Journal
HUMAN MUTATION
Volume 32, Issue 11, Pages 1319-1325Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/humu.21575
Keywords
mitochondrial tRNA; pathogenicity; trans-mitochondrial cybrid study; MTTF; MTTL2
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- Medical Research Council (UK)
- Research Council UK
- Wellcome Trust [074454/Z/04/Z]
- MRC Centre for Translational Research in Neuromuscular Disease, Mitochondrial Disease Patient Cohort (UK) [G0800674]
- HEFCE/DoH
- NHS
- MRC [G90/63, G108/539, G0800674] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G90/63, G0800674, G108/539] Funding Source: researchfish
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Distinguishing pathogenic from polymorphic changes poses significant problems for geneticists and despite 30 years of postgenomic experience this remains the case in mitochondrial genetics. Base substitutions in mitochondrial tRNA (mt-tRNA) genes are particularly difficult, but important, because they are common causes of pathology and associated with high rates of transmission. Providing accurate genetic advice to patients and their families is of paramount importance in disease prevention, and brings into sharp focus the factors used to distinguish pathogenic from polymorphic variants. We have reevaluated our pathogenicity scoring system for mt-tRNA mutations following a considerable increase in the number reported since the system was devised in 2004. This allowed us to address notable issues including the underestimation of definitely pathogenic mutations resulting from insufficient data collection. We illustrate the robustness of our revised scoring system using novel pathogenic and previously reported polymorphic changes and conclude that while clear evidence from single-fiber and/or trans-mitochondrial cybrid studies remains the gold standard for assigning pathogenicity, our scoring system is valuable for deciding which mt-tRNA mutations to investigate further using these labor-intensive techniques. Hum Mutat 32: 1319-1325, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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