We carefully selected heterozygote FH patients on the basis of a
null mutation to avoid confounding biases of having residual LDLR activity that may be present in other mutations of the LDLR gene.
Our results supported the previously published findings reporting an association between the GSTM1
null mutation and endometriosis (23,34).
The c.2031-2A>C and the R569W mutation have been published as
null mutations, i.e., no residual MPO activity was detected (28-30).
The initial study carried out in 2000 found that FANCA individuals with homozygous
null mutations had a higher frequency of somatic anomalies than individuals with FANCC mutations, but a similar frequency to those with FANCG mutations.
(1-4) The autosomal-dominant form is caused by dominant hypomorphic signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) mutations, often involving the DNA-binding and SRC homology 2 protein domains, while the recessive form is caused by
null mutations of the dedicator of cytokinesis-8 (DOCK8) and tyrosine kinase-2 (Tyk2) genes.
In the few patients who have been studied, mutations that totally eliminate the ability to produce any functional protein product (i.e, functionally
null mutations) have been discovered.
The association between
null mutations in the filaggrin gene and contact sensitization to nickel and other chemicals in the general population.
They found 7 African Americans with
null mutations in PCSK9.
It is caused by
null mutations at WRN locus, which codes for a member of RecQ family of DNA helicases.6-9,11 The disease is associated with excessive synthesis of collagen type I and III which is dependent on elevated messenger RNA(mRNA) levels.6 The locus of Werner Syndrome has been found on the short arm of chromosome 8 in both Japanese and non Japanes.5,7,11 Fibroblasts isolated from WS patients exhibit genomic instability, increased sensitivity to specific DNA damaging agents, slow proliferation, lengthened S-phase, and accelerated replicative senescence.5,7,16
Residual guanosine 3', 5'-bispyrophosphate synthetic activity of relA null mutants can be eliminated by spoT
null mutations. J Biol Chem 1991; 266: 5980-90.
Null mutations in lin-14, for example, result in the activation of LIN-29 one stage too early, with the result that certain adult features are precociously expressed in larval stages.
[sup][5] derived a global IV clinical severity score (0–15) by scoring each of five IV clinical signs (diffuse xerosis, hyperlinearity of palms, scales on legs, scalp desquamation, and keratosis pilaris) from 0 to 3 points and genotyping two common FLG
null mutations (R501X and 2282del4) for 110 Caucasian patients.