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Mutation of COL2A1 in a Chinese Family with Presentations of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to identify genetic factors and chromosomal regions contributing to Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (ONFH) in a Chinese family with presentations of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD).

Methods: In this study, we performed whole exon sequencing of a Chinese family with LCPD for mutation detection. Ten members had ONFH in twenty-seven family members in four generations family, 5 unaffected members of the studied family and 5 normal peoples as control were underwent whole exome sequencing for mutation detection. Structural modeling test was applied to analyze the potential structural changes caused by the missense substitution.

Results: In this Chinese family affected by LCPD, the mutation (c.3508 G>A, p. Gly1170Ser) in exon 50 of COL2A1 in the Gly–X–Y domain was present in 10 patients but absent in 5 unaffected members of the studied family and in 5 control chromosomes from unaffected individuals of matched geographical ancestry. The COL2A1 gene mutation was further validated by Sanger sequencing, confirmed that were heterozygous for the mutation. Then, we identified the p.Gly1170Ser mutation in exon 50 of COL2A1 in a Chinese family with LCPD.

Conclusions: This study maps the mutation of mutation (c.3508 G>A, p. Gly1170Ser) in exon 50 of COL2A1 in the Gly–X–Y domain in a Chinese family of LCPD, which causes osteonecrosis of femoral head.

Denglu Yan, Zhaojie Wang, Zhi Zhang

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