Two novel mutations of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) gene and the influence of APOE genotypes on clinical manifestations

Akihiro Katayama, Jun Wada, Hitomi Usui Kataoka, Hiroko Yamasaki, Sanae Teshigawara, Takahiro Terami, Kentaro Inoue, Motoko Kanzaki, Kazutoshi Murakami, Atsuko Nakatsuka, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Norio Koide, Hideaki Bujo, Hirofumi Makino

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Abstract

Familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency (FLD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by corneal opacity, hemolytic anemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and proteinuria. Two novel lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) mutations[c.278 C>T (p.Pro69Leu); c.950 T>C (p.Met293Thr)] were identified in a 27-year-old man and in a 30-year-old woman, respectively. Both patients manifested corneal opacity, hemolytic anemia, low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and HDL-C and proteinuria. Lipid deposits with vacuolar lucent appearance in glomerular basement membranes were observed in both cases. APOE genotype was also investigated: the first case results ε4/ε3, the second ε2/ε2; however, they shared a similar phenotype characterized by the presence of intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDL) remnant and the absence of lipoprotein-X. In conclusion, our findings suggest that APOE ε2/ε2 may not be the major determinant gene for the appearance of IDL in FLD patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-302
Number of pages4
JournalNDT Plus
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • APOE genotype
  • IDL remnant
  • familial LCAT deficiency (FLD)
  • lipoprotein-X

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation

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