TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutations in the Seipin and AGPAT2 Genes Clustering in Consanguineous Families with Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy from Two Separate Geographical Regions of Brazil
AU - Gomes, Karina Braga
AU - Fernandes, Ana Paula
AU - Souza Ferreira, Alessandro Clayton
AU - Pardini, Hermes
AU - Garg, Abhimanyu
AU - Magré, Jocelyne
AU - Pardini, Victor Cavalcanti
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) is characterized by a near total congenital absence of fat and predisposition to develop diabetes mellitus. In this study, we investigated the presence of mutations in the Seipin and 1-acylglycerol phosphate acyltransferase 2 (AGPAT2) genes in 32 affected subjects with BSCL from 17 consanguineous pedigrees living in two separate geographical regions, the northeastern and southeastern regions, of Brazil. All, except one, of the 22 BSCL subjects from 15 families living in the northeastern region were found to have a homozygous 669insA mutation in the Seipin gene. In contrast, all 10 BSCL subjects from two families living in the southeastern region were found to a have a homozygous 1036-bp deletion including exons 3 and 4 of AGPAT2. These results support genetic heterogeneity among BSCL patients in Brazil. Our finding of a single mutation in the Seipin and AGPAT2 genes in the pedigrees from the northeastern and southeastern regions, respectively, will be useful in genetic counseling of subjects from these large pedigrees from Brazil.
AB - Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) is characterized by a near total congenital absence of fat and predisposition to develop diabetes mellitus. In this study, we investigated the presence of mutations in the Seipin and 1-acylglycerol phosphate acyltransferase 2 (AGPAT2) genes in 32 affected subjects with BSCL from 17 consanguineous pedigrees living in two separate geographical regions, the northeastern and southeastern regions, of Brazil. All, except one, of the 22 BSCL subjects from 15 families living in the northeastern region were found to have a homozygous 669insA mutation in the Seipin gene. In contrast, all 10 BSCL subjects from two families living in the southeastern region were found to a have a homozygous 1036-bp deletion including exons 3 and 4 of AGPAT2. These results support genetic heterogeneity among BSCL patients in Brazil. Our finding of a single mutation in the Seipin and AGPAT2 genes in the pedigrees from the northeastern and southeastern regions, respectively, will be useful in genetic counseling of subjects from these large pedigrees from Brazil.
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2003-030415
DO - 10.1210/jc.2003-030415
M3 - Article
C2 - 14715872
AN - SCOPUS:0842334498
SN - 0021-972X
VL - 89
SP - 357
EP - 361
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 1
ER -