Mutation analysis of the coding sequence of the MECP2 gene in infantile autism.

Abstract:

:Mutations in the coding region of the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 ( MECP2) gene cause Rett syndrome and have also been reported in a number of X-linked mental retardation syndromes. Furthermore, such mutations have recently been described in a few autistic patients. In this study, a large sample of individuals with autism was screened in order to elucidate systematically whether specific mutations in MECP2 play a role in autism. The mutation analysis of the coding sequence of the gene was performed by denaturing high-pressure liquid chromatography and direct sequencing. Taken together, 14 sequence variants were identified in 152 autistic patients from 134 German families and 50 unrelated patients from the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium affected relative-pair sample. Eleven of these variants were excluded for having an aetiological role as they were either silent mutations, did not cosegregate with autism in the pedigrees of the patients or represented known polymorphisms. The relevance of the three remaining mutations towards the aetiology of autism could not be ruled out, although they were not localised within functional domains of MeCP2 and may be rare polymorphisms. Taking into account the large size of our sample, we conclude that mutations in the coding region of MECP2 do not play a major role in autism susceptibility. Therefore, infantile autism and Rett syndrome probably represent two distinct entities at the molecular genetic level.

journal_name

Hum Genet

journal_title

Human genetics

authors

Beyer KS,Blasi F,Bacchelli E,Klauck SM,Maestrini E,Poustka A,International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (IMGSAC).

doi

10.1007/s00439-002-0786-3

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-10-01 00:00:00

pages

305-9

issue

4-5

eissn

0340-6717

issn

1432-1203

journal_volume

111

pub_type

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