CONSERVATION OF CGG REGION IN FMR1 GENE IN MAMMALS

被引:22
作者
DEELEN, W [1 ]
BAKKER, C [1 ]
HALLEY, DJJ [1 ]
OOSTRA, BA [1 ]
机构
[1] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,DEPT CLIN GENET,3000 DR ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS | 1994年 / 51卷 / 04期
关键词
FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FMR1; CGG REPEAT; EVOLUTIONARY CONSERVATION; FRAGILE SITES; PCR AMPLIFICATION;
D O I
10.1002/ajmg.1320510445
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Only two of the fragile sites found in humans (FRAXA and FRAXE) have been associated with a clinical phenotype. In mentally retarded individuals with cytogenetic expression of FRAXA a CGG repeat in the FMR1 gene is amplified. Fragile sites are found in many animal species. We have analyzed the FRAXA region containing the CGG repeat in several different species by PCR amplification. In most mammals this region could be amplified; the number of copies of the repeat is deduced. (c) 1994 Wiley-Liss,Inc.
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