LIAO Xue-lian,JIANG Sha-yi,JIANG Hui,et al.Clinical characteristics and RPS19, RPL5, RPL11 gene mutation of pure red cell aplasia[J].同济大学学报(医学版),2015,36(6):36-39, 45. [点击复制]
Objective To investigate clinical features and RPS19, RPL5 and RPL11 gene mutations in patients with acquired pure red cell aplasia(PRCA) and congenital PRCA(Diamond-Blackfan anemia, DBA). Methods Twenty children with PRCA from multiple centers were enrolled, including 14 DBA and 6 acquired PRCA. The age of disease onset, peripheral blood counts, and responses to treatment were compared between these two groups. RPS19, RPL5 and RPL11 gene sequences were determined using the Sanger dideoxy chain termination method. ResultsSix out of 14 DBA patients(42.8%) presented combined congenital malformation. Compared with the acquired PRCA patients, DBA patients displayed a lower number of reticulocytes(P<0.05), no differences in peripheral white blood cell(WBC), hemoglobin(HB), and platelet(PLT) counts. The efficacy of corticosteroids treatment for DBA was 78.6%, while that for acquired PRCA was 100.0%(P>0.05). RPS19 point mutations were detected in 1 DBA patient, and not in acquired PRCA patients. RPL5 and RPL11 point mutations were not detected in DBA or acquired PRCA. Conclusion Patients with DBA have lower reticulocyte counts than acquired PRCA patients. DBA might be associated with RPS19 gene mutation.