A Trp33Arg mutation at exon 1 of the MYH9 gene in a Korean patient with May-Hegglin anomaly

Yonsei Med J. 2012 May;53(3):662-6. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2012.53.3.662.

Abstract

In this report, we describe a Korean patient with May-Hegglin anomaly from a mutation of the MYH9 gene. The proband was a 21-year-old man with thrombocytopenia. He did not have a bleeding tendency. His neutrophil count was normal at 7490/mm³; however, the neutrophils contained abnormal basophilic inclusions in their cytoplasm. The platelet count was decreased at 15,000/mm³ with giant platelets. Coagulation test results were not remarkable. Direct sequencing of MYH9 revealed that he was heterozygous for a mutation in exon 1, which was a 97T>A substitution mutation affecting codon 33, substituting tryptophan with arginine (Trp33Arg). Family study showed that both of his parents had normal phenotype and genotypes, indicating a de novo occurrence of the mutation in the proband.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asian People
  • Exons / genetics*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Motor Proteins / genetics*
  • Mutation
  • Myosin Heavy Chains / genetics*
  • Thrombocytopenia / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • MYH9 protein, human
  • Molecular Motor Proteins
  • Myosin Heavy Chains

Supplementary concepts

  • MYH9-Related Disorders