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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
We ascertained two families in Eastern Canada segregating a form of ataxia consistent with a recessive mode of inheritance. We performed a whole genome scan using dense SNP genotyping, and despite an absence of shared homozygosity in the families we defined linkage to a small region on chromosome 13. Direct DNA resequencing was employed to screen biologically relevant candidate genes in the interval, and two presumptive pathogenic mutations were found in the gene encoding sacsin. One variant is an obligate truncating mutation, the second is a missense variant in a highly conserved residue. Unexpectedly, one family was homozygous for the missense mutation, the other compound heterozygous for the two mutations. Our results expand the genotype phenotype correlation of mutations in the sacsin gene, and highlight the challenge of diagnosing genetically heterogeneous disorders on primarily clinical grounds. We demonstrate that whole genome genotyping on a modest scale can be productive in research, and potentially in a clinical context.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1878-5883
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
288
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-87
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Ataxia, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Canada, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Genome-Wide Association Study, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Heat-Shock Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Mutation, Missense, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:19892370-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel mutations in the sacsin gene in ataxia patients from Maritime Canada.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't