A missense mutation (Asp250----Asn) in exon 6 of the human lipoprotein lipase gene causes chylomicronemia in patients of different ancestries.
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Ma Y, Wilson BI, Bijvoet S, Henderson HE, Cramb E, Roederer G, Ven Murthy MR, Julien P, Bakker HD, Kastelein JJ, et al.
A missense mutation (Asp250----Asn) in exon 6 of the human lipoprotein lipase gene causes chylomicronemia in patients of different ancestries.
Genomics. 1992 Jul;13(3):649-53.
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We have previously reported two common lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene mutations underlying LPL deficiency in the majority of 37 French Canadians (Monsalve et al., 1990. J. Clin. Invest. 86: 728-734; Ma et al., 1991. N. Engl. J. Med. 324: 1761-1766). By examining the 10 coding exons of the LPL gene in another French Canadian patient, we have identified a third missense mutation that is found in two of the three remaining patients for whom mutations are undefined. This is a G to A transition in exon 6 that results in a substitution of asparagine for aspartic acid at residue 250. Using in vitro site-directed mutagenesis, we have confirmed that this mutation causes a catalytically defective LPL protein. In addition, the Asp250----Asn mutation was also found on the same haplotype in an LPL-deficient patient of Dutch ancestry, suggesting a common origin. This mutation alters a TaqI restriction site in exon 6 and will allow for rapid screening in patients with LPL deficiency.