Novel BSCL2 gene mutation E189X in Chinese congenital generalized lipodystrophy child with early onset diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare and heterogeneous disease of autosomal recessive inheritance. Until now, no genetic findings had been reported in Chinese patients with CGL.


OBJECTIVE
To analyze Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy type 2 (BSCL2) and 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 2 (AGPAT2) gene variation in a Chinese boy with CGL and his family.


METHODS
All exons of BSCL2 and AGPAT2 with adjacent intron-exon junctions were analyzed using direct sequencing.


METHODS
Sequences of each exon and nearby intron of the BSCL2 and AGPAT2 genes of the family members were compared with the gene bank genomic sequences.


RESULTS
DNA sequence analysis of the entire coding regions and surrounding uncoding regions disclosed a novel homozygous G-->T mutation at nucleotide 909 in exon 5 of the BSCL2 gene in the affected child. A heterozygous state of the G-->T mutation of the BSCL2 gene was also found in other family members. This mutation predicts the substitution of glutamic acid at codon 189 by the stop codon (Glu189X or E189X). No variation was found in the AGPAT2 gene. Conclusion E189X is a novel BSCL2 gene mutation that contributes to CGL formation in a family of Chinese origin.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Jing
J
Jin
Lingfeng
L
Cao
Zhuhui
Z
Zhao
Shuixian
S
Shen
Wieland
W
Kiess
Dijing
D
Zhi
Rong
R
Ye
Ruoqian
R
Cheng
Lian
L
Chen
Yi
Y
Yang
Feihong
F
Luo
D051103:1-Acylglycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D052497:Lipodystrophy, Congenital Generalized / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017354:Point Mutation
C432679:BSCL2 protein, human; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D051103:1-Acylglycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase