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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, we have found an allelic deletion of the secretor alpha(1,2)fucosyltransferase (FUT2) gene in individuals with the classical Bombay phenotype of the ABO system. The FUT2 gene consists of two exons separated by an intron that spans approximately 7 kb. The first exon is noncoding, whereas exon 2 contains the complete coding sequence. Since the 5' breakpoint of the deletion has previously been mapped to the single intron of FUT2, we have cloned the junction region of the deletion in a Bombay individual by cassette-mediated polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the region from the 3' untranslated region of FUT2 to the 3' breakpoint sequence has been amplified from a control individual. DNA sequence analysis of this region indicates that the 5' breakpoint is within a free left Alu monomer (FLAM-C) sequence that lies 1.3 kb downstream of exon 1, and that the 3' breakpoint is within a complete Alu element (AluSx) that is positioned 1.5 kb downstream of exon 2. The size of the deletion is estimated to be about 10 kb. There is a 25-bp sequence identity between the reference DNA sequences surrounding the 5' and 3' breakpoints. This demonstrates that an Alu-mediated large gene deletion generated by unequal crossover is responsible for secretor alpha(1,2)fucosyltransferase deficiency in Indian Bombay individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10982186-3' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-ABO Blood-Group System, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Alu Elements, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Fucosyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Genetic Linkage, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Physical Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10982186-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
An Alu-mediated large deletion of the FUT2 gene in individuals with the ABO-Bombay phenotype.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't