Linkage analysis narrows the critical region for oculodentodigital dysplasia to chromosome 6q22-q23

Simeon A. Boyadjiev, Ethylin Wang Jabs, Michele LaBuda, Joseph E. Jamal, Torberg Torbergsen, Louis J. Ptáček, R. Curtis Rogers, Rolf Nyberg-Hansen, Stein Opjordsmoen, Cynthia B. Zeller, O. Colin Stine, Heather J. Stalker, Roberto T. Zori, Robert E. Shapiro

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Abstract

Oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) is an autosomal dominant condition with high penetrance and variable expressivity. The anomalies of the craniofacial region, eyes, teeth, and limbs indicate abnormal morphogenesis during early fetal development. Neurologic abnormalities occur later in life and appear to be secondary to white matter degeneration and basal ganglia changes. In familial cases, the dysmorphic and/or neurodegenerative components of the phenotype can be more severe and/or present at a younger age in subsequent generations, suggesting genetic anticipation. These clinical features suggest that the ODDD gene is pleiotropic with important functions throughout pre- and postnatal development. We have performed two- point linkage analysis with seven ODDD families and 19 microsatellite markers on chromosome 6q spanning a genetic distance of approximately 11 cM in males and 20 cM in females. We have refined the location of the ODDD gene between DNA markers D6S266/D6S261 (centromeric) and D6S1639 (telomeric), an interval of 1.01 (male) to 2.87 (female) cM. The strongest linkage was to DNA marker D6S433 (Z(max) = 8.96, θ(max) = 0.001). Families show significant linkage to chromosome 6q22-q23 and no evidence for genetic heterogeneity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-40
Number of pages7
JournalGenomics
Volume58
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 1999
Externally publishedYes

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