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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
The Usher syndrome (USH) is a group of autosomal recessive diseases characterized by congenital sensorineural hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa. Three clinically distinct forms of Usher syndrome have so far been recognized and can be distinguished from one another by assessing auditory and vestibular function. Usher syndrome type II (USH2) patients have congenital moderate-to-severe nonprogressive hearing loss, retinitis pigmentosa, and normal vestibular function. Genetic linkage studies have revealed genetic heterogeneity among the three types of USH, with the majority of USH2 families showing linkage to the USH2A locus in 1q41. The USH2A gene (MIM 276901) has been identified: three mutations, 2314delG, 2913delG, and 4353-54delC, were initially reported in USH2A patients, the most frequent of which is the 2314delG mutation. It has been reported that this mutation can give rise to typical and atypical USH2 phenotypes. USH2 cases represent 62% of all USH cases in the Spanish population, and 95% of these cases have provided evidence of linkage to the USH2A locus. In the present study, the three reported mutations were analyzed in 59 Spanish families with a diagnosis of USH type II. The 2314delG was the only mutation identified in our population: it was detected in 25% of families and 16% of USH2 chromosomes analyzed. This study attempts to estimate the prevalence of this common mutation in a homogeneous Spanish population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1381-6810
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Heteroduplex Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Retinitis Pigmentosa, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:10916187-Spain
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of 2314delG mutation in Spanish patients with Usher syndrome type II (USH2).
pubmed:affiliation
Unidad de Genética y Diagnóstico Prenatal, Hospital La Fe, Spain. beneyto_mag@gva.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article