[Gene mapping in a Chinese family with autosomal dominant centralpuiverulent cataract]
Ning-dong Li1, Juan Bu, Song-tao Yuan
1Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300022, China.
Objective:
Mapping the mutation gene for a Chinese family with autosomal dominant cataract.
Methods:
It was a retrospective study. Thirty-two individuals in this family, including fifteen patients, eight normal siblings and nine spouses, were investigated and 8 ml blood was collected from each member under informed consent. Genomic DNA of all 29 members was isolated by standard protocol. A genome wide scan was performed after PCR amplification for microsatellite makers on autosomal chromosomes. LOD score was calculated by Linkage 5. 1 and GeneHunter software.
Results:
Positive Lod score were obtained in 10 microsatellite makers (D20S186, D20S163, D20S915, D20S152, D20S98, D20S904, D20S875, D20S112, D20S1140, D20S432) on chromosome 20q, and the maximum LOD score with D20S904 was 6.02.
Conclusions:
Haplotype construction and multipoint analysis mapped the mutation gene in this inherited cataract family to the chromosome 20p12. 1-20p11.23 region between D20S186 and D20S912, which is an approximately 5.47 centimorgan length. This is the second congenital cataract locus linked to chromosome 20q.
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