PMID: 11335700May 4, 2001Paper

Mitochondrial DNA transfer RNA gene sequence variations in patients with mitochondrial disorders

Brain : a Journal of Neurology
D SternbergA Lombès

Abstract

Many different pathogenic mutations in the mitochondrial (mt) transfer RNA (tRNA) genes have been reported for patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. Although some of them are recurrent, most have only been described once and appear to be restricted to one patient or to one family. The incidence of mt tRNA gene alterations is not known, even though the frequency of some recurrent mutations has been analysed both in patients and in the general population. In this study, we describe the results of stepwise screening for sequence variations in the mt tRNA genes of 166 patients selected according to several criteria. Extensive sequence analysis of the tRNA genes was performed using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. A total of 31 patients (19%) were found to harbour significant levels of a pathogenic mutation, thus confirming the importance of mt tRNA mutations in human pathology. Forty-three different sequence variations were found, illustrating the great diversity of the mtDNA sequence in humans. The functional assessment of all these sequence variations represented a difficult task; it was mostly based on indirect data, such as the phylogenetic conservation of modified nucleotides and the proportions of variant spe...Continue Reading

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