Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

In-frame deletion in the proteolipid protein gene of a family with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

Journal Article · · American Journal of Medical Genetics
; ;  [1]
  1. Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (United States); and others

We describe an in-frame deletion of parts of exons 3 and 4 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP), with all of the intervening sequence, in a 3-generation family with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. The mutation removes 49 amino acids of the PLP. 11 refs., 3 figs.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
90827
Journal Information:
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Medical Genetics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 55; ISSN 0148-7299; ISSN AJMGDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Linkage of a new mutation in the proteolipid protein (PLP) gene to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) in a large Finnish kindred
Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · American Journal of Human Genetics; (United States) · OSTI ID:6182743

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: Detection of mutations Thr[sup 181][yields]Pro and Leu[sup 223][yields]Pro in the proteolipid protein gene, and prenatal diagnosis
Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · American Journal of Human Genetics; (United States) · OSTI ID:5032017

Girl with signs of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease heterozygous for a mutation in exon 2 of the proteolipid protein gene
Journal Article · Sun Feb 12 23:00:00 EST 1995 · American Journal of Medical Genetics · OSTI ID:90825