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Mechanisms of Genome Instability in the Fragile X-Related Disorders

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GENES
卷 12, 期 10, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes12101633

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repeat mosaicism; chromosome fragility; repeat expansion; repeat contractions; aneuploidy; break induced replication (BIR); base excision repair (BER); microhomology mediated end-joining (MMEJ); mitotic DNA synthesis (MiDAS)

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  1. IRP of NIDDK [DK057808]

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Fragile X-related disorders are caused by expansion of a CGG-repeat tract in the X-linked FMR1 gene's 5' UTR, including intellectual disability fragile X syndrome. Premutation alleles with 54-200 repeats pose the risk of associated syndromes, while full mutation alleles cause FXS. Expansion and contraction of alleles can lead to mosaic carriers with varied clinical presentations.
The Fragile X-related disorders (FXDs), which include the intellectual disability fragile X syndrome (FXS), are disorders caused by expansion of a CGG-repeat tract in the 5 ' UTR of the X-linked FMR1 gene. These disorders are named for FRAXA, the folate-sensitive fragile site that localizes with the CGG-repeat in individuals with FXS. Two pathological FMR1 allele size classes are distinguished. Premutation (PM) alleles have 54-200 repeats and confer the risk of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) and fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI). PM alleles are prone to both somatic and germline expansion, with female PM carriers being at risk of having a child with > 200+ repeats. Inheritance of such full mutation (FM) alleles causes FXS. Contractions of PM and FM alleles can also occur. As a result, many carriers are mosaic for different sized alleles, with the clinical presentation depending on the proportions of these alleles in affected tissues. Furthermore, it has become apparent that the chromosomal fragility of FXS individuals reflects an underlying problem that can lead to chromosomal numerical and structural abnormalities. Thus, large numbers of CGG-repeats in the FMR1 gene predisposes individuals to multiple forms of genome instability. This review will discuss our current understanding of these processes.

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