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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Affected and unaffected members of a Caucasian family with Werner syndrome were analyzed for mutations in the recently described Werner syndrome (WRN) gene and for their relevance to phenotypic expression of chromosomal instability and x-ray hypersensitivity. Two distinct molecular alterations were documented in the family. Analysis of the genomic DNA revealed a single-base exchange from A to T at an intron-exon boundary in the otherwise strongly conserved 5' donor splice site. Consequently, exon 30 is spliced together with the intron. The ensuing structure could be confirmed by the presence and calculated size of the resulting RNA fragments. The patients, all compound heterozygotes, had a 1-bp deletion in the first third of the coding sequence in the other allele. The genotypes of the family members for these mutations were determined and consequences for the cellular phenotype of the otherwise unaffected heterozygotes are documented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1018-4813
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
364-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Aging, Premature, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Austria, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Chromosome Aberrations, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Chromosome Breakage, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-DNA Helicases, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Exodeoxyribonucleases, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Micronucleus Tests, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-RNA Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-RecQ Helicases, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-Werner Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:9450180-X-Rays
pubmed:articleTitle
Werner syndrome: characterization of mutations in the WRN gene in an affected family.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Deutschland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't