Journal
GENOMICS
Volume 84, Issue 4, Pages 707-714Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.06.011
Keywords
UDP glucuronosyltransferase; gene deletion; polymorphisms (genetics); duplicate genes; genetic variation; genetic diversity
Funding
- NCI NIH HHS [CA992077-02, CA92075-02] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [S06-GM08049, S06 GM008049] Funding Source: Medline
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Members of the human UDP-glueuronosyltransferase 213 family are located in a cluster on chromosome 4q13 and code for enzymes whose gene products are responsible for the normal catabolism of steroid hormones. Two members of this family, UGT2B15 and UGT2B17, share over 95% sequence identity. However, UGT2B17 exhibits broader substrate specificity due to a single amino acid difference. Using gene-specific primers to explore the genomic organization of these two genes, it was determined that UGT2B17 is absent in some human DNA samples. The gene-specific primers demonstrated the presence or absence of a 150 kb genomic interval spanning the entire UGT2B17 gene, revealing that UGT2B17 is present in the human genome as a deletion polymorphism linked to UGT2B15. Furthermore, it is shown that the UGT2B17 deletion polymorphism shows Mendelian segregation and allele frequencies that differ between African Americans and Caucasians. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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