A novel splice site mutation of CRYBA3/A1 gene associated with congenital cataract in a Chinese family
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Ke Yao. Department of Eye Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No.88 Jiefang Rd, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. xlren@zju.edu.cn

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Supported by Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81130018); National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81371001; No.81570822; No.81428005; No.81470612); Zhejiang Province Key Research and Development Program (No.2015C03042); Zhejiang Key Lab Fund of China (No.2011E10006); Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No.LY14H120002); Zhejiang Province Traditional Chinese medicine Fund project (No.2013ZA082).

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    AIM: To identify the disease-causing mutation responsible for the presence of congenital cataract in a Chinese family. METHODS: The study recruited a four-generation Chinese pedigree affected by autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC). Family history and the history of cataract extraction were recorded. Blood samples were collected from individuals for DNA extraction. Direct sequencing of congenital cataract-associated genes was performed. Single-strand conformational polymorphism and bioinformatic analysis were conducted to further study the mutation. RESULTS: Direct sequencing revealed a novel splice site mutation of c.30-2 A>G in the CRYBA3/A1 gene. The mutation co-segregated within all affected individuals in the family and was not found in unaffected members or 100 unrelated normal controls. These results were further confirmed by single-strand conformational polymorphism and bioinformatic analysis using the Human Splicing Finder and MaxEnt online software and Annovar computer software. CONCLUSION: c.30-2 A>G mutation of CRYBA3/A1 gene is a novel mutation and broadens the genetic spectrum of ADCC.

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Meng-Han Wu, Yin-Hui Yu, Qin-Long Hao, et al. A novel splice site mutation of CRYBA3/A1 gene associated with congenital cataract in a Chinese family. Int J Ophthalmol, 2017,10(1):1-5

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  • Received:January 05,2016
  • Revised:September 29,2016
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  • Online: January 04,2017
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