Alagille syndrome associated with a paracentric inversion 20p12.2p13 disrupting the JAG1 gene |
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Authors: | Stankiewicz P Rujner J Löffler C Krüger A Nimmakayalu M Piłacik B Krajewska-Walasek M Gutkowska A Hansmann I Giannakudis I |
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Institution: | Institute of Human Genetics and Medical Biology, University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/S, Germany. pawels@bcm.tmc.edu |
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Abstract: | Mutations in the human gene Jagged1 (JAG1) localized in 20p12 have been recently identified as causal for the anomalies found in patients with Alagille syndrome (AGS). This gene encodes a ligand for the Notch1 transmembrane receptor, which plays a key role in cell-to-cell signaling during differentiation and is conserved from C. elegans to human. We report a paracentric inversion (PAI) of chromosome 20p12.2p13 in an individual with AGS who also had alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. To our knowledge, this is the first published case of PAI involving the short arm of chromosome 20. Using FISH, fiberFISH, and molecular studies with a approximately 40 kb cosmid clone encompassing the entire 36 kb JAG1 gene, we demonstrate that the gene was disrupted by the inversion breakpoint between exons 5 and 6. An unusual association between two most common causes of chronic liver disease in childhood, AGS and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, as well as their influence on the proband's abnormal phenotype are discussed. |
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