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Arin M, Grimberg G, Schumann H, De Almeida Jr H, Chang YR, Tadini G, Kohlhase J, Krieg T, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Has C. Identification of novel and known KRT5
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mutations in 53 patients with epidermolysis bullosa simplex: correlation between genotype and phenotype. Br J Dermatol 2010; 162:1365-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09657.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Has C, Burger B, Volz A, Kohlhase J, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Itin P. Mild Clinical Phenotype of Kindler Syndrome Associated with Late Diagnosis and Skin Cancer. Dermatology 2010; 221:309-12. [DOI: 10.1159/000320235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Netzer C, Klein C, Kohlhase J, Kubisch C. New challenges for informed consent through whole genome array testing. J Med Genet 2009; 46:495-6. [PMID: 19571117 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2009.068015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Lehnen H, Maiwald R, Neyzen S, Kohlhase J, Böhm D, Ritterbach J, Behrend C, Schwennicke G. Severe phenotype in a girl with partial tetrasomy 7, karyotype 46,XX,trp(7)(q35q36). Cytogenet Genome Res 2009; 125:248-52. [PMID: 19738385 DOI: 10.1159/000230009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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On prenatal ultrasonography, polyhydramnion, internal hydrocephalus, hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, and dysmorphic features were detected in a fetus of a 22-year-old mother. Subsequent karyotyping of amniocytes revealed supernumerary material in distal 7q. The baby was delivered after 38+4 weeks of gestation, and postnatal array CGH analysis showed a triplication of 7q35-->q36, resulting in partial tetrasomy. The triplication was not distinguishable from a duplication by conventional and molecular cytogenetic methods, but was clearly identified by array CGH analysis. The phenotype was rather severe with limited cardiac contractility and subsequent respiratory problems, as well as progressive neurologic deterioration and several dysmorphic features. Triplications in general are rare, and this case is the first report of a microscopically visible triplication in 7q. Duplication patients of the same chromosomal segment also showed a severe phenotype, however, in our opinion there are no common features suggesting a clinically recognizable distal 7q duplication/triplication syndrome.
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Kern JS, Grüninger G, Imsak R, Müller ML, Schumann H, Kiritsi D, Emmert S, Borozdin W, Kohlhase J, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Has C. Forty-two novel COL7A1 mutations and the role of a frequent single nucleotide polymorphism in the MMP1 promoter in modulation of disease severity in a large European dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa cohort. Br J Dermatol 2009; 161:1089-97. [PMID: 19681861 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09333.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a severe genetic skin blistering disorder caused by mutations in the gene COL7A1, encoding collagen VII. Recently, the MMP1 promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1799750, designated as 1G 2G, was shown to be involved in modulation of disease severity in patients with recessive DEB (RDEB), and was proposed as a genetic modifier. OBJECTIVES To identify the molecular basis of DEB in 103 individuals and to replicate the results of the MMP1 promoter SNP analysis in an independent patient group, as verification is necessary in such a rare and heterogeneous disorder. METHODS To determine the molecular basis of the disease, we performed COL7A1 mutation screening, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time quantitative PCR. The status of the MMP1 SNP was analysed by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion and verified by sequencing. RESULTS We disclosed 42 novel COL7A1 mutations, including the first large genomic deletion of 4 kb affecting only the COL7A1 gene, and three apparently silent mutations affecting splicing. Even though the frequency of the high-risk allele was increased in patients with RDEB, no statistically significant correlation between disease severity and genotype could be made. Also, no correlation was observed with development of squamous cell carcinoma, a severe complication of DEB. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the results suggest that the MMP1 SNP is not the sole disease modifier in different forms of DEB, and other genetic and environmental factors contribute to the clinical phenotype.
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Goodin K, Prucka S, Woolley AL, Kohlhase J, Smith RJ, Grant J, Robin NH. Familial transmission of oculoauriculovertebral spectrum (Goldenhar syndrome) is not due to mutations in either EYA1 or SALL1. Am J Med Genet A 2009; 149A:535-8. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Schuetz EM, Kühr J, Prietsch V, Jung CH, Kohlhase J. Peters-Plus-Syndrom – ein Fallbericht. KLINISCHE PADIATRIE 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Axer H, Hüge S, Wilhelm C, Axer M, Kunze A, Reichenbach JR, Freesmeyer M, Kohlhase J, Sauer H, Bär KJ. [Hereditary Alzheimer's disease with amyloid angiopathy caused by amyloid precursor protein locus]. DER NERVENARZT 2009; 80:62-67. [PMID: 18781290 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-008-2565-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report a patient with early-onset autosomal dominant dementia. The CSF showed increased levels of tau protein and decreased amyloid beta (ratio 42:40) typical for Alzheimer's disease. Cerebral MRI revealed vascular lesions and white-matter changes around the posterior horns of the ventricles with only moderate atrophy of the brain. Susceptibility-weighted imaging detected multiple small hemorrhagic changes. Gene analysis revealed amyloid precursor protein (APP) locus duplication as the cause of hereditary Alzheimer's dementia. The co-occurrence of CSF changes typical for Alzheimer's disease and MRI findings of cerebral amyloid angiopathy is remarkable, as it is also described for APP locus duplication. In conjunction with a family history suggestive of hereditary dementia, such a constellation should lead to enhanced gene analysis.
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Fischer S, Kohlhase J, Bohm D, Schweiger B, Hoffmann D, Heitmann M, Horsthemke B, Wieczorek D. Biallelic loss of function of the promyelocytic leukaemia zinc finger (PLZF) gene causes severe skeletal defects and genital hypoplasia. J Med Genet 2008; 45:731-7. [DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2008.059451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Schumann H, Has C, Kohlhase J, Bruckner-Tuderman L. Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa is not associated with frequentFLGgene mutations. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:464-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Has C, Ludwig RJ, Herz C, Kern JS, Ussar S, Ochsendorf FR, Kaufmann R, Schumann H, Kohlhase J, Bruckner-Tuderman L. C-terminally truncated kindlin-1 leads to abnormal adhesion and migration of keratinocytes. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:1192-6. [PMID: 18652585 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08760.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Kindler syndrome (KS) protein kindlin-1 is a member of a protein complex that links cortical actin to integrins on the surface of basal keratinocytes. Loss of kindlin-1 leads to abnormalities of cell adhesion and motility, and to skin blistering and progressive poikiloderma as clinical symptoms. OBJECTIVES Here we investigated a severely affected patient, disclosed the mutation that caused the disease and delineated its biological consequences. METHODS Mutation screening of the kindlin-1 gene, KIND1 (now called FERMT1), was performed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of all exons and sequencing. Mutated kindlin-1 was characterized by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR and immunoblotting, and genotype-phenotype correlations were analysed using immunohistochemical staining of skin biopsies and keratinocytes from the patient's skin. Cell adhesion and motility were assessed with functional tests. RESULTS We disclosed a splice site mutation in the first position of intron 13 of the FERMT1 gene, which caused skipping of exon 13. The short transcript partially escaped nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and was translated into a truncated protein. CONCLUSION A C-terminally truncated kindlin-1 in keratinocytes could not function correctly even if it were expressed.
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Uyanik G, Morris-Rosendahl DJ, Stiegler J, Klapecki J, Gross C, Berman Y, Martin P, Dey L, Spranger S, Korenke GC, Schreyer I, Hertzberg C, Neumann TE, Burkart P, Spaich C, Meng M, Holthausen H, Adès L, Seidel J, Mangold E, Buyse G, Meinecke P, Schara U, Zeschnigk C, Muller D, Helland G, Schulze B, Wright ML, Kortge-Jung S, Hehr A, Bogdahn U, Schuierer G, Kohlhase J, Aigner L, Wolff G, Hehr U, Winkler J. Location and type of mutation in the LIS1 gene do not predict phenotypic severity. Neurology 2007; 69:442-7. [PMID: 17664403 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000266629.98503.d0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lissencephaly is a neuronal migration disorder leading to absent or reduced gyration and a broadened but poorly organized cortex. The most common form of lissencephaly is isolated, referred as classic or type 1 lissencephaly. Type 1 lissencephaly is mostly associated with a heterozygous deletion of the entire LIS1 gene, whereas intragenic heterozygous LIS1 mutations or hemizygous DCX mutations in males are less common. METHODS Eighteen unrelated patients with type 1 lissencephaly were clinically and genetically assessed. In addition, patients with subcortical band heterotopia (n = 1) or lissencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia (n = 2) were included. RESULTS Fourteen new and seven previously described LIS1 mutations were identified. We observed nine truncating mutations (nonsense, n = 2; frameshift, n = 7), six splice site mutations, five missense mutations, and one in-frame deletion. Somatic mosaicism was assumed in three patients with partial subcortical band heterotopia in the occipital-parietal lobes or mild pachygyria. We report three mutations in exon 11, including a frameshift which extends the LIS1 protein, leading to type 1 lissencephaly and illustrating the functional importance of the WD domains at the C terminus. Furthermore, we present two patients with novel LIS1 mutations in exon 10 associated with lissencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia type a. CONCLUSION In contrast to previous reports, our data suggest that neither type nor position of intragenic mutations in the LIS1 gene allows an unambiguous prediction of the phenotypic severity. Furthermore, patients presenting with mild cerebral malformations such as subcortical band heterotopia or cerebellar hypoplasia should be considered for genetic analysis of the LIS1 gene.
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Baba Y, Baker MC, Le Ber I, Brice A, Maeck L, Kohlhase J, Yasuda M, Stoppe G, Bugiani O, Sperfeld AD, Tsuboi Y, Uitti RJ, Farrer MJ, Ghetti B, Hutton ML, Wszolek ZK. Clinical and genetic features of families with frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 with a P301S tau mutation. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2007; 114:947-50. [PMID: 17318302 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0632-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In 9 patients with frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17) with a P301S tau mutation, the predominant phenotype was frontotemporal dementia in 3 and parkinsonism in 6. Comparison of the tau genotype/haplotype carrying the mutation and the initial clinical sign showed association between H1/H1 and parkinsonism and between H1/H2 and personality change. Thus, the tau haplotype carrying the mutation and the tau genotype may be related to the clinical phenotype throughout the disease course.
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Borozdin W, Boehm D, Leipoldt M, Wilhelm C, Reardon W, Clayton-Smith J, Becker K, Mühlendyck H, Winter R, Giray O, Silan F, Kohlhase J. SALL4 deletions are a common cause of Okihiro and acro-renal-ocular syndromes and confirm haploinsufficiency as the pathogenic mechanism. J Med Genet 2005; 41:e113. [PMID: 15342710 PMCID: PMC1735888 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2004.019901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Borozdin W, Wright MJ, Hennekam RCM, Hannibal MC, Crow YJ, Neumann TE, Kohlhase J. Novel mutations in the gene SALL4 provide further evidence for acro-renal-ocular and Okihiro syndromes being allelic entities, and extend the phenotypic spectrum. J Med Genet 2004; 41:e102. [PMID: 15286162 PMCID: PMC1735876 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2004.019505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wabbels BK, Kohlhase J, Lorenz B. [Clinical and molecular genetic findings in isolated sporadic Duane syndrome]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2004; 221:849-53. [PMID: 15499520 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Duane retraction syndrome (DURS) accounts for 1 - 4 % of all cases of strabismus. Approximately 90 % of the cases are sporadic with a preponderance for females and the left eye. Many associated ocular and systemic findings have been described. Recently, mutations of SALL4 have been found in patients with autosomal-dominantly inherited Okihiro syndrome (DURS associated with forearm malformations). The aim of this study was the clinical examination of patients with isolated sporadic DURS and the molecular genetic analysis of SALL4 in these patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty-five patients with non-familial DURS (aged 1 - 75 years, 16 female, 9male) were examined clinically and were interviewed concerning associated pathologies. DNA was prepared from peripheral lymphocytes, and the complete coding region of SALL4 was sequenced. RESULTS In 18 patients DURS affected the left eye, in four the right eye, and was bilateral in three patients. One patient had fused vertebrae, one had a cone-rod-dystrophy. No hearing impairments or malformation of the upper limbs were observed. No mutation in the coding region of SALL4 could be detected. DISCUSSION Associated conditions in DURS patients most commonly involve the ear, the spinal column, the kidneys and the heart and the upper limbs. No mutations in SALL4 could be detected in patients with isolated sporadic DURS as opposed to findings in familial Okihiro syndrome. However, Okihiro syndrome shows marked intra- and interfamilial variability, suggesting that in rare cases of isolated DURS a causative SALL4 mutation may be found.
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Kohlhase J, Liebers M, Backe J, Baumann-Müller A, Bembea M, Destrée A, Gattas M, Grüssner S, Müller T, Mortier G, Skrypnyk C, Yano S, Wirbelauer J, Michaelis RC. High incidence of the R276X SALL1 mutation in sporadic but not familial Townes-Brocks syndrome and report of the first familial case. J Med Genet 2004; 40:e127. [PMID: 14627694 PMCID: PMC1735324 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.11.e127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wabbels BK, Lorenz B, Kohlhase J. No evidence of SALL4-mutations in isolated sporadic duane retraction ?syndrome? (DURS). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 131:216-8. [PMID: 15386473 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Kohlhase J, Heinrich M, Liebers M, Fröhlich Archangelo L, Reardon W, Kispert A. Cloning and expression analysis of SALL4, the murine homologue of the gene mutated in Okihiro syndrome. Cytogenet Genome Res 2003; 98:274-7. [PMID: 12826753 DOI: 10.1159/000071048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2003] [Accepted: 03/18/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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SALL4 is one out of four human homologues of the DROSOPHILA region-specific homeotic gene SPALT(SAL). Heterozygous mutations of SALL4 on chromosome 20q13.13--> q13.2 cause the autosomal dominant Okihiro syndrome which is characterized by radial limb defects, Duane anomaly and hearing loss. We have partially cloned the murine homologue of this gene, named SALL4, and completed the coding sequence by comparison to available EST and genomic sequences in the GenBank database. This comparison also revealed the chromosomal location of SALL4 on mouse chromosome 2H3 and suggested that a predicted testis expressed gene TEX20 at the very same locus is most likely not a gene on its own but part of the SALL4 3' UTR. We analyzed the expression of SALL4 during early embryogenesis by whole mount in situ hybridization and in the adult mouse by Northern blotting. In adult tissues, SALL4 expression is only found in testis and ovary. During embryonic development, SALL4 expression is widespread in early embryos and becomes gradually confined to the head region and the primitive streak. Prominent expression in the developing midbrain, branchial arches and the limbs suggests an important function of SALL4 during development of these structures as expected from the observation in Okihiro syndrome patients.
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Kohlhase J, Schubert L, Liebers M, Rauch A, Becker K, Mohammed SN, Newbury-Ecob R, Reardon W. Mutations at the SALL4 locus on chromosome 20 result in a range of clinically overlapping phenotypes, including Okihiro syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, acro-renal-ocular syndrome, and patients previously reported to represent thalidomide embryopathy. J Med Genet 2003; 40:473-8. [PMID: 12843316 PMCID: PMC1735528 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.7.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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We have recently shown that Okihiro syndrome results from mutation in the putative zinc finger transcription factor gene SALL4 on chromosome 20q13.13-13.2. There is considerable overlap of clinical features of Okihiro syndrome with other conditions, most notably Holt-Oram syndrome, a condition in part resulting from mutation of the TBX5 locus, as well as acro-renal-ocular syndrome. We analysed further families/patients with the clinical diagnosis of Holt-Oram syndrome and acro-renal-ocular syndrome for SALL4 mutations. We identified a novel SALL4 mutation in one family where the father was originally thought to have thalidomide embryopathy and had a daughter with a similar phenotype. We also found two novel mutations in two German families originally diagnosed as Holt-Oram syndrome and a further mutation in one out of two families carrying the diagnosis acro-renal-ocular syndrome. Our results show that some cases of "thalidomide embryopathy" might be the result of SALL4 mutations, resulting in an increased risk for similarly affected offspring. Furthermore we confirm the overlap of acro-renal-ocular syndrome with Okihiro syndrome at the molecular level and expand the phenotype of SALL4 mutations.
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Trappe R, Böhm D, Kohlhase J, Weise A, Liehr T, Essers G, Meins M, Zoll B, Bartels I, Burfeind P. A novel family-specific translocation t(2;20)(p24.1;q13.1) associated with recurrent abortions: molecular characterization and segregation analysis in male meiosis. Cytogenet Genome Res 2003; 98:1-8. [PMID: 12584434 DOI: 10.1159/000068533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In the present study, we present a novel reciprocal translocation t(2;20)(p24.1;q13.1) and its segregation in a three generation family. The rate of miscarriages (50%) in pregnancies from male translocation carriers could be explained by unbalanced translocation-bearing spermatozoa found with a frequency of approximately 55% in the entire sperm population of a t(2;20)(p24.1;q13.1) carrier. These imbalanced spermatozoa mainly present as 2, der(20) and der(2), 20 missegregated (approximately 46%) while adjacent 2 and 3:1 segregation patterns account for approximately 5% and 4% of imbalances, respectively. While the translocation is associated clearly with an increased risk of early abortions (7/12) in both male and female carriers, no malformed livebirths were observed. Our results suggest complete embryonic lethality of imbalanced offspring. With respect to a high rate of segregation to 2, der(20) and to der(2), 20 imbalanced spermatozoa in male translocation carriers and with respect to known cases of partial trisomy 2p and 20q we consider that their corresponding monosomies result in fetal loss. This is the first study reporting multiple abortions associated with partial monosomy 20q13.1-->qter and 2pter-->p24.1 and the first report on the frequency of chromosomal imbalances in gametes of a male t(2;20)(p24.1;q13.1) heterozygote.
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Netzer C, Rieger L, Brero A, Zhang CD, Hinzke M, Kohlhase J, Bohlander SK. SALL1, the gene mutated in Townes-Brocks syndrome, encodes a transcriptional repressor which interacts with TRF1/PIN2 and localizes to pericentromeric heterochromatin. Hum Mol Genet 2001; 10:3017-24. [PMID: 11751684 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.26.3017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is an autosomal dominantly inherited malformation syndrome presenting as an association of imperforate anus, triphalangeal and supernumerary thumbs, malformed ears and sensorineural hearing loss. Mutations in SALL1, a gene mapping to 16q12.1, were identified as a cause for TBS. To elucidate how SALL1 mutations lead to TBS, we have performed a series of functional studies with the SALL1 protein. Using epifluorescence and confocal microscopy it could be shown that a GFP-SALL1 fusion protein localizes to chromocenters and smaller heterochromatin foci in transiently transfected NIH-3T3 cells. Chromocenters consist of clustered pericentromeric heterochromatin and contain telomere sequences. Indirect immunofluorescence revealed a partial colocalization of GFP-SALL1 with M31, the mouse homolog of the Drosophila heterochromatic protein HP1. It was further demonstrated that SALL1 acts as a strong transcriptional repressor in mammalian cells. Transcriptional repression could not be relieved by the addition of the histone deacetylase inhibitor Trichostatin-A. In a yeast two-hybrid screen we identified PIN2, an isoform of telomere-repeat-binding factor 1 (TRF1), as an interaction partner of SALL1, and showed that the N-terminus of SALL1 is not necessary for the interaction with PIN2/TRF1. The interaction was confirmed in vitro in a GST-pulldown assay. The association of the developmental regulator SALL1 with heterochromatin is striking and unexpected. Our results propose an involvement of SALL1 in the regulation of higher order chromatin structures and indicate that the protein might be a component of a distinct heterochromatin-dependent silencing process. We have also provided new evidence that there is a close functional link between the centromeric and telomeric heterochromatin domains not only in Drosophila and yeast, but also in mammalian cells.
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Surka WS, Kohlhase J, Neunert CE, Schneider DS, Proud VK. Unique family with Townes-Brocks syndrome, SALL1 mutation, and cardiac defects. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001; 102:250-7. [PMID: 11484202 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010815)102:3<250::aid-ajmg1479>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is a condition with imperforate anus, hand anomalies, and ear malformations with sensorineural hearing loss. Many cases are sporadic. Within and between families, the phenotype displays striking variability. Recently, the disease-causing gene for TBS was identified as SALL1, a zinc finger transcription factor. Here, we report a three-generation family with seven affected individuals who have a novel SALL1 mutation. Unique cardiac anomalies seen in this family include lethal truncus arteriosus in one patient and a lethal complicated defect, including pulmonary valve atresia, in a second patient. These severe cardiac anomalies have not previously been reported in a familial case of TBS. This family and a review of the literature indicate that cardiac evaluation is warranted in all individuals with this disorder. In addition, hypoplastic thumbs were seen in two individuals in this family and should, therefore, be considered a true feature of TBS.
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Surka WS, Kohlhase J, Neunert CE, Schneider DS, Proud VK. Unique family with Townes-Brocks syndrome, SALL1 mutation, and cardiac defects. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 2001. [PMID: 11484202 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010815)102:3<250::aid-ajmg1479>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is a condition with imperforate anus, hand anomalies, and ear malformations with sensorineural hearing loss. Many cases are sporadic. Within and between families, the phenotype displays striking variability. Recently, the disease-causing gene for TBS was identified as SALL1, a zinc finger transcription factor. Here, we report a three-generation family with seven affected individuals who have a novel SALL1 mutation. Unique cardiac anomalies seen in this family include lethal truncus arteriosus in one patient and a lethal complicated defect, including pulmonary valve atresia, in a second patient. These severe cardiac anomalies have not previously been reported in a familial case of TBS. This family and a review of the literature indicate that cardiac evaluation is warranted in all individuals with this disorder. In addition, hypoplastic thumbs were seen in two individuals in this family and should, therefore, be considered a true feature of TBS.
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Buck A, Kispert A, Kohlhase J. Embryonic expression of the murine homologue of SALL1, the gene mutated in Townes--Brocks syndrome. Mech Dev 2001; 104:143-6. [PMID: 11404093 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00364-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
SALL1 is one of three human homologues of the Drosophila region-specific homeotic gene spalt (sal). Mutations of SALL1 on chromosome 16q12.1 cause Townes--Brocks syndrome (TBS) which is characterized by defects in multiple organ systems including limbs, ears, kidneys and anus. Here, we have analyzed the expression of the mouse homologue of SALL1 (Sall1) during early embryogenesis. Sall1 expression is very prominent in the developing brain and the limbs. Other sites of expression include the meso- and metanephros, lens, olfactory bulbs, heart, primitive streak and the genital tubercle. Hence, Sall1 expression to a large degree reflects the structures affected in human TBS.
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