title: Deletion of the TSC2 and PKD1 genes associated with severe infantile polycystic kidney disease--a contiguous gene syndrome.
abstract: Major genes which cause tuberous sclerosis (TSC) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), known as TSC2 and PKD1 respectively, lie immediately adjacent to each other on chromosome 16p. Renal cysts are often found in TSC, but a specific renal phenotype, distinguished by the severity and infantile presentation of the cystic changes, is seen in a small proportion of cases. We have identified large deletions disrupting TSC2 and PKD1 in each of six such cases studied. Analysis of the deletions indicates that they inactivate PKD1, in contrast to the mutations reported in ADPKD patients, where in each case abnormal transcripts have been detected.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Brook-Carter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peral
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Maheshwar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nellist
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gamble
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sampson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D017931:DNA Primers; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000235:genetics*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D050396:TRPP Cation Channels; D000077005:Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011506:Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D050396:TRPP Cation Channels; D000077005:Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C000624653:TSC2 protein, human