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Mutations in the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase gene (HPD) in patients with tyrosinemia type III.
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Ingår i: Human genetics. - 0340-6717. ; 106:6, s. 654-62
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Tyrosinemia type III (OMIM 276710) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the deficiency of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPD), the second enzyme in the tyrosine catabolic pathway. The enzyme deficiency results in an accumulation and increased excretion of tyrosine and phenolic metabolites. Only a few cases with the disorder have been described, and the clinical spectrum of the disorder is unknown. Reported patients have presented with mental retardation or neurological symptoms or have been picked up by neonatal screening. We have identified four presumed pathogenic mutations (two missense and two nonsense mutations) in the HPD gene in three unrelated families encompassing four homozygous individuals and one compound heterozygous individual with tyrosinemia type III. Furthermore, a number of polymorphic mutations have been identified in the HPD gene. No correlation of the severity of the mutation and enzyme deficiency and mental function has been found; neither do the recorded tyrosine levels correlate with the clinical phenotype.
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A genome-wide search for genes predisposing to familial psoriasis by using a stratification approach
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Ingår i: Hum Genet. - 0340-6717 .- 0340-6717. ; 105:6, s. 523-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have performed a genome scan, using markers spaced by 10 cM, in the search for psoriasis-susceptibility loci. The family material of 134 affected sibling pairs was ascertained on the basis of a population genetic study in which 65% of the probands had two healthy parents. Genotyping results were analyzed for non-random excessive allele-sharing between sib pairs by using GENEHUNTER ver 1.1. A stratification approach was applied to increase the homogeneity of the material by means of an operational definition of joint complaints among affected individuals. Significant linkage to the human leukocyte antigen region on chromosome 6p in a cohort including 42 families without joint complaints (nonparametric linkage score of 2.83, P=0.002) strongly supported the validity of this operational definition as it replicated results from an earlier linkage report with similar stratification criteria. New candidate regions on chromosomes 3 and 15 were identified. The highest non-parametric linkage values in this study, 2.96 (P=0.0017) and 2.89 (P=0.0020), were reached on chromosome 15 in a subgroup with joint complaints and on chromosome 3 in a subgroup without joint complaints. In addition, confirmation of previously reported loci was established on chromosomes 4q, 6p, and 17q. This study indicates that distinct disease loci might be involved in psoriasis etiology for various phenotypes.
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