Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN1): Identification of informative polymorphic markers and candidate genes
- Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (United States); and others
Linkage and tumor deletion studies have mapped this autosomal dominant disease to 11q12{yields}13. The MEN1 gene product is suspected to be a growth suppressor or regulator. We report here isolation of polymorphic PCR markers used to narrow the nonrecombinant region and localization of genomic clones encoding expressed sequences within this region. 552 genomic clones were isolated from a radiation hybrid (RH) cell line containing a 5-10 Mb region flanking the gene. We screened the RH cell line with 17 markers flanking the MEN1 region to confirm its integrity. The representation of the markers in the panel of genomic clones derived from the RH cell line indicated a 1- to 4-fold representation of the region. A set of radiation hybrids was used to sublocalized genomic and cDNA clones of interest to 3 regions: centromeric, telomeric and a 1.2 Mb nonrecombinant region. Highly polymorphic PCR markers were developed by hybridization of the clones with tetra- and trinucleotide probes 3 of 7 PCR markers (heterozygosity .46-.92) were nonrecombinant with MEN1. The PCR markers were utilized for definition of the critical region and also proved useful for presymptomatic diagnosis. Genomic clones mapped to the 1.2 Mb nonrecombinant region were used to identify expressed sequences corresponding to 5 different genes. One cDNA clone corresponded to a ubiquitously expressed gene sequence located near PYGM. Two major (3.4, 2.5 kb) and one minor transcript (1.8 kb) were found in pancreas, kidney, brain, lung, heart, skeletal muscle, and liver. DNA analysis matched with 2 anonymous cDNA clones in GenBank. The genomic and cDNA clones were used to screen Southern and Northern blots for MEN1 associated rearrangements before attempting SSCP analysis to detect point mutations. The genomic fragment used to identify the corresponding cDNA clones did not detect alterations in MEN1 patients on Southern blots, however additional fragments were identified in one MEN1 patient with the cDNA clones.
- OSTI ID:
- 133340
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009-; ISSN 0002-9297; TRN: 95:005313-0067
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 55, Issue Suppl.3; Conference: 44. annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Montreal (Canada), 18-22 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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