Bussaraporn Kunhapan. SNP analysis in nuclear subunits of respiratory chain enzyme complex I as nuclear modifier gene (S) in the mitochondrial disease : Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) . Master's Degree(Biochemistry). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2006.
SNP analysis in nuclear subunits of respiratory chain enzyme complex I as nuclear modifier gene (S) in the mitochondrial disease : Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
Abstract:
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternal inherited disorder of the
optic nerve characterized by bilateral visual failure, central vision loss and the color
perception impairment mostly in young males. This disease is primarily caused by
mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The most common mtDNA mutation in
LHON case worldwide is G11778A. This mutation changes amino acid arginine to
histidine in the ND4 subunit of complex I in the respiratory chain. However, an
incomplete penetrance and male predominance of this disease cannot be explained by
maternal inheritance solely. Additional genetic or environmental factors are required
for the disease expression. NDUFS4, NDUFS8 and NDUFV2 genes involving
electron transfer are nuclear subunits of complex I. SNP in the coding and promoter
region of these genes was analyzed for the modifier of this disease in our population.
Total 10 SNPs in these 3 candidate genes were detected, 4 in NDUFS4; -447 T→A,
+12 C→G, +198 C→A and +312 G→A, and 4 in NDUFV2; -602 G→A, -288 C→T, -
233 T→C and +86 T→C and 2 in NDUFS8; -496 C→G and -45 A→C respectively. 6
validated SNPs were analyzed as the susceptibility markers closed to disease loci in 76
LHON patients, 205 of their relatives and 134 normal individuals. All validated SNPs
genotyping of affected, unaffected and normal control groups were in the Hardy-
Weinberg equilibrium. Two SNPs in coding region of NDUFS4, the +12 C→G and
+312 G→A, and 2 SNPs in coding and promoter region of NDUFV2, the -602 G→A
and +86 T→C, were associated with LHON phenotypic in comparison between
affected and normal healthy individuals (P<0.005, Chi-square test) but was not
significantly different between affected and unaffected LHON (P>0.05, Chi-square
test). Neither single SNP nor haplotype susceptility loci were found to be associated
with LHON survival function using family-based association test (FBAT). The
Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Cox proportional hazard regression model indicated
that sex, secondary mutation, and heteroplasmy had influenced the LHON
manifestation. The relative risk of sex, secondary mutation, and heteroplasmy to
LHON are 4.54, 3.52 and 3.59 times (P=0.001) respectively.