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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Positional cloning of the Fanconi anaemia group A gene |
Author: | Apostolou, S. Whitmore, S. Crawford, J. Lennon, G. Sutherland, G. Callen, D. Ianzano, L. Savino, M. d'Apolito, M. Notarangelo, A. Memeo, E. Piemontese, M. Zelante, L. Savoia, A. Gibson, R. Tipping, A. Morgan, N. Hassock, S. Jansen, S. de Ravel, T. et al. |
Citation: | Nature Genetics, 1996; 14(3):324-328 |
Publisher: | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
Issue Date: | 1996 |
ISSN: | 1061-4036 1546-1718 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sinoula Apostolou, Scott A. Whitmore, Joanna Crawford, Gregory Lennon, Grant R. Sutherland, David F. Callen, Leonarda lanzano, Maria Savino, Maria D'Apolito, Angelo Notarangeio, Elena Memeo, Maria Rosaria Piemontese, Leopoldo Zelante, Anna Savoia, Rachel A. Gibson, Alex J. Tipping, Neil V. Morgan, Sheila Hassock, Stander Jansen, Thomy J. de Ravel, Carola Van Berkell, Jan C. Pronk, Douglas F. Easton, Christopher G. Mathew, Orna Levran, Peter C. Verlander, Sat Dev Batish, Tamar Erlich, Arleen D. Auerbach, Anne-Marie Cleton-Jansen, Elna W. Moerland, Cees J. Cornelisse, Norman A. Doggett, Larry L. Deaven & Robert K. Moyzis |
Abstract: | The Fanconi anaemia/Breast cancer consortium* Fanconi anaemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with progressive bone-marrow failure, a variety of congenital abnormalities, and predisposition to acute myeloid leukaemia1. Cells from FA patients show increased sensitivity to bifunctional DNA crosslinking agents such as diepoxybutane and mitomycin C, with characteristic chromosome breakage2. FA is genetically heterogeneous, at least five different complementation groups (FA-A to FA-E) having been described3,4. The gene for group C (FAC) was cloned by functional complementation and mapped to chromosome 9q22.3 (refs 3, 5), but the genes for the other complementation groups have not yet been identified. The group A gene (FAA) has recently been mapped to chromosome 16q24.3 by linkage analysis6, and accounts for 60−65% of FA cases7,8. We narrowed the candidate region by linkage and allelic association analysis, and have isolated a gene that is mutated in FA-A patients. The gene encodes a protein of 1,455 amino acids that has no significant homology to any other known proteins, and may therefore represent a new class of genes associated with the prevention or repair of DNA damage. |
Keywords: | Fanconi anaemia/Breast cancer consortium Humans Fanconi Anemia Proteins Cell Cycle Proteins DNA-Binding Proteins Nuclear Proteins Chromosome Mapping Cloning, Molecular Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Analysis, DNA Gene Deletion Amino Acid Sequence Base Sequence Tissue Distribution Haplotypes Heterozygote Mutation Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational Molecular Sequence Data Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein Genetic Linkage |
Rights: | © 1996 Nature Publishing Group |
DOI: | 10.1038/ng1196-324 |
Description (link): | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8896564 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng1196-324 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Paediatrics publications |
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