Montiel-Sosa JF, Herrero MD, Munoz MDL, Aguirre-Campa LE, Pérez-Ramírez G, García-Ramírez R, Ruiz-Pesini E, Montoya J. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA in a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome containing a novel 7629-bp deletion.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013;
24:420-31. [PMID:
23391298 DOI:
10.3109/19401736.2012.760550]
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Abstract
Mitochondrial DNA mutations have been associated with different illnesses in humans, such as Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), which is related to deletions of different sizes and positions among patients. Here, we report a Mexican patient with typical features of KSS containing a novel deletion of 7629 bp in size with 85% heteroplasmy, which has not been previously reported. Sequence analysis revealed 3-bp perfect short direct repeats flanking the deletion region, in addition to 7-bp imperfect direct repeats within 9-10 bp. Furthermore, sequencing, alignment and phylogenetic analysis of the hypervariable region revealed that the patient may belong to a founder Native American haplogroup C4c.
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