Mutation of the start codon in the FRDA1 gene: Linkage analysis of three pedigrees with the ATG to ATT transversion points to a unique common ancestor

Christine Zühlke*, Franco Laccone, Mireille Cossée, Alfried Kohlschütter, Michel Koenig, Eberhard Schwinger

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
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Abstract

Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding frataxin. Most patients with FRDA have trinucleotide repeat expansions in both alleles of the FRDA1 gene. In patients heterozygous for the expansion the second allele may be inactivated by a point mutation. We identified the ATG→ATT (M1I) mutation of the start codon in three independent families. Individuals with symptoms of FRDA in these families are compound heterozygous for the repeat expansion and the ATG mutation. To look for a common founder of the M1I mutation, a detailed linkage analysis employing six polymorphic chromosome 9 markers was performed. We found complete haplotype identity for two of the three chromosomes with the point mutation. The third case shows partial conformity and may be the result of a single recombination event.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftHuman Genetics
Jahrgang103
Ausgabenummer1
Seiten (von - bis)102-105
Seitenumfang4
ISSN0340-6717
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1998

Fördermittel

families for providing blood samples for scientific research. C.Z. thanks H. Böttger and U. Gehlken for excellent technical assistance. This work was supported by the Forschungsförderungsprogramm der Medizinischen Universität Lübeck (89/96) and the Association Franc-aise contre les Myopathies, CNRS, INSERM, CHRU de Strasbourg, and the Ministere de l’Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche.

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  • Querschnittsbereich: Medizinische Genetik

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