Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is associated with the T12338C mutation in mitochondrial ND5 gene in six Han Chinese families
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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is associated with the T12338C mutation in mitochondrial ND5 gene in six Han Chinese families
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the molecular pathogenesis of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in Chinese families.
Design: Six Han Chinese families who seem to have maternally transmitted LHON were studied by clinical, genetic, and molecular evaluations.
Participants: One hundred twenty-seven subjects from 6 Chinese families with a wide range of age-at-onset and severity of visual impairment.
Methods: All subjects underwent clinical examination, genetic evaluation, and molecular analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).
Main outcome measures: The ophthalmologic examinations included visual acuity, visual field examination, visual evoked potentials, and fundus photography. The mtDNA analysis included the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of entire mtDNA and subsequent sequence determination.
Results: Six families exhibited low penetrance of visual impairment, with an average of 10.8%. In particular, 9 (6 males/3 females) of 86 matrilineal relatives in these families exhibited variable severity and age at onset in visual dysfunction. The average age at onset of visual loss was 20 years. Molecular analysis of mtDNA in these families identified the homoplasmic ND5T12338C mutation and distinct set of variants belonging to the Asian haplogroup F2. The T12338C mutation is only present in the maternal lineage of those pedigrees and not in 178 Chinese controls. This mutation resulted in the replacement of the first amino acid, a translation-initiating methionine with a threonine, shortening 2 amino acids of ND5 polypeptide. The T12338C mutation is also located in 2 nucleotides adjacent to the 3' end of the tRNA(Leu(CUN)). Thus, this mutation may alter ND5 mRNA metabolism and the processing of RNA precursors. As a result, this mutation impairs respiratory function, leading to visual impairment.
Conclusions: Several lines of evidence suggest that the mitochondrial ND5T12338C mutation is associated with LHON. The tissue specificity of this mutation is likely due to the involvement of nuclear modifier genes. The identification of nuclear modifiers is important for the elucidation of the pathogenic mechanism of LHON and an open avenue for therapeutic interventions. The T12338C mutation should be added to the list of inherited risk factors for future molecular diagnosis. Our findings are helpful for counseling families with LHON.
Copyright © 2011 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Comment in
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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.Ophthalmology. 2011 Jul;118(7):1489-1489.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.04.007. Ophthalmology. 2011. PMID: 21724059 No abstract available.
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