BACKGROUND: Hereditary thrombocythemia is a rare disease characterized by increased megakaryopoiesis and overproduction of platelets. Germ line mutations have been identified in the genes for thrombopoietin (THPO) and its receptor, MPL. A clustering of familial cases with the MPL-G1073A mutation that results in a serine to asparagine substitution (S505N) has been recently reported in Italy. Here we performed haplotype analysis in nine families (eight Italian and one Japanese) with hereditary thrombocythemia carrying the MPL-S505N mutation in the MPL gene. DESIGN AND METHODS: The MPL gene was examined by genomic DNA sequencing. Haplotype analysis was performed using microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms. RESULTS: Analysis of microsatellite markers and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the eight Italian families with hereditary thrombocythemia revealed the presence of a common haplotype compatible with a founder effect, which may have originated 23 generations ago. This haplotype was rarely observed in 132 unrelated individuals and was absent in a Japanese family with the MPL-S505N mutation. CONCLUSIONS: The recurrent MPL-S505N mutation found in the eight Italian families with hereditary thrombocythemia is likely due to a founder effect.
BACKGROUND:Hereditary thrombocythemia is a rare disease characterized by increased megakaryopoiesis and overproduction of platelets. Germ line mutations have been identified in the genes for thrombopoietin (THPO) and its receptor, MPL. A clustering of familial cases with the MPL-G1073A mutation that results in a serine to asparagine substitution (S505N) has been recently reported in Italy. Here we performed haplotype analysis in nine families (eight Italian and one Japanese) with hereditary thrombocythemia carrying the MPL-S505N mutation in the MPL gene. DESIGN AND METHODS: The MPL gene was examined by genomic DNA sequencing. Haplotype analysis was performed using microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms. RESULTS: Analysis of microsatellite markers and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the eight Italian families with hereditary thrombocythemia revealed the presence of a common haplotype compatible with a founder effect, which may have originated 23 generations ago. This haplotype was rarely observed in 132 unrelated individuals and was absent in a Japanese family with the MPL-S505N mutation. CONCLUSIONS: The recurrent MPL-S505N mutation found in the eight Italian families with hereditary thrombocythemia is likely due to a founder effect.
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