A novel DSPP mutation is associated with type II dentinogenesis imperfecta in a Chinese family.
BACKGROUND
Hereditary defects of tooth dentin are classified into two main groups: dentin dysplasia (DD) (types I and II) and dentinogenesis imperfecta (DGI) (types I, II, and III). Type II DGI is one of the most common tooth defects with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. One disease-causing gene, the dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) gene, has been reported for type II DGI.


METHODS
In this study, we characterized a four-generation Chinese family with type II DGI that consists of 18 living family members, including 8 affected individuals. Linkage analysis with polymorphic markers D4S1534 and D4S414 that span the DSPP gene showed that the family is linked to DSPP. All five exons and exon-intron boundaries of DSPP were sequenced in members of type II DGI family.


RESULTS
Direct DNA sequence analysis identified a novel mutation (c.49C-->T, p.Pro17Ser) in exon 1 of the DSPP gene. The mutation spot, the Pro17 residue, is the second amino acid of the mature DSP protein, and highly conserved during evolution. The mutation was identified in all affected individuals, but not in normal family members and 100 controls.


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that mutation p.Pro17Ser causes type II DGI in the Chinese family. This study identifies a novel mutation in the DSPP gene, and expands the spectrum of mutations that cause DGI.
Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology and Center for Human Genome Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China. zhangx3@ccf.org
Xianqin
X
Zhang
Lanying
L
Chen
Jingyu
J
Liu
Zhen
Z
Zhao
Erjun
E
Qu
Xiaotao
X
Wang
Wei
W
Chang
Chengqi
C
Xu
Qing K
QK
Wang
Mugen
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Liu
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D017931:DNA Primers; D003811:Dentinogenesis Imperfecta / Q000235:genetics*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010375:Pedigree; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D000099311:Dentin Sialophosphoprotein
D017931:DNA Primers; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D000099311:Dentin Sialophosphoprotein