TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatic function in a family with a nonsense mutation (R154X) in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α/MODY1 gene
AU - Lindner, Tom
AU - Gragnoli, Claudia
AU - Furuta, Hiroto
AU - Cockburn, Brian N.
AU - Petzold, Cornelia
AU - Rietzsch, Hannes
AU - Weiß, Ulrike
AU - Schulze, Jan
AU - Bell, Graeme I.
PY - 1997/9/15
Y1 - 1997/9/15
N2 - Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a genetically heterogeneous monogenic disorder characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance, onset usually before 25 yr of age, and abnormal pancreatic β- cell function. Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor(HNF)-4α/MODY1, glucokinase/MODY2, and HNF-1α/MODY3 genes can cause this form of diabetes. In contrast to the glucokinase and HNF-1α genes, mutations in the HNF-4α gene are a relatively uncommon cause of MODY, and our understanding of the MODY1 form of diabetes is based on studies of only a single family, the R-W pedigree. Here we report the identification of a second family with MODY1 and the first in which there has been a detailed characterization of hepatic function. The affected members of this family, Dresden-11, have inherited a nonsense mutation, R154X, in the HNF-4α gene, and are predicted to have reduced levels of this transcription factor in the tissues in which it is expressed, including pancreatic islets, liver, kidney, and intestine. Subjects with the R154X mutation exhibited a diminished insulin secretory response to oral glucose. HNF-4α plays a central role in tissue-specific regulation of gene expression in the liver, including the control of synthesis of proteins involved in cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism and the coagulation cascade. Subjects with the R154X mutation, however, showed no abnormalities in lipid metabolism or coagulation except for a paradoxical 3.3-fold increase in serum lipoprotein(a) levels, nor was there any evidence of renal dysfunction in these subjects. The results suggest that MODY1 is primarily a disorder of β-cell function.
AB - Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a genetically heterogeneous monogenic disorder characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance, onset usually before 25 yr of age, and abnormal pancreatic β- cell function. Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor(HNF)-4α/MODY1, glucokinase/MODY2, and HNF-1α/MODY3 genes can cause this form of diabetes. In contrast to the glucokinase and HNF-1α genes, mutations in the HNF-4α gene are a relatively uncommon cause of MODY, and our understanding of the MODY1 form of diabetes is based on studies of only a single family, the R-W pedigree. Here we report the identification of a second family with MODY1 and the first in which there has been a detailed characterization of hepatic function. The affected members of this family, Dresden-11, have inherited a nonsense mutation, R154X, in the HNF-4α gene, and are predicted to have reduced levels of this transcription factor in the tissues in which it is expressed, including pancreatic islets, liver, kidney, and intestine. Subjects with the R154X mutation exhibited a diminished insulin secretory response to oral glucose. HNF-4α plays a central role in tissue-specific regulation of gene expression in the liver, including the control of synthesis of proteins involved in cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism and the coagulation cascade. Subjects with the R154X mutation, however, showed no abnormalities in lipid metabolism or coagulation except for a paradoxical 3.3-fold increase in serum lipoprotein(a) levels, nor was there any evidence of renal dysfunction in these subjects. The results suggest that MODY1 is primarily a disorder of β-cell function.
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U2 - 10.1172/JCI119660
DO - 10.1172/JCI119660
M3 - Article
C2 - 9294105
AN - SCOPUS:0030779004
VL - 100
SP - 1400
EP - 1405
JO - Journal of Clinical Investigation
JF - Journal of Clinical Investigation
SN - 0021-9738
IS - 6
ER -