Novel postzygotic nonsense mutation in SRY in familial XY gonadal dysgenesis

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Bilbao, JR [1 ]
Loridan, L [1 ]
Castano, L [1 ]
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[1] HOSP CRUCES,DEPT PEDIAT ENDOCRINOL,ENDOCRINOL & DIABET RES UNIT,E-48903 BARAKALDO,SPAIN
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10.1007/s004390050088
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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The Y chromosome gene SRY plays an important role in normal male sexual development and is thought to be the testis-determining factor. We describe a familial nonsense mutation in SRY, shared by two XY sisters with complete gonadal dysgenesis and, in a mosaic manner, by their father. This mutation, consisting of a C to T transition in position 1 of codon 97 of SRY,results in a truncated peptide with an incomplete DNA-binding domain. The mutation is also present in the father of the two cases, but a portion of wild-type SRY also remains. Our data suggest that the father suffered a postzygotic mutation early in development, but that he retained a remnant of functional SRY protein that accounts for his normal development.
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