Prevalência da mutação do gene HFE em pacientes com porfiria cutânea tardia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto- UERJ

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Roberto Souto da
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/8736
• topic: Gene; Hemochromatosis; Porphyria cutanea tarda; Gene; Hemocromatose; Porfiria cutânea tardia; Dermatologia; Genes; Transtornos de fotossensibilidade; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a dermatological disorder characterized by photosensitivity induced by circulating porphyrins being deposited on the skin. Both the familial form, as sporadic disorders are dependent on the accumulation of iron. Although the cause of this excess hepatic iron is still unknown, the presence of the mutation of the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) is an important risk factor for iron accumulation. Likewise, little is known about the association between HFE gene mutation and porphyria cutanea tarda. In this paper we describe the main frequencies of genotypes and alleles of the gene for hemochromatosis HFE1 in a cohort of 25 patients treated at a dermatology outpatient clinic with Porphyria Cutaneous Late during the period of 1990-2012, performing a correlation with the presence of this mutation and iron overload in these patients. This study used a control group matched for age, sex and ethnic group reported, to compare with the data evaluated in patients with PCT. The research of genetic mutations C282Y and H63D mutations of the hemochromatosis gene occurred through real-time PCR results and ratified by Sanger sequencing. Results found no statistically significant differences in allele and genotype frequencies of the C282Y and H63D between the PCT cohort and population control. However, there is a strong indication of the participation of the H63D mutation in a patient homozygous for disease development, as noted in the literature. Of biochemical analysis, ferritin levels found among patients with PCT with the H63D mutation were higher than those without the mutation.