Hereditary hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome: the endocrine tumor gene HRPT2 maps to chromosome 1q21-q31
- Univ. of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
- Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (United States)
- Univ. of Texas M.D. Anderson Medical Center, Houston, TX (United States)
- Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London (United Kingdom)
The syndrome of hereditary hyperparathyroidism and jaw tumors (HPT-JT) is characterized by inheritance, in an autosomal dominant pattern, of recurrent parathyroid adenomas, fibro-osseous tumors of the mandible and/or maxilla, Wilms tumor, and parathyroid carcinoma. This syndrome is clinically and genetically distinct from other endocrine neoplasia syndromes and appears to result from mutation of an endocrine tumor gene designated {open_quotes}HRPT2{close_quotes}. We studied five HPT-JT families (59 persons, 20 affected); using PCR-based markers, we instituted a genome-wide linkage search after excluding several candidate genes. Lod scores were calculated at various recombination fractions ({theta}), penetrance 90%. We mapped HRPT2 to the long arm of chromosome 1 (1q21-q31). The maximal lod score was 6.10 at {theta} = .0 with marker D1S212, or >10{sup 6} odds in favor of linkage. In six hereditary Wilms tumor families (96 persons, 29 affected), we found no linkage to 1q markers closely linked with HRPT2 (lod scores -15.6 [D1S191] and -17.8 [D1S196], {theta} = .001). Nine parathyroid adenomas and one Wilms tumor from nine members of three HPT-JT families were examined for loss of heterozygosity at linked loci. The parathyroid adenomas and Wilms tumor showed no loss of heterozygosity for these DNA markers. Our data establish that HRPT2, an endocrine tumor gene on the long arm of chromosome 1, is responsible for the HPT-JT syndrome but not for the classical hereditary Wilms tumor syndrome. 32 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 70430
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 56; ISSN 0002-9297; ISSN AJHGAG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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