TY - JOUR ID - 45335 TI - Founder Effect of KHDC3L, p.M1V Mutation, on Iranian Patients with Recurrent Hydatidiform Moles JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Fallahi, Jafar AU - Anvar, Zahra AU - Razban, Vahid AU - Momtahan, Mozhdeh AU - Namavar-Jahromi, Bahia AU - Fardaei, Majid AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 45 IS - 2 SP - 118 EP - 124 KW - Haplotypes KW - KHDC3L protein, human KW - Hydatidiform mole KW - Founder effect KW - Mutatio DO - 10.30476/ijms.2019.45335 N2 - Background: Recurrent hydatidiform moles (RHMs) are an unusual pregnancy with at least two molar gestations that are associated with abnormal proliferation of trophoblastic tissue and a failure in the embryonic tissues development. Three maternal-effect genes, including NLRP7, KHDC3L, and PADI6 have been identified as the cause of RHMs. The present study aimed to understand the association of a founder mutation with the incidence and prevalence of a disease in different individuals of a population.Methods: 14 unrelated Iranian patients with recurrent reproductive wastage, including at least two HMs, entered this study. In order to find a possible mutation in KHDC3L, all the 14 samples were Sanger sequenced. For haplotype analysis, three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected with highest Minor Allele Frequency along KHDC3L.Results: A common KHDC3L mutation with the same haplotype was identified in four out of 14 patients with RHM. Regarding the present study, c.1A>G is the highest reported mutation in KHDC3L so far and is also the first report of the homozygous state that has led to RHM.Conclusion: c.1A>G mutation in KHDC3L is the highest reported mutation around the world. Our data also demonstrated the presence of founder effects for this particular mutation in Iranian populations. These data suggest that the high frequency of this mutation is potentially responsible for a higher rate of RHM in Iran. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_45335.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_45335_ff97851293beac95f30505b2ee760138.pdf ER -