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TMEM126A, encoding a mitochondrial protein, is mutated in autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic optic atrophy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19327736     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nonsyndromic autosomal-recessive optic neuropathies are rare conditions of unknown genetic and molecular origin. Using an approach of whole-genome homozygosity mapping and positional cloning, we have identified the first gene, to our knowledge, responsible for this condition, TMEM126A, in a large multiplex inbred Algerian family and subsequently in three other families originating from the Maghreb. TMEM126A is conserved in higher eukaryotes and encodes a transmembrane mitochondrial protein of unknown function, supporting the view that mitochondrial dysfunction may be a hallmark of inherited optic neuropathies including isolated autosomal-recessive forms.
Authors:
Sylvain Hanein; Isabelle Perrault; Olivier Roche; Sylvie Gerber; Noman Khadom; Marlene Rio; Nathalie Boddaert; Marc Jean-Pierre; Nora Brahimi; Valérie Serre; Dominique Chretien; Nathalie Delphin; Lucas Fares-Taie; Sahran Lachheb; Agnès Rotig; Françoise Meire; Arnold Munnich; Jean-Louis Dufier; Josseline Kaplan; Jean-Michel Rozet
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-03-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of human genetics     Volume:  84     ISSN:  1537-6605     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Hum. Genet.     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-13     Completed Date:  2009-04-24     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370475     Medline TA:  Am J Hum Genet     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  493-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Département de Génétique, Université Paris Descartes, Unité INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 75015 Paris, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algeria
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
COS Cells
Cercopithecus aethiops
Codon, Nonsense
Female
Gene Expression
Genes, Recessive
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Mice
Mitochondrial Proteins / chemistry,  genetics*,  metabolism
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation*
Optic Atrophies, Hereditary / genetics*
Protein Structure, Tertiary
RNA, Messenger / genetics,  metabolism
Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Retina / metabolism
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Transfection
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Codon, Nonsense; 0/Mitochondrial Proteins; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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