Genetic linkage of the tricho-dento-osseous syndrome to chromosome 17q21 |
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Authors: | Hart TC; Bowden DW; Bolyard J; Kula K; Hall K; Wright JT |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston- Salem, NC 27157, USA. thart@bgsm.edu |
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Abstract: | Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome (TDO), MIM# 190320, is transmitted as a
highly penetrant autosomal dominant trait that is characterized by variable
clinical expression. The principal clinical features include kinky/curly
hair in infancy, enamel hypoplasia, taurodontism, as well as increased
thickness and density of cranial bones. Possible genetic linkage has been
reported for TDO with the ABO blood group locus, but the gene defect
remains unknown. We have identified four multiplex families (n = 63, 39
affected, 24 unaffected) from North Carolina segregating TDO. We previously
have excluded a major locus for TDO in the ABO region for these families.
Utilizing a genome-wide search strategy, we obtained conclusive evidence
for linkage of the TDO syndrome locus to markers on chromosome 17q21
(D17S791, Z max = 10.54, Theta = 0.00) with no indication of genetic
heterogeneity. Multipoint analysis suggests the TDO locus is located in a 7
cM chromosomal segment flanked by D17S932 and D17S941. This finding
represents the first step towards isolation and cloning of the TDO gene.
Identification of this gene has important implications for understanding
normal and abnormal craniofacial development of hair, teeth and bone.
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