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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Systemic primary carnitine deficiency (CDSP, OMIM 212140) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by low serum and intracellular concentrations of carnitine. CDSP may present with acute metabolic derangement simulating Reye's syndrome within the first 2 years of life. After 3 years of age, patients with CDSP may present with cardiomyopathy and muscle weakness. A linkage with D5S436 in 5q was reported in a family. A recently cloned homologue of the organic cation transporter, OCTN2, which has sodium-dependent carnitine uptake properties, was also mapped to the same locus. We screened for mutation in OCTN2 in a confirmed CDSP family. One truncating mutation (Trp132Stop) and one missense mutation (Pro478Leu) of OCTN2 were identified together with two silent polymorphisms. Expression of the mutant cDNAs revealed virtually no uptake activity for both mutations. Our data indicate that mutations in OCTN2 are responsible for CDSP. Identification of the underlying gene in this disease will allow rapid detection of carriers and postnatal diagnosis of affected patients.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
655-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Carnitine, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Family Health, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Organic Cation Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:10072434-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutations of OCTN2, an organic cation/carnitine transporter, lead to deficient cellular carnitine uptake in primary carnitine deficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Pathology and Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. nelsontang@cuhk.edu.hk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article