Fluorescent approaches to diagnosis of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and quantitative analysis of carrier status

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by molecular defects within the HPRT gene. Deletional forms of this syndrome, most of which are inherited, account for 15% of the cases. In addition, a large percentage of cases are due to de novo point mutations. We have used complementary fluorescence-based PCR assays to analyse disease-causing mutations in three unrelated families: (1) inheritance of dye-labelled PCR products of linked polymorphic loci mapping within and flanking the HPRT gene; (2) dye-labelled exon dosage analysis and (3) automated fluorescence-based DNA sequence analysis. Our results using fluorescent, dye-tagged PCR products show that inheritance of two polymorphic small tandem repeat, HPRTB (AGAT)n′ mapping within intron 3 of the HPRT gene, and the CA-repeat at DXS294 can be used to establish linkage to the disease. In addition, we modified a previously described PCR protocol to use fluorescent dye-labelled oligoprimers and an ABI Gene Scanner™ in order to rapidly quantitate deletional forms of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. Quantitative PCR analysis of individual exons followed by dosage analysis confirmed a deletion encompassing exon 9. A similar approach was used to confirm a previously described HPRT gene duplication involving exons 2 and 3. In this analysis, we co-amplified the HPRTB [AGAT]n and HUMARA [AGC]n repeats and confirmed increased exon dosage in carriers for the duplication. DNA sequence analysis remains the method of choice for delineating new disease-causing mutations, most of which are non-deletional forms of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. We have also used a cycle-sequencing strategy employing dye-labelled dideoxy terminators and a laser-activated, fluorescence-emission DNA sequencer in order to define carrier status in 10 family members at risk for Lesch-Nyhan syndrome due to a splice donor mutation in intron 7. Our DNA sequence analyses corroborate small tandem repeat (STR) inheritance patterns in this family. Multiple fluorescence-based strategies should facilities rapid diagnosis of the various Lesch-Nyhan disease-causing mutations. © 1993 Academic Press. All rights reserved.

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Mansfield, E. S., Blasband, A., Kronick, M. N., Wrabetz, L., Kaplan, P., Rappaport, E., … Fortina, P. (1993). Fluorescent approaches to diagnosis of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and quantitative analysis of carrier status. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 7(4), 311–324. https://doi.org/10.1006/mcpr.1993.1045

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