Pj. Coucke et al., Identification of two different mutations in the PDS gene in an inbred family with Pendred syndrome, J MED GENET, 36(6), 1999, pp. 475-477
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20
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Molecular Biology & Genetics
Recently the gene responsible for Pendred syndrome (PDS) was isolated and s
everal mutations in the PDS gene have been identified in Pendred patients.
Here we report the occurrence of two different PDS mutations in an extended
inbred Turkish family. The majority of patients in this family are homozyg
ous for a splice site mutation (1143-2A-->G) affecting the 3' splice site c
onsensus sequence of intron 7. However, two affected sibs with nonconsangui
neous parents are compound heterozygotes for the splice site mutation and a
missense mutation (1558T-->G), substituting an evolutionarily conserved am
ino acid. The latter mutation has been found previously in two Pendred fami
lies originating from The Netherlands, indicating that the 1558T-->G mutati
on may be a common mutation.