期刊
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
卷 32, 期 2, 页码 193-201出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9859-6
关键词
Atrial septal defect; Genetics; Transcription factor
资金
- Natural Science Fund of Shanghai, China [10ZR1433100]
- National Natural Science Fund of China [30570768, 30700776]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2010CB912604]
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common cardiovascular malformation and an important contributor to substantial morbidity and mortality. Increasing evidence demonstrates that mutated NKX2-5, a gene encoding a homeobox transcription factor crucial to cardiogenesis, is a significant genetic determinant for congenital ASD. Nevertheless, the genetic basis for ASD in a majority of ASD patients remains largely unknown. In the current study, the entire coding region of NKX2-5 was sequenced initially for 58 unrelated probands with familial ASD. The relatives of the probands harboring identified mutations and 200 unrelated control individuals were subsequently genotyped. Three novel heterozygous NKX2-5 mutations (p. P43 GfsX59, p. C46 W, and p. S179F) were identified respectively in three families with autosomal dominantly inherited ASD. These mutations, absent in 200 control individuals, cosegregated with ASD in the families that had complete penetrance. The findings expand the spectrum of mutations in NKX2-5 linked to ASD and contribute to genetic counseling, clinical interventions, and prenatal prevention of ASD for individuals with genetic susceptibility.
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