Position effect on PLP1 may cause a subset of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease symptoms
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- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 41 (12) , e121
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.2004.019141
Abstract
We have mapped and analysed the chromosomal breakpoint regions of a male patient with an inv(X) (p22.3; q22) suffering from a subset of PMD symptoms including moderate mental retardation (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, revised Dutch edition (WISC-RN) IQ 55–59) and cerebellar ataxia associated with dysmyelination. The breakage event in Xq22 affects GLRA4, a putative pseudogene of the glycine receptor gene family, approximately 70 kb apart from the PLP1 gene. We discuss the fact that a position effect on PLP1, rather than a duplication or missense mutation, is considered to be causative for a subset of clinical PMD symptoms.Keywords
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