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Title: Linkage approach and direct COL4A5 gene mutation screening in Alport syndrome

Abstract

Alport Syndrome (AS) is transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait in the majority of families, the defective gene being COL4A5 at Xq22. In the remaining cases AS appears to be autosomally inherited. Recently, mutations in COL4A3 and COL4A4 genes at 2q35-q37 were identified in families with autosomal recessive AS. Mutation detection screening is being performed by non-radioactive single stand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), heteroduplex analysis, and automated DNA sequencing in over 170 AS patients enrolled in the ongoing Italian Multicenter Study on AS. So far twenty-five different mutations have been found, including missense, splicing, and frameshifts. Moreover, by using six tightly linked COL4A5 informative makers, we have also typed two larger AS families, and have shown compatible sex-linked transmission in one other, suggesting autosomal recessive inheritance. In this latter three-generation COL4A5-unlinked family we are now looking for linkage and for mutations in the candidate COL4A3 and COL4A4 genes on chromosome 2q.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Verona School of Medicine (Italy); and others
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
134346
Report Number(s):
CONF-941009-
Journal ID: AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297; TRN: 95:005313-1079
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
American Journal of Human Genetics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 55; Journal 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
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; GENES; GENE MUTATIONS; DNA SEQUENCING; SPLICING; SCREENING; HEREDITARY DISEASES; GENETICS; PATIENTS; HUMAN X CHROMOSOME; GENETIC MAPPING; AUTOMATION; HUMAN CHROMOSOME 2; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOMINANT MUTATIONS

Citation Formats

Turco, A E, Rossetti, S, and Biasi, O. Linkage approach and direct COL4A5 gene mutation screening in Alport syndrome. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Turco, A E, Rossetti, S, & Biasi, O. Linkage approach and direct COL4A5 gene mutation screening in Alport syndrome. United States.
Turco, A E, Rossetti, S, and Biasi, O. 1994. "Linkage approach and direct COL4A5 gene mutation screening in Alport syndrome". United States.
@article{osti_134346,
title = {Linkage approach and direct COL4A5 gene mutation screening in Alport syndrome},
author = {Turco, A E and Rossetti, S and Biasi, O},
abstractNote = {Alport Syndrome (AS) is transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait in the majority of families, the defective gene being COL4A5 at Xq22. In the remaining cases AS appears to be autosomally inherited. Recently, mutations in COL4A3 and COL4A4 genes at 2q35-q37 were identified in families with autosomal recessive AS. Mutation detection screening is being performed by non-radioactive single stand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), heteroduplex analysis, and automated DNA sequencing in over 170 AS patients enrolled in the ongoing Italian Multicenter Study on AS. So far twenty-five different mutations have been found, including missense, splicing, and frameshifts. Moreover, by using six tightly linked COL4A5 informative makers, we have also typed two larger AS families, and have shown compatible sex-linked transmission in one other, suggesting autosomal recessive inheritance. In this latter three-generation COL4A5-unlinked family we are now looking for linkage and for mutations in the candidate COL4A3 and COL4A4 genes on chromosome 2q.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/134346}, journal = {American Journal of Human Genetics},
number = Suppl.3,
volume = 55,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
}