Rb. Ramdall et al., Acute intermittent porphyria: novel missense mutations in the human hydroxymethylbilane synthase gene, GENET MED, 2(5), 2000, pp. 290-295
Purpose: To identify mutations in families with acute intermittent porphyri
a, an autosomal dominant inborn error of metabolism that results from the h
alf-normal activity of the third enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway, h
ydroxymethylbilane synthase. Methods: Mutations were identified by direct s
olid phase sequencing. Results: Two novel missense mutations E80G and T78P
and three previously reported mutations, R173W, G111R, and the splice site
lesion, IVS1(+1), were detected, each in an unrelated proband. The causalit
y of the novel missense mutations was demonstrated by expression studies. C
onclusion: These findings provide for the precise diagnosis of carriers in
these families and further expand the molecular heterogeneity of AIP.