ESPE2016 Poster Presentations Adrenal P1 (48 abstracts)
Twenty Years Experience in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Clinical, Hormonal and Molecular Characteristics in a Large Cohort
Mirela Miranda a , Daniel Carvalho a , Larissa Gomes a , Guiomar Madureira a , Jose Marcondes a , Ana Elisa Billerbeck a , Andressa Rodrigues a , Paula Presti b , Hilton Kuperman b , Durval Damiani b , Berenice Medonca a & Tania Bachega a
aLaboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular- LIM/42, Unidade de Adrenal, Disc. de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo/Sao Paulo, Brazil; bUnidade de Endocrinologia Pediátrica do Instituto da CrianÇa do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo/Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background: Most congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) patients carry mutations derived from conversion events involving the pseudogene, and the remaining carry new mutations varying according to ethnicity. A good genotype-phenotype correlation is observed, allowing the use of molecular analysis in clinical practice.
Objective and hypotheses: To review the molecular diagnosis in a large cohort of CAH patients in order to create a diagnostic panel in our population.
Method: DNA was extracted from 480 patients (158 SW, 116 SV, 206 NC); Point mutations were screened by allele- specific PCR and large gene rearrangements by Southern blotting/MLPA; CYP21A2 sequencing was performed in those with incomplete genotype. Gene founder effect was analyzed through microsatellite studies. Patients were divided into 4 genotypes, according to in vitro enzymatic activity (Null, A:<2%, B:37%, C: >20%).
Results: Targeted methodologies identified mutations in both alleles in 89% of SW, 86% of SV and 80% of NC patients. CYP21A2 sequencing allowed genotype definition in 100% of classical and 87% of NC patients. Seven rare mutations (p.G424S, p.R408C, IVS2-2A>G, p.Ser170fs, p.R426H, p.H365Y, p.W19X) and a novel variant (p.E351V) were identified in 11% of alleles. Gene founder effect was observed in all but the p.W19X. Genotypes Null, A (I2 splice), B and C comprised mainly patients with SW (88%), SW (70%), SV (98%) and NC form (100%), respectively. The median basal 17OHP level was significantly higher in genotype A/C (median 17.5 ng/ml) than in C/C (median 7.6 ng/ml) as was ACTH–stimulated 17OHP level (P=0.005). The lowest stimulated-17OHP level in group C was 11 ng/ml.
Conclusion: We identified a good genotype–phenotype correlation providing useful results regarding prediction of disease severity and genetic counseling. Sequencing is essential to optimize molecular diagnosis in our population, considering the high frequency of gene founder effect mutations.
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