Mutation screening in Rett syndrome patients

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作者
Xiang, FQ
Buervenich, S
Nicolao, P
Bailey, MES
Zhang, ZP
Anvret, M
机构
[1] Karolinska Hosp, Dept Mol Med, Clin Neurogenet Unit, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurosci, Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Univ Padua, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Neurol Clin 2, I-35100 Padua, Italy
[4] Univ Glasgow, Inst Biomed & Life Sci, Div Mol Genet, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
关键词
Rett syndrome; mutation screening; in situ hybridisation; candidate gene;
D O I
10.1136/jmg.37.4.250
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Rett syndrome (RTT) was first described in 1966. Its biological and genetic foundations were not clear until recently when Amir ef al reported that mutations in the IMECP2 gene were detected in around 50% of RTT patients. In this study, we have screened the MECP2 gene for mutations in our RTT material, including nine familial cases (19 Rett girls) and 59 sporadic cases. A total of 27 sporadic RTT patients were found to have mutations in the MECP2 gene, but no mutations were identified in our RTT families. In order to address the possibility of further X chromosomal or autosomal genetic factors in RTT,we evaluated six candidate genes for RTT selected on clinical, pathological, and genetic grounds: UBE1 (human ubiquitin activating enzyme Fl, located in chromosome Xp11.23), UBE2I (ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2I, homologous to yeast UBC9, chromosome 16p13.3), GdX (ubiquitin-like protein, chromosome Xq28), SOX3 (SRY related HMG box gene: 3, chromosome Xq26-q27), GABRA3 (gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha 3 subunit, chromosome Xq28), and CDR2 (cerebellar degeneration related autoantigen 2, chromosome 16p12-p13.1). No mutations were detected in the coding regions of these six genes in 10 affected subjects and, therefore, alterations in the amino acid sequences of the encoded proteins can be excluded as having a causative role in RTT. Furthermore, gene expression of MECP2, GdX, GABRA3, and L1CAM (L1 cell adhesion molecule) was also investigated by in situ hybridisation. No gross differences were observed in neurones of several brain regions between normal controls and Rett patients.
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