Sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by a reduced activity of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (URO-D) in the liver. Mild to moderate iron overload is common in PCT, as iron is one of the factors which trigger the clinical manifestations of the disease through the inactivation of URO-D. A role for genetic hemochromatosis in the development of iron overload in sporadic PCT has been hypothesized in the past. The aim of this work was to investigate whether mutations of HFE, which is a candidate gene for hemochromatosis, play the role of genetic susceptibility factors for PCT in Italian patients, who have a high prevalence of acquired triggering factors, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection and alcohol. We determined HFE genotypes of 68 male patients with PCT. Our data do not confirm an association of PCT with the Cys282Tyr HFE mutation, strongly associated with hemochromatosis in Northern European countries. A second mutation of HFE, His63Asp, however, had a significantly increased frequency as it was present in half of the patients. Surprisingly, the presence of the His63Asp mutation was not related to the iron status of patients, suggesting that a subtle abnormality of iron metabolism induced by this mutation could escape detection by the standard parameters of iron status. In PCT patients with liver disease, the presence of the mutation could contribute to the inactivation of URO-D, either directly or through a synergistic action with other factors that cause liver damage.

Sampietro, M., Piperno, A., Lupica, L., Arosio, C., Vergani, A., Corbetta, N., et al. (1998). High prevalence of the His63Asp HFE mutation in Italian patients with porphyria cutanea tarda. HEPATOLOGY, 27(1), 181-184 [10.1002/hep.510270128].

High prevalence of the His63Asp HFE mutation in Italian patients with porphyria cutanea tarda

PIPERNO, ALBERTO
Secondo
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1998

Abstract

Sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by a reduced activity of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (URO-D) in the liver. Mild to moderate iron overload is common in PCT, as iron is one of the factors which trigger the clinical manifestations of the disease through the inactivation of URO-D. A role for genetic hemochromatosis in the development of iron overload in sporadic PCT has been hypothesized in the past. The aim of this work was to investigate whether mutations of HFE, which is a candidate gene for hemochromatosis, play the role of genetic susceptibility factors for PCT in Italian patients, who have a high prevalence of acquired triggering factors, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection and alcohol. We determined HFE genotypes of 68 male patients with PCT. Our data do not confirm an association of PCT with the Cys282Tyr HFE mutation, strongly associated with hemochromatosis in Northern European countries. A second mutation of HFE, His63Asp, however, had a significantly increased frequency as it was present in half of the patients. Surprisingly, the presence of the His63Asp mutation was not related to the iron status of patients, suggesting that a subtle abnormality of iron metabolism induced by this mutation could escape detection by the standard parameters of iron status. In PCT patients with liver disease, the presence of the mutation could contribute to the inactivation of URO-D, either directly or through a synergistic action with other factors that cause liver damage.
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Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alleles; Gene Frequency; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genotype; HLA Antigens; Haplotypes; Hemochromatosis; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; Humans; Iron; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Porphyria Cutanea Tarda; Prevalence; Reference Values; Membrane Proteins; Mutation; Hepatology
English
1998
27
1
181
184
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Sampietro, M., Piperno, A., Lupica, L., Arosio, C., Vergani, A., Corbetta, N., et al. (1998). High prevalence of the His63Asp HFE mutation in Italian patients with porphyria cutanea tarda. HEPATOLOGY, 27(1), 181-184 [10.1002/hep.510270128].
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