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Cockayne syndrome type A: novel mutations in eight typical patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16865293     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cockayne syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder. It is considered to be a heterogeneous condition based on complementation in cell fusion studies, with two major forms, namely CS-A and CS-B. CKN1 is the gene responsible for CS-A, whose mutations disrupt the transcription-coupled repair system of the actively transcribed DNA. Mutation analysis of the CKN1 gene in eight typical CS-A Brazilian patients from six families showed a gene alteration in all of them. We found a total of five novel mutations that were absent from healthy control subjects. Six affected subjects were simple homozygotes and two affected siblings were each compound heterozygotes. While the findings extend the range of mutations in CS-A, there is no obvious genotype-phenotype correlation across the mutational spectrum.
Authors:
Debora R Bertola; Henian Cao; Lilian M J Albano; Daniela P Oliveira; Fernando Kok; Maria Joaquina Marques-Dias; Chong A Kim; Robert A Hegele
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-07-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of human genetics     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1434-5161     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hum. Genet.     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-30     Completed Date:  2006-10-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9808008     Medline TA:  J Hum Genet     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  701-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Genetics Clinic Unit, Instituto da Criança do Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. deborarb@icr.hcnet.usp.br
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brazil
Child
Child, Preschool
Cockayne Syndrome / genetics*
DNA Mutational Analysis
DNA Repair Enzymes / genetics
Female
Genome, Human / genetics
Humans
Male
Mutation / genetics*
Transcription Factors / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/ERCC8 protein, human; 0/Transcription Factors; EC 6.5.1.-/DNA Repair Enzymes

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