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Severe hypertriglyceridemia due to two novel loss-of-function lipoprotein lipase gene mutations (C310R/E396V) in a Chinese family associated with recurrent acute pancreatitis
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Abstract
Yu Lun1,*, Xiaofang Sun1,*, Ping Wang1, Jingwei Chi1, Xu Hou1 and Yangang Wang1
1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
*Yu Lun and Xiaofang Sun contributed equally to this work
Correspondence to:
Yangang Wang, email: wangyangang9111@126.com
Xu Hou, email: lunyu9111@gmail.com
Keywords: lipoprotein lipase, hypertriglyceridemia, mutation, acute pancreatitis, compound heterozygosity
Received: November 16, 2016 Accepted: April 11, 2017 Published: May 10, 2017
ABSTRACT
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is widely expressed in skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles as well as adipose tissue and involved in the catabolism of triglyceride. Herein we have systematically characterized two novel loss-of-function mutations in LPL from a Chinese family in which afflicted members were manifested by severe hypertriglyceridemia and recurrent pancreatitis. DNA sequencing revealed that the proband was a heterozygote carrying a novel c.T928C (p.C310R) mutation in exon 6 of the LPL gene. Another member of the family was detected to be a compound heterozygote who along with the c.T928C mutation also carried a novel missense mutation c.A1187T (p.E396V) in exon 8 of the LPL gene. Furthermore, COS-1 cells were transfected with lentiviruses containing the mutant LPL genes. While C310R markedly reduced the overall LPL protein level, COS-1 cells carrying E396V or double mutations contained similar overall LPL protein levels to the wild-type. The specific activity of the LPL mutants remained at comparable magnitude to the wild-type. However, few LPL were detected in the culture medium for the mutants, suggesting that both mutations caused aberrant triglyceride catabolism. More specifically, E396V and double mutations dampened the transport of LPL to the cell surface, while for the C310R mutation, reducing LPL protein level might be involved. By characterizing these two novel LPL mutations, this study has expanded our understanding on the pathogenesis of familial hypertriglyceridemia (FHTG).
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