Abstract | CONTEXT: The majority of mutations responsible for isolated GH type II deficiency ( IGHD II) lead to dominant negative deleteriously increased levels of the GH1 exon 3 skipped transcripts. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was the characterization of the molecular defect causing a familial case of IGHD II. PATIENTS: A 2-yr-old child and her mother with severe growth failure at diagnosis (-5.8 and -6.9 sd score, respectively) and IGHD were investigated for the presence of GH1 mutations. RESULTS: We identified a novel 22-bp deletion in IVS3 (IVS3 del+56-77) removing the putative branch point sequence (BPS). Analysis of patients' lymphocyte mRNA showed an excess exon 3 skipping. The mutated allele transfected into rat pituitary cells produced four differently spliced products: the exon 3 skipped mRNA as the main product and lower amounts of the full-length cDNA and of two novel mRNA aberrant isoforms, one with the first 86 bases of exon 4 deleted and the other lacking the entire exon 4. A mutagenized construct lacking exclusively the 7 bp of the BPS only generated the exon 4 skipped and the full-length isoforms. The presence of the full-length transcript in the absence of the canonical BPS points to an alternative BPS in IVS3. CONCLUSION: The IVS3 del+56-77 mutation, causing IGHD II in this family, has two separate effects on mRNA processing: 1) exon 3 skipping, analogous to most described cases of IGHD II, an effect likely caused by the reduction in size of the IVS3, and 2) partial or total exon 4 skipping, as a result of the removal of the BPS.
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Authors | Daniela Vivenza, Laura Guazzarotti, Michela Godi, Daniela Frasca, Berardo di Natale, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi, Gianni Bona, Mara Giordano |
Journal | The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
(J Clin Endocrinol Metab)
Vol. 91
Issue 3
Pg. 980-6
(Mar 2006)
ISSN: 0021-972X [Print] United States |
PMID | 16368751
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Base Sequence
- Child, Preschool
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Human Growth Hormone
(deficiency, genetics)
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mothers
- Pedigree
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Deletion
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