| Project/Area Number |
07671249
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Kidney internal medicine
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIKAWA Norishige Kobe University School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (10158412)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IIJIMA Kazumoto Kobe University School of Medicine, Assistant, 医学部, 助手 (00240854)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1996
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
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| Keywords | X-linked Alport syndrome / glomerular basement membrane / type IV collagen alpha5 chain / mutations / COL4A5 / RT-PCR / direct sequence / mRNA |
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| Research Abstract |
Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by progressive nephritis with ultrastructural basket-weave changes of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and neurosensory deafness. The most frequent type, X-linked Alport syndrome is caused by mutations in the COL4A5 gene encoding the type IV collagen alpha5 chain (alpha5 (IV) ).
Mutation analysis of all 51 exons of the COL4A5 gene has been performed by some groups. However, These surveys were performed by SSCP analysis using genomic DNA and the detection rate of mutations was less than 50%. In this study we performed mutation survey over all 51 exons of the COL4A5 gene by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and direct sequence using mRNA.
Mutations were detected in all male patients and 78% of female patients. Our result help in the design of a better strategy for mutation identification in X-linked Alport syndrome and facilitate genotype-phenotype correlations.
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