Analysis of 40 sporadic or familial neonatal and pediatric cases with severe unexplained respiratory distress: Relationship to SFTPB

We have analyzed surfactant protein B (SP‐B) and its encoding gene (SFTPB, MIM 178640) in 40 unrelated pediatric patients with unexplained respiratory distress (URD). There was high consanguinity (eight kindreds) and an underlying autosomal recessive trait could be inferred in most cases, with overa...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2003-06, Vol.119A (3), p.324-339
Hauptverfasser: Tredano, Mohammed, Griese, Matthias, de Blic, Jacques, Lorant, Tifenn, Houdayer, Claude, Schumacher, Silja, Cartault, François, Capron, Frédérique, Boccon-Gibod, Liliane, Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry, Renolleau, Sylvain, Delaisi, Bertrand, Elion, Jacques, Couderc, Rémy, Bahuau, Michel
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Zusammenfassung:We have analyzed surfactant protein B (SP‐B) and its encoding gene (SFTPB, MIM 178640) in 40 unrelated pediatric patients with unexplained respiratory distress (URD). There was high consanguinity (eight kindreds) and an underlying autosomal recessive trait could be inferred in most cases, with overall high sex ratio (32/17) suggesting proband's gender to impact on penetrance. The clinical/biological presentations fitted into three major nosologic frameworks. I: SP‐B deficiency (nine probands), complete or incomplete, with homozygous/compoundly heterozygous mutations identified (six probands), including one from the population isolate of Réunion Island (496delG). In addition, there was a consanguineous kindred in which incomplete deficiency was unambiguously unlinked to SFTPB. II: pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP, 19 probands), with typical storage of PAS‐positive material within the alveoli with foamy macrophages and variable interstitial reaction, which was diagnosed in most patients from Réunion Island. In contrast to previously published findings, mutation and/or segregation analyses excluded SFTPB as a disease locus, although slight metabolic derangement related to SP‐B and/or mild SFTPB changes could somehow contribute to disease. III: URD without evidence for SP‐B deficiency or PAP (12 probands), equally unlinked to SFTPB, although a single patient had a possibly causal, maternally‐derived, heterozygous genetic change (G4521A). The population frequency of five known and four novel SNPs was studied, providing as many potential markers for pulmonary disease related to SFTPB. Overall, URD was found to be heterogeneous, both phenotypically and genetically, even in population isolates where a founder effect might have been expected. When disease loci are identified, patient genotyping will be crucial as a diagnostic aid, for devising proper treatment, and as a basis for genetic counseling. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1552-4825
1552-4833
DOI:10.1002/ajmg.a.20058