Biomedical Papers (Jun 2017)

Screening for mutations in two exons of FANCG gene in Pakistani population

  • Ujala Aymun,
  • Saima Iram,
  • Iram Aftab,
  • Saba Khaliq,
  • Nadir Ali,
  • Nisar Ahmed,
  • Shahida Mohsin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2017.030
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 161, no. 2
pp. 158 – 163

Abstract

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Background: Fanconi anemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of genetic instability. It is both molecularly and clinically, a heterogeneous disorder. Its incidence is 1 in 129,000 births and relatively high in some ethnic groups. Sixteen genes have been identified among them mutations in FANCG gene are most common after FANCA and FANCC gene mutations. Objective: To study mutations in exon 3 and 4 of FANCG gene in Pakistani population. Methods: Thirty five patients with positive Diepoxybutane test were included in the study. DNA was extracted and amplified for exons 3 and 4. Thereafter Sequencing was done and analyzed for the presence of mutations. Results: No mutation was detected in exon 3 whereas a carrier of known mutation c.307+1 G>T was found in exon 4 of the FANCG gene. Conclusion: Absence of any mutation in exon 3 and only one heterozygous mutation in exon 4 of FANCG gene points to a different spectrum of FA gene pool in Pakistan that needs extensive research in this area.

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