Acute hepatic porphyrias: Identification of 46 hydroxymethylbilane synthase, 11 coproporphyrinogen oxidase, and 20 protoporphyrinogen oxidase novel mutations

Yonina Loskove, Makiko Yasuda, Brenden Chen, Irina Nazarenko, Neal Cody, Robert J. Desnick

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Abstract

The acute hepatic porphyrias (AHPs) are inborn errors of heme biosynthesis, which include three autosomal dominant porphyrias, Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP), Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP), and Variegate Porphyria (VP), and the ultra-rare autosomal recessive porphyria, δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Deficiency Porphyria (ADP). AIP, HCP, VP, and ADP each results from loss-of-function (LOF) mutations in their disease-causing genes: hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS); coproporphyrinogen oxidase (CPOX); protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX), and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), respectively. During the 11-year period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2017, the Mount Sinai Porphyrias Diagnostic Laboratory diagnosed 315 unrelated AIP individuals with HMBS mutations, including 46 previously unreported mutations, 29 unrelated HCP individuals with CPOX mutations, including 11 previously unreported mutations, and 54 unrelated VP individuals with PPOX mutations, including 20 previously unreported mutations. Overall, of the 1692 unrelated individuals referred for AHP molecular diagnostic testing, 398 (23.5%) had an AHP mutation. Of the 650 family members of mutation-positive individuals tested for an autosomal dominant AHP, 304 (46.8%) had their respective family mutation. These data expand the molecular genetic heterogeneity of the AHPs and document the usefulness of molecular testing to confirm the positive biochemical findings in symptomatic patients and identify at-risk asymptomatic family members.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)352-357
Number of pages6
JournalMolecular Genetics and Metabolism
Volume128
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2019

Keywords

  • 11-year experience
  • Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP)
  • Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
  • Coproporphyrinogen Oxidase (CPOX)
  • Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP)
  • Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase (HMBS)
  • Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase (PPOX)
  • Triple Test Panel
  • Variegate Porphyria (VP)

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