A gene encoding a transmembrane protein is mutated in patients with diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy (Wolfram syndrome).
Nat Genet
; 20(2): 143-8, 1998 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-9771706
ABSTRACT
Wolfram syndrome (WFS; OMIM 222300) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder defined by young-onset non-immune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and progressive optic atrophy. Linkage to markers on chromosome 4p was confirmed in five families. On the basis of meiotic recombinants and disease-associated haplotypes, the WFS gene was localized to a BAC/P1 contig of less than 250 kb. Mutations in a novel gene (WFS1) encoding a putative transmembrane protein were found in all affected individuals in six WFS families, and these mutations were associated with the disease phenotype. WFS1 appears to function in survival of islet beta-cells and neurons.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cromossomos Humanos Par 4
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Síndrome de Wolfram
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Proteínas de Membrana
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Mutação
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Genet
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão