title: [Novel mutations of PAX9 gene in Chinese patients with oligodontia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the mutational characteristics of PAX9 gene in Chinese patients with congenital oligodontia and thus to provide a molecular basis for studying the pathogenesis of oligodontia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen individuals with oligodontia and 9 healthy individuals, from 4 unrelated autosomal dominant families, and 16 sporadic patients with hypodontia in China, as well as 196 healthy control individuals (without oligodontia or hypodontia) were screened. Congenital absence of teeth was confirmed by panoramic X-ray analysis. Mutations of PAX9 gene were detected using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis. After the finding of abnormal SSCP bands, analysis was carried out with DNA sequencing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PCR-SSCP detected SSCP bands alteration in exon2 of PAX9 gene in two unrelated families. Sequencing of PAX9 gene revealed a novel frameshift mutation (109InsG) and a novel missense mutation (C139T). All the affected members of each family were heterozygous for the mutations. In sporadic patients and the other two families, no similar sequence changes in PAX9 gene were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results extend the spectrum of mutations in PAX9 gene associated with oligodontia. The novel mutations will play an important role in gene diagnosis of oligodontia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ji-lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yang-xi
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Qing-jie
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Tuo-jiang
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016368:Frameshift Mutation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D051764:PAX9 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D051764:PAX9 Transcription Factor