title: A point mutation in the XNP gene, associated with an ATR-X phenotype without alpha-thalassemia.
abstract: We have previously reported the isolation of a gene from Xq13, coding for a putative regulator of transcription (XNP). It is a member of the helicase family, and has now been shown to be the gene involved in the X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome. ATR-X mutations were only found in the 3'-part of the coding sequence, which includes the helicase domains. However, no ATR-X mutation has yet been found in one of the seven conserved helicase domains. In this paper, we report a mutation in XNP, segregating in a family presenting an "ATR-X' phenotype without alpha-thalassemia, that causes a proline to serine transition in the helicase II domain.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U406 Genétique Médicale et Développement, Faculté de Médecine de la Timone, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lacombe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontés
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D017354:Point Mutation; D013577:Syndrome; D000075924:X-linked Nuclear Protein; D017085:alpha-Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D004265:DNA Helicases; C092332:ATRX protein, human; D000075924:X-linked Nuclear Protein