title: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Breakpoint Characterization of a Novel Large Deletion in ACVRL1 Suggests the Causing Mechanism.
abstract: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant vascular dysplasia. Mutations in either ENG or ACVRL1 account for around 85% of cases, and 10% are large deletions and duplications. Here we present a large novel deletion in ACVRL1 gene and its molecular characterization in a 3 generation Italian family. We employed short tandem repeats (STRs) analysis, direct sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependant probe amplification (MLPA) analysis, and 'deletion-specific' PCR methods. STRs Analysis at ENG and ACVRL1 loci suggested a positive linkage for ACVRL1. Direct sequencing of this gene did not identify any mutations, while MLPA identified a large deletion. These results were confirmed and exactly characterized with a 'deletion-specific' PCR: the deletion size is 4,594 bp and breakpoints in exon 3 and intron 8 show the presence of short direct repeats of 7 bp [GCCCCAC]. We hypothesize, as causative molecular mechanism, the replication slippage model. Understanding the fine mechanisms associated with genomic rearrangements may indicate the nonrandomness of these events, highlighting hot spots regions. The complete concordance among MLPA, STRs analysis and 'deletion-specific PCR' supports the usefulness of MLPA in HHT molecular analysis.
authors: Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Crema, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Boeri
authors: Orietta
authors: O
authors: Radi
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Canzonieri
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Buscarini
authors: Agnese
authors: A
authors: Scatigno
authors: Antonella
authors: A
authors: Minelli
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: Ornati
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Pagella
authors: Cesare
authors: C
authors: Danesino
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Olivieri
keywords: ACVRL1; Large deletion; MLPA; Short direct repeats; Slippage
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