Identification of a novel mutation in a Korean patient with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. |
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Authors: | Jong Seok Bae Chang-Seok Ki Jong-Won Kim Byoung Joon Kim |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset muscle disorder characterized by progressive dysphagia and bilateral ptosis. Mutations in the polyadenylate binding protein nuclear 1 (PABPN1) gene have been found to cause OPMD. The typical mutation is a stable trinucleotide repeat expansion in the first exon of the PABPN1 gene, in which (GCG)(6) is the normal repeat length. We investigated a Korean patient with OPMD and identified a novel mutation: a heterozygous insertion of a 9-bp sequence [(GCG)(GCA)(GCA); c.27_28insGCGGCAGCA] instead of the (GCG) repeat expansion, resulting in an in-frame insertion of three alanines (p.A10insAAA). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a genetically confirmed case of OPMD in Korea. |
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