The 3120 +1G!A Splicing Mutation in CFTR Is Common in Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Patients

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Article

Authors

Giselda M.K. Cabello, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Pedro H. Cabello, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Octavio Fernandes, Departamento de Medicine Tropical, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Departamento de Patologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ann Harris, Paediatric Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were screened for mutations in exons 11 and 16 of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) by a nonradioactive single-stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis technique. This procedure was used to evaluate the undefined mutations in one or both alleles of 64 cystic fibrosis patients. Unusual SSCP profiles were investigated further by sequence analysis. Two patients were shown to carry the G542X mutation (exon 11) and five had the splicing mutation 3120+1G!A(intron 16), one of them being homozygous for the mutation. This is the first report of the 3120+1G!A mutation in Brazil, where it appears to be a frequent diseaseassociated molecular alteration in the CFTR gene.

Recommended Citation

Cabello, Giselda M.K.; Cabello, Pedro H.; Fernandes, Octavio; and Harris, Ann (2001) "The 3120 +1G!A Splicing Mutation in CFTR Is Common in Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Patients," Human Biology: Vol. 73: Iss. 3, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol73/iss3/5