Familial pseudohyperkalaemia (FP) is a symptomless, dominantly inherited red cell trait, which shows a 'passive leak' of K+ cations into the plasma upon storage of blood at room temperature (or below). There are no haematological abnormalities. The loss of K+ is due to a change in the temperature dependence of the leak. The Scottish case initially described, FP Edinburgh, maps to 16q23-qter. Here we studied a large kindred of Flemish descent with FP, termed FP Lille, which was phenotypically identical to the Edinburgh FP. In FP Lille, however, the responsible locus mapped to 2q35-36, with a Lod score of 8.46 for marker D2S1338. We infer that FP Edinburgh and FP Lille, although they are phenocopies of one another, stem from two distinct loci, FP1 (16q23-qter) and FP2 (2q35-36), respectively. This duality hints at the possibility that the protein mediating the leak might be a heterodimer. No mutation was found in three plausibly candidate genes: the KCNE4 gene, the TUBA1 gene and a predicted gene located in genomic contig NT\_005403.
A second locus mapping to 2q35-36 for familial pseudohyperkalaemia / Carella, M; D'Adamo, ADAMO PIO; GROOTENBOER MIGNOT, S; Vantyghem, Mc; Esposito, L; D'Eustacchio, A; Ficarella, R; Stewart, Gw; Gasparini, Paolo; Delaunay, J; Iolascon, A.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. - ISSN 1018-4813. - STAMPA. - 12:(2004), pp. 1073-1076. [10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201280]
A second locus mapping to 2q35-36 for familial pseudohyperkalaemia.
D'ADAMO, ADAMO PIO;GASPARINI, PAOLO;
2004-01-01
Abstract
Familial pseudohyperkalaemia (FP) is a symptomless, dominantly inherited red cell trait, which shows a 'passive leak' of K+ cations into the plasma upon storage of blood at room temperature (or below). There are no haematological abnormalities. The loss of K+ is due to a change in the temperature dependence of the leak. The Scottish case initially described, FP Edinburgh, maps to 16q23-qter. Here we studied a large kindred of Flemish descent with FP, termed FP Lille, which was phenotypically identical to the Edinburgh FP. In FP Lille, however, the responsible locus mapped to 2q35-36, with a Lod score of 8.46 for marker D2S1338. We infer that FP Edinburgh and FP Lille, although they are phenocopies of one another, stem from two distinct loci, FP1 (16q23-qter) and FP2 (2q35-36), respectively. This duality hints at the possibility that the protein mediating the leak might be a heterodimer. No mutation was found in three plausibly candidate genes: the KCNE4 gene, the TUBA1 gene and a predicted gene located in genomic contig NT\_005403.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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