title: A novel compound mutation of CYP27B1 in a Chinese family with vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1A.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mutations in the CYP27B1 gene, which encodes vitamin D 1α-hydroxylase, are the genetic basis of vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1A (VDDR1A, MIM 264700). The aim of this study was to investigate a novel CYP27B1 mutation and its clinical manifestations.
  
  
  METHODS
  VDDR1A was diagnosed based on clinical presentation, a physical examination, bone characteristics on an X-ray, and laboratory results. A molecular model of the CYP27B1 protein was constructed using the SWISS-MODEL server and Swiss-PdbViewer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We sequenced the CYP27B1 gene in a 5-year-old male child who presented with growth retardation and a history of frequent hand, leg, and perioral twitching since the age of 12 months. We identified a compound heterozygous mutation consisting of two missense mutations: one in exon 7 (R389C [c.1165C>T]) and one in exon 8 (R459C [c.1375C>T]). We used the wild-type CYP27B1 as a receptor and calcidiol as a ligand to predict the interaction between the R459 site and calcidiol. According to the predicted structure, the wild-type R459 residue localizes to the pocket where CYP27B1 binds to its ligand.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the Human Gene Mutation Database, the compound heterozygous mutation identified in our patient is novel and has not yet been reported in the literature. This mutation provides a new basis for further research on VDDR1A and for the development of clinical diagnostics.
authors.forename: Wei-Wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yao-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Jin-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Wen-Zhen
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Jie-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zhen-Lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography; D012279:Rickets / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase