Dong-Hui Chen1, Maxwell Ma1,2, Mena Scavina3, Elizabeth Blue4, John Wolff4,5, Prasanthi Karna4, Michael O Dorschner6,7, Wendy H Raskind4,5, Thomas D Bird1,4,5. 1. Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 2. Neurology Section, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA. 3. Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. 4. Department of Medicine (Medical Genetics), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 5. Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, South Columbian Way, S-182-GRECC, Seattle, Washington, 98108, USA. 6. Center for Precision Diagnostics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 7. Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Mutations in gap junction protein beta 1 (GJB1) on the X chromosome represent one of the most common causes of hereditary neuropathy. We assessed manifestations associated with a rare 3' untranslated region mutation (UTR) of GJB1 in a large family with X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX). METHODS: Clinical, electrophysiological, and molecular genetic analyses were performed on an 8-generation family with CMTX. RESULTS: There were 22 affected males and 19 symptomatic females, including an 83-year-old woman followed for 40 years. Electrophysiological studies showed a primarily axonal neuropathy. The c.*15C>T mutation in the GJB1 3' UTR was identified in 4 branches of the family with a log of odds (LOD) of 4.91. This created a BstE II enzyme recognition site that enabled detection by restriction digestion. DISCUSSION: The c.*15C>T mutation in the GJB1 3' UTR segregates with CMTX1 in 8 generations. Penetrance in males and females is essentially complete. A straightforward genetic method to detect this mutation is described. Muscle Nerve 57: 859-862, 2018.
INTRODUCTION: Mutations in gap junction protein beta 1 (GJB1) on the X chromosome represent one of the most common causes of hereditary neuropathy. We assessed manifestations associated with a rare 3' untranslated region mutation (UTR) of GJB1 in a large family with X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX). METHODS: Clinical, electrophysiological, and molecular genetic analyses were performed on an 8-generation family with CMTX. RESULTS: There were 22 affected males and 19 symptomatic females, including an 83-year-old woman followed for 40 years. Electrophysiological studies showed a primarily axonal neuropathy. The c.*15C>T mutation in the GJB1 3' UTR was identified in 4 branches of the family with a log of odds (LOD) of 4.91. This created a BstE II enzyme recognition site that enabled detection by restriction digestion. DISCUSSION: The c.*15C>T mutation in the GJB1 3' UTR segregates with CMTX1 in 8 generations. Penetrance in males and females is essentially complete. A straightforward genetic method to detect this mutation is described. Muscle Nerve 57: 859-862, 2018.
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