Variants p.Pro2063Ser and p.Arg324* co-segregate in type 3 von Willebrand disease patients from Southern Brazil

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INTRODUCTION: von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a multimeric plasma glycoprotein that plays an important role in haemostasis. von Willebrand disease (VWD) is an inherited heterogeneous bleeding disorder caused by either a quantitative or qualitative defect of VWF. Type 3 VWD, the most severe form of the disease, leads to complete quantitative VWF deficiency.

AIM: The present study aims to investigate the molecular pathogenesis of type 3 VWD patients from Southern Brazil.

METHODS: The VWF gene was sequenced in 26 cases clinically diagnosed with type 3 VWD by next-generation sequencing using Ion Torrent PGM.

RESULTS: In 25 patients, we were able to identify both disease-causing variants. We identified 72 different variants: 31 intronic and 41 exonic. Five novel variants were found: c.6976+5G>T; c.6885_6886insC; c.3378C>T (p.Cys1126); c.3346_3347insCCA; and c.2503G>T (p.Glu835*). Variants p.Pro2063Ser and p.Arg324* co-segregated in 17 patients, 15 of them in homozygosity.

CONCLUSION: Our results may contribute to the discussion on whether the variant p.Pro2063Ser is pathogenic or not. Finally, the presence of a common haplotype in patients bearing these two variants suggests a founder effect for this variant in our region.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - 27(2021), 2 vom: 15. März, Seite e204-e213

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ornaghi, Ana Paula [VerfasserIn]
Meireles, Mariana Rost [VerfasserIn]
Botton, Mariana Rodrigues [VerfasserIn]
Salzano, Francisco Mauro [VerfasserIn]
Bandinelli, Eliane [VerfasserIn]
Matte, Ursula [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood coagulation
Co-segregation
Gene mutations
Journal Article
Type 3 von Willebrand disease
Von Willebrand Factor
Von Willebrand factor

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Date Completed 24.09.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/hae.14254

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NLM32111227X