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Mutations in RAB27A cause Griscelli syndrome associated with haemophagocytic syndrome 总被引:19,自引:0,他引:19
Ménasché G Pastural E Feldmann J Certain S Ersoy F Dupuis S Wulffraat N Bianchi D Fischer A Le Deist F de Saint Basile G 《Nature genetics》2000,25(2):173-176
Griscelli syndrome (GS, MIM 214450), a rare, autosomal recessive disorder, results in pigmentary dilution of the skin and the hair, the presence of large clumps of pigment in hair shafts and an accumulation of melanosomes in melanocytes. Most patients also develop an uncontrolled T-lymphocyte and macrophage activation syndrome (known as haemophagocytic syndrome, HS), leading to death in the absence of bone-marrow transplantation. In contrast, early in life some GS patients show a severe neurological impairment without apparent immune abnormalities. We previously mapped the GS locus to chromosome 15q21 and found a mutation in a gene (MYO5A) encoding a molecular motor in two patients. Further linkage analysis suggested a second gene associated with GS was in the same chromosomal region. Homozygosity mapping in additional families narrowed the candidate region to a 3.1-cM interval between D15S1003 and D15S962. We detected mutations in RAB27A, which lies within this interval, in 16 patients with GS. Unlike MYO5A, the GTP-binding protein RAB27A appears to be involved in the control of the immune system, as all patients with RAB27A mutations, but none with the MYO5A mutation, developed HS. In addition, RAB27A-deficient T cells exhibited reduced cytotoxicity and cytolytic granule exocytosis, whereas MYO5A-defective T cells did not. RAB27A appears to be a key effector of cytotoxic granule exocytosis, a pathway essential for immune homeostasis. 相似文献
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Mutations in a member of the Ras superfamily of small GTP-binding proteins causes Bardet-Biedl syndrome 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
Fan Y Esmail MA Ansley SJ Blacque OE Boroevich K Ross AJ Moore SJ Badano JL May-Simera H Compton DS Green JS Lewis RA van Haelst MM Parfrey PS Baillie DL Beales PL Katsanis N Davidson WS Leroux MR 《Nature genetics》2004,36(9):989-993
RAB, ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) and ARF-like (ARL) proteins belong to the Ras superfamily of small GTP-binding proteins and are essential for various membrane-associated intracellular trafficking processes. None of the approximately 50 known members of this family are linked to human disease. Using a bioinformatic screen for ciliary genes in combination with mutational analyses, we identified ARL6 as the gene underlying Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 3, a multisystemic disorder characterized by obesity, blindness, polydactyly, renal abnormalities and cognitive impairment. We uncovered four different homozygous substitutions in ARL6 in four unrelated families affected with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, two of which disrupt a threonine residue important for GTP binding and function of several related small GTP-binding proteins. Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans ARL6 homolog indicates that it is specifically expressed in ciliated cells, and that, in addition to the postulated cytoplasmic functions of ARL proteins, it undergoes intraflagellar transport. These findings implicate a small GTP-binding protein in ciliary transport and the pathogenesis of a pleiotropic disorder. 相似文献
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A splicing mutation affecting expression of ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) results in Seckel syndrome 总被引:22,自引:0,他引:22
Seckel syndrome (OMIM 210600) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, dwarfism, microcephaly and mental retardation. Clinically, Seckel syndrome shares features in common with disorders involving impaired DNA-damage responses, such as Nijmegen breakage syndrome (OMIM 251260) and LIG4 syndrome (OMIM 606593). We previously mapped a locus associated with Seckel syndrome to chromosome 3q22.1-q24 in two consanguineous Pakistani families. Further marker analysis in the families, including a recently born unaffected child with a recombination in the critical region, narrowed the region to an interval of 5 Mbp between markers D3S1316 and D3S1557 (145.29 Mbp and 150.37 Mbp). The gene encoding ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) maps to this region. A fibroblast cell line derived from an affected individual displays a defective DNA damage response caused by impaired ATR function. We identified a synonymous mutation in affected individuals that alters ATR splicing. The mutation confers a phenotype including marked microcephaly (head circumference 12 s.d. below the mean) and dwarfism (5 s.d. below the mean). Our analysis shows that UV-induced ATR activation can occur in non-replicating cells following processing by nucleotide excision repair. 相似文献
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Haploinsufficiency of NSD1 causes Sotos syndrome 总被引:14,自引:0,他引:14
Kurotaki N Imaizumi K Harada N Masuno M Kondoh T Nagai T Ohashi H Naritomi K Tsukahara M Makita Y Sugimoto T Sonoda T Hasegawa T Chinen Y Tomita Ha HA Kinoshita A Mizuguchi T Yoshiura Ki K Ohta T Kishino T Fukushima Y Niikawa N Matsumoto N 《Nature genetics》2002,30(4):365-366
We isolated NSD1 from the 5q35 breakpoint in an individual with Sotos syndrome harboring a chromosomal translocation. We identified 1 nonsense, 3 frameshift and 20 submicroscopic deletion mutations of NSD1 among 42 individuals with sporadic cases of Sotos syndrome. The results indicate that haploinsufficiency of NSD1 is the major cause of Sotos syndrome. 相似文献
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S Guioli B Incerti E Zanaria B Bardoni B Franco K Taylor A Ballabio G Camerino 《Nature genetics》1992,1(5):337-340
The X-linked Kallmann syndrome gene was recently cloned and homologous sequences of unknown functional significance identified on the Y chromosome. We now describe a patient with Kallmann syndrome carrying an X;Y translocation resulting from abnormal pairing and precise recombination between the X-linked Kallmann syndrome gene and its homologue on the Y. The translocation created a recombinant, non-functional Kallmann syndrome gene identical to the normal X-linked gene with the exception of the 3' end which is derived from the Y. Our findings indicate that the 3' portion of the Kallmann syndrome gene is essential for its function and cannot be substituted by the Y-derived homologous region, although a 'position' effect remains a formal possibility. 相似文献
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van de Laar IM Oldenburg RA Pals G Roos-Hesselink JW de Graaf BM Verhagen JM Hoedemaekers YM Willemsen R Severijnen LA Venselaar H Vriend G Pattynama PM Collée M Majoor-Krakauer D Poldermans D Frohn-Mulder IM Micha D Timmermans J Hilhorst-Hofstee Y Bierma-Zeinstra SM Willems PJ Kros JM Oei EH Oostra BA Wessels MW Bertoli-Avella AM 《Nature genetics》2011,43(2):121-126
Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections are a main feature of connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome. We delineated a new syndrome presenting with aneurysms, dissections and tortuosity throughout the arterial tree in association with mild craniofacial features and skeletal and cutaneous anomalies. In contrast with other aneurysm syndromes, most of these affected individuals presented with early-onset osteoarthritis. We mapped the genetic locus to chromosome 15q22.2-24.2 and show that the disease is caused by mutations in SMAD3. This gene encodes a member of the TGF-β pathway that is essential for TGF-β signal transmission. SMAD3 mutations lead to increased aortic expression of several key players in the TGF-β pathway, including SMAD3. Molecular diagnosis will allow early and reliable identification of cases and relatives at risk for major cardiovascular complications. Our findings endorse the TGF-β pathway as the primary pharmacological target for the development of new treatments for aortic aneurysms and osteoarthritis. 相似文献
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Bicknell LS Bongers EM Leitch A Brown S Schoots J Harley ME Aftimos S Al-Aama JY Bober M Brown PA van Bokhoven H Dean J Edrees AY Feingold M Fryer A Hoefsloot LH Kau N Knoers NV Mackenzie J Opitz JM Sarda P Ross A Temple IK Toutain A Wise CA Wright M Jackson AP 《Nature genetics》2011,43(4):356-359
Meier-Gorlin syndrome (ear, patella and short-stature syndrome) is an autosomal recessive primordial dwarfism syndrome characterized by absent or hypoplastic patellae and markedly small ears1?3. Both pre- and post-natal growth are impaired in this disorder, and although microcephaly is often evident, intellect is usually normal in this syndrome. We report here that individuals with this disorder show marked locus heterogeneity, and we identify mutations in five separate genes: ORC1, ORC4, ORC6, CDT1 and CDC6. All of these genes encode components of the pre-replication complex, implicating defects in replication licensing as the cause of a genetic syndrome with distinct developmental abnormalities. 相似文献
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Lim JE Jin O Bennett C Morgan K Wang F Trenor CC Fleming MD Andrews NC 《Nature genetics》2005,37(11):1270-1273
Hemoglobin deficit (hbd) mice carry a spontaneous mutation that impairs erythroid iron assimilation but does not cause other defects. Normal delivery of iron to developing erythroid precursors is highly dependent on the transferrin cycle. Through genetic mapping and complementation experiments, we show that the hbd mutation is an in-frame deletion of a conserved exon of the mouse gene Sec15l1, encoding one of two Sec15 proteins implicated in the mammalian exocyst complex. Sec15l1 is linked to the transferrin cycle through its interaction with Rab11, a GTPase involved in vesicular trafficking. We propose that inactivation of Sec15l1 alters recycling of transferrin cycle endosomes and increases the release of transferrin receptor exocytic vesicles. This in turn decreases erythroid iron uptake. Determining the molecular basis of the hbd phenotype provides new insight into the intricate mechanisms necessary for normal erythroid iron uptake and the function of a mammalian exocyst protein. 相似文献
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Germline mutations in DIS3L2 cause the Perlman syndrome of overgrowth and Wilms tumor susceptibility
Astuti D Morris MR Cooper WN Staals RH Wake NC Fews GA Gill H Gentle D Shuib S Ricketts CJ Cole T van Essen AJ van Lingen RA Neri G Opitz JM Rump P Stolte-Dijkstra I Müller F Pruijn GJ Latif F Maher ER 《Nature genetics》2012,44(3):277-284
Perlman syndrome is a congenital overgrowth syndrome inherited in an autosomal recessive manner that is associated with Wilms tumor susceptibility. We mapped a previously unknown susceptibility locus to 2q37.1 and identified germline mutations in DIS3L2, a homolog of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe dis3 gene, in individuals with Perlman syndrome. Yeast dis3 mutant strains have mitotic abnormalities. Yeast Dis3 and its human homologs, DIS3 and DIS3L1, have exoribonuclease activity and bind to the core RNA exosome complex. DIS3L2 has a different intracellular localization and lacks the PIN domain found in DIS3 and DIS3L1; nevertheless, we show that DIS3L2 has exonuclease activity. DIS3L2 inactivation was associated with mitotic abnormalities and altered expression of mitotic checkpoint proteins. DIS3L2 overexpression suppressed the growth of human cancer cell lines, and knockdown enhanced the growth of these cells. We also detected evidence of DIS3L2 mutations in sporadic Wilms tumor. These observations suggest that DIS3L2 has a critical role in RNA metabolism and is essential for the regulation of cell growth and division. 相似文献
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Zhang F Liu H Chen S Low H Sun L Cui Y Chu T Li Y Fu X Yu Y Yu G Shi B Tian H Liu D Yu X Li J Lu N Bao F Yuan C Liu J Liu H Zhang L Sun Y Chen M Yang Q Yang H Yang R Zhang L Wang Q Liu H Zuo F Zhang H Khor CC Hibberd ML Yang S Liu J Zhang X 《Nature genetics》2011,43(12):1247-1251
We performed a genome-wide association study with 706 individuals with leprosy and 5,581 control individuals and replicated the top 24 SNPs in three independent replication samples, including a total of 3,301 individuals with leprosy and 5,299 control individuals from China. Two loci not previously associated with the disease were identified with genome-wide significance: rs2275606 (combined P = 3.94 × 10(-14), OR = 1.30) on 6q24.3 and rs3762318 (combined P = 3.27 × 10(-11), OR = 0.69) on 1p31.3. These associations implicate IL23R and RAB32 as new susceptibility genes for leprosy. Furthermore, we identified evidence of interaction between the NOD2 and RIPK2 loci, which is consistent with the biological association of the proteins encoded by these genes (NOD2-RIPK2 complex) in activating the NF-κB pathway as a part of the host defense response to infection. Our findings have expanded the biological functions of IL23R by uncovering its involvement in infectious disease susceptibility and suggest a potential involvement of autophagocytosis in leprosy pathogenesis. The IL23R association supports previous observations of the marked overlap of susceptibility genes for leprosy and Crohn's disease, implying common pathogenesis mechanisms. 相似文献
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Khor CC Davila S Breunis WB Lee YC Shimizu C Wright VJ Yeung RS Tan DE Sim KS Wang JJ Wong TY Pang J Mitchell P Cimaz R Dahdah N Cheung YF Huang GY Yang W Park IS Lee JK Wu JY Levin M Burns JC Burgner D Kuijpers TW Hibberd ML;Hong Kong–Shanghai Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;Korean Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;Taiwan Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;International Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;US Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;Blue Mountains Eye Study 《Nature genetics》2011,43(12):1241-1246
Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, with clinical observations suggesting a substantial genetic contribution to disease susceptibility. We conducted a genome-wide association study and replication analysis in 2,173 individuals with Kawasaki disease and 9,383 controls from five independent sample collections. Two loci exceeded the formal threshold for genome-wide significance. The first locus is a functional polymorphism in the IgG receptor gene FCGR2A (encoding an H131R substitution) (rs1801274; P = 7.35 × 10(-11), odds ratio (OR) = 1.32), with the A allele (coding for histadine) conferring elevated disease risk. The second locus is at 19q13, (P = 2.51 × 10(-9), OR = 1.42 for the rs2233152 SNP near MIA and RAB4B; P = 1.68 × 10(-12), OR = 1.52 for rs28493229 in ITPKC), which confirms previous findings(1). The involvement of the FCGR2A locus may have implications for understanding immune activation in Kawasaki disease pathogenesis and the mechanism of response to intravenous immunoglobulin, the only proven therapy for this disease. 相似文献
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Identification of the gene that, when mutated, causes the human obesity syndrome BBS4 总被引:21,自引:0,他引:21
Mykytyn K Braun T Carmi R Haider NB Searby CC Shastri M Beck G Wright AF Iannaccone A Elbedour K Riise R Baldi A Raas-Rothschild A Gorman SW Duhl DM Jacobson SG Casavant T Stone EM Sheffield VC 《Nature genetics》2001,28(2):188-191
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS, MIM 209900) is a heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder characterized by obesity, pigmentary retinopathy, polydactyly, renal malformations, mental retardation, and hypogenitalism. The disorder is also associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and congenital heart disease. Six distinct BBS loci map to 11q13 (BBS1), 16q21 (BBS2), 3p13-p12 (BBS3), 15q22.3-q23 (BBS4), 2q31 (BBS5), and 20p12 (BBS6). Although BBS is rare in the general population (<1/100,000), there is considerable interest in identifying the genes causing BBS because components of the phenotype, such as obesity and diabetes, are common. We and others have demonstrated that BBS6 is caused by mutations in the gene MKKS (refs. 12,13), mutation of which also causes McKusick-Kaufman syndrome (hydrometrocolpos, post-axial polydactyly, and congenital heart defects). MKKS has sequence homology to the alpha subunit of a prokaryotic chaperonin in the thermosome Thermoplasma acidophilum. We recently identified a novel gene that causes BBS2. The BBS2 protein has no significant similarity to other chaperonins or known proteins. Here we report the positional cloning and identification of mutations in BBS patients in a novel gene designated BBS4. 相似文献
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Rohmann E Brunner HG Kayserili H Uyguner O Nürnberg G Lew ED Dobbie A Eswarakumar VP Uzumcu A Ulubil-Emeroglu M Leroy JG Li Y Becker C Lehnerdt K Cremers CW Yüksel-Apak M Nürnberg P Kubisch C Kubisch C Schlessinger J van Bokhoven H Wollnik B 《Nature genetics》2006,38(4):414-417
Lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital (LADD) syndrome is characterized by lacrimal duct aplasia, malformed ears and deafness, small teeth and digital anomalies. We identified heterozygous mutations in the tyrosine kinase domains of the genes encoding fibroblast growth factor receptors 2 and 3 (FGFR2, FGFR3) in LADD families, and in one further LADD family, we detected a mutation in the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10), a known FGFR ligand. These findings increase the spectrum of anomalies associated with abnormal FGF signaling. 相似文献
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Human mtDNA and Y-chromosome variation is correlated with matrilocal versus patrilocal residence 总被引:22,自引:0,他引:22
IPEX is a fatal disorder characterized by immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy and X-linked inheritance (MIM 304930). We present genetic evidence that different mutations of the human gene FOXP3, the ortholog of the gene mutated in scurfy mice (Foxp3), causes IPEX syndrome. Recent linkage analysis studies mapped the gene mutated in IPEX to an interval of 17-20-cM at Xp11. 23-Xq13.3. 相似文献
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Groesser L Herschberger E Ruetten A Ruivenkamp C Lopriore E Zutt M Langmann T Singer S Klingseisen L Schneider-Brachert W Toll A Real FX Landthaler M Hafner C 《Nature genetics》2012,44(7):783-787
Nevus sebaceous is a common congenital cutaneous malformation. Affected individuals may develop benign and malignant secondary tumors in the nevi during life. Schimmelpenning syndrome is characterized by the association of nevus sebaceous with extracutaneous abnormalities. We report that of 65 sebaceous nevi studied, 62 (95%) had mutations in the HRAS gene and 3 (5%) had mutations in the KRAS gene. The HRAS c.37G>C mutation, which results in a p.Gly13Arg substitution, was present in 91% of lesions. Nonlesional tissues from 18 individuals had a wild-type sequence, confirming genetic mosaicism. The HRAS c.37G>C mutation was also found in 8 of 8 associated secondary tumors. Mosaicism for HRAS c.37G>C and KRAS c.35G>A mutations was found in two individuals with Schimmelpenning syndrome. Functional analysis of HRAS c.37G>C mutant cells showed constitutive activation of the MAPK and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways. Our results indicate that nevus sebaceous and Schimmelpenning syndrome are caused by postzygotic HRAS and KRAS mutations. These mutations may predispose individuals to the development of secondary tumors in nevus sebaceous. 相似文献
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Vissers LE van Ravenswaaij CM Admiraal R Hurst JA de Vries BB Janssen IM van der Vliet WA Huys EH de Jong PJ Hamel BC Schoenmakers EF Brunner HG Veltman JA van Kessel AG 《Nature genetics》2004,36(9):955-957
CHARGE syndrome is a common cause of congenital anomalies affecting several tissues in a nonrandom fashion. We report a 2.3-Mb de novo overlapping microdeletion on chromosome 8q12 identified by array comparative genomic hybridization in two individuals with CHARGE syndrome. Sequence analysis of genes located in this region detected mutations in the gene CHD7 in 10 of 17 individuals with CHARGE syndrome without microdeletions, accounting for the disease in most affected individuals. 相似文献
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Identification of a cluster of X-linked imprinted genes in mice 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5