Confirmation of a third locus, at 2p, for autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy indicates that at least 4 genes are responsible for this condition
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Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (AR LGMD) represent a heterogeneous group of diseases with a wide spectrum of clinical signs, varying from very severe to mild ones. One gene for a mild form was mapped at 15q while another gene for a severe form was mapped at 13p. In both cases, evidence of genetic heterogeneity were demonstrated following analysis of Brazilian families. More recently, a third gene was identified at 2p based on linkage analysis in 2 LGMD families with the markers D2S166, D2S136 and D2S134. The relative proportion of each genetic form among affected families is unknown. Therefore, the closest available markers for each of the LGMD genes have been tested in 12 Brazilian families with at least 3 affected patients. The following results have been observed: 3 were 15q-linked families, 1 was 13p-linked, at least 2 were linked to 2p and 2 were excluded for any of these 3 loci. In relation to the 2p locus, we have tested a total of 12 markers in the 2 linked Brazilian families. The maximum lod score for the marker which was informative for the two families (D2S291) was 8.35 at {theta}=0.01. Therefore, these results suggest the existence of at least 4 different genes causing the LGMD phenotype and confirm linkage to the 2p locus. In addition, our data refine the localization of the third locus since the marker D2S291 is at least 9 cM closer to this gene (FAPESP, CNPq, MDA, PADCT).
- OSTI ID:
- 134094
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009--
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: Suppl.3 Vol. 55; ISSN AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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