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BLOOD CELLS MOLECULES AND DISEASES
卷 40, 期 2, 页码 160-165出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2007.07.017
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erythrocytosis; polycythemia; PHD2; HIF-1 alpha; oxygen sensor
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The hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-1 is the key regulator in cellular adaptation to hypoxia. Acting through a complex pathway, interconnected with VHL and kinases, it regulates a large number of genes, such as those involved in erythropoiesis, glycolysis, pH regulation, and angiogenesis. Recently, a missense mutation [c.950C>G (p.Pro317Arg)] in the prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) gene, whose encoded protein has HIF-1 alpha as a substrate, provided evidence of the PHD2 role in a case of familial erythrocytosis. In this study, we looked for mutations in the PHD2 gene, in 74 patients with unidentified erythrocytosis. We found two heterozygous carriers of frameshift mutations [c.606de1G (p.Met202IlefsX71) and c.840-841insA (p.Arg281 ThrfsX3)]. I both located in exon 1 and a heterozygous carrier of a nonsense mutation [c. 1129C>T (p. Gln377X)] in exon 3. As a result of these mutations the encoded PHD2, if synthesized, would lose its catalytic activity. The genetic defects herein described are the first frameshift and nonsense mutations reported in the PHD2 gene and, as the previous missense mutation described, suggest that a decreased prolyl hydroxylase activity disturbing the oxygen-sensing pathway might be the cause of erythrocytosis. In addition to erythrocytosis, other complications, such as inflammatory arthromyalgia, have been observed in one case. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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