Editorial
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2006; 12(46): 7397-7404
Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7397
Table 1 Genotypes and phenotypes in 24 families with MTP defects
Number offamiliesBiochemicalphenotypePediatric phenotypeProteinexpressionPediatricphenotypeMaternalphenotype
19LCHADHomozygous G1528C (8)NormalHepatic (7) Mixed (1)AFLP (6) Normal (1) HELLP (1)
Compound heterozygous (11) G1528C/splice site (3) G1528C/stop codon (7) G1528C/?1ReducedHepatic (9) Mixed (1) Unknown (1)AFLP (7) HELLP (1) Normal (3)
5MTPHomozygous (1) (A→7G missplice), exon 7AbsentCardiacNormal
Compound Heterozygous (2) (G + 1A missplice/A + 3G missplice), exon 3 ( C2026T/C2027A), exon 19Absent AbsentCardiac CardiacNormal Normal
Homozygous (T845A), exon 9ReducedNeuromuscularNormal
Compound heterozygous (T914A,/ C871T), exon 9ReducedNeuromuscularNormal