Deletion mapping and X inactivation analysis of a non-specific mental retardation gene at Xp21.3-Xp22.11.

Abstract	We report on deletion mapping and X inactivation analysis of a gene for X linked non-specific mental retardation (MRX) at Xp21.3-Xp22.11, on the basis of molecular studies in two families with Xp microdeletions involving the DAX-1 gene. In family A, mental retardation (MR) was profound in the older brother with an episode of adrenal crisis, severe in the younger brother with no episode of adrenal crisis, and mild to moderate in the sister and the mother with no signs of adrenal hypoplasia. In family B, MR was absent in the male patient with adrenal hypoplasia. Polymerase chain reaction for 16 loci in the middle of Xp showed that the brothers of family A had a small Xp deletion between DXS7182 and DXS1022, and that the patient of family B had a tiny Xp deletion between DXS319 and DXS1022. Microsatellite analysis for tetranucleotide repeats in the promoter region of the DAX-1 gene and Southern blotting for DAX-1 and DXS28 showed that the sister and the mother of family A were heterozygous for the interstitial deletion. X inactivation analysis for the methylation status of the AR gene and the HPRT gene indicated that the normal X and the deleted X chromosome underwent random X inactivation in both the sister and the mother. The results imply that an MRX gene subject to X inactivation is present in a roughly 4 Mb region between DXS7182 and DAX-1, and that reduced expression of the normal MRX gene caused by random X inactivation results in MR in carrier females.
Authors	K Muroya, E Kinoshita, T Kamimaki, N Matsuo, T Yorifugi, T Ogata
Journal	Journal of medical genetics (J Med Genet) Vol. 36 Issue 3 Pg. 187-91 (Mar 1999) ISSN: 0022-2593 [Print] England
PMID	10204842 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References	DAX-1 Orphan Nuclear Receptor DNA-Binding Proteins NR0B1 protein, human Receptors, Retinoic Acid Repressor Proteins Transcription Factors
Topics	Child Child, Preschool Chromosome Mapping DAX-1 Orphan Nuclear Receptor DNA-Binding Proteins (genetics) Dosage Compensation, Genetic Female Gene Deletion Humans Intellectual Disability (genetics) Male Receptors, Retinoic Acid (genetics) Repressor Proteins Transcription Factors (genetics) X Chromosome

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