Publication Date:
2008-01-05
Description:
Fundamental processes influencing human growth can be revealed by studying extreme short stature. Using genetic linkage analysis, we find that biallelic loss-of-function mutations in the centrosomal pericentrin (PCNT) gene on chromosome 21q22.3 cause microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) in 25 patients. Adults with this rare inherited condition have an average height of 100 centimeters and a brain size comparable to that of a 3-month-old baby, but are of near-normal intelligence. Absence of PCNT results in disorganized mitotic spindles and missegregation of chromosomes. Mutations in related genes are known to cause primary microcephaly (MCPH1, CDK5RAP2, ASPM, and CENPJ).〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Rauch, Anita -- Thiel, Christian T -- Schindler, Detlev -- Wick, Ursula -- Crow, Yanick J -- Ekici, Arif B -- van Essen, Anthonie J -- Goecke, Timm O -- Al-Gazali, Lihadh -- Chrzanowska, Krystyna H -- Zweier, Christiane -- Brunner, Han G -- Becker, Kristin -- Curry, Cynthia J -- Dallapiccola, Bruno -- Devriendt, Koenraad -- Dorfler, Arnd -- Kinning, Esther -- Megarbane, Andre -- Meinecke, Peter -- Semple, Robert K -- Spranger, Stephanie -- Toutain, Annick -- Trembath, Richard C -- Voss, Egbert -- Wilson, Louise -- Hennekam, Raoul -- de Zegher, Francis -- Dorr, Helmuth-Gunther -- Reis, Andre -- 062346/Z/00/Z/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom -- 080952/Z/06/Z/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2008 Feb 8;319(5864):816-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1151174. Epub 2008 Jan 3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. Anita.Rauch@humgenet.uni-erlangen.de〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18174396" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Antigens/*genetics/metabolism/*physiology
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Apoptosis
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Cell Line
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Centrosome/physiology
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Dwarfism/*genetics/pathology/physiopathology
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Female
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Fibroblasts/cytology
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Humans
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Lod Score
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Lymphocytes/metabolism
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Male
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Microcephaly/*genetics/pathology/physiopathology
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Mitosis
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*Mutation
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Pedigree
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RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism
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Spindle Apparatus/physiology/ultrastructure
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Syndrome
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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