Molecular genetic analysis of a new form of spinocerebellar ataxia in a Chinese Han family |
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Authors: | Yuan Yuan Xin Zhou Feng Ding Yumin Liu Jiancheng Tu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;2. Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China |
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Abstract: | The pathological changes of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), mainly include the degeneration of the cerebellum, spinal cord and brainstem. To investigate the genotype of a three-generation Chinese Han pedigree with an autosomal dominant SCA for clinical diagnosis and genetic counseling, direct mutation test and linkage analysis were performed. SCA1–8, SCA10–14, SCA17, SCA27 and dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) were excluded by mutation analysis while SCA15/16/29, SCA18, SCA19/22, SCA20, SCA21, SCA23, SCA25, SCA26, SCA28 and SCA30 were excluded by linkage analysis. Therefore, we excluded all of the previously identified SCA-associated genes and loci. Interestingly, one patient (III-13) had a novel mutation of the pleckstrin homology domain containing, family G (with RhoGef domain) member 4 gene (PLEKHG4), and another patient (II-7) had a novel mutation of the β-III spectrin gene (SPTBN2) (Genbank accession numbers FJ905766 and FJ811850, respectively). However, mutations of the PLEKHG4 gene and the SPTBN2 gene are not the causes of SCAs in this family. We conclude that this autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia family is likely a new genotype of SCAs. |
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Keywords: | Spinocerebellar ataxia Genotype Mutation Linkage analysis |
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