NT5E Mutations and Arterial Calcifications  

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Hilaire, Cynthia St. ; Ziegler, Shira G. ; Markello, Thomas C. ; Brusco, Alfredo

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The New England Journal of Medicine (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 364 no. 05 (Feb. 2011), page 432-442.
Topik: Radiographic; Polymorphism Analysis; Mutations
Fulltext: Vascular Calcification and Obstruction.flv (913.12KB)

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: N08.K.2011.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background Arterial calcifications are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but the genetic basis of this association is unclear. Methods We performed clinical, radiographic, and genetic studies in three families with symptomatic arterial calcifications. Single-nucleotide-polymorphism analysis, targeted gene sequencing, quantitative polymerase-chain-reaction assays, Western blotting, enzyme measurements, transduction rescue experiments, and in vitro calcification assays were performed. Results We identified nine persons with calcifications of the lower-extremity arteries and hand and foot joint capsules: all five siblings in one family, three siblings in another, and one patient in a third family. Serum calcium, phosphate, and vitamin D levels were normal. Affected members of Family 1 shared a single 22.4-Mb region of homozygosity on chromosome 6 and had a homozygous nonsense mutation (c.662C?A, p.S221X) in NT5E, encoding CD73, which converts AMP to adenosine. Affected members of Family 2 had a homozygous missense mutation (c.1073G?A, p.C358Y) in NT5E. The proband of Family 3 was a compound heterozygote for c.662C?A and c.1609dupA (p.V537fsX7). All mutations found in the three families result in nonfunctional CD73. Cultured fibroblasts from affected members of Family 1 showed markedly reduced expression of NT5E messenger RNA, CD73 protein, and enzyme activity, as well as increased alkaline phosphatase levels and accumulated calcium phosphate crystals. Genetic rescue experiments normalized the CD73 and alkaline phosphatase activity in patients' cells, and adenosine treatment reduced the levels of alkaline phosphatase and calcification. Conclusions We identified mutations in NT5E in members of three families with symptomatic arterial and joint calcifications. This gene encodes CD73, which converts AMP to adenosine, supporting a role for this metabolic pathway in inhibiting ectopic tissue calcification.

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