Description:
5,10-@METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; MTHFR
HOMOCYSTINURIA DUE TO DEFICIENCY OF N(5,10)-METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE ACTIVITY
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Repository
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Repository
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| Class |
Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism |
| Quantity |
10ug |
| Quantitation Method |
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Biopsy Source
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Peripheral vein
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Sample Source
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DNA from LCL
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Relation to Proband
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proband
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Confirmation
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Molecular characterization before cell line submission to CCR
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Species
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Homo sapiens
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Common Name
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Human
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Remarks
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| Gene |
MTHFR |
| Chromosomal Location |
1p36.3 |
| Allelic Variant 1 |
607093.0003; MTHFR THERMOLABILE POLYMORPHISM |
| Identified Mutation |
677C>T; Frosst et al. [Nature Genet. 10: 111-113 (1995)] identified a C-to-T substitution at nucleotide 677 that converted an alanine to a valine residue. The alteration created a HinfI site that was used to screen 114 unselected French-Canadian chromosomes; the allele frequency of the substitution was 0.38. The mutation in the heterozygous or homozygous state correlated with reduced enzyme activity and increased thermolability in lymphocyte extracts; in vitro expression of the mutagenized cDNA containing the mutation confirmed its effect on thermolability of MTHFR. Individuals homozygous for the mutation had significantly elevated plasma homocysteine levels. Thus, the 677C-T mutation may represent an important genetic risk factor in vascular disease. |
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| Gene |
MTHFR |
| Chromosomal Location |
1p36.3 |
| Allelic Variant 2 |
607093.0003; MTHFR THERMOLABILE POLYMORPHISM |
| Identified Mutation |
677C>T; Frosst et al. [Nature Genet. 10: 111-113 (1995)] identified a C-to-T substitution at nucleotide 677 that converted an alanine to a valine residue. The alteration created a HinfI site that was used to screen 114 unselected French-Canadian chromosomes; the allele frequency of the substitution was 0.38. The mutation in the heterozygous or homozygous state correlated with reduced enzyme activity and increased thermolability in lymphocyte extracts; in vitro expression of the mutagenized cDNA containing the mutation confirmed its effect on thermolability of MTHFR. Individuals homozygous for the mutation had significantly elevated plasma homocysteine levels. Thus, the 677C-T mutation may represent an important genetic risk factor in vascular disease. |
| Remarks |
Donor subject is homozygous for a C>T mutation at nucleotide 677 in exon 4 of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene [677C>T] that results in a substitution of a valine for an alanine at codon 222 [Ala222Val (A222V)] |
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