Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency in healthy brazilian individuals

AUTOR(ES)

Pedron, Cristina Grimaldi

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

Molecular alterations associated with arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency (ASA-PD) were characterized by PCR and restriction endonuclease analysis in a sample of healthy individuals from Brazil. ASA activity was also assayed in all subjects. Two individuals homozygous for the N350S and 1524+95A®G mutations were detected, corresponding to a frequency of 1.17% (4 of 324 alleles). The individual frequency of the N350S mutation was 20.7% (71 of 342 alleles) and 7.9% (27 of 342 alleles) for the 1524+95A®G mutation. The frequency of the ASA-PD allele in our population was estimated to be 7.9%. This is the first report of ASA-PD allele frequency in a South American population. In addition, the methods used are effective and suitable for application in countries with limited resources. All patients with low ASA activity should be screened for ASA-PD as part of the diagnostic procotol for metachromatic leukodystrophy.

ASSUNTO(S)

bioquímica arylsulfatase a pseudodeficiency metachromatic leukodystrophy

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