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Narrowing and genomic annotation of the commonly deleted region of the 5q- syndrome

Journal Article · · Blood
The 5q syndrome is the most distinct of the myelodysplastic syndromes, and the molecular basis for this disorder remains unknown. We describe the narrowing of the common deleted region (CDR) of the 5q syndrome to the approximately 1.5-megabases interval at 5q32 flanked by D5S413 and the GLRA1 gene. The Ensemblgene prediction program has been used for the complete genomic annotation of the CDR. The CDR is gene rich and contains 24 known genes and 16 novel (predicted) genes. Of 40 genes in the CDR, 33 are expressed in CD34 cells and, therefore, represent candidate genes since they are expressed within the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell compartment. A number of the genes assigned to the CDR represent good candidates for the 5q syndrome, including MEGF1, G3BP, and several of the novel gene predictions. These data now afford a comprehensive mutational/expression analysis of all candidate genes assigned to the CDR.
Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Biological and Environmental Research (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
824632
Report Number(s):
LBNL--52928
Journal Information:
Blood, Journal Name: Blood Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 99; ISSN BLOOAW; ISSN 0006-4971
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English