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1.
Nat Genet ; 23(4): 421-4, 1999 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10581027

RESUMO

Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome, or keratosis palmoplantaris with periodontopathia (PLS, MIM 245000), is an autosomal recessive disorder that is mainly ascertained by dentists because of the severe periodontitis that afflicts patients. Both the deciduous and permanent dentitions are affected, resulting in premature tooth loss. Palmoplantar keratosis, varying from mild psoriasiform scaly skin to overt hyperkeratosis, typically develops within the first three years of life. Keratosis also affects other sites such as elbows and knees. Most PLS patients display both periodontitis and hyperkeratosis. Some patients have only palmoplantar keratosis or periodontitis, and in rare individuals the periodontitis is mild and of late onset. The PLS locus has been mapped to chromosome 11q14-q21 (refs 7, 8, 9). Using homozygosity mapping in eight small consanguineous families, we have narrowed the candidate region to a 1.2-cM interval between D11S4082 and D11S931. The gene (CTSC) encoding the lysosomal protease cathepsin C (or dipeptidyl aminopeptidase I) lies within this interval. We defined the genomic structure of CTSC and found mutations in all eight families. In two of these families we used a functional assay to demonstrate an almost total loss of cathepsin C activity in PLS patients and reduced activity in obligate carriers.


Assuntos
Periodontite Agressiva/enzimologia , Periodontite Agressiva/genética , Catepsina C/deficiência , Catepsina C/genética , Doença de Papillon-Lefevre/enzimologia , Doença de Papillon-Lefevre/genética , Mutação Puntual , Periodontite Agressiva/patologia , Sequência de Bases , Cromossomos Humanos Par 11/genética , Primers do DNA/genética , DNA Complementar/genética , Éxons , Feminino , Genes Recessivos , Ligação Genética , Humanos , Íntrons , Masculino , Repetições de Microssatélites , Doença de Papillon-Lefevre/patologia , Linhagem
2.
Mol Vis ; 17: 2118-28, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21850187

RESUMO

PURPOSE: To describe an Australian pedigree of European descent with a variable autosomal dominant phenotype of: pediatric cortical cataract (CC), asymmetric myopia with astigmatism, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: Probands with CC, FEVR, and POAG were enrolled in three independent genetic eye studies in Tasmania. Genealogy confirmed these individuals were closely related and subsequent examination revealed 11 other family members with some or all of the associated disorders. RESULTS: Twelve individuals had CC thought to be of childhood onset, with one child demonstrating progressive lenticular opacification. One individual had severe retinal detachment while five others had dragged retinal vessels. Seven individuals had POAG. Seven individuals had myopia in at least one eye ≤-3 Diopters. DNA testing excluded mutations in myocilin, trabecular meshwork inducible glucocorticoid response (MYOC) and tetraspanin 12 (TSPAN12). Haplotype analysis excluded frizzled family receptor 4 (FZD4) and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), but only partly excluded EVR3. Multipoint linkage analysis revealed multiple chromosomal single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interest, but no statistically significant focal localization. CONCLUSIONS: This unusual clustering of ophthalmic diseases suggests a possible single genetic cause for an apparently new cataract syndrome. This family's clinical ocular features may reflect the interplay between retinal disease with lenticular changes and axial length in the development of myopia and glaucoma.


Assuntos
Astigmatismo/genética , Catarata/genética , Olho/fisiopatologia , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/genética , Miopia/genética , Osteoporose/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Vitreorretinopatia Proliferativa/genética , População Branca/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Astigmatismo/complicações , Catarata/complicações , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Olho/patologia , Vitreorretinopatias Exsudativas Familiares , Feminino , Ligação Genética , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/complicações , Haplótipos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Miopia/complicações , Osteoporose/complicações , Linhagem , Tasmânia , Vitreorretinopatia Proliferativa/complicações
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Am J Med Genet A ; 146A(2): 182-90, 2008 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18076099

RESUMO

Extensive intracranial calcifications and leukoencephalopathy are seen in both Coats plus and leukoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts (LCC; Labrune syndrome). Coats plus syndrome is additionally characterized by the presence of bilateral retinal telangiectasia and exudates while LCC shows the progressive formation of parenchymal brain cysts. Despite these apparently distinguishing features, recent evidence suggests that Coats plus and LCC represent the same clinical entity with a common primary pathogenesis involving a small vessel obliterative microangiopathy. Here, we describe eight previously unreported cases, and present an update on one of the original Coats plus patients to highlight the emerging core clinical features of the "cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcification and cysts" (CRMCC) phenotype.


Assuntos
Calcinose/diagnóstico , Transtornos Cerebrovasculares/diagnóstico , Cistos/diagnóstico , Doenças Retinianas/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Fenótipo , Telangiectasia/patologia
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Br J Ophthalmol ; 90(11): 1420-4, 2006 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16885188

RESUMO

AIMS: To investigate the role of the common OPTN Met98Lys variant as a risk allele in open-angle glaucoma (OAG), autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: The presence of the Met98Lys variant was determined in a total of 498 (128 with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG)) patients with OAG, 29 patients who had myocilin-related OAG, 101 patients from ADOA pedigrees, 157 patients from LHON pedigrees and 218 examined OAG age-matched normal controls. RESULTS: 17 of 218 (7.8%) controls had the Met98Lys variant. 28 (5.6%) patients with OAG were Met98Lys positive. More Met98Lys carriers were found in the NTG group than in the high-tension glaucoma (HTG) group (p = 0.033). However, no significant difference was observed between the NTG and control cohorts (p = 0.609). Two MYOC mutation carriers were found to have the variant. The variant was found in 1 of 10 pedigrees with ADOA and in 8 of 35 pedigrees with LHON. CONCLUSION: Data from this study do not support a strong role for the OPTN Met98Lys variant in glaucoma, ADOA or LHON. However, a weak association was observed of the variant with NTG compared with that with HTG. Meta-analysis of all published data on the variant and glaucoma confirmed that the association, although weak, is highly statistically significant in the cohort with glaucoma versus controls.


Assuntos
Mutação , Doenças do Nervo Óptico/genética , Fator de Transcrição TFIIIA/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Alelos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Criança , Análise Mutacional de DNA , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/genética , Heterozigoto , Humanos , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras , Atrofia Óptica Autossômica Dominante/genética , Atrofia Óptica Hereditária de Leber/genética , Linhagem
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Br J Ophthalmol ; 90(9): 1163-7, 2006 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16929062

RESUMO

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an inherited blinding condition characterised by abnormal development of the retinal vasculature. FEVR has multiple modes of inheritance, and homozygous mutations in LRP5 have recently been reported as underlying the recessive form of this disease. The aim of this study was to examine LRP5 in a consanguineous recessive FEVR family and to clarify the eye and bone phenotype associated with recessive FEVR. METHODS: All family members were examined by slit lamp biomicroscopy and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Linkage to LRP5 was determined by genotyping microsatellite markers, constructing haplotypes and calculating lod scores. Mutation screening of LRP5 was performed by polymerase chain reaction amplification of genomic DNA followed by direct sequencing. Bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated in all family members using dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DEXA). RESULTS: The clinical features observed in this family were consistent with a diagnosis of recessive FEVR. A homozygous LRP5 missense mutation, G550R, was identified in all affected individuals and all unaffected family members screened were heterozygous carriers of this mutation. Reduced BMD, hyaloid vasculature remnants, and nystagmus were features of the phenotype. CONCLUSION: Recessive mutations in LRP5 can cause FEVR with reduced BMD and hyaloid vasculature remnants. Assessment of a patient with a provisional diagnosis of FEVR should therefore include investigation of BMD, with reduced levels suggestive of an underlying LRP5 mutation.


Assuntos
Oftalmopatias Hereditárias/genética , Proteínas Relacionadas a Receptor de LDL/genética , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Osteoporose/genética , Doenças Retinianas/genética , Adolescente , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Bases , Densidade Óssea/genética , Criança , Análise Mutacional de DNA/métodos , Oftalmopatias Hereditárias/complicações , Feminino , Ligação Genética , Humanos , Proteína-5 Relacionada a Receptor de Lipoproteína de Baixa Densidade , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Osteoporose/complicações , Linhagem , Doenças Retinianas/complicações
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Br J Ophthalmol ; 89(2): 194-7, 2005 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15665352

RESUMO

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an inherited blinding condition characterised by abnormal development of the retinal vasculature. The aim of this study was to perform linkage analysis in a large family affected with FEVR to determine whether the mutation involved was in one of the three known autosomal dominant FEVR loci or in another as yet unidentified gene. METHODS: Genomic DNA samples from family members were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified with fluorescently tagged microsatellite markers spanning the EVR1/EVR4 locus (11q13-14) and the EVR3 locus (11p12-13). The resulting PCR products were resolved using an automated DNA sequencer and the alleles sized. These data were used to construct haplotypes across each locus and linkage analysis was performed to prove or exclude linkage. RESULTS: The clinical evaluation in this family suggested features typical of FEVR, with deficient peripheral retinal vascularisation being the common phenotype in all affected individuals. However, linkage analysis proved that this family has a form of FEVR genetically distinct from the EVR1, EVR3 and EVR4 loci. CONCLUSION: The exclusion of linkage in this family to any of the known FEVR loci proves the existence of a fourth locus for autosomal dominant FEVR and shows that this rare disorder is far more heterogeneous than previously thought.


Assuntos
Oftalmopatias Hereditárias/genética , Heterogeneidade Genética , Doenças Retinianas/genética , Corpo Vítreo , Adulto , Cromossomos Humanos Par 11/genética , Exsudatos e Transudatos , Saúde da Família , Feminino , Genes Dominantes/genética , Ligação Genética/genética , Marcadores Genéticos/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Mutação , Linhagem , Fenótipo , Vasos Retinianos/fisiopatologia
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 42(11): 2458-65, 2001 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11581183

RESUMO

PURPOSE: To determine the locus of the mutant gene causing autosomal recessive cone-rod dystrophy (arCRD) in a consanguineous pedigree, to evaluate a candidate gene expressed in retina that maps to this locus, and to estimate the percentage of arCRD cases caused by mutations in this gene. METHODS: DNAs from family members were genotyped for markers covering the entire genome at an average spacing of approximately 9 centimorgans (cM). The data were input into a pedigree computer program to produce output files used to calculate lod scores. Significant linkage was revealed at 8cen, prompting the genotyping of a number of additional markers. Exons of a candidate gene were sequenced directly by standard fluorescent dideoxy methods. Haplotype analysis was performed with markers in this locus in 13 multiplex and 2 simplex CRD families in which neither parent had disease. RESULTS: Four-point linkage analysis gave a maximum lod score of approximately 7.6 at both D8S1769 and GATA101H09 in the large consanguineous family. Recombination events defined an interval of 8.7 cM between D8S1820 and D8S532 within which the gene must lie. This 8p11 locus (CORD9) is immediately distal to but distinct from the RP1 autosomal dominant RP (adRP) locus. Two islands of homozygosity were found in this locus: The alleles of 6 of 10 markers in one of the islands and 2 of 4 in the other were homozygous. The UniGene cluster Hs.8719 (UniGene System, provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/UniGene), which tags a gene with significant homology to Dual Specificity Phosphatase 3, maps within the CORD9 interval and is highly expressed in the retina. To evaluate this gene as a potential disease candidate, intron-exon structure was determined, and exons were screened in the consanguineous family. No variants were found that could be related to disease. Haplotype analysis of 15 other families with CRD, using markers at CORD9, excluded this locus in 9 of 15. CONCLUSIONS: A new arCRD locus (CORD9) has been identified corresponding to a yet unidentified gene in the 8.7-cM interval D8S1820-D8S532. No mutations were found in one candidate gene in affected members of the primary study family. Haplotype analysis of a cohort of 13 multiplex and 2 simplex families with CRD ruled out the CORD9 gene in 9 of 15 of the families. To date, a total of 126 loci carrying gene mutations causing various forms of retinal degeneration have been mapped, and the mutant gene has been identified in 64 of them. However, only 2 loci for arCRD have been documented. This is the report of a third.


Assuntos
Mapeamento Cromossômico , Cromossomos Humanos Par 8 , Células Fotorreceptoras de Vertebrados/patologia , Degeneração Retiniana/genética , Consanguinidade , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Eletrorretinografia , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Genes Recessivos , Genes Reguladores , Genótipo , Haplótipos , Humanos , Escore Lod , Masculino , Linhagem , Degeneração Retiniana/patologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Acuidade Visual , Campos Visuais
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J Heart Valve Dis ; 7(4): 438-44, 1998 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9697068

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is an early sign of myocardial disease and an important determinant of symptoms and prognosis in patients with various cardiovascular disorders. Evidence suggests the presence and clinical importance of abnormal LV diastolic function in patients with valvular heart diseases, but it is difficult to measure non-invasively. Mitral E wave propagation inside the left ventricle studied by analysis of digitized color M-mode and pulsed wave Doppler technique is a promising technique for the evaluation of LV relaxation. However, the precise mechanism of its transmission is not clearly defined. Understanding the precise hydrodynamic basis of E wave propagation would be helpful for its meaningful application to the evaluation of LV diastolic performance. This study investigates the hydrodynamic determinants of mitral E wave propagation in an in vitro setting. METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirty-one sets of experiments were conducted in a linear, pulsatile left ventricle model with varying operative diastolic characteristics. The rate of transmission of the onset of the E wave was strongly related to operative LV diastolic stiffness (r = 0.93, p < 0.0001), and weakly to mean left atrial (LA) pressure (r = 0.46, p < 0.01), heart rate (r = 0.57, p < 0.01) and stroke volume (r = -0.58, p < 0.01) through an effect on operative LV diastolic stiffness. The peak of the E wave transmission was influenced not only by operative LV diastolic stiffness (r = 0.87, p < 0.0001), but also by the mean LA pressure, heart rate and stroke volume, in an independent fashion. CONCLUSIONS: The rate of transmission of the onset of the mitral E wave is determined solely by operative LV diastolic stiffness, whereas that of the peak is also affected by the mean LA pressure, heart rate and stroke volume. Analysis of mitral E wave propagation in patients with valvular heart disease may give clinically useful insights into LV diastolic function.


Assuntos
Valva Mitral/fisiologia , Função Ventricular Esquerda/fisiologia , Diástole/fisiologia , Ecocardiografia , Ecocardiografia Doppler em Cores , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Modelos Cardiovasculares , Fluxo Pulsátil/fisiologia , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/fisiopatologia
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Br J Ophthalmol ; 92(10): 1333-6, 2008 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18653586

RESUMO

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) is a genetically heterogenous disease. However, a large proportion of this disease is accounted for by mutations in OPA1. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate disease progression in Australian ADOA patients with confirmed OPA1 mutations. METHODS: Probands with characteristic clinical findings of ADOA were screened for OPA1 mutations, and relatives of identified mutation carriers were invited to participate. Disease progression was determined by sequential examination or using historical records over a mean of 9.6 (range 1-42) years. RESULTS: OPA1 mutation carriers (n = 158) were identified in 11 ADOA pedigrees. Sixty-nine mutation carriers were available for longitudinal follow-up. Using the right eye as the default, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVAR) remained unchanged (defined as visual acuity at or within one line of original measurement) in 43 patients (62%). BCVAR worsened by 2 lines in 13 patients (19%). BCVAR deteriorated by more than 2 lines in six patients (9%). Ten per cent of patients had an improvement in visual acuity. Mean time to follow-up was 9.6 years with the mean visual acuity being 6/18 for both the initial and subsequent measurements. There was no statistical significance in the rate of BCVAR loss across different OPA1 mutations (p = 0.55). CONCLUSION: OPA1-related ADOA generally progresses slowly and functional visual acuity is usually maintained. Longitudinal disease studies are important to enable appropriate counselling of patients. This study enables a better understanding of the natural history of ADOA.


Assuntos
GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/genética , Atrofia Óptica Autossômica Dominante/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Austrália , Criança , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Variação Genética , Análise Heteroduplex/métodos , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação/genética , Atrofia Óptica Autossômica Dominante/fisiopatologia , Disco Óptico/fisiopatologia , Linhagem , Polimorfismo Conformacional de Fita Simples/fisiologia , Acuidade Visual
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Am J Hum Genet ; 79(2): 402-8, 2006 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16826533

RESUMO

Fuhrmann syndrome and the Al-Awadi/Raas-Rothschild/Schinzel phocomelia syndrome are considered to be distinct limb-malformation disorders characterized by various degrees of limb aplasia/hypoplasia and joint dysplasia in humans. In families with these syndromes, we found homozygous missense mutations in the dorsoventral-patterning gene WNT7A and confirmed their functional significance in retroviral-mediated transfection of chicken mesenchyme cell cultures and developing limbs. The results suggest that a partial loss of WNT7A function causes Fuhrmann syndrome (and a phenotype similar to mouse Wnt7a knockout), whereas the more-severe limb truncation phenotypes observed in Al-Awadi/Raas-Rothschild/Schinzel phocomelia syndrome result from null mutations (and cause a phenotype similar to mouse Shh knockout). These findings illustrate the specific and conserved importance of WNT7A in multiple aspects of vertebrate limb development.


Assuntos
Ectromelia/genética , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/genética , Proteínas Wnt/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Proteínas Aviárias/genética , Galinhas , Condrogênese/genética , Condrogênese/fisiologia , Ectromelia/diagnóstico por imagem , Ectromelia/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Deleção de Genes , Ligação Genética , Humanos , Botões de Extremidades/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Botões de Extremidades/metabolismo , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Técnicas de Cultura de Órgãos , Linhagem , Radiografia
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Genomics ; 53(3): 308-14, 1998 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9799597

RESUMO

Blepharophimosis syndrome (BPES) is an autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development, the features of which include blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus. Although it has been suggested that BPES is genetically heterogeneous, a major locus for this condition resides at chromosome 3q23. We have previously mapped a translocation breakpoint associated with BPES to the D3S1316-D3S1615 interval. The markers in this region have subsequently been shown to lie in a different order, with the BPES locus mapping to the 1-cM D3S1576 and D3S1316 interval. In the current investigation, a physical map, consisting of 60 yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) clones and 1 bacterial artificial chromosome, that spans this region has been constructed. Ten expressed sequence tags and the cellular retinol-binding protein I locus have been mapped to the contig. YAC end isolation has led to the creation of novel STSs that have been used to reduce the size of the BPES critical region to a 280-kb interval, which has been cloned in two nonchimeric YACs.


Assuntos
Blefarofimose/genética , Blefaroptose/genética , Cromossomos Humanos Par 3/genética , Pálpebras/anormalidades , Translocação Genética , Sequência de Bases , Quebra Cromossômica/genética , Cromossomos Artificiais de Levedura/genética , Primers do DNA/genética , Etiquetas de Sequências Expressas , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Polimorfismo Conformacional de Fita Simples , Síndrome
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Hum Mol Genet ; 4(5): 963-7, 1995 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7633459

RESUMO

Blepharophimosis syndrome (BPES) is an autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development, the features of which are small palpebral fissures (blepharophimosis), drooping eyelids (ptosis) and a skin fold arising from the lower eyelid (epicanthus inversus). The chromosomal localization and identity of the BPES locus is not known with certainty. In the current paper, DNA samples from three individuals with a clinical history of BPES, two with interstitial deletions (cases 1 and 2) and one with a balanced translocation (case 3) all involving chromosome 3q23, were analyzed. Allele loss studies using short tandem repeat markers in cases 1 and 2 suggested that the region between the markers D3S1292 and D3S1306 was deleted in both cases. Subsequently, the derived chromosomes resulting from the translocation in case 3 were segregated in interspecific somatic cell hybrids. Analysis of the resultant hybrids showed that D3S1615 was retained in the derived chromosome 3, whereas D3S1316 was retained in the derived chromosome 4. In neither case was the marker present in the reciprocal hybrid. These results indicate that the BPES critical region lies in the D3S1615-D3S1316 interval.


Assuntos
Blefarofimose/genética , Blefaroptose/genética , Deleção Cromossômica , Cromossomos Humanos Par 3 , Pálpebras/anormalidades , Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Sequência de Bases , Pré-Escolar , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Primers do DNA/genética , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Células Híbridas , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Linhagem , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Sitios de Sequências Rotuladas , Síndrome
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Genomics ; 65(1): 67-9, 2000 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10777667

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Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome type I (BPES; OMIM 110100) is an autosomal dominant disorder affecting craniofacial development and ovarian function. We have identified a patient with BPES who carried a de novo reciprocal translocation [46, XX,t(3;21)(q23;q22.1)]. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis at band 3q23 using probes derived from BAC 175G20 (Research Genetics), PACs 108L15 and 169C10 (RPCI1), and cosmids AC174D4, AC68D3, AC44F5, and AC125C5 (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) was performed. The patient's breakpoint was found to lie within the overlapping region of the BAC and PACs but centromeric to all the cosmids. However, a 10.5-kb BamHI-digested fragment, common to the BAC and PAC clones, was shown to cross the breakpoint. The results have placed our patient's breakpoint proximal to that of the previously reported patient [46,XY,t(3;4)(q23;p15.2)] and within a 10.5-kb interval. This is the second patient in which a breakpoint was refined by molecular cytogenetics. Our findings emphasize the significance of this region for BPES.


Assuntos
Blefarofimose/genética , Blefaroptose/genética , Cromossomos Humanos Par 21/genética , Cromossomos Humanos Par 3/genética , Translocação Genética , Adulto , Análise Citogenética , Pálpebras/anormalidades , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Hibridização in Situ Fluorescente , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Cariotipagem , Síndrome
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Int J Cancer ; 80(1): 25-31, 1999 Jan 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9935225

RESUMO

Frequent loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 8p in a variety of human malignancies, including head and neck cancers, has suggested the presence of a tumor suppressor gene (or genes) associated with the pathogenesis of these cancers. To test the role of genetic alterations at 8p23 in oral carcinogenesis, we studied 51 squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck and 29 oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines for allelic loss using 7 microsatellite markers spanning approximately 5 cM of chromosome band 8p23. Twenty-three of 51 tumors (45%) and 23 of 29 cell lines (79%) showed allelic loss at 1 or more loci. Three cell lines showed homozygous deletion of loci within a 3 cM region defined by the markers D8S1781 and D8S262. Our results suggest that a tumor suppressor gene (or genes) is located in 8p23 and is associated with the development and/or progression of oral carcinomas.


Assuntos
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/genética , Cromossomos Humanos Par 8 , Deleção de Genes , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/genética , Perda de Heterozigosidade , Repetições de Microssatélites , Neoplasias Bucais/genética , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirurgia , Bandeamento Cromossômico , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Marcadores Genéticos , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/cirurgia , Humanos , Hibridização in Situ Fluorescente , Neoplasias Bucais/patologia , Neoplasias Bucais/cirurgia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Células Tumorais Cultivadas
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Cytogenet Cell Genet ; 92(1-2): 97-102, 2001.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11306804

RESUMO

Dominant optic atrophy (DOA, gene OPA1) is the commonest form of inherited optic atrophy. Linkage studies have shown that a locus for this disease lies in a 1.4-cM region at chromosome 3q28-->q29 and have suggested a founder haplotype for as many as 95% of the linked families. To aid the identification of candidate genes for this disease, we have constructed a Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) contig covering approximately 3.3 Mb and encompassing the OPA1 critical region (flanking markers D3S3669 and D3S3562). This physical map corrects errors in the marker order reported in the literature, allowing the OPA1 critical region to be precisely defined. A reassessment of the founder effect in the light of the revised marker order suggests that it may not be as significant as had previously been suggested. A high-density transcript map was created by precisely mapping genes and expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from GeneMap'99, that have been loosely assigned to the region by radiation hybrid mapping. One known gene (KIAA0567 protein) and 15 ESTs were found to lie within the minimal disease region. Analysis of the sequence data already available from within the OPA1 critical region allowed the identification and mapping of a further 31 ESTs. The work presented in this study provides the basis for the characterisation of candidate genes and the ultimate identification of the gene mutated in DOA.


Assuntos
Mapeamento de Sequências Contíguas , Efeito Fundador , Genes Dominantes/genética , Haplótipos/genética , Atrofias Ópticas Hereditárias/genética , Cromossomos Artificiais Bacterianos/genética , Inglaterra , Etiquetas de Sequências Expressas , Feminino , Marcadores Genéticos/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Meiose/genética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação/genética , Linhagem , Polimorfismo Genético/genética , Sitios de Sequências Rotuladas
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Br J Dermatol ; 151(6): 1261-5, 2004 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15606524

RESUMO

The co-occurrence of two rare recessive genetic conditions in apparently unrelated individuals or families is extremely rare. Two geographically distant and apparently unrelated families were identified in which individuals were simultaneously affected by two rare recessive mendelian syndromes, Papillon-Lefevre syndrome and type 1 oculocutaneous albinism. The families were tested for mutations in the causative genes, cathepsin C (CTSC) and tyrosinase (TYR), respectively, by direct sequencing. To assess the relationship of the two families, both families were tested for polymorphisms at eight microsatellite markers spanning both CTSC and TYR loci. Independent mutations (c.318-1G-->A and c.817G-->C/p.W272C) were identified in CTSC and TYR, respectively, that were shared by the affected individuals in both families. The two affected genes lie close together on chromosome bands 11q14.2-14.3, and studies with linked genetic markers suggested that the families shared a small chromosomal segment carrying both mutations that had been transmitted intact from a remote common ancestor. The co-occurrence of the two rare diseases in multiple families depends on their shared chromosomal location, but not on any shared pathogenic mechanism.


Assuntos
Albinismo Oculocutâneo/genética , Doença de Papillon-Lefevre/genética , Doenças Raras/genética , Adulto , Albinismo Oculocutâneo/complicações , Sequência de Bases , Catepsina C/genética , Criança , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Feminino , Genes Recessivos , Marcadores Genéticos , Haplótipos , Humanos , Masculino , Monofenol Mono-Oxigenase/genética , Mutação , Doença de Papillon-Lefevre/complicações , Linhagem , Doenças Raras/complicações
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Hum Genet ; 106(4): 432-9, 2000 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10830911

RESUMO

Members of the Sox gene family encode transcription factors that have diverse and important functions during development. We have recently described the cloning of chick and mouse Sox14 and the expression of these genes in a population of ventral interneurons in the embryonic spinal cord. We report here the cloning and sequencing of the human orthologue of Sox14. Human SOX14 shows remarkable sequence conservation compared with orthologues from other vertebrate species and probably mirrors the expression of these genes in the developing brain and spinal cord. Using radiation hybrid mapping and fluorescence in situ hybridisation, we have localised SOX14 close to the sequence tagged site D3S1576 on human chromosome 3q23. Three congenital disorders have been localised to this region: blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES), Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type IIB (CMT2B) and Mobius syndrome type 2 (MBS2). We have found that SOX14 is unlikely to be involved in any of these disorders because of the position of SOX14 proximal to a BPES breakpoint and the lack of SOX14 coding region alterations in BPES, CMT2B and MBS2 patients.


Assuntos
Doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth/genética , Cromossomos Humanos Par 3 , Anormalidades do Olho/genética , Proteínas de Grupo de Alta Mobilidade/genética , Síndrome de Möbius/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Blefarofimose/genética , Blefaroptose/genética , Embrião de Galinha , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Testes Genéticos , Humanos , Hibridização in Situ Fluorescente , Camundongos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação , Fatores de Transcrição SOXB2 , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
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Hum Mol Genet ; 10(13): 1369-78, 2001 Jun 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11440989

RESUMO

Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the commonest form of inherited optic neuropathy. Although heterogeneous, a major locus has been mapped to chromosome 3q28 and the gene responsible, OPA1, was recently identified. We therefore screened a panel of 35 DOA patients for mutations in OPA1. This revealed 14 novel mutations and a further three known mutations, which together accounted for 20 of the 35 families (57%) included in this study. This more than doubles the number of OPA1 mutations reported in the literature, bringing the total to 25. These are predominantly null mutations generating truncated proteins, strongly suggesting that the mechanism underlying DOA is haploinsufficiency. The mutations are largely family-specific, although a common 4 bp deletion in exon 27 (eight different families) and missense mutations in exons 8 (two families) and 9 (two families) have been identified. Haplotype analysis of individuals with the exon 27 2708del(TTAG) mutation suggests that this is a mutation hotspot and not an ancient mutation, thus excluding a major founder effect at the OPA1 locus. The mutation screening in this study also identified a number of asymptomatic individuals with OPA1 mutations. A re-calculation of the penetrance of this disorder within two of our families indicates figures as low as 43 and 62% associated with the 2708del(TTAG) mutation. If haploinsufficiency is the mechanism underlying DOA it is unlikely that this figure will be mutation-specific, indicating that the penetrance in DOA is much lower than the 98% reported previously. To investigate whether Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) could be caused by mutations in OPA1 we also screened a panel of 28 LHON patients who tested negatively for the three major LHON mutations. No mutations were identified in any LHON patients, indicating that DOA and LHON are genetically distinct.


Assuntos
GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/genética , Atrofias Ópticas Hereditárias/genética , Processamento Alternativo/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Códon sem Sentido , DNA/química , DNA/genética , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Saúde da Família , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Testes Genéticos , Haplótipos , Humanos , Masculino , Repetições de Microssatélites , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Atrofias Ópticas Hereditárias/diagnóstico , Linhagem , Penetrância , Polimorfismo Conformacional de Fita Simples , Deleção de Sequência , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
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