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Date publication
juillet 2006
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr PHILIPPE Christophe
Tous les auteurs :
Quenard A, Yilmaz S, Fontaine H, Bienvenu T, Moncla A, des Portes V, Rivier F, Mathieu M, Raux G, Jonveaux P, Philippe C
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Résumé
The MECP2 gene is responsible for 80-85% of typical cases of Rett syndrome with deleterious mutations affecting exons 3 and 4. Recently, an alternate transcript including exon 1 was discovered with a new protein isoform (MeCP2_e1) much more abundant in brain. We screened exon 1 of MECP2 for mutations and for large rearrangements in a panel of 212 typical cases of Rett syndrome and one family case with atypical Rett syndrome. We identified two deleterious mutations (c.48_55dup and c.62+2_62+3del) and four large rearrangements encompassing exon 1 of MECP2. We also identified the c.16_21dup alteration formerly reported as c.3_4insGCCGCC and give additional support to classify this sequence variation as polymorphic. In our large panel of typical Rett, mutations affecting exon 1 of MECP2 represent 1% of the deleterious alleles. This study confirms that mutations in exon 1 of MECP2 are a rare cause of Rett syndrome.
Référence
Eur J Med Genet. 2006 Jul-Aug;49(4):313-22
