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Selvarajah S, Yoshimoto M, Maire G, Paderova J, Bayani J, Squire JA, Zielenska M. Identification of cryptic microaberrations in osteosarcoma by high-definition oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 179:52-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Gropman AL, Duncan WC, Smith ACM. Neurologic and developmental features of the Smith-Magenis syndrome (del 17p11.2). Pediatr Neurol 2006; 34:337-50. [PMID: 16647992 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2005] [Revised: 06/30/2005] [Accepted: 08/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Smith-Magenis syndrome is a rare, complex multisystemic disorder featuring, mental retardation and multiple congenital anomalies caused by a heterozygous interstitial deletion of chromosome 17p11.2. The phenotype of Smith-Magenis syndrome is characterized by a distinct pattern of features including infantile hypotonia, generalized complacency and lethargy in infancy, minor skeletal (brachycephaly, brachydactyly) and craniofacial features, ocular abnormalities, middle ear and laryngeal abnormalities including hoarse voice, as well as marked early expressive speech and language delays, psychomotor and growth retardation, and a 24-hour sleep disturbance. A striking neurobehavioral pattern of stereotypies, hyperactivity, polyembolokoilamania, onychotillomania, maladaptive and self-injurious and aggressive behavior is observed with increasing age. The diagnosis of Smith-Magenis syndrome is based upon the clinical recognition of a constellation of physical, developmental, and behavioral features in combination with a sleep disorder characterized by inverted circadian rhythm of melatonin secretion. Many of the features of Smith-Magenis syndrome are subtle in infancy and early childhood, and become more recognizable with advancing age. Infants are described as looking "cherubic" with a Down syndrome-like appearance, whereas with age the facial appearance is that of relative prognathism. Early diagnosis requires awareness of the often subtle clinical and neurobehavioral phenotype of the infant period. Speech delay with or without hearing loss is common. Most children are diagnosed in mid-childhood when the features of the disorder are most recognizable and striking. While improvements in cytogenetic analysis help to bring cases to clinical recognition at an earlier age, this review seeks to increase clinical awareness about Smith-Magenis syndrome by presenting the salient features observed at different ages including descriptions of the neurologic and behavioral features. Detailed review of the circadian rhythm disturbance unique to Smith-Magenis syndrome is presented. Suggestions for management of the behavioral and sleep difficulties are discussed in the context of the authors' personal experience in the setting of an ongoing Smith-Magenis syndrome natural history study.
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- Andrea L Gropman
- Department of Pediatrics (Genetics and Metabolism), Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
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Bi W, Yan J, Stankiewicz P, Park SS, Walz K, Boerkoel CF, Potocki L, Shaffer LG, Devriendt K, Nowaczyk MJM, Inoue K, Lupski JR. Genes in a refined Smith-Magenis syndrome critical deletion interval on chromosome 17p11.2 and the syntenic region of the mouse. Genome Res 2002; 12:713-28. [PMID: 11997338 PMCID: PMC186594 DOI: 10.1101/gr.73702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation syndrome associated with behavioral abnormalities and sleep disturbance. Most patients have the same approximately 4 Mb interstitial genomic deletion within chromosome 17p11.2. To investigate the molecular bases of the SMS phenotype, we constructed BAC/PAC contigs covering the SMS common deletion interval and its syntenic region on mouse chromosome 11. Comparative genome analysis reveals the absence of all three approximately 200-kb SMS-REP low-copy repeats in the mouse and indicates that the evolution of SMS-REPs was accompanied by transposition of adjacent genes. Physical and genetic map comparisons in humans reveal reduced recombination in both sexes. Moreover, by examining the deleted regions in SMS patients with unusual-sized deletions, we refined the minimal Smith-Magenis critical region (SMCR) to an approximately 1.1-Mb genomic interval that is syntenic to an approxiamtely 1.0-Mb region in the mouse. Genes within the SMCR and its mouse syntenic region were identified by homology searches and by gene prediction programs, and their gene structures and expression profiles were characterized. In addition to 12 genes previously mapped, we identified 8 new genes and 10 predicted genes in the SMCR. In the mouse syntenic region of the human SMCR, 16 genes and 6 predicted genes were identified. The SMCR is highly conserved between humans and mice, including 19 genes with the same gene order and orientation. Our findings will facilitate both the identification of gene(s) responsible for the SMS phenotype and the engineering of an SMS mouse model.
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- Weimin Bi
- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Sabéran-Djoneidi D, Sanguedolce V, Assouline Z, Lévy N, Passage E, Fontés M. Molecular dissection of the Schwann cell specific promoter of the PMP22 gene. Gene 2000; 248:223-31. [PMID: 10806367 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00116-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PMP22, one of the major components of myelin, is overexpressed in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) patients. In an attempt to determine the mechanisms by which the expression of this gene is regulated (with a view to lowering its expression in CMT1A patients), we subcloned genomic fragments covering 6kb of the promoter region in an expression vector containing the beta-galactosidase gene as reporter, and used these in transfection assays. We show that the 300bp upstream of the transcription start contain the elements required for Schwann cell specific expression of the reporter gene. This minimal promoter activity appears to be under the control of a silencer element sensitive to cAMP, located between -0.3kb and -3. 5kb from the start of transcription. Computer analysis of 2kb of the promoter predicted the presence of transcription factor binding sites, including CREB (which may be involved in the response of PMP22 expression to cAMP stimulation) and steroid receptors. Using constructs with or without the CREB sites, we were able to demonstrate that these sites are involved in silencing the PMP22 promoter activity. Lastly, we identified a region containing blocks of polymorphic CA repeats, located close to the CREB binding site, which may further influence the transcriptional activity of PMP22.
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- D Sabéran-Djoneidi
- INSERM U491 'Génétique Médicale et Développement', Faculté de Médecine de la Timone, 27 Bd J. Moulin, 13385, Marseilles, France
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Scheurlen WG, Schwabe GC, Seranski P, Joos S, Harbott J, Metzke S, Döhner H, Poustka A, Wilgenbus K, Haas OA. Mapping of the breakpoints on the short arm of chromosome 17 in neoplasms with an i(17q). Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1999; 25:230-40. [PMID: 10379869 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199907)25:3<230::aid-gcc5>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Isochromosomes are monocentric or dicentric chromosomes with homologous arms that are attached in a reverse configuration as mirror images. With an incidence of 3-4%, the i(17q) represents the most frequent isochromosome in human cancer. It is found in a variety of tumors, particularly in blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML-BC), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), and medulloblastoma (MB), and indicates a poor prognosis. To determine the breakpoints on the molecular genetic level, we analyzed 18 neoplasms (six CML, four AML, one NHL, and seven MB) with an i(17q) and two MB with a pure del(17p) applying fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) clones, P1-artificial chromosome (PAC) clones, and cosmids from a well-characterized contig covering more than 6 Mb of genomic DNA. We identified four different breakpoint cluster regions. One is located close to or within the centromere of chromosome 17 and a second in the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT1A) region at 17(p11.2). A third breakpoint was found telomeric to the CMT1A region. The fourth, most common breakpoint was detected in MB, AML, and in CML-BC specimens and was bordered by two adjacent cosmid clones (clones D14149 and M0140) within the Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) region. These results indicate that the low copy number repeat gene clusters which are present in the CMT and SMS regions may be one of the factors for the increased instability that may trigger the formation of an i(17q).
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- W G Scheurlen
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Mannheim, Germany.
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Orimo A, Inoue S, Ikeda K, Sato M, Kato A, Tominaga N, Suzuki M, Noda T, Watanabe M, Muramatsu M. Molecular cloning, localization, and developmental expression of mouse brain finger protein (Bfp)/ZNF179: distribution of bfp mRNA partially coincides with the affected areas of Smith-Magenis syndrome. Genomics 1998; 54:59-69. [PMID: 9806830 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bfp (brain finger protein) is a member of the RING finger protein family, which is highly expressed in the brain. We have previously shown that one copy of the human bfp gene, mapped at 17p11.2, was actually deleted in six of six Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) patients. Now we have isolated the mouse bfp cDNA. Using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, the distribution of mouse bfp mRNA and protein was identified especially in neural cells of the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, lateral amygdaloid nucleus, and ventromedial hypothalamus. In primary culture of the whole brain in a neonatal mouse, the Bfp protein was detected in both neuron and glial cells, and its subcellular localization was predominantly in the nucleus, but some amounts were also found in the cytoplasm. The bfp mRNA was also expressed strongly in the marginal zone of brain vesicles, optic stalk, and cartilage primordium, which are part of the critical tissues frequently involved in SMS patients, and in such tissues as nasal epithelium and primordium of follicles in a 13. 5-dpc embryo. Subsequently, its amount in the developing brain further increased during embryogenesis, reaching the highest level in the adult brain. These findings suggest a possibility that Bfp might be involved in the pathogenesis of Smith-Magenis syndrome as a regulator protein related to neural differentiation and function.
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- A Orimo
- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Saitama Medical School, 38 Moro-Hongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-04, Japan
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Cerritelli SM, Crouch RJ. Cloning, expression, and mapping of ribonucleases H of human and mouse related to bacterial RNase HI. Genomics 1998; 53:300-7. [PMID: 9799596 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We identified two human sequences and one mouse sequence in the database of expressed sequence tags that are highly homologous to the N-terminal sequence of eukaryotic RNases H1. The cDNAs for human RNASEH1 and mouse Rnaseh1 were obtained, their nucleotide sequences determined, and the proteins expressed in Escherichia coli and partially purified. Both proteins have RNase H activity in vitro and they bind to dsRNA and RNA-DNA hybrids through the N-terminal conserved motif present in eukaryotic RNases H1. The RNASEH1 gene is expressed in all human tissues at similar levels, indicating that RNase H1 may be a housekeeping protein. The human RNASEH1 and mouse Rnaseh1 cDNAs were used to isolate BAC genomic clones that were used as probes for fluorescence in situ hybridization. The human gene was localized to chromosome 17p11.2 and the mouse gene to a nonsyntenic region on chromosome 12A3. The chromosomal location and possible disease association of the human RNASEH1 gene are discussed.
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- S M Cerritelli
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA
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Sillén A, Alderborn A, Pigg M, Jagell S, Wadelius C. Detailed genetic and physical mapping in the Sjögren-Larsson syndrome gene region in 17p11.2. Hereditas 1998; 128:245-50. [PMID: 9760873 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1998.00245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by mental retardation, spasticity, and ichthyosis. In 1994, SLS was linked to chromosome 17 and the gene causing the disorder was recently identified as fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase (FALDH) located in 17p11.2. In this paper we present a detailed genetic and physical map of the region surrounding the SLS/FALDH locus, produced by using new microsatellite markers analysed on the extensive Swedish family material, a radiation hybrid panel, and yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs).
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- A Sillén
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Liang Y, Wang A, Probst FJ, Arhya IN, Barber TD, Chen KS, Deshmukh D, Dolan DF, Hinnant JT, Carter LE, Jain PK, Lalwani AK, Li XC, Lupski JR, Moeljopawiro S, Morell R, Negrini C, Wilcox ER, Winata S, Camper SA, Friedman TB. Genetic mapping refines DFNB3 to 17p11.2, suggests multiple alleles of DFNB3, and supports homology to the mouse model shaker-2. Am J Hum Genet 1998; 62:904-15. [PMID: 9529344 PMCID: PMC1377026 DOI: 10.1086/301786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The nonsyndromic congenital recessive deafness gene, DFNB3, first identified in Bengkala, Bali, was mapped to a approximately 12-cM interval on chromosome 17. New short tandem repeats (STRs) and additional DNA samples were used to identify recombinants that constrain the DFNB3 interval to less, similar6 cM on 17p11.2. Affected individuals from Bengkala and affected members of a family with hereditary deafness who were from Bila, a village neighboring Bengkala, were homozygous for the same alleles for six adjacent STRs in the DFNB3 region and were heterozygous for other distal markers, thus limiting DFNB3 to an approximately 3-cM interval. Nonsyndromic deafness segregating in two unrelated consanguineous Indian families, M21 and I-1924, were also linked to the DFNB3 region. Haplotype analysis indicates that the DFNB3 mutations in the three pedigrees most likely arose independently and suggests that DFNB3 makes a significant contribution to hereditary deafness worldwide. On the basis of conserved synteny, mouse deafness mutations shaker-2 (sh2) and sh2J are proposed as models of DFNB3. Genetic mapping has refined sh2 to a 0.6-cM interval of chromosome 11. Three homologous genes map within the sh2 and DFNB3 intervals, suggesting that sh2 is the homologue of DFNB3.
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- Y Liang
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, RockvilleMaryland 20850, USA
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Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a distinct and clinically recognizable multiple congenital anomaly (MCA) and mental retardation syndrome caused by an interstitial deletion of chromosome 17 p11.2. The phenotype of SMS has been well described and includes: a characteristic pattern of physical features; a hoarse, deep voice; speech delay with or without associated hearing loss; signs of peripheral neuropathy; variable levels of mental retardation; and neurobehavioral problems. Although self-injury and sleep disturbance are major problems in SMS, studies are limited on the behavioral phenotype of SMS. This report reviews the current state of knowledge about SMS and presents new data based on syndrome-specific observations by the authors' longitudinal experience working with SMS, specifically related to the behavioral aspects of SMS. This information should have relevance for parents, clinicians, geneticists, and educators involved in the care of individuals with SMS.
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- A C Smith
- Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1267, USA.
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Gao L, Frey MR, Matera AG. Human genes encoding U3 snRNA associate with coiled bodies in interphase cells and are clustered on chromosome 17p11.2 in a complex inverted repeat structure. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:4740-7. [PMID: 9365252 PMCID: PMC147103 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.23.4740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Coiled bodies (CBs) are nuclear organelles whose morphological structure and molecular composition have been conserved from plants to animals. Furthermore, CBs are often found to co-localize with specific DNA loci in both mammalian somatic nuclei and amphibian oocytes. Much as rDNA sequences are called nucleolus organizers, we term these coiled body-associated sequences 'coiled body organizers' (CBORs). The only sequences that have been shown to be CBORs in human cells are the U1, U2 and histone gene loci. We wanted to determine whether other snRNA genes might also act as CBORs. In this paper we show that human U3 genes (the RNU3 locus) preferentially associate with CBs in interphase cells. In addition, we have analyzed the genomic organization of the RNU3 locus by constructing a BAC and P1 clone contig. We found that, unlike the RNU1 and RNU2 loci, U3 genes are not tandemly repeated. Rather, U3 genes are clustered on human chromosome 17p11.2, with evidence for large inverted duplications within the cluster. Thus all of the CBORs identified to date are composed of either tandemly repeated or tightly clustered genes. The evolutionary and cell biological consequences of this type of organization are discussed.
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- L Gao
- Department of Genetics, Center for Human Genetics, Center for RNA Molecular Biology and Program in Cell Biology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 44106-4955, USA
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Kennerson ML, Nassif NT, Dawkins JL, DeKroon RM, Yang JG, Nicholson GA. The Charcot-Marie-Tooth binary repeat contains a gene transcribed from the opposite strand of a partially duplicated region of the COX10 gene. Genomics 1997; 46:61-9. [PMID: 9403059 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.5012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Misalignment between the two elements of the CMT1A-REP binary repeat on chromosome 17p11.2-p12 causes two inherited peripheral neuropathies, Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. This binary repeat contains repetitive DNA elements that include LINES, SINES, medium reiteration frequency repeats, and a transposon-like element. The COX10 gene has been mapped 10 kb centromeric to the distal CMT1A-REP element, and a portion of this gene is present in both the proximal and the distal CMT1A-REP elements. We report the isolation and characterization of a novel cDNA (C170RF1), which maps centromeric to and partially within the proximal CMT1A-REP element. Part of C170RF1 is transcribed from the opposite strand of the COX10 partial gene duplication present in the proximal CMT1A-REP element. This finding shows that C170RF1 and COX10 are being transcribed from opposite strands of identical DNA sequences that are separated by 1.5 Mb in the genome. RT-PCR analysis showed the proximal transcript was expressed in skeletal muscle. Sequence analysis identified an open reading frame encoding a 199-amino-acid protein. Zoo blot analysis showed that the transcript is conserved in nonhuman primates. The presence of a binary repeat contributes to the instability of this region of chromosome 17, yet two CMT1A-REP elements are present in the chimpanzee and all human populations. The presence of expressed sequences in both elements of the CMT1A-REP binary repeat could explain the maintenance of this repeat in humans.
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- M L Kennerson
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
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Chen KS, Manian P, Koeuth T, Potocki L, Zhao Q, Chinault AC, Lee CC, Lupski JR. Homologous recombination of a flanking repeat gene cluster is a mechanism for a common contiguous gene deletion syndrome. Nat Genet 1997; 17:154-63. [PMID: 9326934 DOI: 10.1038/ng1097-154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), caused by del(17)p11.2, represents one of the most frequently observed human microdeletion syndromes. We have identified three copies of a low-copy-number repeat (SMS-REPs) located within and flanking the SMS common deletion region and show that SMS-REP represents a repeated gene cluster. We have isolated a corresponding cDNA clone that identifies a novel junction fragment from 29 unrelated SMS patients and a different-sized junction fragment from a patient with dup(17)p11.2. Our results suggest that homologous recombination of a flanking repeat gene cluster is a mechanism for this common microdeletion syndrome.
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- K S Chen
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Wilgenbus KK, Seranski P, Brown A, Leuchs B, Mincheva A, Lichter P, Poustka A. Molecular characterization of a genetically unstable region containing the SMS critical area and a breakpoint cluster for human PNETs. Genomics 1997; 42:1-10. [PMID: 9177769 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.4707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Recently we demonstrated the clustering of deletion breakpoints in the pericentromeric region of human chromosome 17p in human primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs). Chromosomal disruption was shown to occur between the two markers D17S805 and D17S953, a region previously shown to be deleted in the Smith-Magenis syndrome. To characterize the molecular basis of this genomic instability, we established clone contigs covering this region. An initial physical map of chromosome 17p has been constructed with overlapping sets of YACs. YAC clones were transformed into five clone contigs according to their content of 30 previously known and 16 newly established sequence-tagged sites (STSs). To circumvent the complications inherent in YAC technologies, such as internal deletions, chimerism, and complex rearrangements, we then converted the YAC contigs to PAC and cosmid contigs. Thirty-nine individual PAC/cosmid clones were identified and were used to construct six different PAC/cosmid contigs ranging from 130 to 1200 kb in size and covering approximately 2.5 Mb of genomic DNA. The composite YAC/PAC/cosmid map covers a region of > 6 Mb of genomic DNA consisting of four different clone contigs of up to 2.9 Mb in size. We have demonstrated that three STSs (D17S58, PS1, and D17S842) are duplicated, suggesting the occurrence of low abundant repetitive sequences in this region. By integration of publicly available information we further mapped 10 genes and ESTs to their precise chromosomal positions and thus could exclude or identify them as candidate genes for PNET and/or the Smith-Magenis syndrome.
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- K K Wilgenbus
- Abtl. Molekulare Genomanalyse, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
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Kimura T, Arakawa Y, Inoue S, Fukushima Y, Kondo I, Koyama K, Hosoi T, Orimo A, Muramatsu M, Nakamura Y, Abe T, Inazawa J. The brain finger protein gene (ZNF179), a member of the RING finger family, maps within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region at 17p11.2. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19970331)69:3<320::aid-ajmg19>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Juyal RC, Kuwano A, Kondo I, Zara F, Baldini A, Patel PI. Mosaicism for del(17)(p11.2p11.2) underlying the Smith-Magenis syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1996; 66:193-6. [PMID: 8958329 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19961211)66:2<193::aid-ajmg13>3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation syndrome associated with deletion of band p11.2 of chromosome 17. The deletion is typically detected by high-resolution cytogenetic analysis of chromosomes from peripheral lymphocytes. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been previously used to rule out apparent mosaicism for del(17)(p11.2p11.2) indicated by routine cytogenetics. We now report mosaicism for del(17)(p11.2p11.2) in a child with SMS. The mosaicism had gone undetected during previous routine cytogenetic analysis. FISH analysis of peripheral lymphocytes as well as immortalized lymphoblasts using markers from 17p11.2 revealed that approximately 60% of cells carried the deletion. To our knowledge, this is the first case of SMS associated with mosaicism for del(17)(p11.2p11.2).
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- R C Juyal
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Greenberg F, Lewis RA, Potocki L, Glaze D, Parke J, Killian J, Murphy MA, Williamson D, Brown F, Dutton R, McCluggage C, Friedman E, Sulek M, Lupski JR. Multi-disciplinary clinical study of Smith-Magenis syndrome (deletion 17p11.2). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1996; 62:247-54. [PMID: 8882782 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19960329)62:3<247::aid-ajmg9>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a multiple congenital anomaly, mental retardation (MCA/MR) syndrome associated with deletion of chromosome 17 band p11.2. As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular approach to SMS, detailed clinical studies including radiographic, neurologic, developmental, ophthalmologic, otolaryngologic, and audiologic evaluations were performed on 27 SMS patients. Significant findings include otolaryngologic abnormalities in 94%, eye abnormalities in 85%, sleep abnormalities (especially reduced REM sleep) in 75%, hearing impairment in 68% (approximately 65% conductive and 35% sensorineural), scoliosis in 65%, brain abnormalities (predominantly ventriculomegaly) in 52%, cardiac abnormalities in at least 37%, renal anomalies (especially duplication of the collecting system) in 35%, low thyroxine levels in 29%, low immunoglobulin levels in 23%, and forearm abnormalities in 16%. The measured IQ ranged between 20-78, most patients falling in the moderate range of mental retardation at 40-54, although several patients scored in the mild or borderline range. The frequency of these many abnormalities in SMS suggests that patients should be evaluated thoroughly for associated complications both at the time of diagnosis and at least annually thereafter.
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- F Greenberg
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Timmerman V, Löfgren A, Le Guern E, Liang P, De Jonghe P, Martin JJ, Verhalle D, Robberecht W, Gouider R, Brice A, Van Broeckhoven C. Molecular genetic analysis of the 17p11.2 region in patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP). Hum Genet 1996; 97:26-34. [PMID: 8557256 DOI: 10.1007/bf00218828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is in most cases associated with an interstitial deletion of the same 1.5-Mb region at 17p11.2 that is duplicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) patients. Unequal crossing-over following misalignment at flanking repeat sequences (CMT1A-REP), either leads to tandem duplication in CMT1A patients or deletion in HNPP patients. With the use of polymorphic DNA markers located within the CMT1A/HNPP duplication/deletion region we detected the HNPP deletion in 16 unrelated HNPP patients, 11 of Belgian and 5 of French origin. In all cases, the 1.5-Mb size of the HNPP deletion was confirmed by EcoRI dosage analysis using a CMT1A-REP probe. In the 16 HNPP patients, the same 370/320-kb EagI deletion-junction fragments were detected with pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), while in CMT1A patients, a 150-kb EagI duplication-junction fragment was seen. Thus, PFGE analysis of EagI-digested DNA with a CMT1A-REP probe allows direct detection of the HNPP deletion or the CMT1A duplication for DNA diagnostic purposes.
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- V Timmerman
- Born Bunge Foundation, University of Antwerp (UIA), Department of Biochemistry, Belgium
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Navon R, Timmerman V, Löfgren A, Liang P, Nelis E, Zeitune M, Van Broeckhoven C. Prenatal diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) using molecular genetic techniques. Prenat Diagn 1995; 15:633-40. [PMID: 8532623 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970150708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) is a frequent hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy of the peripheral nerves. In most cases, the disease is associated with a 1.5 Mb tandem duplication at 17p11.2. A 42-year-old pregnant women requested prenatal diagnosis because of her age and since both her husband and two children were severely affected with CMT1. The CMT1A duplication was demonstrated in the father's, the two children's, and the fetus's DNA using different molecular genetic methods. Although cytogenetical analysis showed a normal female karyotype in the fetus, the parents decided to terminate the pregnancy because of the genetic risk associated with the CMT1A duplication.
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- R Navon
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Sapir Medical Center, Israel
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Winata S, Arhya IN, Moeljopawiro S, Hinnant JT, Liang Y, Friedman TB, Asher JH. Congenital non-syndromal autosomal recessive deafness in Bengkala, an isolated Balinese village. J Med Genet 1995; 32:336-43. [PMID: 7616538 PMCID: PMC1050426 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.32.5.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Bengkala is an Indonesian village located on the north shore of Bali that has existed for over 700 years. Currently, 2.2% of the 2185 people in this village have profound congenital deafness. In response to the high incidence of deafness, the people of Bengkala have developed a village specific sign language which is used by many of the hearing and deaf people. Deafness in Bengkala is congenital, sensorineural, non-syndromal, and caused by a fully penetrant autosomal recessive mutation at the DFNB3 locus. The frequency of the DFNB3 mutation is estimated to be 9.4% among hearing people who have a 17.2% chance of being heterozygous for DFNB3.
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- S Winata
- Department of Microscopic Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
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Cudrey C, Chevillard C, Le Paslier D, Vignal A, Passage E, Fontes M. Assignment of microsatellite sequences to the region duplicated in CMT1A (17p12): a useful tool for diagnosis. J Med Genet 1995; 32:231-3. [PMID: 7783177 PMCID: PMC1050325 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.32.3.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A), the most prevalent form of the peripheral hereditary neuropathies, has been associated with a duplication of a genomic segment of 1.5 Mb, located in 17p11.2. Recently, the same segment has been found to be deleted in patients with another peripheral neuropathy, hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP). Highly polymorphic markers are rare in this area, rendering the diagnosis highly dependent either on invasive examinations (like nerve biopsy) or not totally reliable (like gene dosage). Thus, we used a contig of YACs, including the whole region duplicated in CMT1A, to map highly polymorphic microsatellite loci, designed in Genethon. We showed that four of these loci are located in the duplicated region, allowing us to propose them as diagnostic markers for CMT1A and HNPP.
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- C Cudrey
- INSERM U406, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
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Friedman TB, Liang Y, Weber JL, Hinnant JT, Barber TD, Winata S, Arhya IN, Asher JH. A gene for congenital, recessive deafness DFNB3 maps to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 17. Nat Genet 1995; 9:86-91. [PMID: 7704031 DOI: 10.1038/ng0195-86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Two percent of the residents of Bengkala, Bali, have profound, congenital, neurosensory, nonsyndromal deafness due to an autosomal recessive mutation at the DFNB3 locus. We have employed a direct genome-wide disequilibrium search strategy, allele-frequency-dependent homozygosity mapping (AHM), and an analysis of historical recombinants to map DFNB3 and position the locus relative to flanking markers. DFNB3 maps to chromosome 17, closest to D17S261, pRM7-GT and D17S805. In individuals homozygous for DFNB3, historical recombinant genotypes for the flanking markers, D17S122 and D17S783, place DFNB3 in a 5.3 cM interval of the pericentromeric region of chromosome 17 on a refined linkage map of 17p-17q12. Based on conserved synteny, the murine sh2 gene may be the homologue of DFNB3.
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- T B Friedman
- Graduate Program in Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1115
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