapped to a 16.6 centimorgan region on chromosome 12q12-q14.1 (Zmax = 8.2), which harbours six type II hair keratin genes. DNA sequence analysis revealed a homozygous missense mutation in the hair matrix and cuticle keratin KRTHB5, leading to histidine substitution of a conserved arginine residue (R78H) located in the head domain. CONCLUSIONS This report provides the first direct evidence relating to the molecular pathogenesis of pure hair-nail ectodermal dysplasias.
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Li JG, Feng J, Xiao SX, Ai YL, Wang JM, Peng ZH. A new mutation in the linker 12 domain of keratin 5 in a Chinese family with Weber-Cockayne epidermolysis bullosa simplex. Clin Exp Dermatol 2004; 29:539-41. [PMID: 15347343 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01565.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A previously undescribed missense mutation was detected in the L12 domain of keratin 5 (K5) in a Chinese family with Weber-Cockayne epidermolysis bullosa simplex. Direct sequencing of the PCR products identified a single base substitution (983A-->G) that changes the aspartic acid residue at codon 328 to glycine in all affected family members, while no mutation was observed either in the healthy individual or 50 unrelated control samples. Asp328 of K5 is remarkably conserved among all type II keratins. D328G is the fourth mutation found to affect this residue in K5-related epidermolysis bullosa simplex, indicating the importance of Asp328 for K5 structure and the dramatic effect that fine changes can have on keratin intermediate filament integrity.
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- J-G Li
- Department of Dermatology, Second Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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Xu Z, Dong H, Sun X, Zhu X, Yang Y. A new keratin 5 mutation (K199T) in a family with Weber-Cockayne epidermolysis bullosa simplex. Clin Exp Dermatol 2004; 29:74-6. [PMID: 14723728 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01434.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A new missense mutation in the keratin 5 gene (KRT5) in a Chinese family with Weber-Cockayne type epidermolysis bullosa simplex is reported. Direct sequencing identified a heterozygous A --> C substitution at nucleotide 596 altering codon 199 of KRT5 from lysine to threonine in all affected family members, but not in the unaffected family members or in 50 unrelated control samples. The mutation is designated K199T. This mutated lysine residue is sited within the 1A domain of keratin 5 and is highly conserved among all type II keratins. The mutation may perturb the alignment of tonofilaments and, as a consequence, result in skin fragility and blistering.
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- Z Xu
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Beijing 100034, China
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Gu LH, Ichiki Y, Sato M, Kitajima Y. A novel nonsense mutation at E106 of the 2B rod domain of keratin 14 causes dominant epidermolysis bullosa simplex. J Dermatol 2002; 29:136-45. [PMID: 11990248 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is classified into three main types and is caused, in most cases, by missense mutations in the genes encoding keratin (K) 5 and K14. In this study, we clinically, ultrastructurally, immunohistochemically, and molecularly studied a patient with a dominant EBS, Köbner type. Using sequence analysis of genomic DNA, a novel K14 nonsense mutation was identified. A heterozygous mutation G1231T of KRT14 was found to be associated with the disease in the patient. The mutation created a premature stop codon (amino acid codon 411, residue 106 of the 2B helix) in the K14 molecule. This residue lies in a highly conserved region and was recently found to be absolutely required for molecular stability and intermediate filament assembly in K5 and K14. The E411X (E106X) heterozygous ablation, missing the last 16 amino acid residues of the 2B and the entire tail domain of K14, led to disease but did not result in clumping of keratin filaments. It is the first premature stop codon mutation of K14 found in dominant EBS.
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- Li-Hong Gu
- Department of Dermatology, Gifu University, School of Medicine, Japan
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Premaratne C, Klingberg S, Glass I, Wright K, Murrell D. Epidermolysis bullosa simplex Dowling-Meara due to an arginine to cysteine substitution in exon 1 of keratin 14. Australas J Dermatol 2002; 43:28-34. [PMID: 11869205 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00548.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a blistering disorder affecting the basal layer of the epidermis usually inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. Most cases are caused by mutations in the genes encoding keratin 5 (K5) and keratin 14 (K14) and are characterized by cytolysis within the basal layer of the epidermis. We report a patient manifesting the Dowling-Meara variant of EBS in whom we characterized a cytosine to thymine transition at codon 125 (R125C) in K14. This missense mutation is located at the amino terminus of the helical rod domain of the keratin 14 molecule, resulting in defective pairing with K5, thereby disrupting keratin tonofibril integrity.
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- Champi Premaratne
- Department of Dermatology, St George Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Liovic M, Stojan J, Bowden PE, Gibbs D, Vahlquist A, Lane EB, Komel R. A novel keratin 5 mutation (K5V186L) in a family with EBS-K: a conservative substitution can lead to development of different disease phenotypes. J Invest Dermatol 2001; 116:964-9. [PMID: 11407988 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex is a hereditary skin blistering disorder caused by mutations in the KRT5 or KRT14 genes. More than 50 different mutations have been described so far. These, and reports of other keratin gene mutations, have highlighted the existence of mutation "hotspots" in keratin proteins at which sequence changes are most likely to be detrimental to protein function. Pathogenic mutations that occur outside these hotspots are usually associated with less severe disease phenotypes. We describe a novel K5 mutation (V186L) that produces a conservative amino acid change (valine to leucine) at position 18 of the 1A helix. The phenotype of this case is unexpectedly severe for the location of the mutation, which lies outside the consensus helix initiation motif mutation hotspot, and other mutations at this position have been associated in Weber--Cockayne (mild) epidermolysis bullosa simplex only. The mutation was confirmed by mismatch-allele-specific polymerase chain reaction and the entire KRT5 coding region was sequenced, but no other changes were identified. De novo K5/K14 (mutant and wild-type) filament assembly in cultured cells was studied to determine the effect of this mutation on filament polymerization and stability. A computer model of the 1A region of the K5/K14 coiled-coil was generated to visualize the structural impact of this mutation and to compare it with an analogous mutation causing mild disease. The results show a high level of concordance between genetic, cell culture and molecular modeling data, suggesting that even a conservative substitution can cause severe dysfunction in a structural protein, depending on the size and structure of the amino acid involved.
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- M Liovic
- Medical Center for Molecular Biology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Liovic M, Podrumac B, Dragos V, Vouk K, Komel R. K5 D328E: a novel missense mutation in the linker 12 domain of keratin 5 associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex (Weber-Cockayne). Hum Hered 2000; 50:234-6. [PMID: 10782015 DOI: 10.1159/000022921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A novel missense mutation was detected in the L12 region of keratin 5 (K5) in a Slovene family diagnosed with a Weber-Cockayne variant of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS). Direct sequencing identified a heterozygous GAC to GAA substitution altering codon 328 of K5 from Asp to Glu in all affected family members, while no mutation was observed either in the healthy individual or the 50 unrelated control samples. Asp(328) of K5 (position 12 in the L12 domain) is remarkably conserved among all type II keratins. K5 L12:D12E is the third mutation found to affect this residue in K5-related EBS, indicating the importance of Asp(328) for K5 structure and the dramatic effect that fine changes can have on keratin intermediate filament integrity.
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- M Liovic
- Medical Center for Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Rugg EL, Baty D, Shemanko CS, Magee G, Polak S, Bergman R, Kadar T, Boxer M, Falik-Zaccai T, Borochowitz Z, Lane EB. DNA based prenatal testing for the skin blistering disorder epidermolysis bullosa simplex. Prenat Diagn 2000; 20:371-7. [PMID: 10820403 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(200005)20:5<371::aid-pd818>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a skin fragility disorder in which mild physical trauma leads to blistering. The phenotype of the disorder is variable, from relatively mild affecting only the hands and/or feet, to very severe with widespread blistering. For the severest forms of EBS there is a demand for prenatal diagnosis which until now has involved a fetal skin biopsy in the second trimester. The identification of mutations in the genes encoding keratins K5 and K14 as the cause of EBS opens up the possibility of much earlier diagnosis of the disease. We report here four cases in which prenatal testing was performed. In three of the cases the genetic lesions were unknown at the start of the pregnancy, requiring the identification of the causative mutation prior to testing fetal DNA. In two of the four cases novel mutations were identified in K14 and in the two remaining families, a previously identified type of mutation was found. Fetal DNA, obtained by chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis, was analysed for the identified mutations. Three of the DNA samples were found to be normal; a mutant K14 allele was identified in the fourth case and the pregnancy was terminated. These results demonstrate the feasibility of DNA-based prenatal testing for EBS in families where causative mutations can be found.
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- E L Rugg
- CRC Cell Structure Research Group, Cancer Research Campaign Laboratories, Department of Anatomy & Physiology, University of Dundee, Dundee, U.K.
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Takahashi K, Coulombe PA, Miyachi Y. Using transgenic models to study the pathogenesis of keratin-based inherited skin diseases. J Dermatol Sci 1999; 21:73-95. [PMID: 10511477 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-1811(99)00023-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the past decade, the production of transgenic animals whose genome is modified to contain DNA transgenes of interest has significantly contributed to expand our understanding of the molecular etiology and pathobiology of several inherited skin diseases. This technology has led to the discovery that mutations affecting specific keratin genes are responsible for a wide spectrum of inherited bullous diseases, which are collectively characterized by blistering after minor trauma. Type I and type II keratin proteins are restricted to, and very abundant in, epithelial cells, where they occur as a pancytoplasmic network of cytoskeletal filaments. Although it had long been suspected that a primary function of keratin filaments may be to contribute to the physical strength of epithelial sheets, a formal demonstration came from studies of transgenic mouse models and patients suffering from keratin-based blistering diseases. Here we review the basic characteristics of keratin gene and their proteins and relate them to the molecular pathogenesis of relevant inherited skin blistering diseases. A particular emphasis is placed on the role of transgenic mouse models in the past, current, and future studies of these genodermatoses.
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- K Takahashi
- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogo-in, Japan.
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Sørensen CB, Ladekjaer-Mikkelsen AS, Andresen BS, Brandrup F, Veien NK, Buus SK, Anton-Lamprecht I, Kruse TA, Jensen PK, Eiberg H, Bolund L, Gregersen N. Identification of novel and known mutations in the genes for keratin 5 and 14 in Danish patients with epidermolysis bullosa simplex: correlation between genotype and phenotype. J Invest Dermatol 1999; 112:184-90. [PMID: 9989794 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00495.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a group of autosomal dominant inherited skin diseases caused by mutations in either the keratin 5 (K5) or the keratin 14 (K14) genes and characterized by development of intraepidermal skin blisters. The three major subtypes of EBS are Weber-Cockayne, Koebner, and Dowling-Meara, of which the Dowling-Meara form is the most severe. We have investigated five large Danish families with EBS and two sporadic patients with the Dowling-Meara form of EBS. In the sporadic Dowling-Meara EBS patients, a novel K14 mutation (N123S) and a previously published K5 mutation (N176S) were identified, respectively. A novel K14 mutation (K116N) was found in three seemingly unrelated families, whereas another family harbored a different novel K14 mutation (L143P). The last family harbored a novel K5 mutation (L325P). The identified mutations were not present in more than 100 normal chromosomes. Six polymorphisms were identified in the K14 gene and their frequencies were determined in normal controls. These polymorphisms were used to show that the K14 K116N mutation was located in chromosomes with the same haplotype in all three families, suggesting a common ancestor. We observed a strict genotype-phenotype correlation in the investigated patients as the same mutation always resulted in a similar phenotype in all individuals with the mutation, but our results also show that it is not possible to predict the EBS phenotype merely by the location (i.e., head, rod, or linker domains) of a mutation. The nature of the amino acid substitution must also be taken into account.
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- C B Sørensen
- Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, Skejby Sygehus, Denmark
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