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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Apolipoprotein H (apoH, protein; APOH, gene) is considered to be an essential cofactor for the binding of certain antiphospholipid autoantibodies to anionic phospholipids. APOH exhibits a genetically determined structural polymorphism due to the presence of three common alleles (APOH*1, APOH*2 and APOH*3) detectable by isoelectric focusing (IEF) and immunoblotting. The APOH*3 allele can be further characterized into two subtypes, APOH*3w and APOH*3B, based upon its reactivity with monoclonal antibody 3D11. In this study we have determined the molecular basis of the APOH protein polymorphism and its distribution in three large U.S. population samples comprising 661 non-Hispanic whites, 444 Hispanics and 422 blacks. By direct DNA sequencing of PCR amplified fragments corresponding to the eight APOH exons, we identified two missense mutations that correspond to the APOH*1 and APOH*3w alleles. A missense mutation (G-->A) in exon 3, which alters amino acid Ser to Asn at codon 88 and creates a restriction site for TSP509 I, was present in all APOH*1 allele carriers. A second missense mutation (G-->C) at codon 316 in exon 8, which replaces amino acid Trp with Ser and creates a restriction site for BSTBI, was present in all APOH*3w carriers. The distribution of the Ser 88 Asn and Trp 316 Ser mutations was significantly different between the three racial groups. The frequency of the Asn-88 allele was 0.011, 0.043, and 0.056 in blacks. Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, respectively. While the Ser-316 allele was observed sporadically in blacks (0.008), it was present at a polymorphic frequency in Hispanics (0.027) and non-Hispanic whites (0.059). The identification of the molecular basis of the APOH protein polymorphism will help to elucidate the structural-functional relationship of apoH in the production of antiphospholipid autoantibodies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9225969-African Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Apolipoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Hispanic Americans, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Isoelectric Focusing, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-United States, pubmed-meshheading:9225969-beta 2-Glycoprotein I
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular basis of the apolipoprotein H (beta 2-glycoprotein I) protein polymorphism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.