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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
卷 29, 期 2, 页码 241-249出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-00742-4
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Haemophilia A and B are X-linked hemorrhagic disorders caused by gene variants in theF8andF9genes. The study aimed to determine whether low FVIII or FIX levels in haemophilia carriers could be related to XCI pattern and bleeding symptoms. Results showed a statistical association between XCI pattern and FVIII and FIX levels in haemophilia carriers, suggesting that skewed XCI may contribute to the low expression of clotting factor levels and bleeding symptoms.
Haemophilia A and B are X-linked hemorrhagic disorders caused by gene variants in theF8andF9genes. Due to recessive inheritance, males are affected, while female carriers are usually asymptomatic with a wide range of factor VIII (FVIII) or IX (FIX) levels. Bleeding tendency in female carriers is extremely variable and may be associated with low clotting factor levels. This could be explained byF8orF9genetic variations, numerical or structural X chromosomal anomalies, or epigenetic variations such as irregular X chromosome inactivation (XCI). The aim of the study was to determine whether low FVIII or FIX coagulant activity in haemophilia carriers could be related to XCI and bleeding symptoms. HUMARA assay was performed on 73 symptomatic carriers with low clotting activity <= 50 IU/dL. Bleeding Assessment Tool (BAT) from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) was used to describe symptoms in the cohort of carriers. In 97% of haemophilia carriers, a specific gene variant in heterozygous state was found, which alone could not justify their low FVIII or FIX levels (<= 50 IU/dL). A statistical association between XCI pattern and FVIII and FIX levels was observed. Moreover, female carriers with low coagulant activity (<= 20 IU/dL) and high degree of XCI ( >= 80:20) had a higher ISTH-BAT score than the carriers with the opposite conditions (>20 IU/dL and <80:20). In our cohort of haemophilia carriers, XCI was significantly skewed, which may contribute to the low expression of clotting factor levels and bleeding symptoms.
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