Ponnam Surya Prakash G, Ramesha Kekunnaya, Tejwani Sushma, Ramamurthy Balasubramanya, Kannabiran Chitra
Kallam Anji Reddy Molecular Genetics Laboratory, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Road No.2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, India.
J Med Genet. 2007 Jul;44(7):e85. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2007.050138.
GJA8 encodes connexin-50, a gap junction protein in the eye lens. Mutations in GJA8 have been reported in families with autosomal dominant cataract.
To identify the disease gene in a family with congenital cataract of autosomal recessive inheritance.
Eight candidate genes were screened for pathogenic alterations in affected and unaffected family members and in normal unrelated controls.
A single base insertion leading to frameshift at codon 203 of connexin 50 was found to co-segregate with disease in the family.
These results confirm involvement of GJA8 in autosomal recessive cataract.
GJA8基因编码连接蛋白50,这是一种晶状体中的间隙连接蛋白。在常染色体显性白内障家族中已报道了GJA8基因的突变。
鉴定一个常染色体隐性遗传先天性白内障家族中的致病基因。
对8个候选基因进行筛查,以寻找患病和未患病家族成员以及正常无关对照中的致病改变。
发现在连接蛋白50的第203密码子处有一个单碱基插入导致移码,该突变在家族中与疾病共分离。
这些结果证实GJA8基因与常染色体隐性白内障有关。