Abstract:
:The gene that is involved in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL), or Batten disease--CLN3--has been localized to 16p12, and the mutation shows a strong association with alleles of microsatellite markers D16S298, D16S299, and D16S288. Recently, haplotype analysis of a Batten patient from a consanguineous relationship indicated homozygosity for a D16S298 null allele. PCR analysis with different primers on DNA from the patient and his family suggests the presence of a cytogenetically undetectable deletion, which was confirmed by Southern blot analysis. The microdeletion is embedded in a region containing chromosome 16-specific repeated sequences. However, putative candidates for CLN3, members of the highly homologous sulfotransferase gene family, which are also present in this region in several copies, were not deleted in the patient. If the microdeletion in this patient is responsible for Batten disease, then we conclude that the sulfotransferase genes are probably not involved in JNCL. By use of markers and probes flanking D16S298, the maximum size of the microdeletion was determined to be approximately 29 kb. The microdeletion may affect the CLN3 gene, which is expected to be in close proximity to D16S298.
journal_name
Am J Hum Genetjournal_title
American journal of human geneticsauthors
Taschner PE,de Vos N,Thompson AD,Callen DF,Doggett N,Mole SE,Dooley TP,Barth PG,Breuning MHsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-03-01 00:00:00pages
663-8issue
3eissn
0002-9297issn
1537-6605journal_volume
56pub_type
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