A gene for Holt-Oram syndrome maps to chromosome 12q24.1
- INSERM, Paris (France); and others
Originally described in 1960, Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS, MIM:142900) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of unknown origin (1/100,000 live births) characterized by congenital septal heart defects with associated malformations of upper limbs. We have reported on the mapping of a gene causing HOS to the distal long arm of chromosome 12 (12q21-qter) by linkage analysis in 9 multiplex families (Zmax=8.19 at the D12S354 locus). In addition, multipoint linkage analysis provided evidence for mapping of the disease locus to the genetic interval (7cM) defined by loci D12S105 and D12S79. In situ hybridization of YACs containing the flanking loci D12S105 and D12S79 demonstrates that the HOS locus maps to 12q24.1 thus exluding the candidate genes KOX20 and KOX1. We tested three HOS multiplex families with polydactily or without heart defect and showed that they do not map to chromosome 12q (homog-test: {chi}{sup 2}=13.28, p=0.0001). This observation supports the view that genetic heterogeneity holds true for typical HOS only. The mapping of a gene for HOS is, to our knowledge, the first chromosomal localization of a gene responsible for congenital septal defect in human. The characterization of the disease causing gene will hopefully shed light on the molecular mechanisms that govern heart septation and limb development in the early stages of embryogenesis.
- OSTI ID:
- 133989
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009-; ISSN 0002-9297; TRN: 95:005313-0724
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 55, 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
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