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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-5
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The human PAX3 gene contains a paired box and a paired-type homeobox, and is believed to play a role in pattern formation in the embryo. We describe the exon-intron structure of the homeobox-containing part of PAX3, complementing earlier descriptions of the 5' part of the gene. Mutations in PAX3 have been described in patients with Type 1 Waardenburg syndrome, who have hearing loss and pigmentary abnormalities, while Splotch mice have mutations in the homologous mouse Pax-3 gene. We describe a series of patients who have previously unidentified PAX3 mutations. These include a chromosomal deletion, a splice-site mutation and an amino acid substitution which closely correspond to the molecular changes seen in the Splotch-retarded, Splotch and Splotch-delayed mouse mutants respectively. These mutations confirm that Waardenburg syndrome is produced by gene dosage effects and show that the phenotypic differences between Splotch mice and humans with Waardenburg syndrome are caused by differences in genetic background rather than different primary effects of the mutations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:geneSymbol
PAX3, Sp<up>d</up>, Sp<up>r</up>
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1069-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Genes, Homeobox, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Neural Crest, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Paired Box Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-RNA Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7981674-Waardenburg's Syndrome
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
PAX3 gene structure and mutations: close analogies between Waardenburg syndrome and the Splotch mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Genetics, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't