Clarke R A, Kearsley J H, Walsh D A
Division of Cancer Services, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Teratology. 1996 Mar;53(3):152-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(199603)53:3<152::AID-TERA2>3.0.CO;2-6.
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is characterised by congenital fusion of vertebrae within the rostral spine. The first KFS gene (SGM1) locus identified on chromosome 8 segregates with vertebral fusions and associated vocal impairment within the KF2-01 family (Clarke et al., '94, '95). Here, we describe the unique pattern of variable phenotypic expression within the KF2-01 family. The pattern of anomalies revealed a cumulative, rostrocaudal graded sequence of skipped vertebral fusions. This fusion pattern presents striking similarities with the mutant phenotype and gene expression profile of the Drosophila segment polarity gene engrailed.
克-费综合征(KFS)的特征是脊柱前部椎体先天性融合。在8号染色体上鉴定出的首个KFS基因(SGM1)位点与KF2-01家族中的椎体融合及相关嗓音障碍相关联(克拉克等人,1994年、1995年)。在此,我们描述了KF2-01家族中独特的可变表型表达模式。异常模式显示出一种累积性的、从头部到尾部逐渐分级的椎体融合缺失序列。这种融合模式与果蝇节段极性基因engrailed的突变体表型和基因表达谱具有惊人的相似性。