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Brusius-Facchin AC, Schwartz IVD, Zimmer C, Ribeiro MG, Acosta AX, Horovitz D, Monlleó IL, Fontes MIB, Fett-Conte A, Sobrinho RPO, Duarte AR, Boy R, Mabe P, Ascurra M, de Michelena M, Tylee KL, Besley GTN, Garreton MCV, Giugliani R, Leistner-Segal S. Mucopolysaccharidosis type II: identification of 30 novel mutations among Latin American patients. Mol Genet Metab 2014; 111:133-8. [PMID: 24125893 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In this study, 103 unrelated South-American patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) were investigated aiming at the identification of iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) disease causing mutations and the possibility of some insights on the genotype-phenotype correlation The strategy used for genotyping involved the identification of the previously reported inversion/disruption of the IDS gene by PCR and screening for other mutations by PCR/SSCP. The exons with altered mobility on SSCP were sequenced, as well as all the exons of patients with no SSCP alteration. By using this strategy, we were able to find the pathogenic mutation in all patients. Alterations such as inversion/disruption and partial/total deletions of the IDS gene were found in 20/103 (19%) patients. Small insertions/deletions/indels (<22 bp) and point mutations were identified in 83/103 (88%) patients, including 30 novel mutations; except for a higher frequency of small duplications in relation to small deletions, the frequencies of major and minor alterations found in our sample are in accordance with those described in the literature.
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- Post Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Department of Genetics, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Clinical Genetics Service, IPPMG, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, UFBA, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto Fernandes Figueira, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, UNCISAL, Maceió, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, UNCISAL, Maceió, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, IMIP, Recife, Brazil
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- Mother and Child Department, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Genetics and Metabolic Diseases Unit, INTA, University of Chile, Chile
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- Department of Genetics, ILCS-UNA, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Unidad de Genética Clínica, Hospital Roberto del Río, Santiago, Chile
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- Post Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Department of Genetics, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Department of Genetics, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Suely M, Porta G, Carvalho M, Martins A, Santarosa A, Marrone C, Berditchevesky C, Horovitz D, Llerena J, Machado M, Albuquerque R, Pecchini R, Souza M. M.P.5.02 Enzymatic replacement therapy with rhGAA in Brazilian Pompe patients. Neuromuscul Disord 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.06.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Azevedo ACMM, Schwartz IV, Kalakun L, Brustolin S, Burin MG, Beheregaray APC, Leistner S, Giugliani C, Rosa M, Barrios P, Marinho D, Esteves P, Valadares E, Boy R, Horovitz D, Mabe P, da Silva LCS, de Souza ICN, Ribeiro M, Martins AM, Palhares D, Kim CA, Giugliani R. Clinical and biochemical study of 28 patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI. Clin Genet 2005; 66:208-13. [PMID: 15324318 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This paper presents data collected by a Brazilian center in a multinational multicenter observational study of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI), aiming at determining the epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical profile of these patients. Twenty-eight south-American patients with MPS VI were evaluated through medical interview, physical exam, echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, ophthalmologic evaluation, quantification of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in urine, and measurement of the activity of N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (ARSB) in leukocytes. 92.9% of patients were Brazilian. Mean age at diagnosis and at evaluation was 48.4 months and 97.1 months, respectively. 88% of patients had onset of symptomatology before the age of 36 months. Consanguinity was reported by 27% of the families. Mean weight and height at birth were 3.481 kg and 51.3 cm, respectively. The most frequently reported clinical manifestations were short stature, corneal clouding, coarse facial features, joint contractures, and claw hands. All patients presented with echocardiogram changes as well as corneal clouding. Mean ARSB activity in leukocytes was 5.4 nmoles/h/mg protein (reference values: 72-174), and urinary excretion of GAGs was on average 7.9 times higher than normal. The number of clinical manifestations did not show a significant correlation with the levels of urinary GAGs nor with the ARSB activity. Also, no significant correlation was found between the levels of urinary GAGs and the ARSB activity. It was concluded that MPS VI has high morbidity and that, when compared with data published in the literature, patients in our study were diagnosed later and presented with a higher frequency of cardiological findings.
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- A C M M Azevedo
- MPS Study Group, Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Gouny AM, Horovitz D, Gouny P, Sauvage E, Nussaume O. [Effectiveness and safety of hydroxyethyl-rutosides in the local treatment of symptoms of venous insufficiency during air travel]. J Mal Vasc 1999; 24:214-20. [PMID: 10467532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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During air travel, the length of time spent in a sitting position and the absence of muscular activity in the calves severely slow the rate of blood flow in the lower limbs. The aim of this randomized, cross-over, double-blind study was to evaluate local application of Hydroxyethyl-rutosides (O-Beta-Hydroxyethylrutosides) in the treatment of symptoms of venous insufficiency including stasis-induced edema during extended air travel on flights exceeding 6 hours. Hydroxyethyl-rutosides or placebo was applied every 3 or 4 hours throughout the flight. In the 51 subjects evaluated (both males and females) the results show statistically significant differences favoring treatment with Hydroxyethyl-rutosides both with regard to objective signs of edema: change in minimum ankle circumference was less during trips in which Hydroxyethyl-rutosides was applied, whether compared with the maximum measurement (p = 0.04) or the last measurement made during the flights, and with regard to subjective signs: several symptoms occurred significantly less frequently when the subject applied Hydroxyethyl-rutosides during the flight [pain (p = 0.03), sensation of heavy and tired legs (p = 0.04) and sensation of swelling (p = 0.02)]. the patient's overall assessment of the treatment was also favorable after using Hydroxyethyl-rutosides Gel (p = 0.01). the number of subjects complaining of edema (pitting edema, marks of shoes, difficulties putting shoes back on) was significantly lower during periods of treatment with Hydroxyethyl-rutosides Gel (p = 0.001). Local application of Hydroxyethyl-rutosides, 3 to 4 times during 6 to 14 hours is thus effective in treating the main symptoms of venous insufficiency including stasis-induced edema caused by extended periods in the sitting position during long air flights.
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- A M Gouny
- Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire et Thoracique, Hôpital Tenon, Paris
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Cabello GM, Moreira AF, Horovitz D, Correia P, Santa Rosa A, Llerena J, Greg J, Grody WW, Degrave WM, Fernandes O, Cabello PH. Cystic fibrosis: low frequency of DF508 mutation in 2 population samples from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hum Biol 1999; 71:189-96. [PMID: 10222642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Blood samples from 44 unrelated cystic fibrosis (CF) patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed for the 8 European CF mutations. Six homozygous and 15 heterozygous carriers of the DF508 mutation were found, corresponding to 47.7% of CF patients (allele frequency 0.3068). The G542X and G551D mutations were also observed with allele frequencies of 0.0227 and 0.0114, respectively. An analysis of the DF508 mutation in 291 randomly chosen, healthy individuals was performed, and only 3 heterozygous carriers were identified. These results show that the frequency of the DF508 allele in Rio de Janeiro is much lower than the world average; this may be due to the extremely heterogeneous ethnic admixture of the study population. By combining the results of these 2 different samples (CF patients and random population) and admixture data from Rio de Janeiro, we can estimate the CF incidence in this population to be 1:3542 individuals. However, taking into account the Rio de Janeiro ethnic admixture, we can find an estimate of 1:6902 individuals.
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- G M Cabello
- Departamento de Genética, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Chang MM, Horovitz D, Culley D, Hadwiger LA. Molecular cloning and characterization of a pea chitinase gene expressed in response to wounding, fungal infection and the elicitor chitosan. Plant Mol Biol 1995; 28:105-11. [PMID: 7787175 DOI: 10.1007/bf00042042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The fungicidal class I endochitinases (E.C.3.3.1.14, chitinase) are associated with the biochemical defense of plants against potential pathogens. We isolated and sequenced a genomic clone, DAH53, corresponding to a class I basic endochitinase gene in pea, Chi1. The predicted amino acid sequence of this chitinase contains a hydrophobic C-terminal domain similar to the vacuole targeting sequences of class I chitinases isolated from other plants. The pea genome contains one gene corresponding to the chitinase DAH53 probe. Chitinase RNA accumulation was observed in pea pods within 2 to 4 h after inoculation with the incompatible fungal strain Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli, the compatible strain F. solani f.sp. pisi, or the elicitor chitosan. The RNA accumulation was high in the basal region (lower stem and root) of both fungus challenged and wounded pea seedlings. The sustained high levels of chitinase mRNA expression may contribute to later stages of pea's non-host resistance.
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- M M Chang
- Department of Biology, State University of New York, Geneseo 14454, USA
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Culley DE, Horovitz D, Hadwiger LA. Molecular characterization of disease-resistance response gene DRR206-d from Pisum sativum (L.). Plant Physiol 1995; 107:301-2. [PMID: 7870833 PMCID: PMC161220 DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.1.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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- D E Culley
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6430
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Boy R, Horovitz D, Vargas FR, Barbosa Neto JG, Llerena Júnior JC, Almeida JC. Further report of a patient with humeroradioulnar synostosis and hydronephrosis. J Med Genet 1995; 32:78-9. [PMID: 7897637 PMCID: PMC1050195 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.32.1.78-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Fristensky B, Horovitz D, Hadwiger LA. cDNA sequences for pea disease resistance response genes. Plant Mol Biol 1988; 11:713-715. [PMID: 24272504 DOI: 10.1007/bf00017470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/1988] [Accepted: 08/22/1988] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- B Fristensky
- Program in Genetics, Washington State University, 99164-6430, Pullman, WA, USA
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