Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 229-232,245.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2020.03.013

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Screening and evaluation of gene mutations in a familial hypercholesterolemia family

ZHANG Jiahong1, ZHANG Qingying1, ZHANG Yanhong1, CHEN Jialian1, XIE Fang2, LIU Ruiguo1, WU Rong1, WU Longfei1   

  1. 1. Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong;
    2. Hongta District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yuxi 653100, Yunnan, China
  • Received:2020-02-15 Revised:2020-04-30 Online:2020-05-31 Published:2020-06-03

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To find pathogenic gene(s) in a clinically diagnosed familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) family using whole exome sequencing. METHODS: Peripheral venous blood of the family members was taken to measure serum TC,TG,LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. DNA of the white blood cell was extracted to perform whole exome sequencing. Four genes (LDLR,APOB,PCSK9,LDLRAP1) associated with FH were chosen to analyze single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and predict the function of protein using Polyphen-2 and SIFT. RESULTS: Four SNPs (rs676210,rs679899,c.10094A > T and c.9937C > G) of APOB might be associated with the elevated lipid levels,but no co-segregating variants were found in this family. No damaging variant was found in LDLR,PCSK9 and LDLRAP1 by Polyphen-2 and SIFT. CONCLUSION: Our study found that some SNPs of APOB may be associated with elevated lipid levels in a clinically diagnosed FH family. The function of these SNPs still needs further experiments to confirm.

Key words: familial hypercholesterolemia, gene mutations, APOB gene, blood lipids

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