Mutation analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism–dementia complex of the Kii peninsula, Japan
Mutation analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism–dementia complex of the Kii peninsula, Japan
复制标题
日本纪伊半岛肌萎缩侧索硬化症/帕金森病-痴呆症复合体的突变分析
作者:
H. Tomiyama;Y. Kokubo;R. Sasaki;Yuanzhe Li;Yoko Imamichi;M. Funayama;Y. Mizuno;N. Hattori;S. Kuzuhara
To clarify the genetic background of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/parkinsonism–dementia complex (PDC) of the Kii peninsula, Japan (Kii ALS/PDC), we performed extended mutation analyses of three patients with pathologically diagnosed Kii ALS/PDC. Direct sequencing analyses were performed in 19 genes, including ALS/frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)‐related genes (SOD2, SOD3, ALS2/alsin, SMN1, PGRN, ANG, VEGF, VCP, VAPB, DCTN1, CHMP2B, and TARDBP or TDP‐43), tauopathy‐related gene (GSK3β), and parkinsonism‐related genes (alpha‐synuclein, LRRK2, parkin, DJ‐1, PINK1, and ATP13A2). Gene dosage analyses were conducted in screening of MAPT, alpha‐synuclein, TDP‐43 (or TARDBP), GSK3β, and parkin. We found no mutation in the 19 genes. We found a homozygous nonsynonymous SNP (ALS2/alsin V368M) shared by all the three patients. Gene dosage was normal in MAPT, alpha‐synuclein, TDP‐43, GSK3β, and parkin. The present findings, together with a previous negative study on MAPT and SOD1 mutation, further elucidated the lack of causative mutations in all exons, exon–intron boundaries, or some rearrangements of the reported major causative or susceptible genes related to ALS, FTLD, parkinsonism, synucleinopathy, TDP‐43 proteinopathy, and tauopathy. However, the familial aggregation and lack of any environment factors suggest that Kii ALS/PDC is caused by other yet unidentified genetic factors. © 2008 Movement Disorder Society
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0505149102
发表时间:
2005-08-09
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Hermosura, MC;Nayakanti, H;Garruto, RM
通讯作者:
Garruto, RM