Article
A novel Cys-214-Ser mutation in the peripherin/RDS gene in a Japanese family with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 1993
Saga M, Mashima Y, Akeo K, Oguchi Y, Kudoh J, Shimizu N
Abstract excerpt
We have screened for possible disease-causing mutations in the peripherin/retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene in 13 Japanese families with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP). Using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism analysis, a novel mutation at codon 214 was found in which the highly conserved cysteine was replaced with a serine in one family. The mutation at codon 214...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Base Sequence
- Cysteine
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Single-Stranded
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Eye Proteins
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Intermediate Filament Proteins
- Membrane Glycoproteins
