Fig. 1

Identification of the IL10RA mutation associated with infantile-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IOIBD). a A c.537G > A mutation at the 3' end of exon 4 of the IL10RA gene in the family of our patient with IOIBD. Arrows indicate site of mutation. Parts of sequences of exon 4 and intron 4 are shown in upper case and lower case, respectively. b RT-PCR analysis for the IL10RA gene in the patient with c.537G > A mutation. Schematic representation of positions of the primers for RT-PCR and the c.537G > A mutation is given in the upper panel. RT-PCR products from the c.537G > A mutation of the IL10RA gene are shown in the lower panel. The expected 216-bp and 495-bp products of the IL10RA exons 4-5 and exons 2-5, respectively, were detected in a healthy control and the patient, while additional shorter products were observed in the patient (bands 3 and 4). c Sequence analysis of RT-PCR products indicated that the c.537G > A mutation caused 2 kinds of splicing variants; an 18 bp deletion of the 3' end of exon 4 and skipping of exon 4 (170 bp)