Abstract
We previously reported a Vietnamese-American family with isolated autosomal dominant occipital cephalocele. Upon further neuroimaging studies, we have recharacterized this condition as autosomal dominant Dandy-Walker with occipital cephalocele (ADDWOC). A similar ADDWOC family from Brazil was also recently described. To determine the genetic etiology of ADDWOC, we performed genome-wide linkage analysis on members of the Vietnamese-American and Brazilian pedigrees. Linkage analysis of the Vietnamese-American family identified the ADDWOC causative locus on chromosome 2q36.1 with a multipoint parametric LOD score of 3.3, while haplotype analysis refined the locus to 1.1 Mb. Sequencing of the five known genes in this locus did not identify any protein-altering mutations. However, a terminal deletion of chromosome 2 in a patient with an isolated case of Dandy-Walker malformation also encompassed the 2q36.1 chromosomal region. The Brazilian pedigree did not show linkage to this 2q36.1 region. Taken together, these results demonstrate a locus for ADDWOC on 2q36.1 and also suggest locus heterogeneity for ADDWOC.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 237-245 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Human Genetics |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments We would like to thank Hoang Le and Dung Tri Pham, HoChiMinh City Hospital, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam, for their assistance in patient recruitment. A.J. is supported by NIH pre-doctoral NRSA grant F30-NS51962. K.A.A. is supported by NIH Pre-doctoral grant GM007839–26. A.G.B. is supported by NIH grant K08-NS48174.