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Mutational analysis of NOG in esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula patients

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Purpose

The NOG protein is a secretory antagonist of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Nog−/− mouse embryos demonstrate proximal esophageal atresia (EA) and distal tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) compatible with the most common configuration of EA/TEF observed in humans. Four microdeletions that span the NOG locus at 17q22 have been described in human patients having EA/TEF. We investigated the incidence of point mutations in the coding region of the NOG gene in human EA/TEF.

Methods

DNA was collected from 50 patients previously treated for EA/TEF. PCR was used to amplify the coding region of NOG. To detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), amplicons were subjected to temperature gradient capillary electrophoresis (TGCE). Candidate SNPs were directly sequenced.

Results

TGCE analysis revealed a SNP in the coding region of NOG in 1 of 50 patients (2%). DNA sequencing revealed a synonymous SNP at position 468 (C–T) of the NOG coding region.

Conclusion

SNPs in the coding region of the NOG gene are identified infrequently in human cases of EA/TEF. Further investigation of SNPs in the promoter region of NOG is warranted, as is the effect of synonymous SNPs on NOG mRNA stability.

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Acknowledgments

This manuscript is dedicated in loving memory of our colleague and co-author, Joshua B. Pietsch (1975–2010), whose tireless efforts, despite a chronic neurodegenerative disease that ultimately claimed his life, made this study possible. The authors would also like to acknowledge Andrew C. Ward for helping with sample preparation and DNA extraction.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital, Doctor’s Office Tower, Suite 7102, 2200 Children’s Way, Nashville, TN, 37232-9780, USA

    Andrew J. Murphy, Joshua B. Pietsch & Harold N. Lovvorn III

  2. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA

    Yina Li & Chin Chiang

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Murphy, A.J., Li, Y., Pietsch, J.B. et al. Mutational analysis of NOG in esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula patients. Pediatr Surg Int 28, 335–340 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-011-3022-1

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