title: Genetic analysis of a Japanese patient with butyrylcholinesterase deficiency.
abstract: A patient (64-year-old, male) with familial cholinesterasemia caused by BChE deficiency was studied. DNA sequence analysis of all exons identified a point mutation, an A-->G transition at codon 128, resulting in a Tyr-->Cys substitution. The propositus showed extremely low BChE activity, but his other family members (three individuals) showed from intermediate to normal BChE activity. An immunological method revealed the absence of BChE protein in serum of the propositus. Both PCR primer introduced restriction analysis (PCR-PIRA) and sequence analysis revealed all three family members to be heterozygotes for this mutation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minatogawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gotoh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase