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Gissen P Johnson CA Morgan NV Stapelbroek JM Forshew T Cooper WN McKiernan PJ Klomp LW Morris AA Wraith JE McClean P Lynch SA Thompson RJ Lo B Quarrell OW Di Rocco M Trembath RC Mandel H Wali S Karet FE Knisely AS Houwen RH Kelly DA Maher ER 《Nature genetics》2004,36(4):400-404
ARC syndrome (OMIM 208085) is an autosomal recessive multisystem disorder characterized by neurogenic arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, renal tubular dysfunction and neonatal cholestasis with bile duct hypoplasia and low gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (gGT) activity. Platelet dysfunction is common. Affected infants do not thrive and usually die in the first year of life. To elucidate the molecular basis of ARC, we mapped the disease to a 7-cM interval on 15q26.1 and then identified germline mutations in the gene VPS33B in 14 kindreds with ARC. VPS33B encodes a homolog of the class C yeast vacuolar protein sorting gene, Vps33, that contains a Sec1-like domain important in the regulation of vesicle-to-target SNARE complex formation and subsequent membrane fusion. 相似文献
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Wang X Reid Sutton V Omar Peraza-Llanes J Yu Z Rosetta R Kou YC Eble TN Patel A Thaller C Fang P Van den Veyver IB 《Nature genetics》2007,39(7):836-838
Focal dermal hypoplasia is an X-linked dominant disorder characterized by patchy hypoplastic skin and digital, ocular and dental malformations. We used array comparative genomic hybridization to identify a 219-kb deletion in Xp11.23 in two affected females. We sequenced genes in this region and found heterozygous and mosaic mutations in PORCN in other affected females and males, respectively. PORCN encodes the human homolog of Drosophila melanogaster porcupine, an endoplasmic reticulum protein involved in secretion of Wnt proteins. 相似文献
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Mutations in amphiphysin 2 (BIN1) disrupt interaction with dynamin 2 and cause autosomal recessive centronuclear myopathy 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Nicot AS Toussaint A Tosch V Kretz C Wallgren-Pettersson C Iwarsson E Kingston H Garnier JM Biancalana V Oldfors A Mandel JL Laporte J 《Nature genetics》2007,39(9):1134-1139
Centronuclear myopathies are characterized by muscle weakness and abnormal centralization of nuclei in muscle fibers not secondary to regeneration. The severe neonatal X-linked form (myotubular myopathy) is due to mutations in the phosphoinositide phosphatase myotubularin (MTM1), whereas mutations in dynamin 2 (DNM2) have been found in some autosomal dominant cases. By direct sequencing of functional candidate genes, we identified homozygous mutations in amphiphysin 2 (BIN1) in three families with autosomal recessive inheritance. Two missense mutations affecting the BAR (Bin1/amphiphysin/RVS167) domain disrupt its membrane tubulation properties in transfected cells, and a partial truncation of the C-terminal SH3 domain abrogates the interaction with DNM2 and its recruitment to the membrane tubules. Our results suggest that mutations in BIN1 cause centronuclear myopathy by interfering with remodeling of T tubules and/or endocytic membranes, and that the functional interaction between BIN1 and DNM2 is necessary for normal muscle function and positioning of nuclei. 相似文献
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The genetic basis of most conditions characterized by congenital contractures is largely unknown. Here we show that mutations in the embryonic myosin heavy chain (MYH3) gene cause Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS), one of the most severe multiple congenital contracture (that is, arthrogryposis) syndromes, and nearly one-third of all cases of Sheldon-Hall syndrome (SHS), the most common distal arthrogryposis. FSS and SHS mutations affect different myosin residues, demonstrating that MYH3 genotype is predictive of phenotype. A structure-function analysis shows that nearly all of the MYH3 mutations are predicted to interfere with myosin's catalytic activity. These results add to the growing body of evidence showing that congenital contractures are a shared outcome of prenatal defects in myofiber force production. Elucidation of the genetic basis of these syndromes redefines congenital contractures as unique defects of the sarcomere and provides insights about what has heretofore been a poorly understood group of disorders. 相似文献
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Mutations in an oocyte-derived growth factor gene (BMP15) cause increased ovulation rate and infertility in a dosage-sensitive manner 总被引:43,自引:0,他引:43
Galloway SM McNatty KP Cambridge LM Laitinen MP Juengel JL Jokiranta TS McLaren RJ Luiro K Dodds KG Montgomery GW Beattie AE Davis GH Ritvos O 《Nature genetics》2000,25(3):279-283
Multiple ovulations are uncommon in humans, cattle and many breeds of sheep. Pituitary gonadotrophins and as yet unidentified ovarian factors precisely regulate follicular development so that, normally, only one follicle is selected to ovulate. The Inverdale (FecXI) sheep, however, carries a naturally occurring X-linked mutation that causes increased ovulation rate and twin and triplet births in heterozygotes (FecXI/FecX+; ref. 1), but primary ovarian failure in homozygotes (FecXI/FecXI; ref. 2). Germ-cell development, formation of the follicle and the earliest stages of follicular growth are normal in FecXI/FecXI sheep, but follicular development beyond the primary stage is impaired. A second family unrelated to the Inverdale sheep also has the same X-linked phenotype (Hanna, FecXH). Crossing FecXI with FecXH animals produces FecXI/FecXH infertile females phenotypically indistinguishable from FecXI/FecXI females. We report here that the FecXI locus maps to an orthologous chromosomal region syntenic to human Xp11.2-11.4, which contains BMP15, encoding bone morphogenetic protein 15 (also known as growth differentiation factor 9B (GDF9B)). Whereas BMP15 is a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily and is specifically expressed in oocytes, its function is unknown. We show that independent germline point mutations exist in FecXI and FecXH carriers. These findings establish that BMP15 is essential for female fertility and that natural mutations in an ovary-derived factor can cause both increased ovulation rate and infertility phenotypes in a dosage-sensitive manner. 相似文献
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A I den Hollander J B ten Brink Y J de Kok S van Soest L I van den Born M A van Driel D J van de Pol A M Payne S S Bhattacharya U Kellner C B Hoyng A Westerveld H G Brunner E M Bleeker-Wagemakers A F Deutman J R Heckenlively F P Cremers A A Bergen 《Nature genetics》1999,23(2):217-221
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) comprises a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases that afflicts approximately 1.5 million people worldwide. Affected individuals suffer from a progressive degeneration of the photoreceptors, eventually resulting in severe visual impairment. To isolate candidate genes for chorioretinal diseases, we cloned cDNAs specifically or preferentially expressed in the human retina and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) through a novel suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method. One of these cDNAs (RET3C11) mapped to chromosome 1q31-q32.1, a region harbouring a gene involved in a severe form of autosomal recessive RP characterized by a typical preservation of the para-arteriolar RPE (RP12; ref. 3). The full-length cDNA encodes an extracellular protein with 19 EGF-like domains, 3 laminin A G-like domains and a C-type lectin domain. This protein is homologous to the Drosophila melanogaster protein crumbs (CRB), and denoted CRB1 (crumbs homologue 1). In ten unrelated RP patients with preserved para-arteriolar RPE, we identified a homozygous AluY insertion disrupting the ORF, five homozygous missense mutations and four compound heterozygous mutations in CRB1. The similarity to CRB suggests a role for CRB1 in cell-cell interaction and possibly in the maintenance of cell polarity in the retina. The distinct RPE abnormalities observed in RP12 patients suggest that CRB1 mutations trigger a novel mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration. 相似文献
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Simpson MA Irving MD Asilmaz E Gray MJ Dafou D Elmslie FV Mansour S Holder SE Brain CE Burton BK Kim KH Pauli RM Aftimos S Stewart H Kim CA Holder-Espinasse M Robertson SP Drake WM Trembath RC 《Nature genetics》2011,43(4):303-305
We used an exome-sequencing strategy and identified an allelic series of NOTCH2 mutations in Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder characterized by severe and progressive bone loss. The Hajdu-Cheney syndrome mutations are predicted to lead to the premature truncation of NOTCH2 with either disruption or loss of the C-terminal proline-glutamate-serine-threonine-rich proteolytic recognition sequence, the absence of which has previously been shown to increase Notch signaling. 相似文献
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Mutations in a novel gene,NPHP3, cause adolescent nephronophthisis,tapeto-retinal degeneration and hepatic fibrosis 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
Olbrich H Fliegauf M Hoefele J Kispert A Otto E Volz A Wolf MT Sasmaz G Trauer U Reinhardt R Sudbrak R Antignac C Gretz N Walz G Schermer B Benzing T Hildebrandt F Omran H 《Nature genetics》2003,34(4):455-459
Nephronophthisis (NPHP), a group of autosomal recessive cystic kidney disorders, is the most common genetic cause of progressive renal failure in children and young adults. NPHP may be associated with Leber congenital amaurosis, tapeto-retinal degeneration, cerebellar ataxia, cone-shaped epiphyses, congenital oculomotor apraxia and hepatic fibrosis. Loci associated with an infantile type of NPHP on 9q22-q31 (NPHP2), juvenile types of NPHP on chromosomes 2q12-q13 (NPHP1) and 1p36 (NPHP4) and an adolescent type of NPHP on 3q21-q22 (NPHP3) have been mapped. NPHP1 and NPHP4 have been identified, and interaction of the respective encoded proteins nephrocystin and nephrocystin-4 has been shown. Here we report the identification of NPHP3, encoding a novel 1,330-amino acid protein that interacts with nephrocystin. We describe mutations in NPHP3 in families with isolated NPHP and in families with NPHP with associated hepatic fibrosis or tapeto-retinal degeneration. We show that the mouse ortholog Nphp3 is expressed in the node, kidney tubules, retina, respiratory epithelium, liver, biliary tract and neural tissues. In addition, we show that a homozygous missense mutation in Nphp3 is probably responsible for the polycystic kidney disease (pcy) mouse phenotype. Interventional studies in the pcy mouse have shown beneficial effects by modification of protein intake and administration of methylprednisolone, suggesting therapeutic strategies for treating individuals with NPHP3. 相似文献
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Ahmed ZM Masmoudi S Kalay E Belyantseva IA Mosrati MA Collin RW Riazuddin S Hmani-Aifa M Venselaar H Kawar MN Tlili A van der Zwaag B Khan SY Ayadi L Riazuddin SA Morell RJ Griffith AJ Charfedine I Caylan R Oostrik J Karaguzel A Ghorbel A Riazuddin S Friedman TB Ayadi H Kremer H 《Nature genetics》2008,40(11):1335-1340
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Valente EM Silhavy JL Brancati F Barrano G Krishnaswami SR Castori M Lancaster MA Boltshauser E Boccone L Al-Gazali L Fazzi E Signorini S Louie CM Bellacchio E;International Joubert Syndrome Related Disorders Study Group Bertini E Dallapiccola B Gleeson JG 《Nature genetics》2006,38(6):623-625
Joubert syndrome-related disorders (JSRD) are a group of syndromes sharing the neuroradiological features of cerebellar vermis hypoplasia and a peculiar brainstem malformation known as the 'molar tooth sign'. We identified mutations in the CEP290 gene in five families with variable neurological, retinal and renal manifestations. CEP290 expression was detected mostly in proliferating cerebellar granule neuron populations and showed centrosome and ciliary localization, linking JSRDs to other human ciliopathies. 相似文献
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Wakamatsu N Yamada Y Yamada K Ono T Nomura N Taniguchi H Kitoh H Mutoh N Yamanaka T Mushiake K Kato K Sonta S Nagaya M 《Nature genetics》2001,27(4):369-370
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is sometimes associated with a set of characteristics including mental retardation, microcephaly, and distinct facial features, but the gene mutated in this condition has not yet been identified. Here we report that mutations in SIP1, encoding Smad interacting protein-1, cause disease in a series of cases. SIP1 is located in the deleted segment at 2q22 from a patient with a de novo t(2;13)(q22;q22) translocation. SIP1 seems to have crucial roles in normal embryonic neural and neural crest development. 相似文献
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Yu TW Mochida GH Tischfield DJ Sgaier SK Flores-Sarnat L Sergi CM Topçu M McDonald MT Barry BJ Felie JM Sunu C Dobyns WB Folkerth RD Barkovich AJ Walsh CA 《Nature genetics》2010,42(11):1015-1020
Genes associated with human microcephaly, a condition characterized by a small brain, include critical regulators of proliferation, cell fate and DNA repair. We describe a syndrome of congenital microcephaly and diverse defects in cerebral cortical architecture. Genome-wide linkage analysis in two families identified a 7.5-Mb locus on chromosome 19q13.12 containing 148 genes. Targeted high throughput sequence analysis of linked genes in each family yielded > 4,000 DNA variants and implicated a single gene, WDR62, as harboring potentially deleterious changes. We subsequently identified additional WDR62 mutations in four other families. Magnetic resonance imaging and postmortem brain analysis supports important roles for WDR62 in the proliferation and migration of neuronal precursors. WDR62 is a WD40 repeat-containing protein expressed in neuronal precursors as well as in postmitotic neurons in the developing brain and localizes to the spindle poles of dividing cells. The diverse phenotypes of WDR62 suggest it has central roles in many aspects of cerebral cortical development. 相似文献
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Mutations in the CEL VNTR cause a syndrome of diabetes and pancreatic exocrine dysfunction 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
Raeder H Johansson S Holm PI Haldorsen IS Mas E Sbarra V Nermoen I Eide SA Grevle L Bjørkhaug L Sagen JV Aksnes L Søvik O Lombardo D Molven A Njølstad PR 《Nature genetics》2006,38(1):54-62
Dysfunction of the exocrine pancreas is observed in diabetes, but links between concurrent exocrine and endocrine pancreatic disease and contributing genetic factors are poorly characterized. We studied two families with diabetes and exocrine pancreatic dysfunction by genetic, physiological and in vitro functional studies. A genome-wide screen in Family 1 linked diabetes to chromosome 9q34 (maximal lod score 5.07). Using fecal elastase deficiency as a marker of exocrine pancreatic dysfunction refined the critical chromosomal region to 1.16 Mb (maximal lod score 11.6). Here, we identified a single-base deletion in the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR)-containing exon 11 of the carboxyl ester lipase (CEL) gene, a major component of pancreatic juice and responsible for the duodenal hydrolysis of cholesterol esters. Screening subjects with maturity-onset diabetes of the young identified Family 2, with another single-base deletion in CEL and a similar phenotype with beta-cell failure and pancreatic exocrine disease. The in vitro catalytic activities of wild-type and mutant CEL protein were comparable. The mutant enzyme was, however, less stable and secreted at a lower rate. Furthermore, we found some evidence for an association between common insertions in the CEL VNTR and exocrine dysfunction in a group of 182 unrelated subjects with diabetes (odds ratio 4.2 (1.6, 11.5)). Our findings link diabetes to the disrupted function of a lipase in the pancreatic acinar cells. 相似文献
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Stevanin G Santorelli FM Azzedine H Coutinho P Chomilier J Denora PS Martin E Ouvrard-Hernandez AM Tessa A Bouslam N Lossos A Charles P Loureiro JL Elleuch N Confavreux C Cruz VT Ruberg M Leguern E Grid D Tazir M Fontaine B Filla A Bertini E Durr A Brice A 《Nature genetics》2007,39(3):366-372
Autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia (ARHSP) with thin corpus callosum (TCC) is a common and clinically distinct form of familial spastic paraplegia that is linked to the SPG11 locus on chromosome 15 in most affected families. We analyzed 12 ARHSP-TCC families, refined the SPG11 candidate interval and identified ten mutations in a previously unidentified gene expressed ubiquitously in the nervous system but most prominently in the cerebellum, cerebral cortex, hippocampus and pineal gland. The mutations were either nonsense or insertions and deletions leading to a frameshift, suggesting a loss-of-function mechanism. The identification of the function of the gene will provide insight into the mechanisms leading to the degeneration of the corticospinal tract and other brain structures in this frequent form of ARHSP. 相似文献
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Tarpey P Thomas S Sarvananthan N Mallya U Lisgo S Talbot CJ Roberts EO Awan M Surendran M McLean RJ Reinecke RD Langmann A Lindner S Koch M Jain S Woodruff G Gale RP Bastawrous A Degg C Droutsas K Asproudis I Zubcov AA Pieh C Veal CD Machado RD Backhouse OC Baumber L Constantinescu CS Brodsky MC Hunter DG Hertle RW Read RJ Edkins S O'Meara S Parker A Stevens C Teague J Wooster R Futreal PA Trembath RC Stratton MR Raymond FL Gottlob I 《Nature genetics》2006,38(11):1242-1244
Idiopathic congenital nystagmus is characterized by involuntary, periodic, predominantly horizontal oscillations of both eyes. We identified 22 mutations in FRMD7 in 26 families with X-linked idiopathic congenital nystagmus. Screening of 42 singleton cases of idiopathic congenital nystagmus (28 male, 14 females) yielded three mutations (7%). We found restricted expression of FRMD7 in human embryonic brain and developing neural retina, suggesting a specific role in the control of eye movement and gaze stability. 相似文献
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Tarpey PS Raymond FL Nguyen LS Rodriguez J Hackett A Vandeleur L Smith R Shoubridge C Edkins S Stevens C O'Meara S Tofts C Barthorpe S Buck G Cole J Halliday K Hills K Jones D Mironenko T Perry J Varian J West S Widaa S Teague J Dicks E Butler A Menzies A Richardson D Jenkinson A Shepherd R Raine K Moon J Luo Y Parnau J Bhat SS Gardner A Corbett M Brooks D Thomas P Parkinson-Lawrence E Porteous ME Warner JP Sanderson T Pearson P Simensen RJ Skinner C Hoganson G Superneau D Wooster R Bobrow M 《Nature genetics》2007,39(9):1127-1133
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Mutations in MRAP, encoding a new interacting partner of the ACTH receptor, cause familial glucocorticoid deficiency type 2 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
Metherell LA Chapple JP Cooray S David A Becker C Rüschendorf F Naville D Begeot M Khoo B Nürnberg P Huebner A Cheetham ME Clark AJ 《Nature genetics》2005,37(2):166-170
Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD), or hereditary unresponsiveness to adrenocorticotropin (ACTH; OMIM 202200), is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from resistance to the action of ACTH on the adrenal cortex, which stimulates glucocorticoid production. Affected individuals are deficient in cortisol and, if untreated, are likely to succumb to hypoglycemia or overwhelming infection in infancy or childhood. Mutations of the ACTH receptor (melanocortin 2 receptor, MC2R) account for approximately 25% of cases of FGD. FGD without mutations of MC2R is called FGD type 2. Using SNP array genotyping, we mapped a locus involved in FGD type 2 to chromosome 21q22.1. We identified mutations in a gene encoding a 19-kDa single-transmembrane domain protein, now known as melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein (MRAP). We show that MRAP interacts with MC2R and may have a role in the trafficking of MC2R from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface. 相似文献