title: Exclusion of the MSX1 homeobox gene as the gene for the Ellis van Creveld syndrome in the Amish.
abstract: Ellis van Creveld syndrome (EVC) is an autosomal recessive disorder which has previously been mapped to human chromosome 4p16.1. This disorder is characterized by disproportionate dwarfism, polydactyly, cleft palate, natal teeth, and congenital heart disease. The MSX1 homeobox gene also maps to the 4p16.1 region. Msx gene transcripts in the mouse embryo are known to be involved in pattern formation of the developing limb bud and craniofacial bones. Thus, on the basis of both map location and known gene function, MSX1 was an excellent candidate as the causative gene for EVC. Nonetheless, direct DNA sequencing of both exons of the MSX1 gene in five affected individuals segregating with the EVC phenotype, as well as those of two obligate carriers, revealed no mutations in the coding region of the gene.
authors.affiliation: Gene Mapping Unit, National Center for Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Luna
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Francomano
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Polymeropoulos
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002835:Christianity; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4; D004613:Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D051957:MSX1 Transcription Factor; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010414:Pennsylvania; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D051957:MSX1 Transcription Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors