Townes-Brocks syndrome: twenty novel SALL1 mutations in sporadic and familial cases and refinement of the SALL1 hot spot region
Authors
Botzenhart, Elke M.Bartalini, Gabriella
Blair, Edward
Brady, Angela F.
Elmslie, Frances
Chong, Karen L.
Christy, Katie
Torres-Martinez, Wilfredo
Danesino, Cesare
Deardorff, Matthew A.
Fryns, Jean-Pierre
Marlin, Sandrine
Garcia-Minaur, Sixto
Hellenbroich, Yorck
Hay, Beverly N.
Penttinen, Maila
Shashi, Vandana
Terhal, Paulien
Van Maldergem, Lionel
Whiteford, Margo L.
Zackai, Elaine
Kohlhase, Jurgen
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PediatricsDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2007-02-16Keywords
Abnormalities, MultipleChild, Preschool
DNA Mutational Analysis
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
*Mutation
Pedigree
Phenotype
Syndrome
Transcription Factors
Genetics and Genomics
Medical Genetics
Pediatrics
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Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is an autosomal dominant malformation syndrome characterized by renal, anal, ear, and thumb anomalies caused by SALL1 mutations. To date, 36 SALL1 mutations have been described in TBS patients. All but three of those, namely p.R276X, p.S372X, and c.1404dupG, have been found only in single families thereby preventing phenotype-genotype correlations. Here we present 20 novel mutations (12 short deletions, five short duplications, three nonsense mutations) in 20 unrelated families. We delineate the phenotypes and report previously unknown ocular manifestations, i.e. congenital cataracts with unilateral microphthalmia. We show that 46 out of the now 56 SALL1 mutations are located between the coding regions for the glutamine-rich domain mediating SALL protein interactions and 65 bp 3' of the coding region for the first double zinc finger domain, narrowing the SALL1 mutational hotspot region to a stretch of 802 bp within exon 2. Of note, only two SALL1 mutations would result in truncated proteins without the glutamine-rich domain, one of which is reported here. The latter is associated with anal, ear, hand, and renal manifestations, indicating that the glutamine-rich domain is not required for typical TBS.Source
Hum Mutat. 2007 Feb;28(2):204-5. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1002/humu.9476Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/43269PubMed ID
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10.1002/humu.9476