Proteolipoprotein Gene Analysis in 82 Patients with Sporadic Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease: Duplications, the Major Cause of the Disease, Originate More Frequently in Male Germ Cells, but Point Mutations Do Not
| Autor: | Corinne Mimault, Virginie Courtois, Odile Boespflug-Tanguy, Jean Yves Boire, Bernard Dastugue, Geneviève Giraud, Fabrice Cailloux |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Genetics
Mutation rate Point mutation Proteolipoprotein gene abnormalities Haplotype Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease Locus (genetics) Biology medicine.disease X chromosome Parental origin of mutations Gene duplication medicine Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease Genetics(clinical) Myelin disorder Allele frequency Genetics (clinical) |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65:360-369 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9297 |
| Popis: | SummaryPelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease (PMD) is an X-linked developmental defect of myelination affecting the central nervous system and segregating with the proteolipoprotein (PLP) locus. Investigating 82 strictly selected sporadic cases of PMD, we found PLP mutations in 77%; complete PLP-gene duplications were the most frequent abnormality (62%), whereas point mutations in coding or splice-site regions of the gene were involved less frequently (38%). We analyzed the maternal status of 56 cases to determine the origin of both types of PLP mutation, since this is relevant to genetic counseling. In the 22 point mutations, 68% of mothers were heterozygous for the mutation, a value identical to the two-thirds of carrier mothers that would be expected if there were an equal mutation rate in male and female germ cells. In sharp contrast, among the 34 duplicated cases, 91% of mothers were carriers, a value significantly (χ2=9.20, P |
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