Molecular analysis of ARSA and PSAP genes in twenty-one Italian patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy: identification and functional characterization of 11 novel ARSA alleles.

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Grossi S, Regis S, Rosano C, Corsolini F, Uziel G, Sessa M, Di Rocco M, Parenti G, Deodato F, Leuzzi V, Biancheri R, Filocamo M

Molecular analysis of ARSA and PSAP genes in twenty-one Italian patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy: identification and functional characterization of 11 novel ARSA alleles.

Hum Mutat. 2008 Nov;29(11):E220-30. doi: 10.1002/humu.20851.

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Abstract

Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), the demyelinating disorder resulting from impaired sulfatide catabolism, is caused by allelic mutations of the Arylsulfatase A (ARSA) locus except for extremely rare cases of Saposin-B (Sap-B) deficiency. We characterized twenty-one unrelated Italian patients among which seventeen were due to ARSA activity deficiency and 4 others resulted from Saposin-B defect. Overall, we found 20 different mutant ARSA alleles and 2 different Sap-B alleles. The eleven new ARSA alleles (c.53C>A; c.88G>C; c.372G>A; c.409_411delCCC; c.634G>C; [c.650G>A;c.1108C>T]; c.845A>G; c.906G>C; c.919G>T; c.1102-3C>G; c.1126T>A) were functionally characterized and the novel amino acid changes were also modelled into the three-dimensional structure. The present study is aimed at providing a broader picture of the molecular basis of MLD in the Italian population. It also emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive evaluation in MLD diagnosis including biochemical, enzymatic and molecular investigations.

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Polypeptides
NameUniProt ID
Arylsulfatase AP15289Details