Abstract |
Glycogen storage disease type III (GSD III) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the glycogen-debranching enzyme (AGL). We investigated two GSD III patients and identified four different mutations. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed patient 1 of Chinese descent to be a compound heterozygote for a novel nonsense mutation, R34X, and the splicing mutation (IVS32-12A > G) reported in a Japanese patient. Patient 2 of Japanese origin was found to be compound heterozygous for a novel nonsense mutation, Y1148X, and the splicing mutation (IVS14+1G > T) that we had described previously. To determine whether splicing mutations occurred independently, we performed intense AGL haplotype analysis using 21 intragenic polymorphic markers plus a novel polymorphism IVS32-97 A/G in the vicinity of the IVS32 splicing mutation. Patient 1 of Chinese origin and the Japanese patient homozygous for the IVS32-12A > G were found to have different haplotypes, indicating the IVS32-12A > G mutation to be a recurrent mutation. This is the first recurrent mutation established by intense haplotyping in the AGL gene.
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Authors | Asako Horinishi, Minoru Okubo, Nelson L S Tang, Joannie Hui, Ka-Fai To, Tomohito Mabuchi, Toshihide Okada, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Toshio Murase |
Journal | Journal of human genetics
(J Hum Genet)
Vol. 47
Issue 2
Pg. 55-9
( 2002)
ISSN: 1434-5161 [Print] England |
PMID | 11924557
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System
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Topics |
- Adult
- Child
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System
(genetics)
- Glycogen Storage Disease Type III
(genetics)
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Infant
- Introns
(genetics)
- Male
- Polymorphism, Genetic
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