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ITPR1 gene p.Val1553Met mutation in Russian family with mild Spinocerebellar ataxia

  • M. I. Shadrina
  • , M. V. Shulskaya
  • , S. A. Klyushnikov
  • , T. Nikopensius
  • , M. Nelis
  • , P. A. Kivistik
  • , A A Komar
  • , S. A. Limborska
  • , S. N. Illarioshkin
  • , P. A. Slominsky
  • Institute of Molecular Genetics RAS
  • Research Center of Neurology
  • University of Tartu

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Abstract

Background: Spinocerebellar ataxias (S?As) are a highly heterogeneous group of inherited neurological disorders.The symptoms of ataxia vary in individual patients and even within the same SCA subtype. A study of a fourgenerationfamily with autosomal dominant (AD) non-progressive SCA with mild symptoms was conducted. Thegenotyping of this family revealed no frequent pathogenic mutations. So the objective of this study was to identifythe genetic causes of the disease in this family with the technology of whole-exome sequencing (WES).Methods and results: WES, candidate variant analysis with further Sanger sequencing, mRNA secondary structureprediction, and RSCU analysis were performed; a heterozygous missense mutation in ITPR1 was identified.Conclusion: Our study confirms the fact that ITPR1 gene plays a certain role in the pathogenesis of SCAs, and,therefore, we suggest that c.4657G>A p.Val1553Met) is a disease-causing mutation in the family studied.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2
JournalCerebellum and Ataxias
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • ITPR1
  • Sanger sequencing
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia
  • Whole-exome sequencing

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