期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A
卷 134A, 期 3, 页码 295-298出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30617
关键词
SCAIP; dystrophin; DMD; Duchenne; Becker
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [M01RR00064] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS43261-01] Funding Source: Medline
Mutations in the DMD gene result in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Readily available clinical tests detect only deletions of one exon or greater, which are found in approximately 60% of cases. Mutational analysis of other types of DMD mutations, such as premature stop codons and small frame-shifting insertions or deletions, has historically been hampered by the large size of the gene. We have recently reported a method that allows the rapid and economical sequencing of the entire coding region of the DMD gene, and that is more sensitive than methods based on single-strand conformational. polymorphism (SSCP) screening or other preliminary screening steps. Here we use single condition amplification/internal primer (SCAIP) sequencing analysis, in combination with multiplex amplifiable probe hybridization (MAPH) analysis of duplications, to report the frequency of mutations in a large cohort of unselected dystrophinopathy patients from a single clinic. Our results indicate that 7% of dystrophinopathy patients do not have coding region mutations, suggesting that intronic mutations are not uncommon. The availability of rapid and thorough mutation analysis from peripheral blood samples, along with an improved estimate of the percentage of non-coding region mutations, will be of benefit for improved genetic counseling and in identification of cohorts for clinical trials. (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss.
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