Mutations in the novel gene FOPV are associated with familial autosomal dominant and non‐familial obliterative portal venopathy

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN： 1478-3231|38|2|358-364

ISSN： 1478-3223

Source： LIVER INTERNATIONAL (ELECTRONIC), Vol.38, Iss.2, 2018-02, pp. : 358-364

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Abstract

Background AimsObliterative portal venopathy (OPV) is characterized by lesions of portal vein intrahepatic branches and is thought to be responsible for many cases of portal hypertension in the absence of cirrhosis or obstruction of large portal or hepatic veins. In most cases the cause of OPV remains unknown. The aim was to identify a candidate gene of OPV.

MethodsWhole exome sequencing was performed in two families, including 6 patients with OPV. Identified mutations were confirmed by Sanger sequencing and expression of candidate gene transcript was studied by real time qPCR in human tissues.

ResultsIn both families, no mutations were identified in genes previously reported to be associated with OPV. In each family, we identified a heterozygous mutation (c.1783G>A, p.Gly595Arg and c.4895C>T, p.Thr1632Ile) in a novel gene located on chromosome 4, that we called FOPV (Familial Obliterative Portal Venopathy), and having a cDNA coding for 1793 amino acids. The FOPV mutations segregated with the disease in families and the pattern of inheritance was suggestive of autosomal dominant inherited OPV, with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. In silico analysis predicted a deleterious effect of each mutant and mutations concerned highly conserved amino acids in mammals. A deleterious heterozygous FOPV missense mutation (c.4244T>C, p.Phe1415Ser) was also identified in a patient with non‐familial OPV. Expression study in liver veins showed that FOPV transcript was mainly expressed in intrahepatic portal vein.

ConclusionsThis report suggests that FOPV mutations may have a pathogenic role in some cases of familial and non‐familial OPV.