Mutations and down-regulation of CDX1 in children with anorectal malformations.

Anorectal malformations (ARMs) represent a variety of congenital disorders that involve abnormal termination of the anorectum. This study was to reveal relation between CDX1 and human ARMs phenotypes. 108 Chinese patients and 120 Chinese controls were included in this study. We analyzed the relation between two by PCR, qRT-PCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. Four heterozygous mutations in CDX1 gene were identified in ARMs patients (3.7%, 4/108), no found in controls. CDX1 protein expression was significantly decreased in the ARMs compared with the control anorectum. All samples analyzed in ARMs group exhibited down-regulated CDX1 mRNA expression in comparison to matched normal group, demonstrated significant differences statistically. The findings represented the relation between CDX1 mutations and CDX1 genotype. Furthermore, it was suggested that the downregulation of CDX1 might be related to the development of ARMs.

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Tao Zhang, Xiao Bing Tang, Li Li Wang, Yu Zuo Bai, Guang Rong Qiu, Zheng Wei Yuan, Wei Lin Wang. Mutations and down-regulation of CDX1 in children with anorectal malformations. International journal of medical sciences. 2013;10(2):191-7

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