Large exonic deletions in POLR3B gene cause POLR3-related leukodystrophy

POLR3-related (or 4H) leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in POLR3A or POLR3B and is characterized by neurological and non-neurological features. In a small proportion of patients, no mutation in either gene or only one mutation is found. Analysis of the POLR3B cDNA...

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Autores: Gutierrez, Mariana, Thiffault, Isabelle, Guerrero, Kether, Martos Moreno, Gabriel Ángel, Tran, Luan T., Benko, William, Van Der Knaap, Marjo S., Wolf, Nicole I., Bernard, Geneviève
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/672207
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/672207
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-015-0279-9
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:4H leukodystrophy
Pol III (POLR3)-related leukodystrophy
POLR3A
POLR3B
Deletion
Medicina
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Sumario:POLR3-related (or 4H) leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in POLR3A or POLR3B and is characterized by neurological and non-neurological features. In a small proportion of patients, no mutation in either gene or only one mutation is found. Analysis of the POLR3B cDNA revealed a large deletion of exons 21–22 in one case and of exons 26–27 in another case. These are the first reports of long deletions causing POLR3-related leukodystrophy, suggesting that deletions and duplications in POLR3A or POLR3B should be investigated in patients with a compatible phenotype, especially if one pathogenic variant has been identified