title: Mutations of the iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) gene in patients with Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II).
abstract: Genomic DNA and cDNA from fibroblasts from nine unrelated German patients with X-linked iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) deficiency showing variable clinical manifestation were screened for point mutations and small structural aberrations. Direct sequencing revealed a splice mutation skipping exon A, one nonsense mutation, and five missense mutations concerning the exons B, F and I of the IDS gene. Several novel missense mutations were found: A68E, S426X, I485R, Q293H, and D478G. One of the point mutations eliminating a recognition site for the restriction enzyme MspI was used as a direct marker for a prenatal diagnosis. A relationship between type of mutation and clinical picture could not be recognized.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Genetics, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wulff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wehnert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seidlitz
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007066:Iduronate Sulfatase / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D016532:Mucopolysaccharidosis II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D007066:Iduronate Sulfatase