Here we describe a previously unreported IDUA splice site mutation (NG_008103.1:g.21632G>C; NM_000203.3:c.1727+3G>C) causing a Hurler phenotype in a patient heterozygous for the common p.Q70X (NG_008103.1:g.5862C>T) mutation.
The premature stop codons Q70X and W402X are two of the most common alpha-l-iduronidase gene (IDUA) mutations accounting for up to 70% of MPS I disease alleles in some populations.
We found that a Hurler syndrome fibroblast cell line heterozygous for the IDUA stop mutations Q70X and W402X showed a significant increase in alpha-L-iduronidase activity when cultured in the presence of gentamicin, resulting in the restoration of 2.8% of normal alpha-L-iduronidase activity.
Previous studies in Caucasian populations showed that (1) homozygosity or compound heterozygosity for the W402X and Q70X mutations are the common causes of MPS-I with a severe form (Hurler syndrome), and (2) the presence of R89Q may lead to a milder phenotype.
The premature stop codons Q70X and W402X are two of the most common alpha-l-iduronidase gene (IDUA) mutations accounting for up to 70% of MPS I disease alleles in some populations.
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I: identification of 8 novel mutations and determination of the frequency of the two common alpha-L-iduronidase mutations (W402X and Q70X) among European patients.
We have now described three mutations, W402X (Scott et al., 1992c), Q70X, and P533R totalling 53% of MPS-I alleles which together define 28% of MPS-I genotypes.
Q70X is one of the frequent diseases causing mutations of alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA), leading to a severe phenotype with mental retardation and various somatic abnormalities, and making a request for PGD is understandable.
Q70X is one of the frequent diseases causing mutations of alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA), leading to a severe phenotype with mental retardation and various somatic abnormalities, and making a request for PGD is understandable.