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A Novel Mutation in ALK-1 Causes Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Type 2

Z.M. Yan1,#, Z.P. Fan2,#, J. Du2,3, H. Hua1, Y.Y. Xu1,* and S.L. Wang2,*

1 Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School of Stomatology, 22 South Zhong Guan Cun Street, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China;
2 Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, 4 Tian Tan Xi Li, Chongwen District, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China; and
3 Chinese National Human Genome Center, 707 North Yongchang Road, BDA, Beijing 100176, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: * corresponding authors, xuyy{at}mail.nsfc.gov.cn and songlinwang{at}dentist.org.cn

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal-dominant bleeding disorder and has two variants, HHT1 and HHT2, associated with mutations in the ENG and ALK-1 genes, respectively. We identified one Chinese HHT2 family to investigate the pathogenic gene and its possible mechanism of action by mutation screening and functional study. One substitution mutation (1717C>T) in exon 10 of the ALK-1 was found by sequencing of all exons of ENG and ALK-1 and caused a R479X mutation in the ALK-1 protein. ALK-1 mRNA and plasma thrombomodulin were measured by real-time quantitative PCR and ELISA, respectively. There was no significant difference in the expression levels of ALK-1 mRNA between patients and healthy individuals. A significantly higher level of thrombomodulin was found in HHT patients. These findings indicate that the mutation causes truncation of the ALK-1 protein at the post-transcriptional level; the plasma thrombomodulin may provide an easy diagnostic indicator in HHT patients.

Key Words: hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) • thrombomodulin • mutation • ALK-1

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 85, No. 8, 705-710 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910608500804
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