GATA3 mutation in a family with hypoparathyroidism, deafness and renal dysplasia syndrome.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The hypoparathyroidism, deafness and renal dysplasia (HDR) syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder primarily caused by GATA3 gene mutation. We report here a case that both of a Chinese boy and his father had HDR syndrome which caused by a novel mutation of GATA3. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing was performed to detect the exons of the GATA3 gene for mutation analysis. RESULTS: Sequence analysis of GATA3 revealed a heterozygous nonsense mutation in this family a mutation of GATA3 at exon 2 (c.515C >A) that resulted in a premature stop at codon 172 (p.S172X) with a loss of two zinc finger domains. CONCLUSION: We identified a novel nonsense mutation which will expand the spectrum of HDR-associated GATA3 mutations.