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Article: Mutations in a gene encoding a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase cause progressive myoclonus epilepsy

TitleMutations in a gene encoding a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase cause progressive myoclonus epilepsy
Authors
Issue Date1998
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.genetics.nature.com
Citation
Nature Genetics, 1998, v. 20 n. 2, p. 171-174 How to Cite?
AbstractLafora's disease (LD; OMIM 254780) is an autosomal recessive form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy characterized by seizures and cumulative neurological deterioration. Onset occurs during late childhood and usually results in death within ten years of the first symptoms1,2. With few exceptions, patients follow a homogeneous clinical course despite the existence of genetic heterogeneity3. Biopsy of various tissues, including brain, revealed characteristic polyglucosan inclusions called Lafora bodies4-8, which suggested LD might be a generalized storage disease6,9. Using a positional cloning approach, we have identified at chromosome 6q24 a novel gene, EPM2A, that encodes a protein with consensus amino acid sequence indicative of a protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP). mRNA transcripts representing alternatively spliced forms of EPM2A were found in every tissue examined, including brain. Six distinct DNA sequence variations in EPM2A in nine families, and one homozygous microdeletion in another family, have been found to cosegregate with LD. These mutations are predicted to cause deleterious effects in the putative protein product, named laforin, resulting in LD.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/44343
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dc.contributor.authorMinassian, BAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee Jeffrey, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorHerbrick, JAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHuizenga, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSoder, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMungall, AJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDunham, Ien_HK
dc.contributor.authorGardner, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorFong, CYGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJardim, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorSatishchandra, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAndermann, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorCarter Snead III, Oen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLopesCendes, Ien_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsui, LCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDelgadoEscueta, AVen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRouleau, GAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorScherer, SWen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-12T03:51:47Z-
dc.date.available2007-09-12T03:51:47Z-
dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNature Genetics, 1998, v. 20 n. 2, p. 171-174en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1061-4036en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/44343-
dc.description.abstractLafora's disease (LD; OMIM 254780) is an autosomal recessive form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy characterized by seizures and cumulative neurological deterioration. Onset occurs during late childhood and usually results in death within ten years of the first symptoms1,2. With few exceptions, patients follow a homogeneous clinical course despite the existence of genetic heterogeneity3. Biopsy of various tissues, including brain, revealed characteristic polyglucosan inclusions called Lafora bodies4-8, which suggested LD might be a generalized storage disease6,9. Using a positional cloning approach, we have identified at chromosome 6q24 a novel gene, EPM2A, that encodes a protein with consensus amino acid sequence indicative of a protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP). mRNA transcripts representing alternatively spliced forms of EPM2A were found in every tissue examined, including brain. Six distinct DNA sequence variations in EPM2A in nine families, and one homozygous microdeletion in another family, have been found to cosegregate with LD. These mutations are predicted to cause deleterious effects in the putative protein product, named laforin, resulting in LD.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.genetics.nature.comen_HK
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dc.subject.meshChromosomes, human, pair 6en_HK
dc.subject.meshEpilepsies, myoclonic - enzymology - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshMutationen_HK
dc.subject.meshProtein-tyrosine-phosphatase - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRna, messenger - metabolismen_HK
dc.titleMutations in a gene encoding a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase cause progressive myoclonus epilepsyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/2470en_HK
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