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Analysis of survival motor neuron gene conversion in patients with spinal muscular atrophy / 中华医学遗传学杂志
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics ; (6): 606-611, 2011.
Artículo en Chino | WPRIM | ID: wpr-326883
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the type and frequency of gene conversion from SMN1 to SMN2 in Chinese patients affected with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and to explore the relationship between gene conversion and clinical phenotype.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Non-homozygous deletion of SMN1 gene exon 8 was screened among 417 patients with SMN1 exon 7 homozygous deletions. To analyze and verify the types of gene conversion, genomic DNA sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), and gene subcloning and sequencing were carried out.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thirty-one patients (7.4% of all) with non-homozygous deletions of SMN1 exon 8 were detected. Through series of experiments, the fusion genes SMN1/SMN2 in all cases were delineated. Five types of gene conversions were identified, which included SMN2-I7b/SMN1 E8, SMN2-I7a/SMN1 I7b, SMN2-E7/SMN1 I7a, SMN1 I6/SMN2 E7/SMN1 I7a and SMN2-E7/SMN1 I7a/SMN2 I7b. Such conversions were found in the type I-III patients. For 10 patients with type I-III SMA and 3 copies of SMN2 gene produced by conversion, the average survival age was 5 year and 4 months.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Partial conversions of SMN1 gene have been found among Chinese SMA patients. The type of conversion and frequency seem to be different from those of other races. Gene conversion to some extent may impact on survival time and rate of SMA patients, especially type I SMA.</p>
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Fenotipo / Atrofia Muscular Espinal / Secuencia de Bases / Exones / Análisis de Secuencia de ADN / Orden Génico / Proteína 1 para la Supervivencia de la Neurona Motora / Proteína 2 para la Supervivencia de la Neurona Motora / Conversión Génica / Genética Límite: Niño / Child, preschool / Femenino / Humanos / Lactante / Masculino Idioma: Chino Revista: Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Fenotipo / Atrofia Muscular Espinal / Secuencia de Bases / Exones / Análisis de Secuencia de ADN / Orden Génico / Proteína 1 para la Supervivencia de la Neurona Motora / Proteína 2 para la Supervivencia de la Neurona Motora / Conversión Génica / Genética Límite: Niño / Child, preschool / Femenino / Humanos / Lactante / Masculino Idioma: Chino Revista: Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Artículo