Characterization of 4 New Mutations in the CYBB Gene in 10 Iranian Families With X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 Jul;40(5):e268-e272. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001189.

Abstract

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disease of the innate immune system that results from defects in 1 of the 5 subunits of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase complex and leads to life-threatening infections with granuloma formation. During 3 years of study, we recognized 10 male patients with X-linked CGD from a tertiary referral center for immune deficiencies in Iran. The CGD patients were diagnosed according to clinical features and biochemical tests, including nitroblue tetrazolium and dihydrorhodamine-1, 2, 3 tests, performed on patients and their mothers. In all patients, Western blot analysis showed a gp91 phenotype. Mutation screening by single strand conformation polymorphism and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis of the CYBB gene encoding gp91, followed by sequencing, showed 9 different mutations, 4 of them novel as far as we know.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Family*
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • NADPH Oxidase 2 / genetics*

Substances

  • CYBB protein, human
  • NADPH Oxidase 2