title: Assignment of a locus for autosomal dominant idiopathic scoliosis (IS) to human chromosome 17p11.
abstract: Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a spine deformity of unknown etiology. Family studies have suggested that IS may be inherited as a mendelian autosomal dominant trait. We have performed linkage analysis on a three-generation IS Italian family. A positive LOD score value of 3.20 at theta=0.00 was detected with marker D17S799 after a genome-wide scanning. Analysis of six flanking microsatellites confirmed the linkage and haplotype inspection defined an interval of about 20 cM between D17S947 and D17S798. This is the first locus reported for IS. We scored genes mapping in this interval and studied the heparan sulfotransferase genes as candidates on the basis of their biochemical role. No causative mutation was detected in the affected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Leila Baghernajad
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangino
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Serio
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Cicco
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capon
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Semprini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pizzuti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallapiccola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010375:Pedigree; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000235:genetics*