Resumen
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and hematologic and skeletal abnormalities. A genomewide scan of families with SDS was terminated at ∼50% completion, with the identification of chromosome 7 markers that showed linkage with the disease. Finer mapping revealed significant linkage across a broad interval that included the centromere. The maximum two-point LOD score was 8.7, with D7S473, at a recombination fraction of 0. The maximum multipoint LOD score was 10, in the interval between D7S499 and D7S482 (5.4 cM on the female map and 0 cM on the male map), a region delimited by recombinant events detected in affected children. Evidence from all 15 of the multiplex families analyzed provided support for the linkage, consistent with a single locus for SDS. However, the presence of several different mutations is suggested by the heterogeneity of disease-associated haplotypes in the candidate region.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1048-1054 |
Número de páginas | 7 |
Publicación | American Journal of Human Genetics |
Volumen | 68 |
N.º | 4 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - 2001 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:We thank M. Corey, Ph.D., for discussions and for registry information on patients with CF. We thank S. Clark and C. Darmond-Zwaig, for technical assistance, and J C. Loredo-Osti, for helpful discussions on linkage analysis. We are grateful for the cooperation of the patients with SDS, their families, and their physicians. We also acknowledge support from Shwachman-Diamond Canada, Shwachman Support of Great Britain, The Harrison Wright Appeal, Shwachman-Diamond Support of Australia, Shwachman-Diamond Support International, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). T.J.H., K.M., and J.M.R. are members of the Networks of Centres of Excellence–Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN). T.J.H. holds a Clinician Scientist Award from the CIHR. T.M.F. is supported by a gift to McGill University from Alcan Aluminum, Limitée. S.G. was a recipient of a graduate studentship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. M.P. is a recipient of studentships from the Ontario Graduate Program and from the Joint Hospital for Sick Children–CGDN Program. H.G. received Duncan Gordon and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology/Janssen fellowships.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Genetics
- Genetics(clinical)