Homozygosity mapping of achromatopsia to chromosome 2 using DNA pooling |
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Authors: | Arbour NC; Zlotogora J; Knowlton RG; Merin S; Rosenmann A; Kanis AB; Rokhlina T; Stone EM; Sheffield VC |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. |
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Abstract: | Achromatopsia is an autosomal recessive disease of the retina,
characterized clinically by an inability to distinguish colors, impaired
visual acuity, nystagmus and photophobia. A genome-wide search for linkage
was performed using an inbred Jewish kindred from Iran. To facilitate the
genome-wide search, we utilized a DNA pooling strategy which takes
advantage of the likelihood that the disease in this inbred kindred is
inherited by all affected individuals from a common founder. Equal molar
amounts of DNA from all affected individuals were pooled and used as the
PCR template for short tandem repeat polymorphic markers (STRPs). Pooled
DNA from unaffected members of the kindred was used as a control. A
reduction in the number of alleles in the affected versus control pool was
observed at several loci. Upon genotyping of individual family members,
significant linkage was established between the disease phenotype and
markers localized on chromosome 2. The highest LOD score observed was 5.4
(theta = 0). When four additional small unrelated families were genotyped,
the combined peak LOD score was 8.2. Analysis of recombinant chromosomes
revealed that the disease gene lies within a 30 cM interval which spans the
centromere. Additional fine-mapping studies identified a region of
homozygosity in all affected individuals, narrowing the region to 14 cM. A
candidate gene for achromatopsia was excluded from this disease interval by
radiation hybrid mapping. Linkage of achromatopsia to chromosome 2 is an
essential first step in the identification of the disease-causing gene.
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